CELEX: 51993PC0712
Language: en
Date: 1994-01-25
Title: Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on textile names

6 . 4 . 94                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No C 96/ 1
                                                                      II
                                                             (Preparatory Acts)
                                                        COMMISSION
                           Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on textile names
                                                                ( 94/C 96/01
                                                         ( Text with EEA relevance )
                                                            COM(93) 712 final
                                          (Submitted by the Commission on 25 January 1994)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF                                4.    Whereas these hindrances can be eliminated by
THE EUROPEAN UNION,                                                             laying down uniform rules for placing textile
                                                                                products on the market at Community level;
                                                                                whereas it is therefore necessary to harmonize the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           names of textile fibres and the particulars
Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,                              appearing on labels, markings and documents
                                                                                which accompany textile products at the various
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                stages of their production , processing and
                                                                                distribution; whereas the term 'textile fibre' must
                                                                                be extended to include strips or tubs with an
Having regard of the opinion of the Economic and Social                         apparent width of not more than 5 mm, which are
Committee,                                                                      cut out from sheets manufactured by extrusion of
                                                                                the polymers listed under items 19 to 38 and 41 of
1.       Whereas Council Directive 71 /307/EEC of 26 July                       Annex I, and subsequently drawn out lengthwise;
         1971 on the approximation of the laws of the
         Member States relating to textile names ( ] ), as last
         amended by Directive 87/140/EEC ( 2 ), has been
         amended frequently and substantially; whereas for
         reasons of clarity and rationality the said Directive            5.    Whereas provision should also be made in respect
         should be consolidated;                                                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
2.       Whereas, in most Member States, textile products                       which attention is specifically drawn by the
         are subject to mandatory provisons with regard to                      producer, processor or trader; whereas in item 30
         their names, composition and labelling;                                in Annex II there is no need to distinguish between
                                                                                the different types of polyamide or nylon, the
3.       Whereas these provisions vary from one Member                          agreed allowances for which should therefore be
         State to another and consequently hinder the                           brought into line;
         establishment and proper functioning of the
         common market;
                                                                         6.     Whereas the tolerance in respect of 'other fibres',
0 ) OJ No L 185 , 16 . 8 . 1971 , p. 16 .                                       which has already been laid down for pure
(2) OJ No L 56, 26 . 2. 1987, p. 24 .                                           products, must also be applied to mixtures;
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7.    Whereas, in order to achieve the objective                 14.    Whereas it is not advisable in a special directive on
      underlying national provisions in this field,                     textile products to harmonize all the provisions
      labelling should be compulsory;                                   applicable to such products;
                                                                 15 .   Whereas, Annexes III and IV, taking into account
8.    Whereas, in cases where it is technically difficult to            the exeptional nature of the items referred to
      specify the composition of a product at the time of               therein, also cover other products exempt from
      manufacture, any fibres known at that time may be                 labelling, in particular 'disposable' products or
      stated on the label provided that they account for a              products for which only inclusive labelling is
      certain percentage of the finished product;                       required;
                                                                 16 .   Whereas the provisions necessary for the
9.   Whereas it is expedient, in order to avoid the                     determination and the adaptation to technical
      differences of application that have arisen in this               progress of the methods of analysis are
     connection in the Community, to specify the exact                  implementing measures of a strictly technical
     methods of labelling certain textile products                      nature; whereas it is therefore necessary to apply to
     composed of two or more components, and also                       those measures, and to the measures for adapting
     the constituents of textile products that need not                 Annexes I and II to this Directive to technical
      be taken into account for purposes of labelling and               progress, the Committee procedure already laid
     analysis;                                                          down in Article 6 of European Parliament and
                                                                        Council Directive         ./EC of . . . 199 . on certain
                                                                        methods for the quantitative analysis of binary
                                                                        textile fibre mixtures;
10.  Whereas textile products subject only to the
     requirement of inclusive labelling, and those sold
     by the metre or in cut lengths, must be offered for        17.    Whereas the provisions in this Directive are in
     sale in such a way that the consumer can fully                     accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
     acquaint himself with the particulars affixed to the               Directives relating to Textile Names and
     overall packaging or the roll; whereas it is for the               Labelling;
     Member States to decide on the measures to be
     adopted for this purpose;                                  18 .   Whereas      this  Directive  must     not    affect    the
                                                                       obligations of the Member States concerning the
                                                                       deadlines for transposal of the Directives set out in
11 . Whereas the use of descriptions on names which                    Annex V, part B,
     enjoy particular prestige among uses and
     consumers should be made subject to certain
     conditions;
                                                                HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
12 . Whereas it was necessary to lay down textile
     sampling and analysing method in order to exclude                                     Article 1
     any possibility of objections to the methods used;
                                                                Textile products may be marketed within the
                                                                Community, either before or during their industrial
13 . Whereas Annex II which sets out the agreed                 processing or at any of the distribution stages, only
     allowances to be applied to the anhydrous mass of          where such products comply with the provisions of this
     each fibre during the determination by analysis of         Directive .
