BEIJING, Mar. 13 -- The European Union warns it could take "appropriate" measures to limit the textile imports from China amidst fear the European market is being flooded by cheap imports.

    EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson says industry leaders had voiced concern over the rise of Chinese clothing products in the region, since export quotas were lifted on January 1.

    However, European Commission spokeswoman Claude Veron-Reville says that, for the time being, the EU's executive arm does not have credible data from member states on Chinese textile imports since January 1.

    Under the rules of the World Trade Organisation, safeguard measures can be applied on imports only when there is evidence that they threaten "serious injury" to domestic industries.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)