Mandatory country-of-origin labelling affects the internal market

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Published: 20 Feb 2020

One EU Member States after the other adopt country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for food products. The Swedish National Board of Trade has analysed how such labelling affects the Internal Market.

– Our report shows that COOL affects the free movement of goods, there is a risk of creating barriers to trade within the EU, says Johanna Nyman, legal adviser.

Report: Made in EU - How country-of-origin labelling affects the internal market