No. XX -MEIC  
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND  
THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND TRADE  
 
In the exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsections 3) and 18) of article 
140 of the Political Constitution, article 28(2)(b) of the General Law of the Pub lic 
Administration, Law 6277 of 2 May 1978, the Law on Industrial Standards, Law 1698 
of 26 November 1953, the Law on the International Units System, Law 5292 of 9 
August 1973, the Law for the Promotion of Competition and the Effective Defence of 
the Consu mer, Law 7472 of 20 December 1994, the Law approving the United 
Mexican States -Costa Rica Free Trade Treaty, Law 7474 of 20 December 1994, the 
Law Approving the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of 
Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Law 74 75 of 20 December 1994, the Organic Law of 
the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade, Law 6054 of 7 June 1977, and its 
amendments and the Law on the National Quality System, Law 8279 of 2 May 2002. 
And 
 
Whereas:  
 
1st- It is an essential function of the S tate to ensure the protection of consumer 
rights, the health and safety of private individuals and the environment.  
 
2nd- The process of commercial opening -up which the country is experiencing 
generates greater competition between the products offered on t he market, both 
nationally manufactured products and imported products.  
 
3rd- In this context it is necessary to protect the consumer against practices which 
may mislead or deceive him.  
 
Therefore  
 
THEY DECREE:  
 
Technical Regulations on the Labelling of te xtile products, clothing and 
accessories.  
 
Article 1. To approve the following technical regulations.  
 
RTCR 415: 2008. COMMERCIAL INFORMATION – LABELLING OF 
TEXTILE PRODUCTS, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES.   2 1.  PURPOSE  
 
These Technical Regulations lay down the r equirements that must be met by the label 
on textiles, household linen and clothing and accessories offered to the end consumer.  
 
2. SPHERE OF APPLICATION  
 
The information to which these Technical Regulations refer must be incorporated on 
textiles, clothin g, second -hand items and household linen prepared with textile 
products, even if they contain other materials, where they are produced or imported 
for marketing in national territory.  
 
3.  REFERENCES  
 
These Regulations are complemented by:  
 
Executive Decre e N 25989 -MEIC, RTCR 235: 1997. Textile Products. Definitions 
and requirements, published in La Gaceta [Gazette] No. 85 of 6 May 1997.  
 
4. DEFINITIONS  
 
4.1 accessory : means an article used as decoration on the textile products or to 
complement them.  
 
4.2 bleaching : means the process carried out in a watery medium before, during 
or after washing which requires the use of an oxidising agent that includes 
chlorine -based products or oxygen -based/chlorine -free products, in order to 
improve the removal of dirt an d stains, improve whiteness or both.  
 
4.3 clothing : means an article manufactured with textiles whose purpose is to 
cover part of the body, with the exception of footwear.  
 
4.4 disposable products:  means textile articles that are only going to be used 
once  or for a limited period and whose normal use excludes any repair for the 
same use or a subsequent similar use.  
 
4.5 drying : means the process carried out on the textile products after washing to 
remove the surplus water (or dampness).  
  3 4.6 end consumer : means any natural person or de facto or legal entity who, as 
end user, buys, enjoys or uses the goods or services, or receives information or 
proposals for this purpose. Consumer also means any small businessman or 
artisan who acquires finished products or raw materials in order to integrate 
them into the processes for producing, transforming, marketing or providing 
services to third parties.  
 
4.7 household linen : means articles prepared with natural, synthetic or artificial 
fibres or a mixture thereof which  are used other than for clothing and which 
are designed for any of the following functions: protection, decoration or 
cleaning of the home and business or service establishments, such as: curtains, 
towels, carpets, blankets, bedspreads. These items are li sted by way of 
illustration only and the list is not exhaustive.  
 
4.8 label : means any sign, tag, inscription, image and other descriptive or graphic 
material written, printed, marked, engraved, stuck or superimposed on the 
packaging or the textile product . 
 
