EUROPEAN COMMISSION ANNOUNCES UPCOMING FRESH CHEMICAL CONTROLS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS, SPARKING CONCERN OVER POST-BREXIT TRADE BARRIERS
October 2nd, 2020
CLOTHING and textile manufacturers and their suppliers working in the European Union (EU) may face increasing controls over their use of potentially toxic chemicals under a new policy paper released by the European Commission. This has sparked particular concern about regulatory complexity and trade barriers within Europe because of Brexit.
This ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’ flags three important changes that the EU executive intends to make to European chemical legislation that will impact the textile sector – ...
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