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Influence of the EU enlargement to the Development of Textile, Apparel and Leather Sectors in the new Member Countries
Vilnius, Lithuania

September 7, 2004
“Karolina” , Sausio 13-osios street. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania

PROGRAMME

Time 

Subject /Speaker

10.30-11.00 

Registration of participants

11.00-11.05 

Welcome speech
Speaker: Mr. Gediminas Rainys, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania

11.05-11.20  Lithuania as a part of the single EU market: development prospective of textile and apparel industry 
Speaker: Mr.Jonas Karčiauskas, President of Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry Association
11.20-11.40 Current EU textiles and clothing policy after enlargement (Communication of European Commission, High Level Group and its activities, current situation in EU textile and apparel industry).  
Speaker : Mr. William Lakin, General Director of the European Apparel and Textile Organization Euratex
11.40- 12.00 Situation in the leather sector in the EU. Challenges and opportunities for Lithuanian operators. 
Speaker : Mr. Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano, Secretary General of the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community COTANCE 
12.00–12.20 Changes in EU trade policy in textile and apparel products after since January 1, 2005.
Development of EU trade relation with new Eastern Neighbors.
Speaker: Mr. Raimundas Karoblis, Director of the Economics Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
12.20-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-14.00 Assessment of the International Competitiveness of the Textile and Clothing Sector of the New EU Member countries. 
Speaker : Mr. Francesco Pelizzari, Director of Cast Consulting ( Italy).
14.00–14.20 Intellectual property rights in EU textile and clothing sector .  Labeling ( Made in..) . Development of the social dialogue in Textile and Clothing Sector within the EU .
Speaker : Stephanie La Berre, Legal and Social Affairs,  Euratex 
14.20 - 14.30 Discussions. End of the Conference
Chairman of the Conference
p. Sigitas Brazinskas, Director of the Export Department of Lithuanian Development Agency