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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)778 final
Brussels,24January1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 71/307/EEContheapproximation ofthelawsof
theMemberStatesrelatingtotextilenames
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(submittedtotheCounciIbytheCommission )
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PROPOBAI.PORACCUÌJCILDIRECTIVE AKEHDING
DIRECTIVE71/3O7/SECOHTHEAPPROXIMATION OPTHE
LAWSOPTHEMEMBERSTATESRELATING TOTEXTILE
NAMES
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilDirective7l/307/EEC,whichintroducedcompulsoryuniform
labellingoftextileproductsonthebasisoftheirfibrecontent
(bothquantitative andqualitative),madeitpossibletobring
aboutthefreemovementoftheseproductswithinthecommon
market,somethingwhichhadpreviouslybeendifficultandoften
hamperedbydifferencesinnationallaws.Italsoensuredtoaereat
•xtenttheinformation oftheconsumers whoaretodayableto
ascertainthecomposition ofthearticlesavailableforsale.
Ithasemerged,however,thattherearemanydifferencesmthe
application andinterpretation ofthisDirective,whichhasbeen
transferred almostwordforwordintonationallawinmostofthe
MemberStates.-
Thereisaseriousriskthat,byintroducing newbarriers,these
differenceswillrestrictthefreemovementoftextileproducts.
Whatismore,informationforconsumersisoftenreducedor
jeopardized whileinsomecasestheindustryencountersdifficulties .
Themainreasonsforthissituationareasfollows:
(a)theverybroadnatureoftheDirectivewhich,althoughdrafted
mainlywithtraditionaltextileproductsinmind,infact
appliestoalltextilearticlesandisthereforeillsuited
tothenewproductsgraduallytakingoverlargesharesof
themarket,someofwhichshouldeitherbeexcludedfromits
scope(e.g.disposableproducts)orcoveredbyspecialmeasures
(e.g.non-wovenproducts);

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(b)theincomplete nature oftheCommunity regulations ,asis
shown bythenumerous additions provided ^orintheDirective
and the Council statements relating toit :additional
provisions essential for theimplementation ofthe system have
been adopted directly bylegislators insome oftheMember States ,
thus introducing distortions inthemovement oftextile products
intheCommunity ;
(c)theambiguous andgeneral nature ofsome ofthedefinitions
orexceptions which have frequently been applied and interpreted
differently byindustry and theauthorities intheMember States ;
(d)theinadequate nature ofsome oftheprovisions which donot
make sufficient allowance for the typical features ofsome
branches ofthetextile industry ormarketing practices for
certain products ,and thelack ofprovisions applicable to
newproduction techniques ,thenewproducts marketed ,etc .-
these problems have often been overcome indifferent ways
intheMember States ;
(e)mistakes that hadcrept into thetext oftheDirective ,discrepancies
between thevarious versions and theinaccuracy ofthe technical
terminology used ;asaresult different practices and laws
have also grown upinthe common market .
This proposal isdesigned toeliminate these drawbacks asfar as
possible bymeans ofamendments toDirective 7l/307/EEC .The
amendments relate mainly topoints which have been brought upas
amatter ofurgency bytheMember States ,industry andconsumers and
toproblems revealed bythecomplaints andnumerous requests for
consultation received bytheCommission .
1Statements entered intheminutes ofthe Council meeting atwhich the
Directive wasadopted (Document R/1495/71(ECO151)evof16July 1971)•

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InadditiontherevisionofAnnexesIIIandIVreferredtoinCouncil
Statement No8hasbeencarriedoutandamendments have"beenmadeto
someoftheprovisionssoastoclarifyormodifytheirscope,the
terminology usedorthetranslations inthevariousCommunitylanguages.
Thenecessarycommentsonthearticlesintheproposalaresetoutbelow.
Article2
Firstindent
Amendmentofatechnicalnatureintroduced tomakeallowanceforthe
formofthetextilefibrewhichisnotalwaysround.
Secondindent
Seesecondrecital:thisamendmentisdesignedtoextendtheconcept
oftextilefibrestofibresmanufactured byatechniqueotherthanthe
traditionaldirectextrusionfromthespinneret.
Article3
Paragraph 2
Theexpression"mainfibres"whichappearsinArticle6(2),first
paragraph,onthelabellingoftextilemixturesisinterpreted
differentlyintheMemberStates:consequentlyidenticalproducts
maybelabelleddifferently ,thusintroducingtechnicalbarriersto
tradeandprovidingincorrectandofteninadequateinformationfor
theEuropeanconsumer. .
Theamendmentproposedtoeliminatethesedifferencesresultingfrom
inconsistencies inthepresenttextstipulatesthatatleastthe
percentages ofthetwomainfibresinquantitative termsmustbegiven:
Seepage2,footnote 1.

