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| 17.2.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 50/1 |

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POSITION (EU) No 5/2011 OF THE COUNCIL AT FIRST READING

with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC, Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

Adopted by the Council on 6 December 2010

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 50 E/01

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee[(1)](#ntr1-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0001),

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure[(2)](#ntr2-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0002),

Whereas:

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| (1) | Council Directive 73/44/EEC of 26 February 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the quantitative analysis of ternary fibre mixtures[(3)](#ntr3-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0003), Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures[(4)](#ntr4-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0004) and Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names[(5)](#ntr5-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0005) have been amended several times. Since further amendments are to be made, those acts should be replaced by a single legal instrument, in the interest of clarity. |

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| (2) | The legal acts of the Union on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products are very technical in their content, with detailed provisions that need to be adapted regularly. In order to avoid the need for Member States to transpose the technical amendments into national legislation and thus reduce the administrative burden for national authorities and in order to allow for a faster adoption of new textile fibre names to be used simultaneously throughout the Union, a regulation seems to be the most appropriate legal instrument to carry out the legislative simplification. |

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| (3) | In order to eliminate potential obstacles to the proper functioning of the internal market caused by Member States’ diverging provisions with regard to textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products, it is necessary to harmonise the names of textile fibres and the indications appearing on labels, markings and documents which accompany textile products at the various stages of their production, processing and distribution. |

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| (4) | This Regulation lays down harmonised provisions with regard to certain aspects of textile labelling and marking, in particular textile fibre names. Other labelling and marking may exist, provided that it does not cover the same scope as this Regulation and that it is compatible with the Treaties. |

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| (5) | It is appropriate to lay down rules enabling manufacturers to ask for the inclusion of a new textile fibre name in the Annexes to this Regulation. |

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| (6) | Provision should also be made in respect of certain products which are not made exclusively of textile materials but have a textile content which constitutes an essential part of the product or to which attention is specifically drawn by the economic operator. |

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| (7) | The tolerance in respect of ‘extraneous fibres’, which are not to be stated on the labels and markings, should apply both to pure products and to mixtures. |

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| (8) | Labelling or marking of the fibre composition should be compulsory to ensure correct and uniform information is made available to all consumers in the Union. However, this Regulation should not prevent economic operators from indicating, in addition, the presence of small quantities of fibres requiring particular attention to keep the original quality of the textile product. Where it is technically difficult to specify the fibre composition of a textile product at the time of its manufacture, it should be possible to state, on the label or marking, only those fibres which are known at the time of manufacture provided that they account for a certain percentage of the finished product. |

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| (9) | In order to avoid differences in practice among the Member States, it is necessary to lay down the exact methods of labelling or marking for certain textile products consisting of two or more components, and also to specify the components of textile products that need not be taken into account for the purposes of labelling, marking and analysis. |

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| (10) | Textile products subject only to the requirements of inclusive labelling, and those sold by the metre or in cut lengths, should be made available on the market in such a way that the consumer can fully acquaint himself with the information affixed to the overall packaging or the roll. |

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| (11) | The use of textile fibre names or descriptions of fibre compositions which enjoy particular prestige among users and consumers should be made subject to certain conditions. Furthermore, in order to provide information to users and consumers, it is appropriate that the textile fibre names are related to the characteristics of the fibre. |

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| (12) | The market surveillance in Member States of products covered by this Regulation is subject to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products[(6)](#ntr6-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0006) and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety[(7)](#ntr7-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0007). |

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| (13) | It is necessary to lay down methods for the sampling and analysis of textile products in order to exclude any possibility of objections to the methods used. The methods used for official tests carried out in the Member States to determine the fibre composition of textile products composed of binary and ternary fibre mixtures should be uniform, as regards both the pre-treatment of the sample and its quantitative analysis. It is appropriate that the methods set out to that end in this Regulation be turned into harmonised standards. Therefore, the Commission should manage the transition from the current system, which is based on the methods set out in this Regulation, to a harmonised standard-based system. The use of uniform methods of analysis of textile products composed of binary and ternary fibre mixtures will facilitate the free movement of those products, and thereby improve the functioning of the internal market. |

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| (14) | In the case of binary textile fibre mixtures for which there is no uniform method of analysis at Union level, the laboratory responsible for the test should be allowed to determine the composition of such mixtures, indicating in the analysis report the result obtained, the method used and its degree of accuracy. |

