B. whereas because import quotas have been abolished for good, the industry has had to contend since 1 January 2005 with soaring imports, not least from China, which has entailed unprecedented job losses both within the EU and in developing countries which traditionally supply the EU such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Morocco, etc.,
B. tā kā nozare, pēc tam, kad 2005. gada 1. janvārī tika atceltas importa kvotas, pakļauta ievērojama importa pieaugumam, īpaši no Ķīnas, kas izraisa vēl nebijušu darba vietu skaita samazināšanos gan Eiropas Savienībā, gan tajās jaunattīstības valstīs, kuras ir ES pastāvīgie piegādātāji (Šrilanka, Pakistāna, Maroka...)