Eurofins Softlines & Leather Monthly Bulletin (February 2022)
FRANCE
New certificate of waste recovery
On 30 January 2022, the Ministry of Ecological Transition published the order of 21 December 2021, relating to the certificate mentioned in article D. 543-284 of the environment code.
This decree establishes the certificate of sorting at source and separate collection, providing waste producers with the certainty that their waste paper/cardboard, metal, plastic, glass, textiles, wood, mineral fractions and plaster are subject to source sorting and recovery. This certificate also ensures compliance with the sorting obligations for this type of waste before the competent control authorities. The table below summarises the new rules with materials, type of certificate and dates from which the rules take effect:
Certificate of waste recovery provided for in article D. 543-284 of the environment code |
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Certificate model |
Waste |
Effective date |
Annex IA |
Paper/cardboard, metal, plastic, glass, wood, mineral fractions and plaster |
Certificates submitted between 1 January 2023 and 31 March 2023, relating to waste collected and treated in 2022. |
Annex IB |
Paper/cardboard, metal, plastic, glass, wood, textile, mineral fractions and plaster |
Certificates submitted between 1 January 1 2026 and 31 March 2026, relating to waste collected and treated in 2025. |
As of 1 January 2023, the decree of July 18, 2018 relating to the certificate mentioned in Article D. 543-284 of the Environment Code is repealed.
ITALY
Change of implementation date for environmental labelling in packaging
On 28 February 2022, the law of 25 February 2022 n. 15 of the conversion of the decree law 30 December 2021 n. 228 (so-called Milleproroghe) was published in the Official Gazette.
Art. 11 of the provision will postpone the application of environmental labelling in packaging until 31 December 2022, as well as the possibility of marketing stocks of products already placed on the market until 1 January 2023.
After this date, the Italian Legislative Decree 116/2020 (amendment of the Italian Environmental Regulations) will be effective and mandatory for the environmental labelling on packaging in Italy for business to consumers (B2C) and business to business (B2B) packaging.
For more information, consult the CONAI website here.
US
Comments for testing and recordkeeping requirements for carpets and rugs
On 16 February 2022, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published the following notice:
It indicates that the CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of approval for information collection requirements for manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs under the Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs.
It is possible to submit written or electronic comments until 18 March 2022.
MEXICO
Mexico updates textiles labelling Standard
On 14 January 2022, the new NOM-004-SE-2021, Commercial information – Labelling of textile products, clothing, their accessories and household linens was published in the Mexico Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF). Businesses will have one year to comply with the new textile standard, which will come into effect on 15 January 2023, at which point the current NOM-004-SCFI-2006 will be replaced. The updated standard NOM-004-SE-2021 makes several key changes as below:
- In Provision 1 (Purpose and field of application), the new standard requires the information of the person responsible for the product, which includes the licensee along with the manufacturer and/or importer.
- In Provision 3 (Terms and definitions), many new term definitions are added.
- In Provision 4 (Information specifications), the labelling of the RFC of the manufacturer (for domestic products) and the RFC of the importer (for imported products) becomes mandatory.
Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”) and the U.S. (Source “CPSC”).
Europe
RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
The following 17 alerts regarding textile & leather products were reported between week 04 and week 07 of 2022.
Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
Chemicals |
1 |
Plastic underpants |
2 |
Plastic bag |
|
1 |
Baby's shoes |
|
Chemical, Environment |
1 |
Plastic handbag toy |
Choking |
2 |
Children's dress |
1 |
Baby' clothing set |
|
1 |
Children's trousers |
|
2 |
Children's sweater |
|
1 |
Children's clothing set |
|
1 |
Babies' romper suit |
|
2 |
Children's sandals |
|
Strangulation |
1 |
Children's tracksuit |
1 |
Children's cardigan |
UK
OPSS issues Product Safety Alerts on the UK market. The following 19 alerts regarding textile & leather products were reported between week 04 and week 07 of 2022.
Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
Choking |
1 |
Sleeping Bags |
Entrapment |
1 |
Junior Shorts |
1 |
Bench Junior Hoody |
|
1 |
Jogging Bottoms |
|
Entrapment and Injuries |
12 |
Jacket |
Strangulation |
1 |
Jogger Junior |
1 |
Child’s Playsuit |
|
Strangulation and entrapment |
1 |
Jogging Bottoms |
U.S.
Between 21 January 2022 and 20 February 2022, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls: 7 recalls of textile & leather products.
Hazard |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
Burn and injuries |
2 |
Children’s Nightgowns |
1 |
Children’s Robes |
|
1 |
Children’s Sleepwear Garments |
|
1 |
Children’s Sleepwear Sets |
|
1 |
Children’s Robes |
|
1 |
Scarves |
|
Choking |
1 |
Socks |