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| (15) | This Regulation should set out the agreed allowances to be applied to the anhydrous mass of each fibre during the determination by analysis of the fibre content of textile products, and should give two different agreed allowances for calculating the composition of carded or combed fibres containing wool and/or animal hair. Since it cannot always be established whether a product is carded or combed, and consequently inconsistent results can arise from the application of the tolerances during checks on the conformity of textile products carried out in the Union, the laboratories carrying out those checks should be authorised to apply a single agreed allowance in doubtful cases. |

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| (16) | Rules should be laid down in respect of products exempt from the general labelling and marking requirements set out in this Regulation, in particular with respect to disposable products or products for which only inclusive labelling is required. |

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| (17) | It is appropriate to establish a procedure for the inclusion of new textile fibre names in the Annexes to this Regulation. This Regulation should thus set out requirements regarding applications by manufacturers or other persons acting on their behalf for new textile fibre names to be added to those Annexes. |

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| (18) | The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the adoption of technical criteria and procedural rules for the authorisation of higher tolerances, the amendment of Annexes II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX in order to adapt them to technical progress and the amendment of Annex I in order to include new textile fibre names in the list set out in that Annex. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. |

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| (19) | Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the adoption of uniform rules for the use of textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |

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| (20) | Directives 73/44/EEC, 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC should be repealed, |

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER 1

General provisions

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation lays down rules concerning the use of textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products as well as rules concerning the determination of the fibre composition of textile products by quantitative analysis of binary and ternary textile fibre mixtures with a view to improving the functioning of the internal market and to providing accurate information to consumers.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to textile products when made available on the Union market and to the products referred to in paragraph 2.

2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following products shall be treated in the same way as textile products:

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| (a) | products containing at least 80 % by weight of textile fibres; |

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| (b) | furniture, umbrella and sunshade coverings containing at least 80 % by weight of textile components; |

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| (c) | the textile components of:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | (i) | the upper layer of multi-layer floor coverings; |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (ii) | mattress coverings; |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (iii) | coverings of camping goods; |   provided such textile components constitute at least 80 % by weight of such upper layers or coverings; |

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| (d) | textiles incorporated in other products and forming an integral part thereof, where their composition is specified. |

3.   This Regulation shall not apply to textile products which are contracted out to persons working in their own homes, or to independent firms that make up work from materials supplied without the property therein being transferred for consideration.

Article 3

Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

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| (a) | ‘textile product’ means any raw, semi-worked, worked, semi-manufactured, manufactured, semi-made-up or made-up product which is exclusively composed of textile fibres, regardless of the mixing or assembly process employed; |

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| (b) | ‘textile fibre’ means either of the following:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | (i) | a unit of matter characterised by its flexibility, fineness and high ratio of length to maximum transverse dimension, which render it suitable for textile applications; |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | (ii) | a flexible strip or tube, of which the apparent width does not exceed 5 mm, including strips cut from wider strips or films, produced from the substances used for the manufacture of the fibres listed in Table 2 of Annex I and suitable for textile applications; | |

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| (c) | ‘apparent width’ means the width of the strip or tube when folded, flattened, compressed or twisted, or the average width where the width is not uniform; |

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| (d) | ‘textile component’ means a part of a textile product with an identifiable fibre content; |

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| (e) | ‘extraneous fibres’ means fibres other than those stated on the label or marking; |

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| (f) | ‘lining’ means a separate component used in making up garments and other products, consisting of a single layer or multiple layers of textile material held in place along one or more of the edges; |

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| (g) | ‘labelling’ means affixing the required information to the textile product by way of attaching a label; |

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| (h) | ‘marking’ means indicating the required information directly on the textile product by way of sewing, embroidering, printing, embossing or any other technology of application; |

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| (i) | ‘inclusive labelling’ means the use of a single label for several textile products or components; |

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| (j) | ‘disposable product’ means a textile product designed to be used only once or for a limited time, and the normal use of which is not intended for subsequent use for the same or a similar purpose; |

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| (k) | ‘agreed allowance’ means the value of moisture regain to be used in the calculation of the percentage of fibre components on a clean, dry mass basis, with adjustment by conventional factors. |

2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions of ‘making available on the market’, ‘placing on the market’, ‘manufacturer’, ‘importer’, ‘distributor’, ‘economic operators’, ‘harmonised standard’, ‘market surveillance’ and ‘market surveillance authority’ set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall apply.