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since thetextile mixtures onthemarket rarely contain more than four
different fibres ,this compromise should ,inmost ofthecases arising ,
ensure efficient and substantially complete information for consumers
onthecomposition ofthese products while atthe same time eliminating
the abovementioned barriers totheir movement within the common market .
Paragraph 4
With textile mixtures itisnotalways possible toavoid during the ,
manufacturing process aslight variation inthepercentages byweight
ofthe fibres used asstated onthe label .Because ofthis a
manufacturing tolerance ofy/oisjustifiably permitted bytheexisting
text of-Article 6(4).
Inaddition ,forthese products aswell asforproducts consisting of
asingle fibre itisimpossible inthemanufacturing process torule
outthepossibility that other fibres present ,forexample ,inthe
airorinthemachinery used forweaving ,spinning etc.,might
accidentally enter theproduct .
Atolerance forthese other fibres isalready permitted byArticle 4(2)
oftheDirective ,but solely forproducts consisting ofonly one
fibre .Intheabsence ofaspecific provision onthese lines ,the
inspection authorities insome Member States apply this tolerance
tomixtures aswell onthebasis ofabroad interpretation of
Article 4going beyond theletter ofthelaw . '
Toprevent technical barriers being created bythis approach ,which
although legally incorrect isjustified insubstance ,theproposed
amendment specifies atolerance forother fibres of2%forcombed
products and5f°forcarded products .
Onanalysis ,this tolerance maynotbecumulated with the yfomanufacturing
tolerance already permitted unless these other fibres prove tobeof
the same type asoneormore ofthefibres directly incorporated in
theproduct and shown onthe label :insuch cases itisnot possible
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and ."theinspection authority candonomore "thanverify where
necessary ,byreference tothesamemanufacturer 'sother products ^
whether this constitutes afraudulent routine addition contrary to
the law .
Thepossibility offraud appears nomore than theoretical since it
would betoorisky forthemanufacturer ,whohasnowayofknowing
inadvance whether andtowhat extent other fibres maygenuinely
enter theproduct byaccident .
Paragraph 5
Article 6(5)oftheDirective relates tothelabelling oftextile
articles incorporating amixture ofvarious textile materials (new
fibres ,waste from other manufacturing cycles andrecovered fibres ),
thecomposition ofwhich cannot inpractice beknown either partially
ortotally atthe time ofmanufacture :theabovementioned textile
materials ,with theexception ofnewfibres ,arecollected inextremely
varied lots thecomposition ofwhich isalso impossible toascertain .
This provision ,which constitutes anexception intheDirective ,causes
considerable difficulties forthecarding industry which hasurgently
requested that itbeamended asthere isarisk that itwill cause
distortions ofcompetition .
These difficulties result partly from thederogatory nature ,insome
languages ,oftheexpressions which according totheDirective have
toappear onthelabels ofthese products andpartly from thefact
that themanufacturer isnot allowed tostate onthe label thename
andpercentage ofthefibres known atthetime ofmanufacture and
incorporated inthetextile article .
Article 3(5) this proposal lays down auniform solution tothese
problems which theBritish legislator hasalready solved unilaterally .
Prom thelinguistic aspect ,itshould benoted that theEnglish
expression "mixed fibres ",which is"residus textiles "inthe
French text ,becomes inItalian "fibre miste ":this isbecause in

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thetechnical terminology ofthat Member State theexpression
"residui tessili "appearing inthe current text oftheDirective
refers only tomanufacturing waste that cannot beused fortextile
applications .
Article 4
According totheDirective andtherelevant technical terminology ,the
expression "tolerance "refers tocases (Articles 4(2),5(3 )and6)in
which percentage variations "between thefibres making uptheproduct
orthe addition ofother fibres are accidental and cannot beforeseen
bythemanufacturer .
Inthecase ofdecorative fibres referred toinArticle 7»however ,the
permissible percentages ofthese fibres aredeliberately incorporated in
theproduct during manufacture .Theincorrect use oftheterm
"tolerance "inthis Article causes difficulties inthe interpretation
andapplication ofother important provisions oftheDirective .
This proposal recommends thenecessary amendments mthat respect ;
italso extends the concession inArticle 7"tofibres incorporated
intheproduct inorder toobtain ananti-static effect provided that
they donotexceed 2%oftheweight oftheproduct .
Article 5
Theamendments toArticle g.2 .Oproposed here aredesigned to
maintain ,asfarasisallowed byArticle 30etseq .oftheTreaty ,
theright ofMember States torequire that textile products sold on
their territory also belabelled intheir national language .
This right isrecognized only insofarasitisnecessary forconsumer
information and consequently must not beexercised fortextile fibre
names which inthevarious language versions have negligible differences
that donot prevent the final consumer from understanding them .

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Insome Member States ,however ,theabovementioned right isinterpreted ,
broadly ,sometimes insupport ofgeneral regulations designed toprotect
thenational language .This interpretation ,which conflicts with the
letter ofthelaw ,entails pointless costs forindustry andthus
indirectly forthe consumer and creates obstacles tomovement which
because ofthewidespread nature ofthis practice andthelarge number
ofcases that arise could noteffectively beremoved byresorting to
theprocedure inArticle 169oftheTreaty .
Thenecessary harmonization inthis respect isbrought about bythe
combination ofArticle 5and .Annex Vofthis proposal which specify
those ofthenames appearing inAnnex Ithat maybeexpressed ina
single Community language .
Asimilar provision hasbeen proposed ,because ofthelimited size of
small items (bobbins ,reals ,etc*)ofsewing ,mending
andembroidery yarns sold retail ;this allows individual items tobe
labelled inoneoftheCommunity languages only .Asthese items are
sold ondisplays which exhibit inclusive labelling ofthe fibre
composition inalllanguages ,adequate information fortheconsumer
isensured .
Article 6
This proposal isdesigned tolaydown uniform special rules forthe
labelling ofcertain textile articles (corsetry ,embroidered or
etch-printed articles ,velvet orplush textiles ,etc.)which ,although
apparently made upofdifferent components ,must beexcluded from the
provision inthesecond sentence ofArticle 9(1)stating that labelling
isnotcompulsory forcomponents representing less than 30%ofthe
total weight oftheproduct .
Because theterm "component ofatextile product "used inArticle 9(0
issovague ,these products areatpresent labelled inavariety of
ways asaresult ofwhich theconsumer issometimes notcorrectly
informed . ,

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TheprovisionsinthisArticlearedesigned,amongstotherthings,
toreaffirmthegeneralprinciple,oftenchallengedinpractice,that
thewholeproductmusthelabelledandtolaydowninpreciseterms
thepermissible exceptions,inkeepingwiththeotherprovisions
oftheDirectiveandinparticularArticle12,whichcontain
exceptionstothisprincipleforavarietyofreasons.
Withregardtotheproductscoveredbysection(f)(floorcoverings
andcarpets),thelabellingofwhichaccordingtocurrentpractice
islimitedtotheuse-surface ,thisexceptionisduetoprecise
technicalmanufacturing requirements andtothefactthatthe
consumerislessinterestedinknowingthefibrecomposition of
thenon–visiblepartofthesearticlesthatisnotdirectlyused.
Theexpressionin(e)"textilesimitatingorresemblingvelvetor
plush"refers,forexample,toneedle-punched orgarnettedtextiles,
spongefabrics,etc.
Article7
SincetheDirectivecontainednopreciseprovisiononthesubject,
thelabellingoftextilearticlessoldbythemetreorincut
lengthshasgivenrisetonumerousproblemsintheComnunityas
regardsboththemovementoftheseproductsandconsumerinformation .
SomeKemberStateshaveunilaterally passedspecificlegislations
onthesubject.
Sinceitistechnicallydifficultandcostlytolabeleachmetreor
cutlength,thisproposalstipulates,inordertoavoidbarriersto
tradeintheseproducts,thatthefibrecomposition needbeshown
onlyonthelengthorrollfromwhichtheyarecut.
Forthepurposesofconsumerinformation ,however,thepurchasermust
beabletoacquainthimselfwiththecomposition oftheseproducts:
inpracticetheinclusivelabellingontherollorpackageisnot
alwaysshowntothepurchaserordisplayedinsuchawaythathe
canactuallyobtainthisinformation .

