Antibacterial And Anti-Corrosive Textile And Footwear Products Export New Barriers To EU

Xiao Ding, lab director of China Textile Standard Inspection Co., Ltd., told reporters that the EU EU No 528/2012 (BPR, Biocidal Products Regulation) was updated, and put forward new requirements for dozens of products such as textiles, clothing, furniture, footwear, leather, kitchen and toilet products, toys, lamps and lanterns, plastic rubber, paint and coatings, mechanical and electrical products.

According to the introduction, the new version has approved 6 kinds of bioactive substances and their corresponding uses, which are 5-, methanoprine, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, iodine and zinc, which can be used in biocide products. The public consultation has been launched for the replacement of the active substances of 6 substances, such as thiamethoxam, cyfluthrin, pyrethroid and BIS morpholine, as well as the list of FAQ for the latest biocide regulations.

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Export products of dozens of products such as textile shoes and clothing treated by exterminant will be affected by extensive trade barriers.

The BPR regulations incorporate "biocides disposal items" into regulatory control.

This has an important impact on many advantageous industries such as textiles, furniture, ceramics and other products exported to European enterprises. "

Xiao Ding said that taking the textile industry as an example, as long as it directly or indirectly provided the European market with antibacterial and antiseptic textiles, it is necessary to pass more product information in the supply chain than before and carry out its strict label system.

Xiao Ding told reporters that the new version of the content is very easy to trigger a chain reaction.

"EU is one of the most developed economies in the world. Its chemical regulations and regulations are quite strict, and has the global leading role. It is easy to be followed and emulated by other countries and regions.

Not only developed countries, but also developing countries are copying their own chemical regulatory mechanisms.

Once the BPR regulations are widely followed by various countries, it will have a greater impact on the export of biocides and their disposal products. "

Xiao Ding said that due to the large differences between domestic and EU laws and regulations, more attention should be paid to enterprises.

At present, there is no uniform regulation on the control of biocides in China, and some kinds of preservatives such as preservatives and antimicrobials are at a blank stage in regulation. They can be used arbitrarily without any administrative licensing procedures. These products should be processed in the EU or up to tens of millions RMB.

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At present, there is still a certain grace period for the implementation of the regulations. However, the EU chemical administration has continued to release new trends in the market regulation of biocides, which means that the regulations enter the final warning stage.

At present, many enterprises have frequently received inquiries from EU importers about whether they understand the statute. "

Therefore, Xiao Ding reminds enterprises to maintain high vigilance and foresight consciousness, to make sure whether the biocide products involved in the production are included in the regulatory scope of the regulations, and to seek qualified suppliers of biocide raw materials in the industrial chain and industry.

In addition, he suggested that conditional manufacturers should take the initiative to understand the data and complex procedures required for the application of authorization, make compliance files, and promptly apply for authorization to the European Union during the pition period, and produce the required label labels according to the EU regulations.