Article 4

General requirement on the making available on the market of textile products

Textile products shall only be made available on the market provided that such products are labelled, marked or accompanied with commercial documents in compliance with this Regulation.

CHAPTER 2

Textile fibre names and related labelling and marking requirements

Article 5

Textile fibre names

1.   Only the names of textile fibres listed in Annex I shall be used for the description of fibre compositions on labels and markings of textile products.

2.   Use of the names listed in Annex I shall be reserved for textile fibres the nature of which corresponds to the description set out in that Annex.

The names shall not be used for other fibres, whether on their own or as a root or as an adjective.

The term ‘silk’ shall not be used to indicate the shape or particular presentation in continuous filament yarn of textile fibres.

Article 6

Applications for new textile fibre names

Any manufacturer or any person acting on his behalf may apply to the Commission to add a new textile fibre name to the list set out in Annex I.

The application shall include a technical file compiled in accordance with Annex II.

Article 7

Pure textile products

1.   Only textile products exclusively composed of the same fibre may be labelled or marked as ‘100 %’, ‘pure’ or ‘all’.

Those or similar terms shall not be used for other textile products.

2.   Without prejudice to Article 8(3), a textile product containing no more than 2 % by weight of extraneous fibres may also be treated as exclusively composed of the same fibre, provided this quantity is justified as being technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and is not added as a matter of routine.

A textile product which has undergone a carding process may also be treated as exclusively composed of the same fibre if it contains no more than 5 % by weight of extraneous fibres, provided this quantity is justified as being technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and is not added as a matter of routine.

Article 8

Fleece wool or virgin wool products

1.   A textile product may be labelled or marked by one of the names set out in Annex III provided it is composed exclusively of a wool fibre which has not previously been incorporated in a finished product, which has not been subjected to any spinning and/or felting processes other than those required in the manufacture of that product, and which has not been damaged by treatment or use.

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the names listed in Annex III may be used to describe wool contained in a textile fibre mixture if all the following conditions are met:

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| (a) | all the wool contained in that mixture satisfies the requirements defined in paragraph 1; |

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| (b) | such wool accounts for not less than 25 % of the total weight of the mixture; |

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| (c) | in the case of a scribbled mixture, the wool is mixed with only one other fibre. |

The full percentage composition of such mixture shall be given.

3.   The extraneous fibres in the products referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including wool products which have undergone a carding process, shall not exceed 0,3 % by weight, shall be justified as being technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and shall not be added as a matter of routine.

Article 9

Multi-fibre textile products

1.   A textile product composed of two or more fibres, one of which accounts for at least 85 % of the total weight, shall be labelled or marked by one of the following:

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| (a) | the name of the fibre which accounts for at least 85 % of the total weight immediately preceded or followed by its percentage by weight; |

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| (b) | the name of the fibre which accounts for at least 85 % of the total weight immediately preceded or followed by the words ‘85 % minimum’; |

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| (c) | the full percentage composition of the product. |

2.   A textile product composed of two or more fibres, none of which accounting for as much as 85 % of the total weight, shall be labelled or marked with at least the name and percentage by weight of the fibres with the highest and next highest percentage by weight of the product, immediately followed by the names of the other constituent fibres in descending order of the percentage by weight, with or without an indication of their percentage by weight.

3.   Without prejudice to paragraph 2, fibres which separately account for less than 10 % of the total weight of a product may be collectively designated by the term ‘other fibres’, immediately preceded or followed by the total percentage by weight.

Where the name of a fibre which accounts for less than 10 % of the total weight of a product is specified, the full percentage composition of that product shall be given.

4.   Products having a pure cotton warp and a pure flax weft, in which the percentage of flax accounts for at least 40 % of the total weight of the unsized fabric may be given the name ‘cotton linen union’ which must be accompanied by the composition specification ‘pure cotton warp — pure flax (or linen) weft’.

5.   Without prejudice to Article 5(1), for textile products the composition of which is hard to state at the time of their manufacture, the term ‘mixed fibres’ or the term ‘unspecified textile composition’ may be used on the label or marking.

Article 10

Decorative fibres and fibres with antistatic effect

1.   Visible, isolable fibres which are purely decorative and do not exceed 7 % of the weight of the finished product do not have to be taken into account in the fibre compositions provided for in Articles 7 and 9.

2.   Metallic fibres and other fibres which are incorporated in order to obtain an antistatic effect and which do not exceed 2 % of the weight of the finished product do not have to be taken into account in the fibre compositions provided for in Articles 7 and 9.

