TSMA Yearbook 2018

45 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association 1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Bulgaria 4. Croatia 5. Cyprus 6. Czech Republic 7. Denmark 8. Estonia 9. Finland 10. France 11. Germany 12. Greece 13. Hungary 14. Ireland 15. Italy 16. Lithuania 17. Luxembourg 18. Malta 19. Netherlands 20. Norway 21. Poland 22. Portugal 23. Romania 24. Russian Federation 25. Slovakia 26. Slovenia 27. Spain 28. Sweden 29. Switzerland 30. Turkey 31. United Kingdom 32. Argentina 33. Brazil 34. Canada 35. Mexico 36. USA 37. Uruguay 38. Australia 39. China 40. Indonesia 41. India 42. Japan 43. Korea 44. New Zealand 45. Taiwan 46. Vietnam 47. Egypt 48. Israel 49. South Africa • Including Overarching regional requirements (EU, MERCOSUR, etc.) and ; • State (U.S.)/ province (Canada, Australia) level requirements where applicable The labeling requirement information, which is dealt with by the Database includes the following e.g. in the apparel and textiles labeling area: Care instructions (i.e., ISO, ASTM, etc.)/ Fiber identity and content/ Fur and faux fur disclosure/ Language / Leather and faux leather disclosure / Manufacturer identity (i.e., RN and CA numbers)/ Organic labelling / Size (i.e., ISO, ASTM, etc.) Stuffed/ upholstered “law labels” / Country-specific conformity marks (i.e., CPSIA Tracking Label, EAC Mark, KC Mark, etc.) andWarnings. C&R will ensure that the database and platform will be always current and up-to-date with in-force- labeling requirements, but on top of it, it will also provide an email based alert mechanism of proposed and amended requirements, which are in the pipeline of legislators, governmental authorities, standards organizations, etc. This represents a major value-added tool, since it is extremely important in particular for any manufacturer of sports products to learn well in advance, which labeling modifications will required from certain periods onward in which territories, and to then have sufficient lead time to make