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TEXTILE PRODUCTS Marking and labelling requirements in Serbia

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Bilateral screening: Chapter 1 – Free Movement of Goods

HARMONIZATION with the EU ACQUIS

Serbia transposed in its entirety the REGULATION (EU) No 1007/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products, and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC,

and,

Commission delegated REGULATION (EU) No 286/2012 of 27 January 2012 amending, in order to include a new textile fibre name, Annex I, and, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011

Republic of Serbia - Bilateral screening Chapter 1 – Free Movement of Goods

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CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK in RoS

Serbia has aligned its legislation with REGULATION (EU) No

1007/2011 and REGULATION (EU) No 286/2012 by adopting the Rulebook on marking and labeling of textile products (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia No. 1/14); the Rulebook was promulgated on January 6, 2014, and came into force on January 14, 2014.

The Rulebook shall apply as of July 1, 2015.

legal basis for this Rulebook: LAW ON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS AND

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia No. 36/09)


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ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY in RoS for harmonisation and further monitoring/compliance with the EU acquis: Ministry of Economy of RoS RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY for market surveillance:

Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications

Currently, market surveillance authorities in Serbia have 100 trained inspectors in area for technical conformity assessment and product safety (including textile products)


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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES for TEXTILE PRODUCTS IN SERBIA

There are 15 accredited CABs in Serbia at the moment, out

of which 8 are testing laboratories and 7 are inspection

bodies for textile products,

These CABs can be used by manufacturers as well as by the market surveillance authorities in the Republic of Serbia for determination of textile fibre composition and compliance of the results with data on labels and markings on textile products


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NEW SERBIAN RULEBOOK – SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT (1)

New Serbian Rulebook lays down requirements for marking and labelling of fibre composition of textile products, requirements concerning use of textile fibre names for marking and labelling, marking and labelling of textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin and rules concerning the determination of the fibre composition of textile products marked or labelled according to this rulebook.


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NEW SERBIAN RULEBOOK – SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT (2)

Second part of the Serbian Rulebook contains requirements for additional marking and labelling of data of manner of garment care, data regarding shrinkage during a garment care, as well as data about garment size.

The above mentioned part of the Rulebook constitutes a national addition to the EU regulation, provisions of which will cease to apply on the date of accession of Serbia to the EU.


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OLD NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE AREA OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS

On the date of entry into force of the new Rulebook, the following old Serbian regulations ceased to apply:

1) Rulebook on mandatory attestation of jute and the requiremnts that must be met by organizations of associated labor authorized to

attest jute ("Official Gazette of SFRJ", No. 8/ 91);

2) Order on the mandatory attestation of cotton ("Official Gazette SFRJ”, No. 65/ 84 and 44/88);

3) Order on the mandatory attestation of wool ("Official Gazette of SFRJ "No. 65/ 84).


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OLD NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE AREA OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS (2)

On the date when the Rulebook shall become applicable, the following shall cease to apply:

1) Rulebook on technical and other requirements for marking, labelling and packing of textile products ("Official Gazette of RS " No. 56/ 09)

2) Order on textile products which must be supplied with quality certificate when traded ( "Official Gazette of FRY " No. 14/ 92).

As of date of cessation of applicability of the Order on textile products, the obligation to obtain a certificate of

product quality shall be abolished; hence the easier conditions for trade are stipulated in the Rulebook already


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The extended application in the transitional period of

1) Rulebook on technical and other requirements for marking, labelling and packing of textile products ("Official Gazette of RS " No. 56/ 09)

2) Order on textile products which must be supplied with quality certificate when traded ( "Official Gazette of FRY " No. 14/ 92).

as well as transitional period for commencement of application of new Rulebook was necessary in order for Serbian market operators and consumers to adapt to the new set of requirements within new Rulebook which transposed EU Regulation No. 1007/2011.

