Activities of Niccolò RINALDI related to 2009/0006(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Textile names and related labelling of textile products (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Textile products subject only to the requirements of inclusive labelling, and those sold by the metre or in cut lengths, should be offered for sale in such a way that the consumer can fully acquaint himself with the country of origin of these products within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing a Community customs code of origin (‘Community Customs Code’)1 and the information affixed to the overall packaging or the roll. ________ 1 OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In particular the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress the list of fibre names and the related descriptions, the minimum requirements for the technical file to be annexed to the application by the manufacturer for the addition of a new fibre name to the list of permitted fibre names, the special provisions concerning corsetry products and certain types of textiles, the list of products for which labelling or marking is not mandatory, the list of products for which only inclusive labelling or marking is mandatory, the list of items not to be taken into account for the determination of fibre percentages, the agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product, as well as to adapt the existing or to adopt new methods of quantitative analysis for binary and ternary mixtures,. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 c (new)
Recital 19 c (new)
(19c) The purpose of origin-marking arrangements would be to provide consumers with information regarding the country of origin of the products they are purchasing, enabling them to assess such products in the light of the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with the country in question.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The provisions of this Regulation, apart from those relating to indication of the country of origin, do not apply to textile products which:
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
With regard to the products referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of this Regulation and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/1992 of 12 October 1992 establishing a Community customs code of origin (‘Community Customs Code’), pending the reform of compulsory origin labelling provisions and in accordance with Article 11(1) of this Regulation, textile products shall be considered as ‘originating’ in a country in which they have undergone at least two major processing and/or manufacturing stages. ___________ 1 OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Textile products must always indicate the country of origin as designated by the Community Customs Code and shall be labelled or marked whenever they are put on the market. However, labels or marking may be replaced or supplemented by accompanying commercial documents when the products are not being offered for sale to the end consumer, or when they are delivered in performance of an order placed by the State or by some other legal person governed by public law. This provision shall not apply to textile products from third countries.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The indication of fibre names - except for that of origin - or fibre composition on the labels or marking of textile products listed in Annex V is not required.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 13
Annex V – point 13
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 17
Annex V – point 17
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 39
Annex V – point 39