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Consequentlythisproposalimposeson"easberStatesanobligation
toobtainaspecificresult,whichtheycandobytheprocedures
andcriteriathattheyconsidermostappropriate .Thisprovision
isalsoapplicabletotheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIVwhich,
forthesamelegalreasonsasareapplicabletotheabovementioned
textilearticles,maybeofferedforsaleunderaninclusive
labelwithoutbeinglabelledindividually .
Articles3and9
TheexistingtextofArticle12oftheDirectivehasfrequently
resultedinnumerousmajordifficulties ofinterpretation and
applicationforthefollowingreasons:
–itisaddressedsimultaneously ,inamannerandtoanextentdifficulttoascertain,tothemanufacturer (determination of
theitemsorcomponentsoftheproductwhichheneednottakeinto
accountforlabellingpurposes)andtotheanalyst(determination
oftheoperationstobecarriedoutforanalyticalverification);
–thehighlytechnicalterminology usedtodenotethevarious
itemsoftextileproductsissometimesincorrect,isnotuniform
inthedifferentlanguagesanddoesnotalwayscorrespondtothe
termsusedforthesameitemsinotherprovisionsofthe
Directive;
–someitemsthatneednotbelabelledorthataretoberemoved
beforeanalysishavenotbeentakenintoconsideration ;
–thenecessaryreferencestootherarticlesoftheDirectiveare
notalwaysgivenandthismakestheprovisionratherobscure.
Undertheseconditions,itwasthoughtnecessarytodividethe
contentofthisArticleintotwopartsinthisproposal:thefirst,
consistingofArticle6,specifiestheitemsthatdonothaveto
betakenintoaccountinlabellingandthesecond,inArticle9»
laysdowntheoperationstobecarriedoutforanalytical
verification .

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ThenecessaryadditionsandamendmentstoArticle12arecontained
inArticle8,onwhichthefollowingexplanations aregiven:
-"edgingsandtrimmingsnotforminganintegralpartofthe
product"(paragraph1(a))arethosewhicharesewnorappliedto
thetextilearticle(e.g.fringesoncurtains,bedspreads,etc.):
thesecondsentenceofArticle9(1)isapplicabletotheseitems;
-"elasticthreadsandbands..."(paragraph1(a))are,for
example,easilyisolatedelasticthreadsinthetopsofsocks,
stockings,etc.andelasticbandsaroundthewaistofunderpants ,
briefs,etc.;
-fillingsintendedtoconferwarmth(paragraph1(d))include,
forexample,thoseusedinanoraks,eiderdowns ,etc.;
-thebaseorunderlyingfabricsreferredtoinparagraph1(d)
includeinparticularthoseinarticlesofclothing(e.g.in
jacketandcoatcollars,etc.);theseoverlaptosomeextentwith
stiffeningsandreinforcements .
-examplesofstiffenings andreinforcements forthepurposesof
thesecondindentinparagraph1(d)arethoseappliedtojacket
elbows,toridingbreeches,insideties,etc.
Article10
Toensureeffectiveimplementation ofthesystemintroduced bythe
Directive,numerouscomplementary measuresofastrictlytechnical
naturehavetobelaiddownuniformlyandasquicklyaspossible.
Intheabsenceofthesemeasures,thosetowhomtheDirectiveis
addressedwillapply,oftendecisively ,fundamentalobligations and
provisionsestablishedinthisfield.Inaddition,becauseofthis
lackoflegislationatCommunitylevel,theMemberStatesoften
havetoadoptthenecessarymeasuresunilaterally ,obviouslywith
harmfuleffectsonthedegreeofharmonization attainedinthe
textilesectorandonthefreemovementofproducts.

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Soastoensurethattheessentialadministration oftheDirectiveiscarriedout.efficiently,Article10ofthisproposalstipulatesthatthe"Committee"procedure,alreadylaiddowninDirective72/276/EECfortheadaptationtotechnicalprogressof
methodsoftextileanalysis,beextendedtothevariousseparatedirectivesofatechnicalnaturerequiredinthesectorandtotheiradaptationtotechnicalprogress.
Article11
ThisArticleproposestechnical,terminological andlinguistic
amendmentstoAnnexXcontainingthenamesandtechnical
descriptions oftextilefibres.
Article12
Terminological anddraftingamendmentsandadjustmentstoAnnexII
oftheDirective.
Article13
TheCouncilmadedirectprovisionfortherevisionofAnnexIII
whentheDirectivewasadopted^*
ThisAnnexisoneofthemostdifficultpointsintheregulations
onthesubjectsinceitmakesprovision,asregardsthescope
oftheDirective,forexceptionstothegeneralrulelaiddown
inArticle8thatalltextileproductsmustbelabelled.These
exceptionshavetobespecifiedpreciselyandexhaustively soas
toruleoutanypossibility ofextendedanddiffering .
interpretations innationallawsandthelistmustbeascomplete
aspossiblesoastoruleoutthepossibilitythattextileproducts
forwhichlabellingisnotjustifiedmightnevertheless becovered
bythelabellingobligation.
1
SeepageZ%footnabe1

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Theseconditions donotappeartohavebeenfullysatisfiedbythe
existingtext:asaresulttextileproductsofthesametypeaxe
notalltreatedinthesamewayasregardslabellinginthe
Community.
Consequently thisproposallaysdownamendmentstoAnnexIII
relatingmainlytothefollowingpoints:
(a)Disposablearticles
Thereisnorealneedtoknowthefibrecomposition ofproducts
whichcanbeusedonlyonceandarethenthrownaway.
Whatismore,theseproducts(e.g.sanitarytowels,handkerchiefs
andotherdisposablearticles),ofwhichthereareanincreasing
numberonthemarketandforwhichnonormalrestoringoperation
(washing,ironing,etc.)canbeused,areinalmostallcases
non-woventextilesandforthisreason,aswellasthe
technological characteristics oftheircomposition ,posealmost
insurmountable problemsasregardslabellingandverification by
analysis.
Forthesereasons,anewitem36"disposablearticles"hasbeen
includedinAnnexIII,togetherwithadefinitionofthese
articles.
(b)ArticlessubjecttotherulesoftheEuropeanPharmacopoeia
andorthopaedicarticles:bandagesformedicaluse
Thenewitem37intheAnnexexemptstheabovementionedproducts
fromlabelling:itcoversafairlysmallnumberofre–usable
articles(thecorresponding disposablearticlesarealready
exemptedbyitem36referredtoin(a)above)which,becauseof
theircharacteristics andinparticulartheuseforwhichthey
areintended,havetomeetpreciseperformances whichhavelittle
ornothingtodowiththeirfibrecomposition ;forthearticles
coveredbytheEuropeanPharmacopeia ,theseperformances are
alreadycompulsorily specifiedinthatpublication .

