- ongoing discussions
- Celex No.: 52009PC0031
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The main goal of the proposal:
The idea for a revision of Textile Names legislation came to light in recent years as a result of the experience developed with regular technical amendments to introduce new fibre names into the existing Directives. This experience has shown that there was scope to simplify the existing legal framework with potential positive impacts for private stakeholders and public administrations.
The aim is to simplifying and improving the existing regulatory framework for the development and uptake of novel fibres, with a view to encourage innovation in the textile and clothing sector and to allow fibre users and consumers to benefit faster from innovative products. In addition, the proposed revision will also enhance the transparency of the process to add new fibres to the list of harmonised fibre names. At the same time, it will introduce more flexibility to adapt legislation in order to keep up with the needs of the technological developments expected in the textiles industry.
Difficulties, disputed points, state of play:
On the date, there have been already reached at the level of EU Council Working Party an agreement on the main principles of the proposal (i.e. not to extend at this stage the scope of mandatory labelling requirements which would lead to time-consuming discussions and could therefore jeopardize the main aim of the proposal to simplify and improve the existing regulatory framework) and on the compromise text.
However, the results of the European Parliament 1st reading are out of accord with the Council position, namely as regards the country-of-origin marking, animal derived products marking, information on potential allergies and the range of product for which the labelling is not mandatory.
Discussions with the European Parliament are under way in order to reach an agreement on the controversial topics and adopt the proposal in the 2nd reading. Time sequence: 30. 1. 2009 | Adoption by Commission | 2. 2. 2009; | Transmission to Council and to EP | 3 Working Party sessions | CZ PRES | 4 Working Party sessions | SE PRES | 4 Working Party sessions + 1CRP meeting | ES PRES | 25.5.2010 | Competitiveness Council – information on State of play | 18.5. 2010 | EP opinion 1st reading | 10/2010 | Council: political agreement on position expected | - | EP plenary session-2nd reading
WP Jurists/Linguists | - | Approval – Council | | Signature by EP and Council
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