4.8.1  permanent label : means a label made of cloth or any other material 
with a life that is at least equal to the life of the product to which it is 
applied, sewn or stuck by a process of thermofixing or the like which 
guarantees its durability.  
4.8.2 tempor ary label : means a label of any material that is removable.  
 
4.9 labelling : means any written, printed or graphic material which contains the 
label that accompanies the product or which is exhibited close to it and whose 
purpose is to provide information t o the consumer to encourage its sale.  
 
4.10  ironing : means the process applied to a textile product in order to restore its 
shape and appearance by means of a piece of equipment, using heat.  
 
4.11  packaging : means the set of materials that make up the wr apping and frame of 
the packets.  
 
4.12 raw material : means a raw material that is capable of being used in the 
manufacture or confection of textiles, household linen and clothing and their 
accessories, excluding those raw materials that are incorporated in to the 
product and are not prepared using textiles for functional effects, such as 
buttons, fasteners and clasps, amongst others.  
  4 4.13 second -hand item : means any textile, clothing and household linen that has 
previously been used.  
 
4.14 size: means a wor d, number or letter that is used to describe the size of the 
garment in accordance with market practice.  
 
4.15 textile : means the end product, prepared on the basis of fibres of natural, 
artificial or synthetic origin or a combination thereof.  
 
4.16 textil e product: means for the purpose of these Technical Regulations 
clothing, household linen and textiles.  
 
4.17 trademark : means any sign or combination of signs that enable the goods of 
one natural or legal person to be distinguished from those of another b ecause 
these goods are considered sufficiently distinctive or which are capable of 
identifying the goods to which they apply as against goods of the same kind or 
class.  
 
4.18 washing : means the process designed to clean the textile products.  
 
5. SPECIFICAT IONS  
 
5.1 General information  
 
Textile products must not be described or presented with a label or labelling that is in 
a form that is false, equivocal or misleading or that is liable in any way to create the 
wrong impression about the nature of any aspect of  it. 
 
5.2 Clothing  
 
Items of clothing must show the following information in legible form and in Spanish 
on one or more permanent labels on the lower part of the neck or waist or in any other 
place where it can be seen, depending on the characteristics of the clothing in the 
cases and on the terms set out in these Technical Regulations:  
 
a) Brand name (optional);  
b) Composition of the raw material or textile material, in decreasing order;  
c) Size or dimensions, in accordance with a fully acceptable commercial practice;  
d) Care instructions;  
e) Country of origin;   5 f) Name or business name and telephone number of the national manufacturer or 
importer.  
 
NOTES : 
 
1. The details referred to in point f) may be given on a temporary label, 
which must be affixed before the item is marketed to the end consumer.  
 
2. Where the mandatory information required in points b), d) and e) is not 
available in Spanish, it must be translated and the labelling referred to in 
point 4.5.2 may be used for this purpose.  
 
5.1.2 Textiles and household linen  
 
All other text ile products not included in the preceding section, together with 
household linen, must show the following information in legible form and in Spanish 
in the cases and on the terms set out in these Regulations:  
 
a) Brand name (optional);  
b) Composition of the raw material or textile material, in decreasing order;  
c) Size, in accordance with a fully acceptable commercial practice;  
d) Country of origin;  
e) Name or business name and telephone number of the national manufacturer or 
importer.  
 
5.1.3  Where the produc t is marketed in sealed packaging that means the contents 
cannot be seen, in addition to the information referred to in point 5.1.1 or 5.1.2, as the 
case may be, the packaging must show the name or type of product and the quantity in 
question.  
 
5.1.4  Wher e clothing is marketed in pairs made of the same material, the label can 
be placed on just one of the items.  
 
5.2 Composition of the raw material or textile material  
 
5.2.1   For the purposes of these Regulations, the national manufacturer or the 
importer must express the different raw material fibres that make up the product as a 
percentage of the whole in decreasing order.  
  6 The trade name or registered trademark of a fibre may be used if the owner’s 
authorisation has been obtained, provided that it is used in conjunction with the 
generic name of the fibre and in characters of the same size.  
 
