textiles and clothing in the mediterranean region opportunities challenges of returning to gatt disciplines hanaa kheir el din m maamoun abdel fattah authors are respectively professor economics faculty political science cairo university retired commercial minister plenipotentiary supply external trade egypt working paper 2008 abstract purpose this study is two fold assessing policy towards main exporting south countries their major export markets eu usa analyzing likely impact full implementation agreement on textile atc light regional expansion integrate central east european end restrictions faced by seven jordan lebanon morocco syria tunisia turkey preferential treatment they enjoy highlighted as well actual progress achieved under increased access provided also reviewed potential impacts integration with enlarged competitiveness industry domestically assessed analysis shows that
