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The International Forum on Advanced and digitalised Smart Textiles (IFAST) will take place online, on 15 and 16 June 2021, with the objective to evaluate the development of advanced smart textiles in the European defence sector.

The IFAST International Forum had 230 registered participants, coming from 24 EU Member States and EU associated countries, counting on the presence of representatives of different Institutional and Governmental Bodies.

In April, the EU updated the list of standards to be used as test methods to demonstrate compliance with nickel release according to REACH Annex XVII, entry 27.

AITEX is drawing up a Sustainability and Circular Economy Guide specifically for the textile sector in which the most relevant aspects to be taken into account by companies will be dealt with in separate chapters.

The CE mark is mandatory for certain products for which EU specifications exist and for which the CE mark is required to be affixed within the EEA (European Economic Area)

On the 1st December 2020, the EU published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1808 modifying Annexe I of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 on the list of standards for GPSD conformity.

On the 16th December 2020, the European Commission published the Official Journal of the European Union, including Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/2096, which modifies Regulation (EC) nº1907/2006 REACH Annexe XVII.
Annexe XVII of REACH describes the restrictions on manufacturing, selling and use of certain substances.

AITEX can perform different types of tests for the evaluation of the suitability of a product to be labelled as biodegradable and / or compostable.

The second SEAT textile challenge, organised by AITEX-UPV Chair, was presented on the 21st of November.