ABSTRACT
The textiles trade agreement, both as a result of lasting for over twenty years and for the number of products it covered became the most emblematic example of organized trade in complete contrast to the philosophy which had inspired the developed states and the system they created in 1947. The conjunction of forces in search of a unified position which would lend greater strength to the developing countries in the negotiations was not easy, given the different interests at stake. India and Brazil, with the help of Pakistan, Bangladesh and others proposed applying pressure for putting an end to the agreement and returning to General Agreement on Tariffs and trade, taking advantage of the coincidence of dates with those of the Tokyo Round. The MFA moved towards protectionism and created the habit of violating the spirit of the initial Multifibres Arrangement through new clauses in successive negotiations, a process which was repeated throughout the extensions.