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(o)Articlesofakindcommonlyusedinmachineryorplant
TheexistingtextofAnnexIIImakesprovisioninitem16forthe
exemptionfromlabellingof"articlesofakindcommonlyusedin
machineryorplant".
InallbuttheEnglish'version,thisexpression("articlespour
usagestechniques"),takenfromthetechnicalliteraturewhereit
coversingenericfashionawholerangeofproductswithavariety
oftechnicalfunctionsbuthavingelementsincommon,maybecause
ofitsambiguousandover-general naturebeinterpretedinvery
differentwaysandconsequently isunacceptable inalegalcontext
suchasaDirectivewherelegalcertaintycallsfortheprecise
limitationofexceptionstothebasicprincipleoflabelling.
Theexpression maybetakentoapply,toavaryingextent,bothto
articlesthatarenormallyintendedfortechnicaluse(e.g.those
usedinindustry)andtonumerousconsumerproductshavingvarious
typesoftechnicalfunctions.Theformercategoryneednotbe
labelledasitisofnointeresttotheconsumer,whereasforthe
secondcategoryitisnecessarytodistinguishthecasesinwhich
labellingisorisnotusefultotheconsumer.
TheEnglishversionoftheDirectivecontainsadefinition ,"articles
ofakindcommonlyusedinmachineryorplant"whichdiffers
completelyfromthewordingdiscussedaboveappearingintheother
languageversions.Thisgeneticdifferenceintheestablished
Communitylawonthesubjectclearlyconfirmsthedifficulties of
interpretation raisedbythecurrentwordingofitem16.
Undertheseconditionsitwasessentialtoamendthiswordingby
specifyingtheproductstobeexemptedfromlabellingina
comprehensive fashionthatwouldhavethesamesignificance inall
nationallaws.

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Forreasonsofdrafting,thenecessaryamendmentshavebeensetoutin
fivedifferentitems(38to42):
(a)Thetextilearticlesreferredtoinitems38and39havea
purelyinstrumental functioninthemanufacture ,processingor
operationofotherproductsandthereforewithrareexceptions
donotconstitutefinalconsumerproducts:theyareproducts
genuinelyintendedfortechnicaluse,theyareusedmainlyin
industryandothersimilarsectorsandarealsopurchasedsolelyon
thebasisofparticulartechnicalspecifications normallylaiddown
incohtractual clausesortermsandconditionsofsupply.Thecases
coveredbythesetwoitemscorrespond ,althoughwithgreateraccuracy,
toproductscoveredbytheabovementioned definitionintheEnglish
textoftheDirective .
(b)Item40coversalltextilearticlesusedforpersonal
protection andsafety.Mostoftheseproductsarecoveredby
specificlawswhichlaydown,oftenincompulsoryfashion,their
characteristics andperformances ;generallyspeaking,inprinciple
compositionlabellingisofnointeresttotheirusers(whoare
rarelyconsumersintheacceptedsense)andintherareinstances
whereitisnecessaryitislaiddownbythoselawsamongstthe
otherconditions tobemet.
(c)Thearticlescoveredbyitem41(sportshalls,exhibition
stands)aresophisticated productswhichcouldnotbepurchased
withoutinformation ontheirprecisespecifications andperformances ,
andthefibrecompositioniscertainlynotthemostimportant
factor;inanycase,whenitisnecessarytoknowthiscomposition ,
itisgivenintheassemblyandmaintenanceinstructions thatalways
accompanytheproduct.
(d)Items40and41abovehaveonecharacteristic incommonwhich
theyalsosharewiththenewitem42(sails):theyarenotconsumer
articlesintheacceptedsenseofthewordandontherareoccasions
whenamemberofthepublicbuysthemhedoessoasanexpertor
techniciansothatcompositionlabellingisnotrequired.

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Article14
TheCouncilalsomadeprovisionforAnnexIVtoberevised.
Items15-19inthisArticlecovernewcasesofproductswhich,
becauseoftheirnegligibleeconomicimportance ,smallsizeor
specialcharacteristics ,shouldbeexemptedfromcompulsory
individuallabellingandbesubjectsolelytoinclusivelabelling.
Article15
SeecommentsonArticle5«

THECOUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 100thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ;
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ;
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee ;
1Whereas certain provisions ofCouncil Directive 71/307/EEC have given rise
intheMember States todifferences ofinterpretation and
application prejudicial tothefree movement oftextile goods and
toconsumer information within themeaning ofthat Directive ;
whereas those provisions must therefore beamended ,orsupplemented ,
andalldiscrepancies ofterminology resulting from thevarious
language versions oftheDirective eliminated ;
Whereas the term "textile fibre "must beextended toinclude strips or
tubes with anapparent width ofnotmore than 5mm»which are
cutoutfrom sheets manufactured byextrusion ofthepolymers
listed under Items 17to36andItem 39ofAnnex I,andsubsequently
drawn outlengthwise ;
Whereas thetolerance inrespect of"other fibres ",which has
already been laid down forpure products ,must also beapplied to
mixtures ;
/
I
Whereas ,incases where itistechnically difficult tospecify
thecomposition ofaproduct atthetime ofmanufacture ,anyfibres
known atthat time maybestated onthelabel provided that they
account foracertain percentage ofthefinished product ;
OJNoL185,16.8 .1971 /p.16.

