G/TBT/N/DNK/109  
17 February 2021  
(21-1337) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Danish Safety Technology Agency  
Esbjerg Brygge 30  
DK-6700 Esbjerg  
Tel.: +45 33 73 20 00  
e-mail: sik@sik.dk  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority d esignated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Danish Business Authority  
Langelinie Allé 17  
DK-2100 Copenhagen O  
Tel.: +45 35 29 10 00  
e-mail: notifikatione r@erst.dk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Carpets 
and other textile floor coverings (HS 57); Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
knitted or crocheted (HS 61); Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or 
crocheted (HS 62); Blankets and travelling rugs (HS 6301); Bed line n, table linen, toilet 
linen and kitchen linen (HS 6302); Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain 
or bed valances (HS 6303); Other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading No. 9404 
(HS 6304); Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the p acking of goods (HS 6305); 
Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping 
goods (HS 6306); Other made up articles, including dress patterns (HS 6307); Sets 
consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether or not wit h accessories, for making up into 
rugs, tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes, or similar textile articles, put up 
in packings for retail sale (HS 6308); Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and 
cables and worn out articles of twine, c ordage, rope or cables, of textile materials (HS 
6310); Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS 64); Headgear and parts 
thereof (HS 65); Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking -stick umbrellas, garden 
umbrellas and similar umbrell as) (HS 6601)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Bekendtgørelse 
om mærkning af fodtøj og etikettering og mærkning af tekstilprodukter (7 page(s), in 
Danish)  G/TBT/N/DNK/109  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The executive order implements Direct ive 94/11 / EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labeling of the materials used 
in the main components of footwear for sale to the cons umer, and supplements Regulation 
1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and 
related labeling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products. The executive 
order lays down requirements for retailers who plac e footwear on the market or make it 
available on the market. In addition, language requirements are set for the labeling and 
marking of textile products and sanctions for breaches of the rules.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  Draft for the executive order is attached.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 June 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Danish Standards  
Göteborg Plads 1  
Nordhavn  
DK-2150  
+ (45) 39 96 61 40  
+ (45) 39 96 61 01 (Fax)  
wto@ds.dk  
http://www.ds.dk  
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