MADE IN EUROPE
August 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission has abandoned its plan to introduce a Made in Europe label to boost European Union (EU) manufactured clothing after consultations revealed opposition amongst some member states. Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, among others, were keen to retain their own national labels and there were concerns that a Made in Europe system would have proved expensive to administer.
THE EUROPEAN Commission has abandoned its plan to introduce a Made in Europe label to boost European Union (EU) manufactured clothing after consultations revealed opposition amongst some member states. Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, among others, were keen to retain their own national labels and there were concerns that a Made in Europe system would have proved expensive to administer.
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