     the fibre content of textile products, gives, in items
     1,2 and 3 , two different agreed allowances for
     calculating the composition of carded or combed                                       Article 2
     fibres containing wool and/or animal hair; whereas
     laboratories cannot always tell whether a product
     is carded or combed, and consequently inconsistent         1 . For the purposes of this Directive, 'textile products'
     results can be obtained by applying this provision         means any raw, semi-worked, worked, semi­
     during checks on the conformity of textile products        manufactured, manufactured, semi-made-up or made-up
     carried out in the Community; whereas labora­              products which are exclusively composed of textile fibres,
     tories should therefore be authorized to apply a           regardless of the mixing or assembly process employed.
     single agreed allowance in doubtful cases; whereas
     however, the provisional retention of the national
     methods currently in force does not prevent the            2 . For the purposes of this Directive 'textile fibre'
     application of uniform rules;                              means :
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 — a unit of matter characterized by its flexibility,               2 . A textile product may contain up to 2 % by weight of
       fineness and high ratio of length to maximum                 other fibres, provided this quantity is justified on
       transverse dimension, which render it suitable for           technical grounds and is not added as a matter of
       textile applications,                                        routine . This tolerance shall be increased to 5 % in the
                                                                    case of textile products which have undergone a carding
 — flexible strips or tubes, of which the apparent width            process .
       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 under                                    Article 5
      items 19 to 41 in Annex I and suitable for textile
      applications; the apparent width is the width of the          1 . A wool product may be described as:
      strip or tube when folded flattened, compressed or           — 'lana virgen ',
      twisted, or the average width where the width is not
      uniform .                                                    — 'Friskklipper uld',
                                                                   — 'Schurwolle',
 3 . The following shall be treated in the same way as             — 'παρθένο μαλλί'
textile products and shall be subject to the provisions of
 this Directive :                                                  — 'fleece wool » or « virgin wool',
— products containing at least 80 % by weight of textile           — 'laine virge' ou 'laine de tonte',
      fibres,                                                      — 'lana vergine' ou 'lana di tosa',
— furniture, umbrella and sunshade coverings containing            — 'scheerwol',
      at least 80 % by weight of textile components,               — 'la virgem',
      similarly, the textile components of multi-layer floor
      coverings, of mattresses and of camping goods, and           only if it is composed exclusively of a fibre which has not
      warm linings of footwear, gloves, mittens and mitts,         previously been incorporated in a finished product, which
      provided such parts or linings constitute at least 80 %      has not been subjected to any spinning and/or felting
      by weight of the complete article,                           processes other than those required in the manufacture of
                                                                   that product, and which has not been damaged by
— textiles incorporated in other products and forming              treatment or use .
      an integral part thereof, where their composition is
      specified .                                                  2. By way of derogation from the provisions of
                                                                   paragraph 1 , the expressions referred to in paragraph 1
                                                                   may be used to describe wool contained in a fibre
                                                                   mixture when :
                             Article 3
                                                                   ( a ) all the wool contained in that mixture satisfies the
                                                                         requirements defined in paragraph 1 ;
1 . The names and descriptions of fibres within the
meaning of Article 2 are listed in Annex I.                        ( b ) this wool accounts for not less than 25 % of the total
                                                                         weight of the mixture;
                                                                   ( c) in the case of a scribbled mixture, the wool is mixed
2 . Use of the names appearing in the table in Annex I
shall be reserved for fibres whose nature is specified                   with only one other fibre .
under the same item of that table .
