3.3.3 Implementation of mandatory measures for wooden packaging

Following the U.S.'s new quarantine regulations on the wooden packaging of imported goods from China, the European Union also requires that the wooden packaging (including wooden bedding materials, support materials, pallets, etc.) of my country’s exports to Europe must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the Chinese entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency. Proof of heat treatment, fumigation treatment, preservative treatment or treatment measures approved by EU countries.

It must also be mentioned that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has issued a new regulation on wood packaging materials. The new regulations require commodity exporting countries to process the wooden materials used to package their goods, and strive to prevent various insects that eat wood chips from spreading across borders through their parasitic wooden export commodity packaging materials.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated in a statement that in the current increasing global import and export trade activities, 70% of the import and export goods between countries use wood packaging materials, and these unprocessed packaging materials contain a large number of various types. All kinds of insects. These insects often spread everywhere after arriving at the port of destination, and pose a serious threat to the survival of the forest in the destination country.

This new regulation is based on the International Plant Protection Convention (SPS) and its main purpose is to stop the spread of harmful insects across the border on a global scale. The new regulations formulated under the SPS are binding on all members of the World Trade Organization. Although only about 90 countries or regions have agreed to comply with the new regulations on wood packaging materials, more than 140 members of the World Trade Organization have obligations. According to the latest regulations of FAO, in order to ensure that the wooden packaging boxes do not contain any harmful insects, all trade exporting countries (regions) must affix a globally unified label on the wooden packaging materials to prove that their wooden packaging boxes have been heated and Fumigation treatment.

The European Union passed the 2003/02/EC Directive, which imposed stricter restrictions on the use of arsenic in the preservative treatment of wood and wood products. The main content of this directive includes: wood preservative treated with a solution containing copper, chromium aluminum and arsenic should not be placed on the market before the preservative solution is completely volatilized; wood treated with the preservative solution in industrial cans can be applied For special and industrial purposes, it is necessary to protect the safety of humans or livestock and not be in contact with human skin in public places; all wood treated with arsenic should be marked on the market when it is put on the market: "Only used for professional and industrial purposes, containing arsenic ". All wooden packaging on the market should be marked: "When processing these woods, wear gloves; when sawing or carving these woods, wear masks and eye masks; these wood wastes should be treated as dangerous goods by qualified institutions. ". Since June 30, 2004, all EU member states must implement the above regulations.

3.4 Requirements for labeling and marking of some commodity packaging

Labels belong to the category of packaging. The label should correctly and fully convey all relevant information about the product to consumers.

All EU regulations on product packaging and labeling, some are mandatory and require certification and registration. Some are recommended. There are also no regulations. Reasonable use of packaging materials and containers, and standardized, correct and appropriate use of product labels are the primary conditions for entering the EU market.

3.4.1 Mandatory requirements for cosmetic packaging labels

The EU’s requirements for the labeling of imported cosmetics are: cosmetics sold in the EU market, whether locally produced or imported, must comply with the Pharmaceutical Law, Cosmetic Law, Packaging Law, Labeling Law and other relevant regulations.

According to EU regulations, all cosmetic packages must be marked with the name, manufacturer or distributor name and address, product ingredients, warning words, package contents, expiration date, precautions for use, and production batch number or identification mark.

The European Union requires member states to take all necessary measures to prohibit the use of some words, names, trademarks or images in packaging, labels, instructions and advertisements in graphics or other forms to imply certain characteristics that cosmetics do not have.