Richard, I beg to differ!
I have been into this in some detail in the past. The UK position is simple - country of origin information is not required to appear on the product itself, but where it is provided it must be accurate and not misleading. This information will be required for the purposes of customs documents and bills of lading, but it is not required to appear on products when they are presented to consumers. In fact, in Europe, the display of country or origin information is in some cases discouraged since in some cases (especially regarding food) it is seen as a restraint on trade to encourage the purchase of local produce at the expense of produce from other member states. Certainly, this is not permitted at a state level, although I believe that there is little the authorities can do to to prevent individual retailers providing such information to their customers. Regards Nick. At 10:10 -0500 30/1/03, [email protected] wrote: >The country of origin marking on a product is a customs requirement in many >or most countries. I know for a fact that it is required for imports into >the UK. > >Richard Woods >Sensormatic Electronics >Tyco International > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Carpentier Kristiaan [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:37 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Country of origin information > > > >Hello group, > >Is there any European or National requirement for IT or telecom products >sold in Europe to display the country of origin on the product label or >package? > >Thanks and regards, > >Kris > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
