EU's Briefing On China Leather Industry In 2013

EU is China Footwear products In recent years, China's footwear products frequently encountered the EU's non food quick alert system (RAPEX) bulletin. The European Union RAPEX aims to promote rapid exchange of information on product safety between Member States, restrict or avoid products that may pose serious threats to personal health and safety, and usually adopt measures taken by governments or product manufacturers and distributors after finding problem products.

　　 1 from the notification country

Germany reported the most, accounting for 49% of the total, followed by Hungary and Spain. Compared with 2012, Bulgaria reported 13 times less, 3 times in Estonia, but 28 times in Germany and 7 in Spain. From the number of notified countries, 7 were in 2013 and 2012.

In 2013, Baby shoes The number of notified cases increased by 10 times compared with the previous year, accounting for a decrease from 57% to 44%. The proportion of adult shoes is rising too fast, including sandals, slippers, ship shoes, boots, etc. Protective shoes And protective shoes.

　　 3 from the reasons for notification

The main reasons for notification include chemical hazards and asphyxia risk.

In chemical hazard, the six valent chromium exceeded the standard 44 times, and the content of six valent chromium in leather was 4.2-170mg/kg. There were 5 reports of asphyxia risk, 1 of the two methyl esters of fumaric acid exceeded the standard, 2 of PCP contents were exceeded, and 1 of PCP contents were exceeded.

The risk of asphyxia in children's shoes accounted for 73.3% of the total number of notified children's shoes, and the number of notification increased by 9 times.

　　 4 from the perspective of measures taken

After the announcement, the measures adopted are generally divided into active measures and coercive measures. Active measures include recall and destruction from the market and consumers. Compulsory measures include prohibiting sales and refusing imports. From the 2013 announcement, 21.7% of the compulsory measures were taken.

In this annual bulletin, the six price chromium exceeded the standard, and the number of notification increased rapidly. In 2011 and 2012, the number of six valent chromium was exceeded 10 times and 4 times. The six price chromium is mainly reported by Germany, Spain and Estonia.

In the European Union, the restriction of six valent chromium is getting stricter. In June 2012, the European Standard Committee (CEN) adopted the new version of the standard EN ISO 20345: 2011. According to the new regulations, the six valence chromium content does not exceed 3ppm. In July 2013, the European Commission submitted a proposal to the WTO on the amendments to the REACH annex, which increased the control clause of six valent chromium in leather products. In March 25, 2014, the European Union issued its EU (No) 301/2014 in its official gazette (OJ), in which the requirement for the six valence chromium in Annex XVII (i.e. the list of restricted substances) was revised. Of which leather products directly contact with the skin, if the chromium (VI) content in leather (dry) content is more than 3mg/kg (0.0003%), it is not allowed to be put on the market; if the product containing leather directly contacting the skin, if the chromium (VI) content in leather (dry) is more than 3mg/kg (0.0003%), it is not allowed to be put on the market.

It is suggested that relevant enterprises should actively communicate with quality inspection departments, take measures to strengthen product supply and inspection, improve the storage process of materials and products, take effective measures to prevent trivalent chromium in leather from being transformed into six valence chromium, thereby avoiding trade frictions to a greater extent.