EU REACH Regulations Are Further Standardized

　　 Reporters recently learned that EU REACH The content of the regulations may increase again in the near future, and the authorized substances will increase from 38 to 49 by the end of the year. Export of shoes enterprises reach Europe The total amount of authorized substances contained in the products should not exceed 0.1%.

Reporters learned that, on the 30 th of this month, the EU REACH regulations will usher in the first official registration deadline. Meanwhile, the chemicals regulations of Japan, the United States, South Korea and China have also been updated. As a labor-intensive industry, China's footwear industry is characterized by a large quantity of chemicals, a wide variety of products, and a large number of chemicals that are involved in the products. In addition, the export enterprises in the European Union do not attach enough importance to foreign standards and regulations, and lack of research. This makes exporters more passive in the face of technical measures, and many enterprises still have some misunderstanding about the REACH regulations, which makes China's footwear export related overseas notification and return occur frequently.

Statistics show that in the first quarter of this year, China's export footwear products were recalled by the United States and Europe in a total of 31 batches, representing a sharp increase of 40% compared with the same period last year, of which chemical hazards are the main reason for the recall of footwear products, accounting for 82.48% of the total recall.

In response to REACH regulations, the industry believes that China's footwear industry must accelerate the upgrading and upgrading of its industrial structure. REACH laws and regulations are complicated and involve a wide range, especially enterprises that export traditional, bulk and low technology content as the main products. For shoe enterprises, we should give full consideration to the changes in the chemical industry and the upstream and downstream industries, including upgrading and upgrading of the industry, production and research and development, and changes in management concepts and the improvement of management level.

However, experts believe that although the REACH regulations will become another technical barrier to the European Union, this regulation will also have positive significance for the development of related industries in China. Enterprises should take advantage of this opportunity to accelerate the upgrading of enterprise products in accordance with the requirements of REACH regulations, improve production processes, improve product quality and environmental performance according to international standards, which is also an effective way to maintain and improve the competitiveness of export products.