OLD NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE AREA OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS (3)

RULEBOOK STRUCTURE


Rulebook (29 articles) Annex 1

LIST OF TEXTILE FIBRE NAMES

Annex 2

MIN. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE REQUEST FOR

THE NAME OF THE NEW TEXTILE FIBERNAME

Annex 3

NAMES OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS MADE OF FLEECE WOOL

Annex 4 REQIUREMENTS FOR MARKING AND LABELLING OF SPECIFIC TEXTILE PRODUCTS

Annex 5 TEXTILE PRODUCTS THE MARKING OR LABELLING OF WHICH IS NOT MANDATORY

Annex 6

TEXTILE PRODUCTS FOR WHICH INCLUSIVE LABELLING IS SUFFICIENT

Annex 7 TEXTILE PRODUCT ITEMS NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF

FIBRE COMPOSITION

Annex 8 METHODS FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS COMPOSED OF BINARY AND

TERNARY TEXTILE FIBERS MIXTURE

Annex 9 AGREED ALLOWANCES USED TO CALCULATE THE MASS OF FIBRES CONTAINED IN A TEXTILE PRODUCT

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REGULATION (EU) No 1007/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 September 2011

RULEBOOK ON MARKING AND LABELLING OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia No. 1/14)

Art. 1 Subject-matter Art. 1 Subject

Art. 2 Scope Art. 3 Scope

Art. 3 Definitions Art. 2 Definitions

Art. 4 General requirement on the making available on the market of textile products Art. 5 General requirement for marking or labelling of textile products

Art. 5 Textile fibre names Art. 6 Textile fibre names

Art. 6 Applications for new textile fibre names Art. 26 Transitional and Final Provisions

Art. 7 Pure textile products Art. 7 Pure textile products

Art. 8 Fleece wool or virgin wool products Art. 8 Fleece wool products

Art. 9 Multi-fibre textile products Art. 9 Multi-fibre textile products

Art. 10 Decorative fibres and fibres with antistatic effect Art. 10 Decorative fibres and fibres with antistatic effect

Art. 11 Multi-component textile products Art. 11 Multi-component textile products

Art. 12 Textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin Art. 12 Textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin

Art. 13 Labelling and marking of textile products listed in Annex IV Art. 13 Labelling and marking of specific textile products

Art. 14 Labels and markings Art. 14 Labels and markings

Art. 15 Obligation to supply the label or marking Art. 15, 26.2*** Providing marking or llabelling

Art. 16 The use of textile fibre names and fibre composition descriptions Art. 16 Textile Product fibre composition description

Art. 17 Derogations Art. 17 Specific marking or llabelling requirements

Art. 18 Market surveillance checks Art. 18 Fibre composition determination of textile products before placing them on the market

Art. 19 Determination of fibre composition Art. 19 Textile products checks used to determine the fiber composition, after placing products to the market

Art. 20 Tolerances Art. 20 Deviations in determining the fiber composition of textile products Annex I Annex I Annex II Annex II Annex III Annex III Annex IV Annex IV Annex V Annex V Annex VI Annex VI Annex VII Annex VII Annex VIII Annex VIII Annex IX Annex IX

***26.2 LAW ON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia No. 36/09)

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REGULATION (EU) No 1007/2011 and SERBIAN RULEBOOK - A BRIEF COMPARISON OF PROVISIONS -

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXTILE

PRODUCTS

In accordance with the new Rulebook, textile products shall be delivered on the market of Republic of Serbia only if they are:

labelled, or marked, or accompanied with commercial documents in compliance

with this Rulebook, when the products are being supplied to economic operators within supply chain

Note: When textile products are subject to provisions of other laws and technical requirements in Serbia, those provisions are also applicable (for example, requirements prohibiting the use of certain hazardous substances in textile products)


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STATE OF PLAY OF TEXTILE AND GARMENT INDUSTRY SECTOR IN SERBIA

Total of 1550 companies operating in this sector

MOST RELEVANT EXPORT products and countries of destination: -Textile yarn and fabric (Russia, Italy, Germany) -Finished garments (Italy, Germany, CEFTA)

MOST RELEVANT IMPORT and countries where import comes from: -Textiles (Italy, Turkey, China and Germany)

Most relevant manufacturers of textile products in Serbia: Mona (Belgrade); Jasmil (Arilje); AMC (Belgrade); Trikotaža Ivković (Boleč); Luna (Požarevac); Eminent (Subotica); P.S. (Čačak);


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ACTIVITIES PLANNED in RoS FOR THE UPCOMING PERIOD


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Activity:

•Preparation and organization of seminars and round tables for the industry and all stakeholders, including the market surveillance authorities, starting from 2014 and further on, to promote the Rulebook on marking and labeling of textile products, and educate the industry/stakeholders.

Measures planned:

• As of June 2015, preparatory activities for market surveillance in accordance with the new Rulebook, •Continuous monitoring of European legislation in this area

Thank you for your attention


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