5.2.2  Names of animals may not be used when referring to the fibres making up the 
textile, unless the fibre or textile is prepared with hair that has been removed from the  
skin of the animal in question. The use of a mixture of words that implies or tends to 
suggest the existence of components derived from the skin or hair or product of any 
animal is prohibited.  
 
5.3 Sizes and measurements  
 
The sizes of clothing, the length of textiles, household linen and accessories must be 
expressly stated in accordance with a fully accepted commercial practice.  
 
5.4 Language  
 
Both temporary and permanent labels must be written in Spanish. Where the 
permanent label is written in another language,  an additional label must be added 
containing the mandatory information described in section 5.1. The label must be 
affixed before the product is made available to the consumer.  
 
5.5 Care instructions  
 
Care and maintenance instructions must be indicated by sho rt, clear captions in 
Spanish on the permanent or temporary label, as the case may be. In addition the 
respective symbols and pictograms for instructions, care and maintenance may be 
used, provided that the requirements laid down in the intellectual proper ty laws in 
relation to this issue are complied with.  
 
The use of symbols and pictograms shall not for any reason be a substitute for the 
obligation to present the corresponding captions in Spanish; however, the captions 
may be replaced by these symbols and  pictograms on the permanent or temporary 
label, as the case may be, provided that the meaning of the pictograms contained on 
the label is attached to the clothing or textile product in question. Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, the use of these symbols and pictograms does not represent a release from 
the obligation to design them in such a way that they can be easily seen by the 
consumer.  
  7 The application and selection of the care symbols and pictograms shall be done by 
means of the description laid down in Schedule A (for information).  
 
Depending on the needs of the product, clothing must contain information on the 
proper treatment and care and maintenance instructions stipulated in points 5.5.1, 
5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4 and 5.5.5. The instructions contained in t hese points are not an 
exhaustive or restrictive list and other equivalent or similar indications that give the 
consumer the correct information may be used according to the nature of the product.  
 
5.5.1 Washing  
 
a) By hand, by machine, dry cleaning or special proc ess or recommendation not to 
use any of these methods of washing;  
b) Water temperature;  
c) With soap or detergent.  
 
5.5.2 Drying  
 
a) Wring or do not wring;  
b) In the sun or the shade;  
c) Hung on a line or dried flat;  
d) Use or recommendation against using special equipment, domes tic or industrial 
dryer;  
e) Specific recommendations regarding temperature or drying cycle.  
 
5.5.3 Ironing  
 
a) With warm iron or steam, or recommendation not to iron;  
b) Special conditions if any.  
 
5.5.4 Bleaching  
 
The use of oxidising agents to improve the removal of dirt and  stains or to improve 
whiteness is permitted, or an indication that bleach should not be used.  
 
5.5.5  Particular recommendations, making specific mention of tendencies to shrink or 
become misshapen where this is the case, with instructions on how to deal w ith this.  
  8 5.6  Country of origin or provenance  
 
The information on the country of origin or provenance must satisfy the following:  
 
5.6.1   The country of origin or provenance must be declared on the finished product.  
 
5.7 Hand -made products  
 
5.7.1  The c aption “hand -made” may only be used where the clothing, textiles or 
household linen have been manufactured, made or produced totally by hand.  
 
5.7.2   The indication “by hand” must be accompanied by a description of that part of 
the process that was done by  hand, for example “hand -sewn”.  
 
5.8 Finishes  
 
Where information is used about finishes of clothing, textiles and household linen, the 
information must be accompanied on the temporary or permanent label by the name 
of the process, for example waterproofed,  pre-shrunk, mercerised, fire retardant. This 
list is included by way of illustration and is not exclusive.  
 
5.9 Second -hand items  
 
The label on second -hand clothing, textiles or household linen must comply with 
points 5.1.1, 5.1.2 or 5.1.3 as the case may  be. In addition the fact that the product is 
second -hand must be indicated, which may be done by means of two signs in Spanish 
with letters of not less than 20 cm high located in a place where they are visible to the 
consumer, or if this is not done the p roduct must have a stub or sticker indicating this 
in letters of not less than 2 cm high.  
 
