MEPS BACK NEW EU ORIGIN LABELLING LAW
October 1st, 2010
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
CLOTHING and textile products imported into the European Union (EU) will carry origin labels under a harmonised EU-system in future, if a regulation approved by the European Parliament's international trade committee becomes law; the full parliament will now debate the proposal. Committee members amended the proposal by the European Commission to allow 'made in' plus the country name to be written in the local language of sale or English on goods and packaging. There is no existing EU origin law; this regulation covers non-food products. ...
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