25-08-2010 - Dear Sir, Madam,
The INTA Committee is actually considering the draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (‘Made-in labelling’), as prepared by Ms Cristiana Muscardini.
Many businesses and many industry federations in the EU are strongly opposed against such mandatory Made-in labelling because it will be purely protectionist in nature, it will not serve in any way its declared purpose of useful additional consumer information, it will necessarily lead to extra costs and administrative burdens and it will be detrimental to European companies.
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