Which EU certifications do garments export to the EU need to apply for?
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We know that CE certification is a compulsory certification in the EU, so clothing exports to the EU need to meet CE certification, so what relevant certifications do clothing need to meet for EU CE certification?
The safety of clothing is a concern of the people, among which the REACH directive is a testing item on the content of toxic substances in products.
Clothing testing standards:
Domestic standards: /T and other quality inspection certification
American standard: AATCC, ASTM, CPSC and other quality inspection certification
European standards: EN, BS, DIN, ISO and other quality inspection certification
Japanese standard: JIS quality inspection certification
Australian Standard: AS Quality Inspection Certification
Clothing inspection and test items:
1. Component detection: the composition of clothing, such as single-component, multi-component, etc.
2. Color fastness detection: test clothing for water resistance, sweat resistance, friction resistance, soaping resistance, water washing resistance, dry cleaning resistance, light resistance, light and sweat resistance, chlorine bleach resistance, etc.
3. Physical strength test: mainly test the quality of clothing, such as breaking strength test, tear strength test, pilling test, etc.
4. Safety test: such as product heavy metal detection, formaldehyde detection, odor detection, etc.
What is EU REACH testing and certification?
The REACH certification regulation ((EC) No /2006) is the full name of "Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals", that is, the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals. It is the EU's preventive measure for all chemicals entering its market. management regulations. The regulation came into effect on June 1, 2007 and came into force on June 1, 2008.
The REACH regulation has replaced EU regulations or directives such as (EEC) No /93, (EC) No /94, /EEC. The implementation of this regulation has seriously affected the export of products to the EU including China, especially chemicals, electromechanical, Products in textile, printing and dyeing, rubber, plastic, toys, furniture and other industries.
Contents of REACH certification:
Registration (Registration) All chemical substances with annual production or import volume exceeding 1 ton need to be registered, and chemical substances with annual production or import volume exceeding 10 tons should also submit a chemical safety report.
Evaluation (Evaluation) includes file evaluation and substance evaluation. Dossier evaluation is to verify the completeness and consistency of the registration dossier submitted by the business. Substance assessment refers to confirming the risk of chemical substances harming human health and the environment.
Authorization authorizes the production and import of chemical substances with certain hazardous properties and attracting great attention, including CMR, PBT, vPvB, etc.
Restriction will restrict the production or import of a substance or its preparations or products in the European Union if it is considered that the manufacture, placing on the market or use of a substance or its preparations will result in risks to human health and the environment that cannot be adequately controlled. Note: PBT persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals vPvB highly persistent, highly bioaccumulated chemicals CMR carcinogenic, mutagenic and biotoxic.
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