6. INSTRUMENTATION OF THE LABELLING  
 
6.1 Clothing and household linen  
 
6.1.1 Clothing  
 
Items of clothing must contain the information shown in point 5.1.1.   9  
6.1.2 Household linen  
 
The information required in point 5.1.2 must be shown on a permanent label, attached 
to the following articles:  
 
a) Sheets;  
b) Blankets and bedspreads, save for electric ones;  
c) Bedcovers;  
d) Tablecloths;  
e) Placemats;  
f) Napkins;  
g) Protectors;  
h) Rugs;  
i) Readymade curtains;  
j) Towels;  
k) Mattresses and mattress bases made or stuffed with textiles.  
 
6.1.3 The information required in point 5.1.1 may be shown on the box, container, 
packaging or wrapper in which the product is sold in the following cases:  
 
a) Pantyhose;  
b) Stockings and ankle -length  popsocks;  
c) Socks and knee -length socks;  
d) Other products which are delicate so that their use or appearance would be 
adversely affected and their value would be reduced if the label were affixed 
directly to them.  
 
6.2 Textiles and other products made with fibres  or fabrics  
 
The information referred to in point 5.1.2 may be shown on the reel, container, 
packaging, wrapper, ball or any other presentation in which the product is sold, in the 
case of the following items:  
 
a) Yarns and threads;  
b) Knitting wools;  
c) Pieces or rolls of any length of lace, embroidered strips, ribbons, shoelaces, 
tapes, elastic, textiles on a roll or loose and other trimmings up to 30 cm wide.  
  10 Where sets of articles are manufactured that include different textile products, each of 
them must indiv idually satisfy the labelling requirements laid down in these 
Regulations.  
 
6.3 Textile products exempt from labelling  
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of points 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.3, for the textile products 
listed below and in one of the states defined in T echnical Regulations RTCR 
235:1997. Textile products. Definitions, it is not possible to insist on labelling or 
marking that refers to the name and an indication of the composition. However, if 
these products do have a label or marking showing the name, th e composition or the 
trademark or trade name of a business which implies the use of a name provided for in 
the Technical Regulations referred to herein, whether as the main title, an adjective or 
a root, or which may cause confusion with such a name, the p rovisions of points 5.1.1, 
5.1.2 and 5.1.3 shall be applied:  
 
a) Sleeve -supporting armbands;  
b) Watch straps of textile materials;  
c) Labels and badges;  
d) Stuffed pan -holders of textile materials;  
e) Coffee cosy covers;  
f) Tea cosy covers;  
g) Sleeve protectors;  
h) Muffs other  than in pile fabric;  
i) Artificial flowers;  
j) Pin cushions;  
k) Painted canvas;  
l) Textile products for base and underlying fabrics and stiffenings;  
m) Felts;  
n) Gaiters and leggings;  
o) Packagings, not new and sold as such;  
p) Felt hats;  
q) Containers which are soft and without fo undation, saddlery, of textile materials;  
r) Travel goods of textile materials;  
s) Hand -embroidered tapestries, finished or unfinished, and materials for their 
production, including embroidery yarns, sold separately from the canvas and 
specially presented for us e in such tapestries;  
t) Slide fasteners;  
u) Buttons and buckles covered with textile materials;  
v) Book covers made of textile materials;   11 w) Textile parts of footwear, excepting warm linings;  
x) Table mats having several components and a surface area of not more than 50 0 
cm2; 
y) Funeral items;  
z) Disposable articles, with the exception of wadding and nappies;  
aa) Textile articles subject to the rules of the Ministry of Health, non -disposable 
bandages for medical and other orthopaedic use and orthopaedic textile articles 
in genera l; 
bb) Textile articles including cordage, ropes and string, normally intended:  
a) for use as equipment components in the manufacture and processing of 
goods;  
b) for incorporation in machines, installations (eg for heating, air 
conditioning or lighting), domestic an d other appliances, vehicles and 
other means of transport, or for their operation, maintenance or equipment, 
other than tarpaulin covers and textile motor vehicle accessories sold 
separately from the vehicle;  
c) Textile articles for protection and safety purp oses such as safety belts, 
parachutes, life -jackets, emergency chutes, fire -fighting devices, bullet -
proof waistcoats and special protective garments (eg protection against 
fire, chemical substances or other safety hazards), provided that particulars 
of th e performances and technical specifications of these articles are 
supplied;  
d) Air-supported structures (eg sports halls, exhibition stands or storage 
facilities), provided that particulars of the performances and technical 
specifications of these articles ar e supplied;  
e) Sails;  
f) Animal clothing;  
g) Flags and banners;  
 
