Made in EU

Made in EU is a protected designation of origin proposed by the European Commission.[1] The Made in the EU label indicates the product is mainly made in the European Union.

Made in EU Label
Effective regionEurope
Product categoryVarious
Legal statusProposed
WebsiteEU Marking homepage

Significance

The EU is one of the world’s biggest markets with half a billion consumers. Professor Jerzy Buzek, past chair of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), said that "'Made in Europe' means we are proud of our activity." The benefits of a 'Made in Europe' tag would be that it highlights the positive effects of European regulations, which make products safer and less damaging to the environment.[2]

Quality

Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, says that Europe needs to show a clear benefit to citizens and businesspeople, and that 'Made in Europe' could help by demonstrating the quality of European products. ‘If we want people to believe in the European project, we have to be the best, or nothing,’ he said. ‘That is our bet, the "Made in Europe" label continues to be seen as a guarantee of quality, whether we are talking about steam engines or shoes.’[3][4]

Economy

European products stamped with a ‘Made in Europe’ stimulate growth in the EU. A "Made in Europe" label is not only a commercial label but also a signature that social and environmental issues are respected. The need for the label comes as the EU works to increase its competitiveness against the US and China.[5][6]

Regulation

Made in the EU is not obligatory as an indication for European products instead of the country designation, but intended as a replacement in the long run.[7][8] Members of European Parliament proposed that the European Commission has a public EU-wide blacklist of firms which are found to intentionally infringe EU product safety rules. They also want penalties to be "proportionate and dissuasive" and to take account of the seriousness, duration and intentionality of the infringement as well as the size of the company.[9]

History

The first attempt to regulate the marking of origin of products at EU-level was with the 2005 proposal for a Regulation on the indication of origin of certain products.[10]

The "made in" proposal was launched under the European Single Market Act, of which has been repeatedly advocated by the European Council. Views on the proposal remain divided in the Council, with Sweden, Denmark and Netherlands reportedly being against it while France and Italy support the mandatory marking. The Commission was reportedly divided on the proposal as well.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Made in the EU". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. "'Made in Europe' label could help EU competitiveness". horizon-magazine.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. "'Made in Europe' label could help EU competitiveness". horizon-magazine.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  4. "Made in Europe". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  5. "'Made in Europe' label could help EU competitiveness". horizon-magazine.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. "'Made in China' vs. 'made in the EU': what's the difference?". opendemocracy.net. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  7. "European Union - Labeling/Marking Requirements". export.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  8. "EU labels". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  9. "MEPs push for mandatory "made-in" labelling to tighten up product safety rules". http://trade.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-09. External link in |website= (help)
  10. "EU regulation on origin marking ("made in")". europarl.europa.eu - Library of the European Parliament PDF. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  11. "Indication of origin marking on products" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu - Library of the European Parliament PDF. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
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