Argentine lawmakers are rallying behind a new legislative initiative aimed at protecting the authenticity of leather products by formally establishing a designation of origin.
The proposal, developed in collaboration with sector unions and tanneries, seeks to prevent synthetic materials from being marketed under the name “leather.”
Santa Fe provincial representatives Pablo Farías and María del Rosario Mancini, along with Las Toscas Councillor Iván Sánchez and local leather industry leaders, recently met with the Chamber of Deputies’ Industrial Commission to express support for the initiative. The meeting included the participation of National Deputy Esteban Paulón, who authored one of the bills under discussion.
Paulón’s draft legislation explicitly prohibits the marketing or promotion of any product as “leather” unless it is made exclusively from animal hide. This includes banning terms and descriptors such as “synthetic”, “artificial”, “simulated” or any other that may mislead consumers.
The legislation would require synthetic products to be clearly labelled to reflect their true composition and prohibit misleading associations with real leather. It also empowers the Secretariats of Industry and Commerce to oversee a verification and certification system, including the creation of a seal of authenticity for qualifying products.
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