Brussels, 21/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 20 April, the negotiators of the Parliament and the Council agreed on a compromise for a new regulation on textiles labelling. The Parliament took particular pains to ensure that any use of animal-derived materials will be stated on garment labels. The Council also agreed to ask the Commission to do an assessment report, by 2013, on a possible origin labelling scheme, which could lead to a legislative proposal.
“With this agreement, we...