Whereas ,asfar asArticles 30etseq .oftheTreaty allow
theMember States torequire that thenames offibres shall be
expressed intheir national language (s),this option should not beex­
ercised fornames with slight Linguistic differences ;
whereas itistherefore necessary todetermine the names that may
beexpressed inonly oneCommunity language ;
Whereas itisexpedient ,inorder toavoid the differences of
application that have arisen inthis connection inthe Community ,
tospecify the exact methods oflabelling certain textile products
composed oftwo ormore components ,andalso theconstituents of
textile products that need notbetaken into account for purposes
oflabelling andanalysis ;
Whereas textile products subject only tothe requirement of
inclusive labelling ,andthose sold bythemetre orincutlengths ,
must beoffered for sale insuch awaythat theconsumer canfully
acquaint himself with the particulars affixed tothe overall
packaging orthe roll ,andwhereas itisfortheMember States
todecide onthemeasures tobeadopted forthis purpose ;
Whereas ,when Directive 71/307/EECwasadopted ,theCouncil provided
fortheamendment ofAnnexes IIIandIVtothat Directive ;whereas
those Annexes should therefore beamended ,asrequired
bytheexceptional nature oftheitems referred totherein ,andto
addother products exempt from labelling ,inparticular "disposable "
products orproducts for which only inclusive labelling isrequired ;
Whereas theprovisions necessary forthedetermination andthe
adaptation totechnical progress ofthemethods ofanalysis and
sampling ,themethods fortherecognition and removal ofadded
substances ,andthe special tolerances forcertain textile products
areimplementing measures ofastrictly technical nature ;
whereas itistherefore necessary toapply tothose measures ,and
tothemeasures foradapting Annexes Iand IItothe Directive
totechnical progress ,thecommittee procedure already laid down
inArticle 6ofCouncil Directive 72/276/EEc'' ontheanalysis of
binary mixtures ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
OJNoL173 -31.7.1972 ,p. 1

Article 1
CouncilDirective71/307/EECshallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Article2(2)shallreadasfollows:
2.ForthepurposesofthisDirective,"textilefibre"means:
-aunitofmattercharacterized byitsflexibility,fineness
andhighratiooflengthtomaximumtransversedimension,
whichrenderitsuitablefortextileapplications ;
-flexiblestripsortubes,ofwhiohtheapparentwidthdoes
notexceed5™n»includingstripcutfromwiderstripsorfilms,
producedfromthesubstancesusedforthemanufacture ofthe
fibreslistedunderItems17to36and39inAnnexI
andsuitablefor,textileapplications ;theapparent
widthisthewidthofthestriportubewhenfolded,flattened,
compressedortwisted,ortheaveragewidthwherethewidth
isnotuniform."
2.Article6(2),(4)and(5)shallreadasfollows
'2.Atextileproductcomposedoftwoormorefibres,noneofwhich
accountsforasmuchas85%ofthetotalweight,shallbedesignated
bythenameandpercentagebyweightofatleastthetwomainfibresfollowedbythenamesoftheotherconstituentfibresin
descendingorderofweight,withorwithoutanindicationoftheir
percentagebyweight.However,
(a)fibreswhichseparatelyaccountforlessthan10%of^Jes'ofaproductmaybecollectivelydesignatedbythetermotherfibres,
followedbythetotalpercentagebyweight;
(b)wherethenameofafibrewhichaccountsforlessthan10%ofthetotal
weightofaproductisspecified,thefullpercentagecompositionof
thatproductshallbegiven.

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'4.Inthe case oftextile products intended fortheendconsumer ,
inthepercentage compositions specified inArticle 5(2)(b )andin
paragraphs 1,2f3and 5oftheArticle ,
(a)upto2iobyweight ofother fibres shall betolerated ,provided
that this quantity isjustified ontechnical grounds and is
notadded asamatter ofroutine ;this tolerance shall be
increased to5%inthecase ofproducts which have undergone
acafding process ;
(b)amanufacturing tolerance of3$shall bepermitted between
the stated and real fibre percentages inrelation tothe
total weight offibres shown onthe label ;such tolerance shall
also beapplied tofibres which ,,inaccordance with paragraph 2
are listed indescending order ofweight with noindication of
their percentage .
Onanalysis ,these tolerances shall becalculated separately ;the
total weight tobetaken into account incalculating thetolerance
referred toinpoint (b)shall bethat ofthefibres ofthe
finished product less the weight ofany other fibres
found when applying thetolerance referred toinpoint (a).
Theaddition ofthetolerances referred toinpoints (a)and (b)
shall bepermitted only ifthe other fibres found byanalysis ,
when applying thetolerance referred toinpoint (a),prove to
beofthe same type asone ormore ofthe fibres shown onthe
label .
Inthe case ofparticular products for which themanufacturing
prooess requires tolerances higher than those given inpoints (a)
and (b)above ,higher tolerances maybeauthorized when the
conformity oftheproduct ischecked pursuant toArticle 13(1 )
only inexceptional cases andwhere sufficient justification
isprovided bythemanufacturer .Member States shall notify
theCommission forthwith inorder that such cases may ifnecessary be
regulated inauniform manner byseparate directives inaccordance
with theprocedure laid down inArticle 6ofCouncil Directive
72/276 /EEC."

5.(a)Theterms"mixedfibres"or"unspecifiedtextile
composition"maybeusedforanyproductthecomposition
ofwhichcannoteasilybestatedatthetimeof
manufacture .
(b)Whereoneormoreofthefibresofwhichtheproducts
referredtoinpoint(a)arecomposedareknownasto
qualityandquantityatthetimeofmanufacture ,they
maybeindicatedbynameandtheirpercentage
composition mentioned,providedthattheyconstitute
notlessthan40%ofthefinishedproductinthis
casetheinscription onthelabelshallstatefirst
thepercentageof"mixedfibres"orof"unspecified
textilecomposition"andthenthepercentageofthe
knownfibreorfibresfollowedbytheword"minimum".
Thesolepurposeofanalysingthesetextileproducts
shallbetodeterminewhether,havingregardtothe
tolerancesspecifiedinthisDirective,theycontain
apercentageofknownfibresnotlessthanthat
statedonthelabel."
3.Article7shallreadasfollowst
"Article7
WithoutprejudicetothetoleranceslaiddowninArticle4(2),
Article5(3)andArticle6(4),visible,isolablefibrest&icharepurelydecorativeanddonotexceed7%ottheweightofthefinishedproductneednotbementionedinthefibrecompositions
providedforinArticles4and6;thesameshallapplytofibres
(e.g.metalliofibres)whichareincorporatedinordertoobtainananti-staticeffectandwhichdonotexceed2%oftheweight
ofthefinishedproduct."

