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| Decision field | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove | Open accessEU Personal Protective Equipment RegulationEuropean UnionRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Source production | Source production | Check standards |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Production | Standards |
| Best for | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Starting an EU/EEA PPE scope and conformity review with the current law, Commission guidance, harmonised-standard publications, and official notified-body route |
| Know before using | The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms. | An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority. | This is a legal and guidance starting point, not a product classification, risk assessment, standard selection, technical file, test plan, notified-body appointment, EU type-examination certificate, declaration, CE-mark approval, or legal opinion. Confirm the actual intended and foreseeable use, risk category, current law, applicable essential requirements, conformity route, economic-operator duties, destination rules, and evidence before placing PPE on the market. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | European Union |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Marketplace | Stitch Authority | Reference |
| Source type | Commercial marketplace | Stitch Authority | Government guidance |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route. | The guide cites published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions. | The Commission page says Regulation (EU) 2016/425 covers the design, manufacture, and marketing of PPE and connects manufacturers to the essential health and safety requirements, current PPE guidelines, harmonised-standard publications, and NANDO notified-body list. The linked consolidated legal text was current to May 29, 2026 at the checked date. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 | Oct 14, 2026 |
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