7. HARMONY WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS  
 
At the moment there is no harmony with any international standard.  
 
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY  
 
8.1 Official Mexican Standard NOM -004-SCFI -2006 Commercial Informati on – 
Labelling of Textile Products, Clothing and their Accessories.  
 
8.2  Central American Regulations on the Origin of Goods. Resolution No. 146 -
2005 (COMIECO XXXII of 26 September 2005).   12  
8.3  Resolution No. 1264 of 26 June 2007 of the Colombian Ministry  of Trade, 
Industry and Tourism published in the Colombian Diario Oficial [Official Gazette] 
No. 46,674 of 29 June 2007.  
 
8.4  Draft Central American Regulations RTCA 59.01.08:05 Commercial 
Information – Labelling of Textile Products, Clothing and their Ac cessories.  
 
8.5  Executive Decree No. 25989 -MEIC, RCTR 235:1997. Textile products. 
Definitions and requirements, published in La Gaceta No. 85 of 6 May 1997.  
 
9. MONITORING AND VERIFICATION  
 
The Directorate for Consumer Support of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and 
Trade is responsible for the monitoring and verification of these Technical 
Regulations.  
 
Schedule A  
(For information)  
 
This schedule establishes a system of graphic symbols intended for use on the 
marking of textile articles in order to provi de information which prevents irreversible 
damage to the article during the care process and specifies the use of these symbols on 
textile care labelling.  
 
The following domestic treatments are covered: washing, bleaching, ironing and 
drying after washing.  
 
1. DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF THE SYMBOLS  
 
1.1 BASIC SYMBOLS AND ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS  
 
Five basic symbols and four additional symbols are supplied.  
 
1.1.1 Washing  
 
For the washing processes a tub symbol is used, as shown in Figure 1.  
 
[tub]  
Figure 1   13  
1.1.2 Bleaching  
 
For the bleaching processes a triangle symbol is used, as shown in Figure 2.  
 
[triangle]  
Figure 2  
 
1.1.3 Drying  
 
For the drying process a square symbol is used, as shown in Figure 3.  
 
[square]  
Figure 3  
 
1.1.3.1 For drying in a tumble dryer after a washing process  the symbol used is a 
circle within a square, as shown in Figure 4.  
 
[circle within a square]  
Figure 4  
 
1.1.4 Ironing  
 
For the ironing processes a hand iron symbol is used, as shown in Figure 5.  
 
[iron]  
Figure 5  
 
1.1.5 Professional textile care  
 
For professional dry c leaning and professional wet cleaning processes (excluding 
commercial laundries) a circle symbol is used, as shown in Figure 6.  
 
[circle]  
Figure 6  
 
1.1.6 Non -permitted treatment  
 
In addition to the five symbols indicated in points 1.1.1 to 1.1.5, an additi onal symbol, 
the cross of St. Andrew, superimposed on any of the said symbols means that the 
treatment represented by the symbol in question should not be used.  
  14 [cross]  
Figure 7  
 
1.1.7  Gentle treatment  
 
In addition to the basic symbols, a bar underneath t he symbol means the treatment 
should be more gentle than that indicated by the same symbol without the bar, for 
example reduced agitation.  
 