Article8(2)(c)snailbeamendedasfollows:
–Thepresentsubparagraph shallbeprecededbythephrase
"SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle30etseq.oftheTreaty,
MemberStates..."andsupplemented by"...exceptinthecase
ofthenameslistedinAnnexV,whichmaybeexpressedin
onlyoneofthevariousformsgiveninthatAnnex".
–Anewsubparagraph shallbeadded:
"Inthecaseofbobbins,reels,skeins,ballsoranyothersmall
quantityofsewing,mendingandembroideryyarns,theright
providedforintheprecedingparagraphmaybeexercisedbythe
MemberStatesonlyinthecaseofinclusivelabellingon
packagingordisplays.Withoutprejudicetothecasesreferred
toinpoint18ofAnnexIV,individualitemsmaybelabelled
inanyoneoftheCommunitylanguages."
Article9shallbesupplemented bythefollowingparagraph:
"3.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisions ofArticle12,
(a)Thefibrecompositionofthefollowingcorsetryarticles
shallbeindicatedbystatingthecomposition ofthe
wholeproductorthatofthecomponentslistedbeloweither
inclusively orseparately :
Forbrassieres :theoutsideandinsidefabricofthecups
andback;
forcorsets:thefront,rearandsidestiffeningpanels;
forcorselets :theoutsideandinsidefabricofthefront
andrearstiffeningpanelsandthesidepanels.
Thefibrecomposition ofcorsetryarticlesotherthanthose
listedintheprevioussubparagraph shallbeindicatedby
stating,eitherinclusivelyorseparately,thecomposition
ofthevariouscomponentsofthearticles;suchlabelling
shallnotbecompulsoryforcomponentsrepresenting less
than10/fcofthetotalweightoftheproduct.

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Theseparatelabellingofthevariouspartsofthecorsetryarticles
referredtoaboveshallbecarriedoutinsuchawaythattheend
consumercaneasilyunderstandtowhichpartoftheproductthe
particulars onthelabelrefer.
(b)Thefibrecompositionofetch-printedtextilesshallbegivenfor
theproductasawholeandmaybeindicatedbystating,separately
andbyname,thecompositionofthebasefabricandthatofthe
etchedpartswherethesetwoconstituents aremadeupofdifferent
fibres.
(c)Thefibrecompositionofembroideredtextilesshallbegivenfor
theproductasawholeandmaybeindicatedbystating,separately
andbyname,thecompositionofthebasetissueandthatofthe
embroideryyarnwherethesetwoconstituents aremadeupdifferentfibres;iftheembroideredpartsamounttolessthan10$ofthe
surfaceoftheproduct,onlythecompositionofthebasefabric
needbestated.
I
(d)Thefibrecompositionofspunyarns/consistingofacoreandacover
madeupofdifferentfibres,shallbegivenforthewholeofsuch
yarnsandmaybeindicatedbystatingthecomposition ofthecore
andthecoverseparatelyandbyname.
(e)Thefibrecompositionofvelvetandplushtextilesoroftextiles
imitatingorresemblingvelvetorplushshallbegivenforthe
wholeproductand,wheretheproductcomprisesagroundanda
use-surface composedofdifferentfibres,maybestatedseparately
forthesetwoparts,whichmustbementionedbyname.
ForthepurposesofthisDirective,"plush*'meansafabricwitha
long,flattenedpile.
(f)Thecompositionoffloorcoveringsandcarpetsofwhichthe
substrateandtheuse-surface arecomposedofdifferentfibres
maybestatedfortheuse–surfacealone,whichmustbementioned
byname." V

6.Article10shallbeamendedasfollows:
-Anewpoint(c)shallbeaddedtothepresentparagraph :
"Thecomposition oftextileproductssoldbythemetreorin
cutlengthsneed"beshownonlyonthelengthorrolloffered
forsale."
-Asecondparagraphshallbeadded:
"MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstoensurethat
theproductsreferredtoinpoints(b)and(c)ofthefirst
paragraphareofferedforsaleinsuchawaythattheend
consumercanfullyacquainthimselfwiththecomposition of
theproducts."
7.Article12shallreadasfollows:
"Article12
ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle8(1)andtheotherprovisions
ofthisDirectiverelatingtothelabellingoftextileproducts,the
fibrepercentagesreferredtoinArticles4t5and6shallbedetermined
withouttakingaccountoftheitemslistedinparagraphs 1and2below.
1.(a)Foralltextileproducts:
non-textileparts,selvedges,labelsandbadges,edgingsand
trimmingsnotforminganintegralpartoftheproduct,
buttonsandbucklescoveredwithtextilematerials,
accessories ,decorations ,non-elastic ribbons,elasticthreads
andbandsaddedatspecificandlimitedpointsoftheproduct,
and,intheproportionsspecifiedinArticle7»visible,isolablefibreswhicharepurelydecorativeand/oranti­
static.

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(b)Forfloorcoveringsandcarpets:allcomponentsotherthanthe
use-surface .
(c)Forupholsteryfabricsandcurtains:bindingandfillingwarps
andweftswhichdonotformpartoftheuse-surface .
Forthepurposesofthisprovision,theuse-surface ofcurtains
meanstherightsideofthefabricconstituting thetextile
product.
ι . ■ «
(d)Fortextileproductsotherthanthosereferredtoin(b):
baseorunderlyingfabrics,stiffenings andreinforcements ,
interlinings and.canvasbackings,stitchingandassembly
threadsunlesstheyreplacethewarpand/orweftofthe
fabric,fillingsunlesstheirfunctionistoconferwarmth,
and,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle9(1)»linings.
Forthepurposesofthisprovision:
–thebaseorunderlyingfabricsoftextileproductswhich
serveasabackingfortheuse-surface ,inparticularin
blanketsanddoublefabrics,andthefoundationtextures
ofvelvetorplushfabricsandkindredproductsshall
notberegardedasbackingstoberemoved?
-"stiffenings andreinforcements "meantheyarnsor
materialsaddedatspecificandlimitedpointsofthe
textileproductstostrengthenthemortogivethem
stiffnessorthickness.
2.Fattysubstances,binders,sizings,dressings,additionaldyeing
andprintingproductsandothertextileprocessingproducts.In
theabsenceofseparatedirectivesonthesubject,theMemberStates
shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethattheitemslisted
inthisparagrapharenotpresentinquantitiesliabletomislead
theconsumer."

