31.   Although barriers to investment remain, the report suggests that European companies failed to recognise the extent to which the economies of east and southeast Asia have opened up.

32.   Barriers remain.

33.   But the barriers will remain in place and officers will continue to staff the checkpoints on an irregular basis to maintain a deterrent effect.

34.   She said tariff and non-tariff barriers remain and also cited a lack of standards in Chinese import policies.