[bar]  
Figure 8  
 
 
1.1.8  Very gentle treatment  
 
In addition to the basic symbols, a double bar underneath the symbol d escribes a very 
gentle process, for example much reduced agitation.  
 
[double bar]  
Figure 9  
 
1.1.9 Treatment temperature  
 
The temperature in relation to the symbols in point 1.1.1 is shown as a figure that 
represents the degrees Celsius (30, 40, 50, 60, 70 or 95)  without the designation “oC”. 
In addition to the three symbols, 1.1.1 (washing), 1.1.3 (drying) and 1.1.4 (ironing), 
dots can be used to define the impact of the temperature of a treatment. The definition 
of the temperature is given with the basic treatme nts.    
 
[one dot, two dots, three dots]  
Figure 10  
 
1.2 WASHING  
 
The tub symbolises the domestic washing treatment (by hand or machine) (see Figure 
1). It is used to pass on information concerning the maximum washing temperature 
and the maximum severity of the  washing process, as illustrated in Table 1.   15  
Table 1. Symbol for the washing processes  
 
Symbol  Washing process  
[Tub + 95]  - Maximum wash temperature, 95 oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 95] - Maximum wash temperature, 95 oC 
- Gentle process  
[Tub + 70]  - Max imum wash temperature, 70 oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 60]  - Maximum wash temperature, 60 oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 60] - Maximum wash temperature, 60 oC 
- Gentle process  
[Tub + 50]  - Maximum wash temperature, 50oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 50] - Maximum wash temperature, 50 oC 
- Gentle process  
[Tub + 40]  - Maximum wash temperature, 40 oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 40] - Maximum wash temperature, 40 oC 
- Gentle process  
[Tub + 40] - Maximum wash temperature, 40 oC 
- Very gentle process  
[Tub + 30]  - Maximum  wash temperature, 30 oC 
- Normal process  
[Tub + 30] - Maximum wash temperature, 30 oC 
- Gentle process  
[Tub + 30] - Maximum wash temperature, 30 oC 
- Very gentle process  
[Tub + hand]  - Hand wash only  
- Maximum wash temperature 40 oC 
[Tub + cross]  - Do not wash  
  16 1.3 BLEACHING  
 
The triangle represents the bleaching treatment (see Figure 2 and Table 2).  
 
Table 2 Symbols for bleaching  
Symbol  Process  
[Triangle]  - Any oxidising bleaching agent permitted  
 
[Triangle with lines]  - Oxygen -based bleach/non -chlori ne bleach only 
permitted  
 
[Black triangle with cross]  - Do not use bleach/do not bleach  
 
 
1.4 DRYING  
1.4.1  Natural drying  
 
For the natural drying process the basic symbol used is a square, as illustrated in 
Figure 11.  
 
 
[square]  
Figure 11  
 
The additional sym bolisation within the square represents the specific natural drying 
processes of drying on a line, drip drying, drying on a line in the shade, drip drying in 
the shade and drying flat in the shade, as illustrated in Table 3.   
 
 
Table 3. Symbols for the na tural drying process  
Symbol  Natural drying process  
[Square with curve]  - Line dry  
 
[Square with vertical lines]  - Drip dry  
 
[Square with horizontal line]  - Dry flat  
 
[Square with diagonal lines]  - Dry in the shade  
 
  17 1.4.2 Tumble drying  
 
The circle within a  square symbolises tumble drying after a washing process (see 
Figure 4). The maximum temperature levels are indicated by means of one or two 
dots inside the symbol, as shown in Table 3.  
 
Table 4. Symbols for the tumble drying process  
Symbol  Tumble drying process  
[Circle within a square + two 
dots]  - Can be tumble dried  
- Normal temperature  
 
[Circle within a square + one 
dot] - Can be tumble dried  
- Dry at lower temperature and normal cycle  
 
[Circle within a square + 
cross]  - Do not tumble dry  
 
 
1.5 IRONI NG 
 
The iron symbolises the domestic ironing process with or without steam (see Figure 
5). The maximum temperature levels are indicated by one, two or three dots within 
the symbol, as illustrated in Table 5.  
 
