Summary
Following an extensive consultation process begun in 2003, the European Commission has proposed a regulation for an origin-marking scheme for imported products. The proposal was prompted as a result of a number of European Union Member States and industry sectors calling for mandatory origin marking to curb misleading marking on imported products. The Commission’s proposed regulation, which will mandate the compulsory use of origin marking for imports of certain goods such as textiles, apparel, footwear, ceramics, etc could become fully operational during the 2nd half of 2007.