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Ultra fast fashion, legality: ad hoc rules for the supply chain coming. Trade unions call for meeting

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A package of rules to combat ultra fast fashion and protect the Made in Italy supply chain. This is what emerged from the technical round table urgently convened at Mimit by Minister Adolfo Urso, in the presence of the leaders of the main fashion system associations, including Confindustria Moda, Altagamma, Cnmi, Cna Federmoda and Confartigianato. Urso defined the package of new rules, which should be 'attached' to the Competition Decree, as 'a measure that will complete the path started with the approval in the Senate Commission of the first package of urgent measures to certify the transparency and quality of the work of the supply chains, combating unfair practices'.

Business alarm over ultra fast fashion (shared in Europe)

Proprio un mese fa, a Parigi, Confindustria Moda aveva firmato, insieme ad altre associazioni omologhe europee, un documento per sollecitare azioni immediate contro l’ultra fast fashion (moda a bassissimo costo, venduta da piattaforme come Shein, ndr) da parte dell’Unione europea e degli Stati membri, tra cui spiccano la riforma del Codice doganale europeo e l’eliminazione dell’esenzione dai dazi per le merci sotto i 150 euro (sollecitate anche dalla Commissione Ue, con una comunicazione del febbraio 2025 indirizzata ai co-legislatori). «Applicare velocemente tutele in Italia e spingere la Commissione Europea a farlo rapidamente ed in modo incisivo sono la priorità nostre e di tutto il comparto» ha detto Luca Sburlati, presidente di Confindustria Moda. Che tra le priorità ha inserito «mettere un freno alla pubblicità ingannevole orientata dalle piattaforme social soprattutto ai nostri giovani». E ha sottolineato l’urgenza di una «veloce approvazione dell’Epr in Italia che diventa dunque ob

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The reaction of the National Chamber for Italian Fashion and Altagamma was also positive: the president of Cnmi (who is also vice-president of Altagamma) Carlo Capasa and the president of Altagamma Matteo Lunelli declared that they 'consider the invasion of very low quality and very low cost products that do not respect and do not respond to any of the criteria and requirements of legality, transparency and traceability respected by Italian companies to be extremely dangerous for the Italian economy and for Italian consumers. It is right to ask Italian companies to raise these already high standards even further, but it would be paradoxical to continue to allow people to buy products that are imported from other countries that do not respect any of the obligations and requirements in our country'.

Rules for the 'legal' supply chain approved in Senate Commission

Durante il Tavolo del 16 ottobre il ministro Urso ha anche illustrato alle parti le norme - approvate per ora solo in Commissione Industria al Senato, dove erano state presentate come emendamenti al ddl Pmi - sulla certificazione della filiera moda per garantire il rispetto della legalità (alla luce degli episodi di caporalato che hanno coinvolto brand prestigiosi come Armani e Dior). Camera Moda e Altagamma si sono resi disponibili « ad aprire un confronto tecnico in cui presentare alcune proposte migliorative in tempi molto rapidi così da non frenare l’iter del disegno di legge in discussione al Senato», con specifico riferimento alla «parte che concerne gli effetti prodotti dalla certificazione della filiera». Il tema è prioritario anche per Cna Federmoda, come spiega la presidente Doriana Marini: «Su questo fronte deve trovare spazio oltre all’azione legislativa un “patto di filiera” tra tutti i rappresentati del mondo imprenditoriale che veda partecipi brand, fornitori e conto terzi in un

The trade unions: we are excluded. And they demand a meeting at Mimit

The trade unions, on the other hand, complained that they had been excluded from the round table and expressed "deep concern" about the amendment that "would eliminate the organisational and managerial responsibility of contracting companies for any irregularities committed by companies in the supply chain, including cases of exploitation, undeclared work, and non-compliance with health and safety regulations," Filctem CGIL, Femca Cisl, and Uiltec Uil wrote in a joint note. "We are faced with a serious and incomprehensible setback with respect to a path of legality and transparency that, as social partners, we have built and supported over time, also together with the institutions. (...) The concept of 'Made in Italy' cannot be separated from that of social justice: the quality of a product is also measured in respect for the work that creates it. The organisations have therefore asked for an urgent meeting with Minister Urso.

The tax credit for aesthetic design as a priority

Finally, the associations said they were satisfied that Minister Urso 'agrees with the proposal (to extend and strengthen the tax credit for design and aesthetic conception, ed.) and has made it one of Mimit's priorities'. Luca Sburlati, president of Confindustria Moda, also spoke on this front, describing the tax credit in question as an 'essential tool to ensure the competitiveness of the sector'.

The topics will return to the plate, presumably, on 17 November, the date of the next Fashion Table at Mimit.

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