According to Thailand’s “World Journal”, Wicha, director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, said that currently there is no EU law that stipulates that industrial products must be marked with origin (Origin Marking), and only some agricultural products must be marked with origin. There was news in early 2006 that the EU would introduce measures that stipulate that goods imported from outside the EU, such as clothes, textiles, and shoes, must be marked with their country of origin. The purpose is to provide clear data for product buyers, and the European Commission has proposed to the EU cabinet to formulate The decree was suspended by the EU cabinet due to objections from several member states.
Wei Cha said that on November 25, 2009, the EU had approved another study on the implementation of the above-mentioned laws, and let the EU and the EU cabinet make a joint decision through consultation. It is expected that the study will start in 2010 and the relevant laws will be re-enacted.
Based on the original decree, the EU will jointly negotiate with the EU cabinet whether to increase or decrease the types of goods, and the EU needs to increase some types of goods. In addition, it is also believed that if the types of goods are reduced, the types of important goods, such as textiles and shoes, should not be reduced.