                                                                   In the case referred to in this paragraph, the full
                                                                   percentage composition must be given.
3 . None of these names may be used for any other fibre
whether on their own or as a root or as an adjective, in           3 . The tolerance justified on technical grounds
any language whatsoever.                                           connected with manufacture shall be limited to 0,3 % of
                                                                   fibrous impurities in the case of products described by
                                                                   one of the expressions referred to in paragraph 1 , in
4 . The word 'silk' may not be used to indicate the shape          conformity with paragraphs 1 and 2, including wool
or particular presentation in continuous yarn of textile           products which have undergone a carding process.
fibres.
                                                                                             Article 6
                             Article 4                             1 . A textile product composed of two or more fibres,
                                                                   one of which accounts for at least 85 % of the total
                                                                   weight, shall be designated:
1 . No textile product may be described as ' 100 % ',
'pure' or 'all ' unless it is exclusively composed of the          — by the name of the latter fibre followed by its
same fibre; no similar term may be used .                                percentage by weight,
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 — by the name of the latter fibre followed by the words               The addition of the tolerances referred to in (a ) and ( b)
        ' 85 % minimum ', or                                           shall be permitted only if any extraneous fibres found by
                                                                       analysis, when applying the tolerance referred to in (a ),
 — by the full percentage composition of the product.                  prove to be of the same chemical type as one or more of
                                                                      the fibres shown on the label .
 2 . A textile product composed of two or more fibres,
 none of which accounts for as much as 85 % of the total               In the case of particular products for which the
 weight, shall be designated by the name and percentage               manufacturing process requires tolerances higher than
 by weight of at least the two main fibres, followed by the           those given in ( a ) and ( b ), higher tolerances may be
 names of the other constituent fibres in descending order            authorized when the conformity of the product is
 of weight, with or without an indication of their                    checked pursuant to Article 13 ( 1 ) only in exceptional
 percentage by weight. However:                                       cases and where adequate justification is provided by the
                                                                      manufacturer. Member States shall immediately inform
                                                                      the Commission thereof.
 (a ) fibres which separately account for less than 10 % of
       the total weight of a product may be collectively
       designated by the term 'other fibres', followed by the         5 . The term 'mixed fibres' or the term 'unspecified
       total percentage by weight;                                    textile composition ' may be used for any product the
                                                                      composition of which cannot easily be stated at the time
                                                                      of manufacture .
 ( b ) 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 .                                                                     Article 7
                                                                      Without prejudice to the tolerances laid down in Articles
3 . Products having a pure cotton warp and a pure flax                4 ( 2 ), 5 ( 3 ) and 6 ( 4 ), visible, isolable fibres which are
weft in which the percentage of flax accounts for not less            purely decorative and do not exceed 7 % of the weight of
than 40 % of the total weight of the unsized fabric may               the finished product need not be mentioned in the fibre
be given the name 'cotton linen union ' which must be                 compositions provided for in Articles 4 and 6 ; the same
accompanied by the composition specification 'pure                    shall apply to fibres ( e.g. metallic fibres ) which are
cotton warp-pure flax weft'.                                          incorporated in order to obtain an antistatic effect and
                                                                      which do not exceed 2 % of the weight of the finished
                                                                      product. In the case of the products referred to in Article
4. In the case of textile products intended for the end               6 ( 3 ), such percentages shall be calculated not on the
consumer, in the percentage compositions specified in                 weight of the fabric but on the weight of the warp and
paragraphs 1 , 2 , 3 and 5 :                                          that of the weft separately.
