EU new labeling law will be subject to export or solid wood flooring

The EU is considering the first half of 2011, promulgated a new labeling law. Reported that, in order to ensure that people see clearly that the imported goods sold in Europe (eg: leather, furniture and shoes) of the source of origin, on behalf of the European Union last week to 525 by the turnout than the 49 producing countries in the labeling of the source. Southern European countries (eg: Italy and Spain) to seek to protect the European market from cheap imports (especially Asian goods) of the abuse, had earlier sought to promote this legislation. However, some countries (for example: the United Kingdom and Sweden) and ready to accept this option, they think this legislation is to protectionism would threaten to competition. The source of origin labeling law has in common with the U.S. Lacey Act, are the source of origin of imported products, have made environmental performance requirements and stringent requirements. For China's wooden furniture for the release of these two bills will have our wooden furniture, solid wood flooring and other significant impact on exports. Industry experts have suggested that China should be furniture and flooring business forest certification, in response to changing international market, as well as resistance to various conditions of Chinese furniture. For domestic enterprises, the higher the cost of forest certification, for it is very difficult, solid wood flooring exports may choose to export to domestic sales, or select a new export markets to ease business pressures. But this long-term plan of total exports of non-solid wood flooring, it should be how to deal with increasingly stringent regulations in Europe and America market, Chinese enterprises should also be solid wood flooring exports themselves, strengthen the product chain adjustments, to achieve forest certification and other international passport, adaptation international demand, long based on the international market.