In October 4th, the permanent member of the European Union's 25 member European Union held a vote on the above proposal in France, which resulted in a narrow margin of 13 to 12 narrowly, with 12 countries opposed, 9 countries in favour of Brussels and 4 countries abstaining.

The EU ruled that more than half of the member states should reject the proposal and abstain from it as "approval".

As the 4 day's vote has reflected the position of all countries, the 5 EU justice and interior ministers' meeting did not make any discussion, and voted on the final rule.

Earlier, EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson proposed in August this year to impose anti-dumping duties of 16.5% and 10% on leather shoes in China and Vietnam for a period of 5 years to replace the current provisional anti-dumping measures.

However, this proposal was rejected by most EU members and failed to pass.

Britain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and other countries believe that this measure will seriously damage the interests of leather shoes importers, retailers and EU consumers, and they oppose it.

In view of this, France proposed a compromise plan to change the period from 5 years to two years.

After the final announcement, European Union business and consumer organizations criticize this move, which is undoubtedly the rise of protectionism and will not help to enhance the competitiveness of the EU footwear industry.