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8„Article 13shall read asfollows :
"Article 13
1*checks onwhether the composition oftextile products isin
conformity with the information supplied inaccordance with
this Directive shall becarried outbythemethods ofanalysis
specified inthe Directives referred toinparagraph 2.
Forthis purpose ,the fibre percentages inArticles 4,5and
6shall bedetermined byapplying totheanhydrous mass of
each fibre the appropriate conventional factor laid down in
Annex II,after having removed the items referred toin
Article 12(1 )and (2)."
2.Separate directives will specify the sampling and analysing
methods tobeused inall Member States todetermine the fibre
composition ofproducts covered bythis Directive ."
9.Thefollowing Article 15ashall beinserted :
"Article 15a
1.Theamendments necessary foradapting Annexes Iand IItothe
Directive totechnical progress shall beadopted inaccordance
with theprocedure laid down inArticle 6ofDirective 72/276/EEC .
The following shall also bedetermined bythat procedure :
–themethods ofanalysis fortextile ?products notcovered by
Directives 72/276/EECand73/44/EEC ;
1
Council Directive of17July 1972 ontheapproximation ofthe laws ofthe
Member States relating tocertain methods forthequantitative analysis
^ofbinary textile fibre mixtures COJNoL173,31.7.1972 ,p.1).
Council Directive of26February 1973 on "theapproximation ofthelaws of
theMember States relating tothe quantitative analysis ofternary fibre
mixtures COJ NoL83,30.3.1973 ,p.2).

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-themethodsofsampling,thespecialtolerances neededfor
certainproducts,themethodsfortherecognition and
removalofaddedsubstances .
3-ThenameoftheCommitteereferredtoinArticle5of
Directive72/276/EECshallbecomethe"Committeefor
DirectivesrelatingtoTextileNamesandLabelling".
s

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10.AnnexIshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Thefollowinggeneraldefinitionshallbeinsertedimmediatelybelowthetitle"TABLEOFTEXTILEFIBRES":
"Forentriesrelatingtosyntheticandartificialfibres,thegeneric
namesgiveninthesecondcolumnrelatetofibrescomprisingnot
lessthan85%ofthepolymerdescribedinthethirdcolumn."
(b)Thefollowingitemsshallbeamendedasfollows:
1and2.Afootnotereference 1shallbeinsertedafterthetext
relatingtotheseitemsinthesecondcolumnheaded"Name".
Thefootnotereference'\fwhichnowappearsaftertheword"guanaco
inthesecondcolumnofItem2shallbedeleted.
2.Under"fibredescription",
theword"mohair"shallbereplacedasfollows:
-intheFrenchtextby"chevreangora";
-intheItaliantextby"capraangora";
-intheGermantextby"Angoraziege";
–intheDanishtexttheword"angoraged"shallbeaddedafter
theword"Kashmirged";
–■intheDutchtexttheword"mohair"shallbedeleted.
9.Jute:Thefibredescriptionshallreadasfollows:
-"FibreobtainedfromthebastofCorchorusolitoriusandCorchorus
capsularis.ForthepurposesofthisDirective,bastfibres
obtainedfromthefollowingspeciesshallbetreatedinthesame
wayasjute:Hibiscuscannabinus,Hibiscussabdariffa,Abutilon
abicennae,Urenalobata,Urenasinuata,Crotalariajuncea."

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14*Kenafand16a.Sunns
Thesenamesshallbedeleted*
20.Modal:Thefibredescriptionshallreadasfollows:
•'Regenerated cellulosefibreobtained "byprocessesgivinga
hightenacityandhighwetmodulus.Thesefibresshouldbe
abletoresistinthewetstatealoadof22*0cETpertex.
Underthisloadtheirelongationinthewetstateshouldnot
begreaterthan15$*M
21•Footnotereference 3aftertheword"protein"inthesecond
columnheaded"Name"shallbeamendedto2*
25*Chlorofibre :Thefibredescriptionshallreadasfollows:
"Fibreformedoflinearmacromolecules havingintheirchain
morethan50%bymassofchlorinatedvinylorchlorinated
virylidene monomericunits."
28.Hylon:Thenameshallread"Polyamideornylon".
32.Polycarbamide :Thefibredescriptionshallreadasfollows:
"Fibreformedoflinearmacromolecules havinginthechain
therecurringureylene(iJH-CO-NH)functionalgroup."
37•Elastane:IntheDutchtextthenameshallbeamendedtoread
"Elastaan".
(c)Footnote 1shallreadasfollows:
"^Thename"wool"inItem1ofthisAnnexmayalsobeusedtoindicate
amixtureoffibresfromsheep'sorlambs*fleecesandthehairs
listedinthethirdcolumnofItem2.Thisprovisionisapplicable
tothetextileproductslistedinArticles4and5andtothose
referredtoinArticle6,providedthatthelatterarepartly
composedofthefibreslistedinItems1and2ofthisAnnex."

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Cd)Footnote 2snailbedeleted.
Footnote3incertainlanguageversionsshallbeamendedto2.
11.AnnexIIshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Thetitleshallread:"AGREEDALLOWANCES USEDTO...."
'(
(b)Thefollowingitemsshallbeamendedasfollows:
28:Thewords"Polyamide (6-6)","Polyamide6"and"Polyamide11"
shall ,befollowedbythewords"ornylon"inallcases.
37:InthesecondcolumnoftheDutchtext,thenameofthefibre
shallbeamendedtoread"Elastaan".
12.AnnexIIIshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Thefollowingitemsshallbeamendedasfollows:
3:shallreadinGermanEtiketten undAbzeichen andinItalian
"Etichetteetcontrassegni".
v
12:shallread"textileproductsforbaseandunderliningfabricsand
stiffenings".
16:shallbedeleted;accordingly,Items17to35becomeitems
16to34.
21:Item20inthenextextshallread"hand-embroidered tapestries,
finishedorunfinished,andmaterialsfortheirproduction,including
embroideryyarns,soldseparatelyfromthecanvasandspecially
preparedforuseinsuchtapestries".
22:Item21inthenewtextshallreadinDutchKnöpfenengespenmet
stofbedekt"andinGerman"mitTextilienüberzogene Knöpfeund
Schnallen".