( a ) a quantitiy of extraneous fibres of up to 2 % of the
       total weight of the textile product shall be tolerated,
       provided that this quantity is justified on technical                                        Article 8
       grounds and is not added as a matter of routine; this
       tolerance shall be increased to 5 % in the case of
                                                                      1 . Textile products within the meaning of this Directive
       products which have undergone a carding process and            shall be labelled or marked whenever they are put on the
       shall be without prejudice to the tolerance referred to        market for production or commercial purposes; this
       in Article 5 ( 3 );                                            labelling or marking may be replaced or supplemented by
                                                                      accompanying commercial documents when the products
( b ) a manufacturing tolerance of 3 % shall be permitted             are not being offered for sale to the end consumer, or
       between the stated fibre percentages and the                   when they are delivered in performance of an order
       percentages obtained from analysis, in relation to the         placed by the Member State or by some other legal
       total weight of fibres shown on the label; such                person governed by public law or, in those Member
       tolerance shall also be applied to fibres which, in            States where this concept is unknown, by an equivalent
       accordance with paragraph 2 , are listed in descending         entity.
       order of weight with no indication of their
       percentage . This tolerance shall also apply to Article 5
       (2 ) ( b ).                                                    2 . ( a ) The names, descriptions and particulars as to fibre
                                                                                content referred to in Articles 3 to 6 and in Annex
                                                                                I shall be clearly indicated in the commercial
On analysis, these tolerances shall be calculated                               documents. This requirement shall, in particular,
separately; the total weight to be taken into account in                        preclude the use of abbreviations in sales
calculating the tolerance referred to in ( b ) shall be that of                 contracts, bills and invoices; however, a
the fibres of the finished product less the weight of any                       mechanized processing code may be used,
extraneous fibres found when applying the tolerance                             provided that code is explained in the same
referred to in ( a ).                                                           document.
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     (b) The names, descriptions and particulars as to               2. Where two or more textile products have the same
          textile fibre content referred to in Articles 3 to 6       fibre content and normally form a single unit, they need
          and in Annex I shall be indicated in clear, legible        to bear only one label.
          and uniform print when textile products are
          offered for sale or sold to the end consumer, and
          in particular in catalogues and trade literature, on       3 . Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 12:
          packagings, on labels and on markings.
          Particulars and information other than those
                                                                     (a ) the fibre composition of the following corsetry
                                                                           articles shall be indicated by stating the composition
          provided for by this Directive shall be quite                    of the whole product or that of the components listed
          separate. This provision shall not apply to trade                below either inclusively or separately:
          marks or to the name of the undertaking which
          may be given immediately before or after                         — for brassieres: the outside and inside fabric of the
          particulars provided for by this Directive. If,                      cups and back,
          however, when a textile product is offered for sale
          or is sold to the end consumer as referred to in                 — for corsets: the front, rear and side stiffening
          the first subparagraph, a trade mark or a name of                    panels,
          an undertaking is indicated which contains, on its
          own or as an adjective or as a root, one of the                  — for corselets: the outside and inside fabric of the
          names listed in Annex I or a name liable to be                       cups, the front and rear stiffening panels and the
          confused therewith, the trade mark or the name of                     side panels.
          an undertaking must be immediately preceded or
           followed by the names, descriptions and                         The fibre composition of corsetry articles other than
          particulars as to fibre content referred to in                   those listed in the first subparagraph shall be
                                                                           indicated by stating the composition of the whole
           Articles 3 to 6 or Annex I, in easily legible and
          prominent characters.                                            product or, either inclusively or separately, the
                                                                           composition of the various components of the
                                                                           articles; such labelling shall not be compulsory for
      (c) Member States may require that, when textile                     components representing less then 10 % of the total
           products are offered for sale or are sold to the end            weight of the product.
           consumer in . their territory, their national
           languages should also be used for the labelling                 The separate labelling of the various parts of the said
           and marking required by this Article.                           corsetry articles shall be carried out in such a way
                                                                           that the end consumer can easily understand to which
           In the case of bobbins, reels, skeins, balls or any             part of the product the particulars on the label
           other small quantity of sewing mending and                      refer;
           embroidery yarns, the option provided for in the
           first subparagaph may be exercised by the                  ( b) the fibre composition of etch-printed textiles shall be
           Member States only in the case of inclusive                     given for the product as a whole and may be
           labelling on packaging or displays. Without                     indicated by stating, separately, the composition of
           prejudice to the cases referred to in point 18 of               the base fabric and that of the etched parts. These
           Annex TV, individual items may be labelled in any               components must be mentioned by name;
           one of the Community languages.
