According to a recent report by the French “Textile News”, the European Parliament called for the resumption of mandatory origin labeling of “Made in a Certain Place”, especially for textile products. MPs passed the resolution last week with 529 votes in favor, 27 against and 37 abstentions. According to the resolution, mandatory origin labeling is required for various products, especially textiles, jewelry, clothing, shoes, leather, furniture, lamps and lighting devices, glassware, ceramics and other products.
According to reports, the resolution states that consumers should be able to have a clearer understanding of the origin of the products they buy, and manufacturers should provide the best information in implementing social and environmental standards. The EU and member states should be able to resolutely protect European consumers and oppose misleading and deceptive origin labels by importers. The European Parliament requires the European Commission to act as soon as possible so that the above resolution can be passed and become an EU regulation.
According to reports, this is not the first time that EU parliamentarians have passed a resolution proposing “Made in a Certain Place” in this way. They had previously proposed it in 2005 and 2007. The content of this new resolution is not a repetition of the original position, but an expression of a wish. Although the resolution does not yet have any specific mandatory standard content, the time to change the situation is more mature this time. 15 days ago, EU Foreign Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton made a positive statement on this. She said: “Although I cannot guarantee the completion deadline, I can promise to speed up action.” According to information from the European Commission, starting from mid-December, the European Union will designate a technical committee to start planning the specific content of “Made in a Certain Place”. The basic task of these experts is to modify certain provisions to make them possible regulations that can be adopted in the EU. In addition, EU parliamentarians can now sit on an equal footing with the EU Council on the stage of deciding international trade and play a new role in parliament.
