In December 2017, the European Man-Made Fibres Association (CIRFS), together with the European Textile and Apparel Confederation (Euratex), the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE), the European Outdoor Group (EOG), and the Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) signed an agreement (CIA: Cross Industry Agreement) to address the release of microplastic in the aquatic environment. The CIA initiative was acknowledged by the European Commission under the "Plastics Strategy" in January 2018. The associations, representing the global value chain of garments and their associated maintenance, agreed that viable solutions need to be found to the release of microplastic into global waters during the entire lifecycle of textiles. It was recognized that a scientifically valid, harmonized test method was a pre-requisite to study possible options and explore policy measures to address the unintentional release at global level.
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