The REACH4texiles project, funded by the European Commission, aims at exploring solutions for fair and effective market surveillance on textile products. Every year, about 28 billion garments circulate across Europe, 80% of which are imported from outside the EU and its jurisdiction. Inevitably, such huge volumes pose enormous challenges for market surveillance authorities which are called to ensure that uncompliant dangerous products are kept away from EU citizens. The European Union (EU) has the world most comprehensive chemical legislation (REACH regulations) which is set to protect consumers, the environment and, theoretically, even the competitiveness of the business. Evidence suggests that such an advanced regulatory framework is not completed with an equally advanced or effective EU-wide control system capable of ensuring compliance, especially in the case of imported products.
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