Any future for Product Environmental Footprint in the Ecodesign Regulation
Position
The idea for a voluntary PEF/PCF information requirement for the textile manufacturing stage in the context of ESPR, is welcomed by the EU textile machinery industry. Though, with the current obstacles for effective PEF rollout, our industry believes that the use of a voluntary PCF information requirement is a more realistic. At the time of enforcement, there should be effective market surveillance
CEMATEX Magazine on EU Affairs – January 2026
Here you will find the latest edition of the CEMATEX Magazine, which covers India’s withdrawal of mandatory certification for textile machinery, market surveillance, upcoming eco-design requirements for clothing, and the future of the secondary raw materials market for textiles.
Cancellation of the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Order (Omnibus Technical Regulation, 2024)
Cematex is relieved to see the Indian Official gazette publishing the full cancellation of the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Order (Omnibus Technical Regulation).
The threats of compulsory certification by the Bureau of Indian Statistics for textile
machinery are hereby a history of past and the Cematex membership can again focus on supplying the Indian textile industry with state-of-the-art textile machinery to help them modernize and future proof their textile mills.
Plea for stricter market surveillance
The EU textile machinery industry appeals to EU authorities and member states to take market surveillance for textile machinery seriously, all over Europe. Textile machinery should be higher on the priority list for dedicated market surveillance actions given the prolonged safety risks for factory workers, the environmental impact and threat to free competition on the EU market. Cematex summarized its expectations towards the European Commission and Member States in a new position paper.
India plans for compulsory certification of weaving looms & embroidery machinery
India plans for compulsory certification for weaving looms & ancillary equipment as well as for embroidery machinery. It issued regulation with current date of enforcement Sept 1 2026. The regulation not only applies to complete machinery, though also all its components & subassemblies. Cematex filed a complaint for a Technical Barrier to Trade under the multilateral WTO agreement and issued a position statement towards the Indian authorities and the European Commission.