3.   In the case of the products referred to in Article 9(4), the percentages provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be calculated on the weight of the warp and that of the weft separately.

Article 11

Multi-component textile products

1.   Any textile product containing two or more textile components which have different textile fibre contents shall bear a label or marking stating the textile fibre content of each component.

2.   The labelling or marking referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be compulsory for textile components when the following two conditions are fulfilled:

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| (a) | those components are not main linings; and |

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| (b) | those components represent less than 30 % of the total weight of the textile product. |

3.   Where two or more textile products have the same fibre content and normally form a single unit, they may bear only one label or marking.

Article 12

Labelling and marking of textile products listed in Annex IV

The fibre composition of textile products listed in Annex IV shall be indicated in accordance with the labelling and marking provisions set out in that Annex.

Article 13

Labels and markings

1.   Textile products shall be labelled or marked to give an indication of their fibre composition whenever they are made available on the market.

The labelling and marking of textile products shall be durable, easily legible, visible and accessible and, in the case of a label, securely attached.

2.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, labels or markings may be replaced or supplemented by accompanying commercial documents when the products are being supplied to economic operators within the supply chain, or when they are delivered in performance of an order placed by any contracting authority as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts[(8)](#ntr8-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0008).

3.   The textile fibre names and descriptions of fibre compositions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9 shall be clearly indicated in the accompanying commercial documents referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

Abbreviations shall not be used with the exception of a mechanised processing code, provided that code is explained in the same commercial document.

Article 14

Obligation to supply the label or marking

1.   When placing a textile product on the market, the manufacturer shall ensure the supply of the label or marking and the accuracy of the information contained therein. If the manufacturer is not established in the Union, the importer shall ensure the supply of the label or marking and the accuracy of the information contained therein.

2.   A distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation where he places a product on the market under his name or trademark, attaches the label himself or modifies the content of the label.

3.   When making a textile product available on the market, the distributor shall ensure that textile products bear the appropriate labelling or marking prescribed by this Regulation.

4.   The economic operators referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall ensure that any information supplied when textile products are made available on the market cannot be confused with the textile fibre names and the descriptions of fibre compositions, as laid down by this Regulation.

Article 15

The use of textile fibre names and fibre composition descriptions

1.   When making a textile product available on the market, the textile fibre composition descriptions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9 shall be indicated in catalogues and trade literature, on packaging, labels and markings in a manner that is easily legible, visible, clear and in uniform print or font. This information shall be clearly visible to the consumer before the purchase, including in cases where the purchase is made by electronic means.

2.   Trade marks or the name of the undertaking may be given immediately before or after textile fibre composition descriptions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9.

However, where a trade mark or a name of an undertaking contains, on its own or as a root or as an adjective, one of the textile fibre names listed in Annex I or a name liable to be confused therewith, such trade mark or name shall be given immediately before or after the textile fibre composition descriptions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9.

Other information shall be always displayed separately.

3.   The labelling or marking shall be provided in the official language or languages of the Member State on the territory of which the textile products are made available to the consumer, unless the Member State concerned provides otherwise.

In the case of bobbins, reels, skeins, balls or other small quantities of sewing, mending and embroidery yarns, the first subparagraph shall apply to the inclusive labelling referred to in Article 16(3). Whenever these products are individually sold, they may be labelled or marked in any of the official languages of the institutions of the Union, provided they are also inclusively labelled.

Article 16

Derogations

1.   The rules laid down in Articles 11, 13, 14 and 15 shall be subject to the derogations provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.

2.   The indication of textile fibre names or fibre composition on the labels and markings of textile products listed in Annex V is not required.

However, where a trade mark or name of an undertaking contains, on its own or as a root or as an adjective, one of the names listed in Annex I or a name liable to be confused therewith, Articles 11, 13, 14 and 15 shall apply.

3.   Where textile products listed in Annex VI are of the same type and fibre composition, they may be made available on the market together with an inclusive labelling.

4.   The fibre composition of textile products sold by the metre may be shown on the length or roll made available on the market.

5.   The textile products referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made available on the market in such a way that the fibre composition of those products is made known to each purchaser in the supply chain, including the consumer.

CHAPTER 3

Market surveillance

Article 17

Market surveillance checks

Market surveillance authorities shall carry out checks on the conformity of the fibre composition of textile products with the supplied information related to the fibre composition of those products in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 18

Determination of fibre composition

1.   For the purpose of determining the fibre composition of textile products, the checks referred to in Article 17 shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex VIII or with the harmonised standards to be introduced in that Annex.

