Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations — 25
25 In this Part, backing means the structural base to which the pile, face or outer surface is woven, tufted, hooked, knitted, laminated, coated, impregnated, flocked or otherwise attached in a fabric or floor covering; ( support ) commercial down means plumage that conforms to the following composition requirements: (a) down and plumules 75% minimum (b) waterfowl feathers not more than 60 mm in length 25% maximum (c) waterfowl feather fibre and down fibre 20% maximum (d) residue (including landfowl feather and landfowl feather fibre) 5% maximum where the components referred to in paragraphs (b) to (d) do not exceed 25% of the plumage; ( duvet commercial ) commercial landfowl feather means plumage that conforms to the following composition requirements: (a) feathers, feather fibre, down and down fibre 95% minimum (b) residue 5% maximum; ( plumes commerciales d’oiseaux terrestres ) commercial waterfowl feather means plumage that conforms to the following composition requirements: (a) waterfowl feathers, waterfowl feather fibre, down and down fibre 95% minimum (b) residue (including landfowl feather and landfowl feather fibre) 5% maximum; ( plumes commerciales d’oiseaux aquatiques ) constituent part means (a) any of the following parts of a consumer textile article: (i) a section or backing described in section 34 or 35, or (ii) a lining, interlining, padding or filling described in section 37 or 38 or any trimming or findings; or (b) a consumer textile article exclusive of any part described in subparagraph (a)(ii) that is contained in the article; ( partie constituante ) down fibre means detached barbs from down and plumules or from the basal end of a feather quill shaft that are indistinguishable from the barbs of down; ( fibre de duvet ) elastic yarn means any textile yarn that is comprised of an elastomer that may be covered with another yarn; ( fil élastique ) feather fibre means feather barbs that have been completely separated from the quill shaft and any aftershaft and that are not joined or attached to each other; ( fibre de plume ) findings means any textile fibre products that (a) have been added to a consumer textile article for a functional purpose other than filling, stuffing or providing warmth, whether or not they also serve a decorative purpose; (b) differ in textile fibre content from the article to which they have been added; and (c) do not constitute a part of the outer surface of the article to which they have been added unless they are incorporated at or along an edge thereof, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes (d) belting, binding, tape, stiffening, facing, interfacing, thread, buttons, slide fasteners, hook and loop pile fasteners, garters, gussets, leg, neck and wrist bands, waist bands, plackets and concealed pockets; (e) any lining (other than a laminated or bonded lining), interlining or padding incorporated primarily for structural purposes and not for warmth; (f) any padding affixed to the underside of floor coverings; (g) elastic material inserted in or added to the consumer textile article, including elastic waist bands, elastic leg bands, elastic wrist bands and elastic smocking, and (h) elastic yarns used in a limited area in socks for the purpose of holding; ( accessoires ) landfowl plumage means the plumage of chickens, turkeys or other landfowl; ( plumage d’oiseaux terrestres ) ornamentation means any textile fibre, yarn or combination thereof, excluding fabric, that (a) is present in a textile fibre product as an integral part thereof for a decorative purpose, (b) is or is made from a textile fibre or fibres other than the textile fibre or fibres from which the remainder of the product is made, and (c) imparts a visibly discernable overall pattern or design to the product or a constituent part thereof; ( ornement ) plumage means the outer covering of birds; ( plumage ) plumule means waterfowl plumage with underdeveloped soft and flaccid quill and with barbs indis