                                                                      (c) the fibre composition of embroidered textiles shall be
                                                                           given for the product as a whole and may be
                                                                           indicated by stating, separately, the composition of
      (d) Member States may not prohibit the use of                        the base fabric and that of the embroidery yarn; these
           descriptions or particulars other than those                    components must be mentioned by name; if the
           referred to in Articles 3 , 4 and 5 which relate to             embroidered parts amount to less than 10 % of the
           characteristics of products where such descriptions             surface area of the product only the composition of
           or particulars are consistent with their fair-trade             the base fabric need be stated;
           practice.
                                                                      ( d) the fibre composition of yarns consisting of a core
                                                                           and a cover made up of different fibres, and offered
                                                                           for sale as such to the consumer, shall be given for
                                                                           the product as a whole and may be indicated by
                                                                           stating the composition of the core and the cover
                              Article 9                                    separately; these components must be mentioned by
                                                                           name;
 1 . Any textile product composed of two or more
 components which have different fibre contents shall bear            (e) the fibre composition of velvet and plush textiles, or
 a label stating the fibre content of each component. Such                 of textiles resembling velvet or plush, shall be given
 labelling shall not be compulsory for components                           for the whole product and, where the product
 representing less than 30 % of the total weight of the                    comprises a distinct backing and a use-surface
 product, excluding main linings.                                          composed of different fibres, may be stated separately
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       for these two parts, which must be mentioned by               1 . for all textile products:
       name ;
                                                                         non-textile parts, selvedges, labels and badges, edgings
 (f) the composition of floor coverings and carpets of                   and trimmings not forming an integral part of the
       which the backing and the use-surface are composed                product, buttons and buckles covered with textile
       of different fibres may be stated for the use-surface             materials,      accessories,      decorations,   non-elastic
       alone, which must be mentioned by name .                          ribbons, elastic threads and bands added at specific
                                                                         and limited points of the product and, subject to the
                                                                         conditions specified in Article 7 visible, isolable fibres
                                                                         which are purely decorative and antistatic fibres;
                            Article 10
                                                                    2 . ( a ) for floor coverings and carpets: all components
                                                                              other than the use-surface;
 1 . By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles
 8 and 9 :                                                               ( b) for upholstery fabrics: binding and filling warps
                                                                              and wefts which do not form part of the
                                                                              use-surface;
 ( a ) in the case of textile products listed in Annex III
       which are at one of the stages referred to in Article 2
                                                                              for hangings and curtains: binding and filling
       ( 1 ), Member States may not require any labelling or                  warps and wefts which do not form part of the
       marking bearing the name or composition . However,                     right side of the fabric;
       the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 shall apply where
       such products bear a label or marking giving the                  (c ) for other textile products: base or underlying
       name or composition, or a trade mark or name of an                     fabrics,     stiffenings       and     reinforcements,
       undertaking which incorporates on its own or as an                     inter-linings and canvas backings, stitching and
       adjective or as a root either one of the names listed in               assembly threads unless they replace the warp
       Annex I or a name liable to be confused therewith;
                                                                              and/or weft of the fabric, fillings not having an
                                                                              insulating function and, subject to the provisions
( b ) where textile products listed in Annex IV are of the                    of Article 9 ( 1 ), linings.
       same type and composition, they may be offered for
       sale together under an inclusive label giving the                      For the purposes of this provision:
       composition particulars laid down by this Directive;
                                                                              — the base or underlying material of textile
(c ) the composition of textile products sold by the metre                        products which serve as a backing for the
       need to be shown only on the length or roll offered                        use-surface, in particular in blankets and
       for sale .                                                                 double fabrics, and the backings of velvet or
                                                                                  plush fabrics and kindred products shall not
                                                                                  be regarded as backings to be removed,
2. Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure                     — 'stiffenings and reinforcements' mean the yarns
that the products referred to in ( b ) and (c ) of paragraph                      or materials added at specific and limited
1 are offered for sale in such a way that the end                                 points of the textile products to strengthen
consumer can fully acquaint himself with the composition                          them or to give them stiffness or thickness;
of these products .
