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Finland in late October proposed to Parliament a piece of legislation on labelling of production material in footwear and textile products based on the European Union (EU) Market Surveillance Regulation, which would specify obligations of companies related to labelling of materials. The proposed law also enables the imposition of penalty payments for incorrect or deficient labelling.
The EU already requires that footwear and textile products clearly indicate what material the item is made of.
According to the proposal, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes could impose a penalty payment for deficient or incorrect labelling of footwear and textile products, according to a press release from the Finnish ministry of economic affairs and employment.
Finland recently proposed to Parliament a piece of legislation on labelling of production material in footwear and textile products based on the EU Market Surveillance Regulation, which would specify obligations of firms related to labelling of materials. The proposed law also enables the imposition of penalty payments for incorrect or deficient labelling.
The EU Market Surveillance Regulation requires that member states enact sanctions nationally.
Manufacturers, importers and marketers of footwear and textiles sold in the EU must ensure that all products bear a label indicating the material the product is made of.
In Finland, the labels must be in both Finnish and Swedish. Requiring labels of materials is not new, but penalty payments due to incorrect or deficient labels have not been possible before.
A key objective of the reform is to improve consumer protection, the press release said. It is due to come into effect as of the beginning of 2022.
The government proposal is part of a more extensive implementation of the Market Surveillance Regulation, the proposal on which was submitted to parliament on September 23 this year.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
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