Table 5. Symbols for ironing  
Symbol  Ironing pr ocess  
[Iron + three dots]  - Iron at a maximum sole plate temperature of 200 oC   
 
[Iron + two dots]  - Iron at a maximum sole plate temperature of 150 oC   
 
[Iron + one dot]  - Iron at a maximum sole plate temperature of 110 oC   
- Steam ironing may cause  irreversible damage  
 
[Iron + cross]  - Do not iron   
 
 
1.6 PROFESSIONAL TEXTILE CARE  
 
The circle (see Figure 6) symbolises the professional drying cleaning and wet 
cleaning process of textile articles (with the exception of leather and fur articles).  
  18 It pro vides information regarding the different washing processes described in Table 
6. The use of the wet cleaning symbol must be optional.  
 
Table 5. Symbols for professional textile care  
Symbol  Textile care process  
[Circle with P in it]  - Professional dry cl eaning with tetrachlorethylene 
and all the solvents established for the symbol F  
- Normal process  
 
[Circle with P in it, circle 
underlined]  - Professional dry cleaning with tetrachlorethylene 
and all the solvents established for the symbol F  
- Gentle pr ocess  
 
[Circle with F in it]  - Professional dry cleaning with hydrocarbons 
(distillation temperature between 150 oC and 210 oC,   
combustion point between 38 oC and 70 oC)   
 - Normal process  
 
[Circle with F in it, circle 
underlined]  - Professional dry c leaning with hydrocarbons 
(distillation temperature between 150 oC and 210 oC,   
combustion point between 38 oC and 70 oC)   
 - Gentle process  
 
[Circle with cross]  - Do not dry clean  
 
[Circle with W in it]  - Professional wet clean  
- Normal process  
 
[Circle with W in it, circle 
underlined]  - Professional wet clean  
- Gentle process  
 
[Circle with W in it, circle 
underlined twice]  - Professional wet clean  
- Very gentle process  
 
 
End of Regulations  
 
Article 2 – The cost of the services generated by the a pplication of these Regulations, 
in accordance with the provisions of article 62 of the Law for the Promotion of 
Competition and the Effective Defence of the Consumer and article 93 of the  19 Regulations under the said Law, Executive Decree No. 25234 -MEIC and  its 
amendments, must be covered by the person in breach.  
 
Article 3 – The competent technical body of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and 
Trade, based on article 45 of the Law for the Promotion of Competition and the 
Effective Defence of the Consumer an d article 89 bis of the Regulations under the 
said Law, shall proceed to execute the corresponding technical measures, depending 
on whether there is a breach of the quality or labelling standards regulated in these 
Regulations.  
 
Article 4 – Any technical m easure ordered must, as the case may be, be duly 
supported by and performed in accordance with the due process laid down in the Law 
for the Promotion of Competition and the Effective Defence of the Consumer and the 
Regulations under it, and the General Law  of the Public Administration, the 
Contentious Administrative Procedural Code and other national legislation in force at 
the time must be used on a supplemental basis.  
 
Article 5 – Breaches of these Regulations shall be sanctioned, as the case may be, in 
accordance with articles 57, 59, 60, 61 and 63 of the Law for the Promotion of 
Competition and the Effective Defence of the Consumer and the amendments thereto. 
The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade is authorised, through its competent 
technical body,  to take the necessary steps to ensure that the provisions of these 
Regulations are satisfied.  
 
Article 6 – Executive Decree No. 25987 -MEIC, RTCR 236:1997, Textile products. 
Labelling, published in La Gaceta No. 84 of 5 May 1997 is repealed.  
 
Article 7 – These Regulations come into force six months after their publication in La 
Gaceta.  
 
Given in the office of the President of the Republic on XX day of XX month two 
thousand and eight.  
 
Let it be published,  
 
ÓSCAR ARIAS SÁNCHEZ  
 
Marco A. Vargas Díaz  
Minister of Economy, Industry  
                  and Trade