2.   In the determination of fibre compositions set out in Articles 7, 8 and 9, the items listed in Annex VII shall not be taken into account.

3.   The fibre compositions set out in Articles 7, 8 and 9 shall be determined by applying to the anhydrous mass of each fibre the appropriate agreed allowance laid down in Annex IX, after having removed the items set out in Annex VII.

4.   Any laboratory responsible for the testing of textile mixtures for which there is no uniform method of analysis at Union level shall determine the fibre composition of such mixtures, indicating in the analysis report the result obtained, the method used and its degree of accuracy.

Article 19

Tolerances

1.   For the purposes of establishing the fibre composition of textile products, the tolerances laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply.

2.   Without prejudice to Article 8(3), the presence of extraneous fibres in the fibre composition to be provided in accordance with Article 9 does not need to be indicated if the percentage of those fibres does not reach the following values:

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| (a) | 2 % of the total weight of the textile product, provided this quantity is justified as being technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and is not added as a matter of routine; or |

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| (b) | 5 % of the total weight in the case of textile products which have undergone a carding process, provided this quantity is justified as being technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and is not added as a matter of routine. |

3.   A manufacturing tolerance of 3 % shall be permitted between the stated fibre composition to be provided in accordance with Article 9 and the percentages obtained from analysis carried out in accordance with Article 18, in relation to the total weight of fibres shown on the label or marking. Such tolerance shall also apply to the following:

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| (a) | fibres which are listed with no indication of their percentage in accordance with Article 9(2); |

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| (b) | the percentage of wool referred to in point (b) of Article 8(2). |

For the purposes of the analysis, the tolerances shall be calculated separately. The total weight to be taken into account in calculating the tolerance referred to in this paragraph shall be that of the fibres of the finished product less the weight of any extraneous fibres found when applying the tolerance referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

4.   The cumulative application of the tolerances referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be permitted only if any extraneous fibres found by analysis, when applying the tolerance referred to in paragraph 2, prove to be of the same chemical type as one or more of the fibres shown on the label or marking.

5.   In the case of particular textile products for which the manufacturing process requires tolerances higher than those laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission may authorise higher tolerances.

Prior to placing the textile product on the market, the manufacturer shall submit a request for authorisation by the Commission providing sufficient reasons for and evidence of the exceptional manufacturing circumstances. The authorisation may only be granted in exceptional cases and where adequate justification is provided by the manufacturer.

If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 and subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 22 and 23, technical criteria and procedural rules for the application of this paragraph.

CHAPTER 4

Final provisions

Article 20

Delegated acts

1.   The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 and subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 22 and 23, technical criteria and procedural rules for the application of Article 19(5), amendments to Annexes II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX, in order to take account of technical progress, and amendments to Annex I pursuant to Article 6.

2.   When adopting such delegated acts, the Commission shall act in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

Article 21

Exercise of the delegation

1.   The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years following …[(9)](#ntr9-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0009). The Commission shall make a report in respect of the delegated powers not later than 6 months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of powers shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 22.

2.   As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

3.   The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 22 and 23.

Article 22

Revocation of the delegation

1.   The delegation of powers referred to in Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.

2.   The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and possible reasons for a revocation.

3.   The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the powers specified in that decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 23

Objections to delegated acts

1.   The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of 2 months from the date of notification.

At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council that period shall be extended by 2 months.

2.   If, on expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein.

The delegated act may be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and enter into force before the expiry of that period if the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission of their intention not to raise objections.

3.   If the European Parliament or the Council objects to a delegated act, it shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shall state the reasons for objecting to the delegated act.

Article 24

Reporting

By …[(10)](#ntr10-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0010), the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this Regulation, with an emphasis on the requests for and adoption of new textile fibre names.

Article 25

Transitional provision

Textile products which are in accordance with Directive 2008/121/EC and which are placed on the market before …[(11)](#ntr11-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0011) may continue to be made available on the market until …[(12)](#ntr12-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0012).

Article 26

Repeal

Directives 73/44/EEC, 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC are hereby repealed with effect from …[(11)](#ntr11-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0011).

References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation tables in Annex X.

Article 27

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from …[(11)](#ntr11-CE2011050EN.01000101-E0011).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at …,

For the European Parliament

The President

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For the Council

The President

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