American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) plans a Washington, DC fly-in of footwear executives on December 7 for a series of meetings with the European Commission delegation, European embassies and US government officials to discuss the potential impact of the current European dumping investigations against imported footwear on US firms.

The meetings will be held from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, which is located at the Columbia Square building at 555 13th St., NW (on 13th between E & F).

The current European Commission investigations alleging that China, Vietnam and India have dumped footwear on the European market are likely to come to a head this December.

As a result, US firms could face dumping duties as high as 40-120 percent on the footwear they are selling into Europe as soon as the beginning of the New Year.

Tentative Agenda (As Of 11/18)

10:00 AM: Briefing: Current Situation in Europe and Overview of Meetings Hogan & Hartson & AAFA Staff.

10:45 AM: Margriet Vonno (Tentative) Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington, DC.

11:15 AM: Julian Braithwaite (Tentative) Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, DC.

12:30 PM: Nikolaos Zaimis & Peter Berz (Invited) Senior Commercial Attaché & Commercial Attaché Delegation of the European Commission to the USA, Washington, DC Zaimis.

1:15 PM: Shaun Donnelly (Invited) Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe & the Mediterranean Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

2:00 PM: Jean-Francois Boittin (Tentative) Commercial Attaché, Embassy of France, Washington, DC.

2:45 PM: Niels Jacobsen (Invited) Commercial Attaché, Embassy of Denmark, Washington, DC.

3:30 PM: To Be Determined www.apparelandfootwear.org

4:00 PM: End of Meetings

AAFA is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers.

AAFA: The American Apparel & Footwear Association was formed in August 2000 through the merger of two highly regarded trade associations: the American Apparel and Manufacturers Association and Footwear Industries of America.

Drawing from a broad, strong membership base, AAFA is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear, and other sewn products companies, which compete in the global marketplace.
 
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