                                                                    3 . fatty substances, binders weightings, sizings and
                                                                         dressings, impregnating products, additional dyeing
                                                                         and printing products and other textile processing
                            Article 11                                   products . In the absence of Community provisions,
                                                                         Member States shall take all necessary measures to
                                                                         ensure that these items are not present in quantities
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure                liable to mislead the consumer .
that any information supplied when textile products are
placed on the market cannot be confused with the names
and particulars laid down by this Directive.
                                                                                                  Article 13
                                                                    1 . Checks on whether the composition of textile
                            Article 12                              products is in conformity with the information supplied
                                                                    in accordance with this Directive shall be carried out by
                                                                    the methods of analysis referred to in the Directives
For the purposes of applying Article 8(1 ) and the other            referred to in paragraph 2 .
provisions of this Directive relating to the labelling of
textile products, the fibre percentages referred to in
Articles 4, 5 and 6 shall be determined without taking              For this purpose, the fibre percentages in Articles 4, 5
account of the following items:                                     and 6 shall be determined by applying to the anhydrous
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mass of each fibre the appropriate agreed allowance laid                                        Article 16
down in Annex II, after having removed the items
referred to in Article 12 ( 1 ), ( 2 ) and ( 3 ).                    1 . The additions to Annex I and the additions and
                                                                    amendments to Annex II to this Directive which are
                                                                    necessary for adapting these Annexes to technical
2 . Separate directives will specify the methods of                 progress shall be adopted in accordance with the
sampling and analysis to be used in Member States to                procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive
determine the fibre composition of products covered by               .../.. ./EC .
this Directive .
                                                                    2 . The new methods of quantitative analysis for binary
                                                                    and ternary mixtures other than those referred to in
                                                                    Directive .../.. ./EC and Council Directive 73/44/EEC (*)
                         Article 14                                 shall also be determined by that procedure .
                                                                    3 . The name of the Committee referred to in Article 5 of
1 . No Member State may, for reasons connected with                 Directive .../.. ./EC shall become the ' Committee for
names or composition specifications, prohibit or impede             Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling'.
the placing on the market of textile products which
satisfy the provisions of this Directive.
                                                                                                Article 17
2 . The provisions of this Directive shall not preclude the         Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main
application of the provisions in force in each Member               provisions of national law which they adopt in the field
State on the protection of industrial and commercial                covered by this Directive are communicated to the
property, on indications of provenance, marks of origin             Commission .
and the prevention of unfair competition .
                                                                                                Article 18
                        Article IS                                  The Directives listed in Annex V, Part A are repealed,
                                                                    without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States
                                                                    concerning the deadlines for transposal set out in Annex
The provisions of this Directive shall not apply to textile         V, Part B.
products which:
                                                                    References to the repealed Directives shall be construed
1 . are intended for export to third countries;                     as references to this Directive and should be read in
                                                                    accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex
2 . enter Member States, under customs control, for                 VI .
    transit purposes;
3 . are imported from third countries for inward                                                Article 19
    processing;
                                                                    This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
4 . are contracted out to persons working in their own
    homes, or to independent firms that make up work                This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day
    from materials supplied without the property therein            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
    being transferred for consideration .                           European Communities .
                                                                    (!) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1973 , p . 1 .
