The Position at first reading adopted by the Council underlines the main objective of the Commission's proposal. It accepted 40 of the 63 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at first reading which are compatible with the original objective of the proposal.
The new features introduced during the negotiations in the Council Working Party concern the definition of agreed allowances, some technical clarification and updating in the annexes and a transitional provision for textile products being in stock and fulfilling all requirements of the current Directives.
Furthermore, a new element introduced by the Council is the set of provisions transferring the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny (PRAC) into the new procedure for "delegated acts" according to the Lisbon Treaty (TFEU).
The Council rejected 23 amendments concerning the following: the country-of-origin labelling; animal-derived products; custom-made articles; safeguard clause; multi-fibre products; language provision and symbols; provision on inclusive labelling; delegated acts for “symbols”; review; reporting; tests for allergenic reactions and lastly, the inclusion of felts and felt hats into mandatory labelling.