Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Joan Walley (Labour). It was answered by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 8 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Mandatory Origin Marking
- Question
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What position his Department took at the Competitiveness Council discussions on 4 December 2014 on the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package and the provision of mandatory origin marking on consumer products manufactured or imported.
- Answer
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The UK’s position on the product safety and market surveillance package remains unchanged: we oppose the inclusion of mandatory country of origin marking in the consumer product safety regulation. The issue was briefly raised at the Competitiveness Council meeting on 4 December, but no formal discussion or decisions were taken.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 906879
- 590 cc382-3
- Session
- 2014-15
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Related items
- Subjects
- Consumers EU action Protection Origin marking
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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