The European Commission has proposed a revision of the EU Textile Labelling Regulation (TLR) to promote sustainable practices and enhance transparency in the textile sector. The revision will cover both physical and digital textile labelling, with a focus on incorporating sustainability and circularity provisions aligned with the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

The revision seeks to bring about significant changes, including:

Standardizing fibre composition testing methods, rules on leather, and sizing standards across EU Member States.

The revision is also expected to bring some challenges, such as:

A potential transition from the current GINETEX symbols to a new EU-standardized code for product care information, which could lead to misalignments with widely accepted international standards.

The Commission is expected to initiate the revision in the 4th quarter of 2023. While the concrete content has not been made public yet, it is reasonable to expect that brands will need to implement more comprehensive and standardized labelling practices to ensure that consumers have access to accurate information about the composition and origin of textile products.

By Fashionating World
https://www.fashionatingworld.com/new1-2/eu-proposes-revision-of-textile-labelling-regulation-to-foster-sustainability-and-transparency