Leather Enterprises Should Cautiously Deal With The "Technical Threshold" Of EU

The reporter learned from the entry-exit inspection and quarantine department that recently, the European Union and Japan have issued new technical regulations on trade, which will shoes Class, electrical appliances and Textile clothing And other industries. The inspection and quarantine department reminds enterprises to actively respond.

Japan has decided that from April 1 this year, five kinds of electrical products exported to Japan must be marked with standard service life, precautions stipulated by laws and regulations, etc., and must be marked in a conspicuous position in a way that is easy to read and not easy to disappear, to remind consumers of the risks caused by the deterioration of the quality of products due to years of disrepair. These five products are fans, ventilators, refrigeration air conditioners, washing machines (except for drying devices), dehydrators (limited to products integrated with washing machines) and televisions.

　　 european union From May 1 this year, products containing the mildew inhibitor dimethyl fumarate will be prohibited from being put on the market or sold on the market; Those that have been put on the market or sold on the market shall be withdrawn; The content of dimethyl fumarate in products imported into the EU should be less than 0.1mg/kg. In addition, the EU recently issued Directive 2008/121/EC amending Directive 96/74/EC on textile names.

The new directive puts forward higher requirements for the names of textile fibers, textile label contents and other marks. For example, if the name and fiber composition of the textile are inconsistent with the contents marked on the label, the label font is not obvious or ambiguous, and the manufacturer does not clearly list the name and information of the fiber composition in the relevant documents, it will be listed as unqualified.

The inspection and quarantine department appeals to export enterprises to do a good job in response as soon as possible. It is necessary to control the inspection, that is, strictly control the toxic and harmful substances in the production, storage and transportation process to ensure that Leatherwear 、 cloth And other raw and auxiliary materials; Safety assessment shall be carried out, especially for chemical substances used in production that have not been clearly restricted by domestic and foreign technical specifications. The fiber content and type shall be marked as required, and the standard terms and names specified in the directive shall be used to avoid improper use.

Editor in charge: Xu Qiyun