欧洲纺织服装联盟欢迎欧洲与美国间的伙伴协定谈判

 

Euratex hails TTIP negotiations between Europe & US

Euratex, the voice of the European Textile & Clothing industry has hailed TTIP negotiations between Europe and the US and sees them as an excellent opportunity for facilitating trade to the mutual benefit of European and American companies, in particular SMEs.
In a position paper, Euratex has identified various standard-related matters that need to be tackled in the TTIP for textile and apparel products.
Among them, labelling requirements cover the care instructions, the fiber names disclosed in a garment composition label and the use of the super S scheme for the labelling of wool products.
“Concerning the consumer safety requirements, the European industry raises questions on children products and on flammability requirements that apply to clothing and other textile products as home textiles and personal protective equipment,” it says.
Moreover, Euratex underlines the burdensome customs procedures T&C companies have to face when exporting to the US. Last but not least, Euratex states it is of utmost importance that the US open its public procurement.
In particular, for textile & clothing products, Euratex stresses that the ‘Berry Amendment’ which prohibits the Department of Defence to purchase products not 100% made in America should be removed.
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欧洲纺织服装联盟欢迎欧洲与美国间的伙伴协定谈判

作为欧洲纺织品和服装行业声音的欧洲纺织服装联盟欢迎欧洲与美国间的伙伴协定谈判，并认为这对欧洲和美国企业，特别是中小企业促进贸易以互惠互利是一个极好的机会。

在意见书中，欧洲纺织服装联盟已经确定了各种相关标准的问题，伙伴协定中纺织品和服装产品出现的这些问题需要被解决。

其中,标签要求包括保养说明,纤维名称需出现在成分标签上，羊毛产品的标签需使用特级的S方案。

“关于消费者的安全要求,欧洲行业对儿童产品以及适用于服装和其他纺织品,比如家用纺织品和个人防护设备的耐燃性要求提出质疑。”它说。

此外, 欧洲纺织服装联盟强调当出口到美国，企业不得不面对繁冗的海关程序。最后但同样重要的是, 欧洲纺织服装联盟声明美国开放公共采购这是至关重要的。

特别是对于纺织品和服装产品, 欧洲纺织服装联盟强调“贝瑞修正案”禁止国防部购买不是100%在美国生产的产品的条款应该被删除。