EURATEX Welcomes And Supports The EU Commission Ambition To Revise Textiles Labelling Regulations
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Brussels, December 2023 : EURATEX retains that the Regulation has overall served its purpose and delivered its overarching objectives, namely providing useful information to the consumer on the properties of the textile products.
Nevertheless, in the light of technical progress, societal changes and the evolution of the regulatory framework for textiles following the adoption of the EU strategy for sustainable textiles, a revision of Regulation 1007/2011 is necessary to ensure regulatory coherence.
Taking into account that the adoption of the textiles strategy will generate 16 new pieces of regulation applicable to our sector, we believe that the scope of the Labelling Regulation should focus on two main pillars: fibre composition and care instruction.
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In addition, the elements of digitalisation, leather and fur authenticity should be considered as complementary aspects that – if integrated in the legal text – should improve the overall performance of the regulation in providing information to the consumer.
Finally, the revision should take into account that textiles manufactured in the EU are sold both on the EU market as well as on foreign market.
The revised regulation should therefore consider the main elements of the labelling requirements of the main destination markets of the EU exports, in particular the US and the UK.
About Euratex
EURATEX is the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, representing the interests of the European textile and clothing industry at the level of the EU institutions.
As the voice of the European industry, EURATEX aims to create favorable environment within the European Union for manufacturing of textile and clothing products.
Textile and apparel manufacturing is an essential pillar of local economy across the EU regions.
EURATEX member federations represent in the EU some 143,000 companies with a turnover of €150 billion, employing 1.5 million workers.
The textile and fashion products made in the EU are exceptional in regards to the respect of environment, consumer safety and labour rights. EURATEX has an ambitious programme to enhance sustainable growth of the European textile and clothing industry.
EURATEX provides the EU institutions with accurate data and useful tools for making the policies that enhance Europe’s economic growth and encourage jobs creation.
We are committed to facilitate access of our companies, which are predominantly SMEs, to European actions.
EURATEX is focused on a few clear priorities: genuine industrial policy, research and innovation support, free and fair trade, and sustainable textiles.
EURATEX was officially created in 1996 with the merger of three organisations present in Brussels, all lobbying for the interests of the Textile and clothing industries since the early ‘60s.