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(b)Thefollowingitemsshallbeadded!
35:"Funeralitems".
136:"Disposablearticles".
37:"TextilearticlessubjecttotherulesoftheEuropeanPharmacopoeia
andcoveredbyareferencetothoserules,non-disposable bandages
formedicalandorthopaedic usesaidorthopaedicarticlesingeneral"*
38:"Articlesnormallyintended:
(a)foruseinthemanufactureandprocessingofgoods,in
particular :
–inthevariousbranchesofindustry;
–inbuildingandcivilengineering ,withtheexceptionoftextile
floor-,wall-,anddoor-covering fabrics;
–inagriculture andalliedactivities ;
–incrafttrades;
–inindustrialandoccupational fishing;
–andinanysimilarsectors.
(b)forincorporation inmachines,ihstallations (e.g.forheating,airconditioningorlimiting),domesticandotherappliances,vehicles
andothermeansoftransport;orfortheiroperation,maintenanceor
equipment,otherthantextilemotorvehicleaccessories sold
separatelyfromthevehicle"#
39*"Cordage,ropesandstring,subjecttoItem12ofAnnexIVhereto,
normallyintendedfor:

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–useinthevarious branches ofindustry ,in "building and civil
engineering ,intransport (especially shipping )andinsimilar
sectors ;
–incorporation inmachinery ,installations ,appliances andvehicles
orfor use intheir operation ,maintenance and equipment ".
40;"Textile articles forprotection and safety purposes such assafety
belts ,parachutes ,lifejackets ,emergency chutes ,fire-fighting
devices ,bulletproof waistcoats andprotective garments ,provided
that these are not sold asarticles ofclothing ".
41:"Air-supported structures (e.g. sports halls ,exhibition stands or
storage facilities ",provided that particulars oftheperformances
andtechnical specifications ofthese articles are supplied ".
42:"Sails ".
43:"Animal clothing ".
44:"Flags andpennants ".
(c)Afootnote shall beadded ,and shall read :
"Forthepurposes ofthis Directive ,textile articles designed tobeused
once only orforalimited time ,andthenormal useofwhich precludes any
restoring forsubsequent useforthesame orasimilar purpose ,aretobe
regarded asdisposable ".

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13.Annex IVshall beamended asfollows :
(a)The title shall read :"PRODUCTS FORWHICH ONLYINCLUSIVE LABELLING OR
MARKING ISOBLIGATORY (Article 10,first paragraph ,point (b))"
(b)Item 12shall read :"Packing string andagricultural twine ;string ,
cordage andropes other than those falling within Item 39ofAnnex III^".
(c)Thefollowing items shall beadded :
15:"Bunnets andhair nets ".
16:"Ties andbowties forchildren ".
17:"Bibs ?washgloves andface flannels ".
18:"Sewing ,mending andembroidery yarns prepared forsalebyretail in
small quantities with agross weight of1gram orless".
19:"Webbing forcurtains andshutters ".
(d)Afootnote Ishall beadded -and shall read :
1"Forthetextile products falling within Item 12andsold incutlengths ,
theinclusive labelling shall bethat ofthereel .Thecordage andropes
falling within this item include those used inmountaineering andonsmall
boats ".

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ThefollowingAnnexVshallbeaddedtotheDirective:
•'NAMESSETOUTINANNEXIWHICHMAYBEEXPRESSED INONELANGUACE ONLY"
(Article8(2)(c),firstparagraph)•
Noof
the
fibreas
inAnnexIFrenchItalianGermanEnglish DanishDutch
2
2
2Alpata
Lama*
Casche-
mireAlpaca
Lama -
KashmirAlpaka
Lama
KaschmirAlpaca
Llama
CashmereAlpakaAlpaca
LamaLama
KashmirKasjmier
2
2
6
9
15Yack
Guanaco
Capoc
Jute
RamieYackYak
GuanacoGuanako
Kapok
Juta
RamiéKapok
Jute
RamieYak
Guanaco
Kapok
Jute
RamieYakJak
GuanacoGuanaco
KapokKapok
JuteJute
Ramie Ramee
17Acétatf 'AcetatoAcetatAcetateAcetatAcetaét
22
23
27
28
29
30
31
33
34
35
37
39
39
39Tri­
acétate
Viscose
Modacry­
lique
(Poly­
<amide
(Nylon
Poly­
esterTri-Tri-Tri-
acetatoacetatacetate
ViscosaViskoseViscose
Hodacri-ModacrylModacrylic
lica
(Poliern--(Polyamid(Polyamide
(midica(,(
(Nailon(Nylon(Nylon
Poli-PolyesterPolyester
estere
Polyéthy-Polieti-Polyathy-Polyethy­
lene
Polypro­
pylene
Polyure­
thane
Vinylal
Trivinyl
Elastanne
Métal
Métalli­
que-
Métallisélenica Isn
Polipro-Polypro-
pilenicapylen,
Polyurc-Polyure-
tanicathan
VinilaiVirwylal
Trivini-Trivinyl
lica
Elastan
Métallo
Mc-talli-
caElasthan
Métall
Metal-
lisch
Nu!oUiz-Kctalli-
zatasiertlene
Polypro­
pylene
Polyure­
thane
Vinyalal
Trivinyl
Elastane
Metal
Metallic
IletoiI­
isedTri-Triacetaat
acetat
ViskoseViscose
ModacrylModacryl
(Poly-(Polyamide
(amid(
(Nylon(Nylon
Poly-Polyester
ester
Polyethy-Polyetheen
len
Polypro-Polypropeen
pylen
Polyure-Pclyurethaan
than
VinylalVinylal
TrivinylTrivinyl
ElasthanElastaan
HetalMetaal
Metal-Metaalachtig
li'.k
Mc.'ijlli-Gerettalli-
seretseerd

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Article 2
1,Member States shall adopt andpublish theprovisions necessary to
comply with this Directive .They shall forthwith inform theCommission
thereof •
They shall apply those provisions with effect from 1January 1981 .
2.Assoon asthis Directive hasbeen notified ,Member States shall
ensure that theCommission isinformed .,insufficient time for itto
submit itscomments ,ofanydraft laws ,regulations oradministrative
provisions which they indend toadopt inthefield covered bythis
Directive .
Article 3
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States#