By Alison A. Nieder
Last month, three trade organizations, the Brussels-based European Branded Clothing Alliance and two Washington, D.C.–based associations, the American Apparel and Footwear Association and the United States Fashion Industry Association, published a joint position paper regarding the proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU. In the paper, the groups recommend “harmonisation of regulations on labeling” to resolve the difference between the U.S. and the EU. The position paper suggests simplifying the labeling requirements based on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and eliminating U.S. state and Member State requirements (such as Prop. 65) in favor of U.S. and EU federal-level requirements.
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