Southern European countries (eg, Italy and Spain) are trying to protect the European market from low-priced imports (especially Asian goods) and have already tried to promote this legislation earlier. However, some countries (for example, the United Kingdom and Sweden) are opposed to this proposal. They think that this legislation is protectionism and will compete with the competition.
This source origin labeling method has the same features as the US Lacey Act. Both of them have made provisions and strict requirements on the origin and environmental performance of imported products. For Chinese wooden furniture, the release of these two bills will have a major impact on the export of wood furniture, solid wood flooring and other products in China. Experts in the industry have suggested that Chinese furniture and flooring companies should conduct forest certification in order to cope with the ever-changing international market and boycott conditions of Chinese furniture. However, for domestic companies, the cost of forest certification is high, and it is very difficult to carry out. They may choose to export to domestic sales, or choose a new export market to ease business pressure. However, this is not always a long-term solution. How to deal with increasingly stringent regulations in the European and American markets. Chinese companies should also start with their own, strengthen the adjustment of their product chains, complete international certifications such as forest certification, and adapt to international needs, and establish a long-term foundation. In the international market.
According to reports, the European Union is considering issuing a new labeling law in the first half of 2011. According to the report, in order to ensure that people clearly know the origin of imported goods (such as leather, furniture and shoes) that are sold in Europe, the representative of the European Union last week passed the country of origin labelling method with a voting rate of 525 to 49.