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                                                         ANNEX I
                                             TABLE OF TEXTILE FIBRES
          Nos             Name                                            Fibre description
            1 Wool f 1 )                        Fibre from sheep's or lambs' fleeces (Ovis aries)
            2 Alpaca,     llama,      camel,    Hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, kashmir goat,
              kashmir, mohair, angora           angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak. guanaco, beaver, otter
              vicuna, yak, guanaco beaver,
              otter, followed or not by
              'wool' or 'hair' (')
            3 Animal or horsehair, with or      Hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or 2
              without an indication of the
              kind of animal (e.g. cattle
              hair, common goat hair,
              horsehair )
            4 Silk                              Fibre obtained exclusively from silk-secreting insects
            5 Cotton                            Fibre obtained from the bolls of the cotton plant (Gossypium)
            6 Kapok                             Fibre obtained from the inside of the kapok fruit (Ceiba
                                                pentandra)
            7 Flax                              Fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum
                                                usitatissimum)
            8 True hemp                         Fibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis sativa)
            9 Jute                              Fibre    obtained  from   the   bast   of   Corchorus olitorius and
                                                Corchorus capsularis. For the purposes of this Directive, bast
                                                fibre's obtained from the following species shall be treated in the
                                                same way as jute: Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa,
                                                Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata
          10  Abaca (Manila hemp )              Fibre obtained from the sheathing leaf of Musa textilis
           11 Alfa                              Fibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima
           12 Coir (coconut )                   Fibre obtained from the fruit of Cocos nucífera
           13 Broom                             Fibre obtained from the bast of Cytisus scoparius and/or Spartium
                                                Junceum
           14  Ramie                            Fibre obtained from the bast of Boehmeria nivea and Boebmeria
                                                tenacissima
           15  Sisal                            Fibre obtained from the leaves of agave sisalana
           16  Sunn                             Fibre obtained from the bast of Crotalaria juncea
           17  Henequen                         Fibre obtained from the bast of Agave fourcroydes
           18  Maguey                           Fibre obtained from the bast of Agave cantala
           19  Acetate                           Cellulose acetate fibre wherein less than 92 % but at least 74 % of
                                                the hydroxyl groups are acetylated
           20  Alginate                          Fibre obtained from metallic salts of alginic acid
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           Nos               Name                                         Fibre description
           21  Cupro ( cuprammonium            Regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the cuprammonium
               rayon )                         process
           22  Modal                           A fibre of regenerated cellulose having a high breaking force and
                                               high wet modulus . The breaking force (Bc) in the conditioned
                                               state and the force (BM ) required to produce an elongation of 5 %
                                               in the wet state are :
                                               Bc ( CN ) s* 1,3     T + 2T
                                               Bm ( CN) ^ 0,5       T
                                               where T is the mean linear density in decitex
           23  Protein 0 )                     Fibre obtained from natural protein substances regenerated and
                                               stabilized through the action of chemical agents
           24  Triacetate                      Cellulose acetate fibre wherein at least 92 % of the hydroxyl
                                              groups are acetylated
           25  Viscose                         Regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose process for
                                              filament and discontinuous fibre
           26  Acrylic ( 1 )                  Fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85 %
                                               ( by mass ) in the chain of the acrylonitrilic pattern
           27  Chlorofibre                    Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in their chain more
                                              than 50 % by mass of chlorinated vinyl or chlorinated vinylidene
                                              monomeric units
           28  Fluorofibre                    Fibre formed of linear macromolecules made from fluorocarbon
                                              aliphatic monomers
           29  Modacrylic (2 )                Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain more
                                              than 50 % and less than 85 % ( by mass ) of the acrylonitrilic
                                              pattern
           30  Polyamide or nylon (2 )        Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the
                                              recurring amide functional group
           31  Polyester                      Fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85 %
                                               ( by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid
           32  Polyethylene ( 2 )             Fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon
                                              linear macromolecules
           33  Polypropylene (2 )             Fibre formed of an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear
                                              macromolecule where one carbon atom in two carries a methyl
                                              side chain in an isotactic disposition and without further
                                              substitution
           34  Polycarbamide (2 )             Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the
                                              recurring ureylene (NH—CO—NH) functional group
           35  Polyurethane (2)               Fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains wirh
                                              the recurring urethane functional group
           36  Vinylal                        Fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted
                                              by poly(viny lalcohol) with differing levels of acetalization
           37  Trivinyl (2 )                  Fibre formed of acrylonitrile terpolymer, a chlorinated vinyl
                                              monomer and a third vinyl monomer, none of which represents as
                                              much as 50 % of the total mass
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               Nos                   Name                                                 Fibre description
                38     Elastodiene (2 )                      Elastofibre composed of natural or synthetic polyisoprene, or
                                                             composed of one or more dienes polymerized with or without one
                                                             or more vinyl monomers, and which, when stretched to three
                                                             times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and
                                                             substantially to its initial length
                39     Elastane                              Elastofibre composed of at least 85 % ( by mass) of a segmented
                                                             polyurethane, and which, when stretched to three times its original
                                                             length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial
                                                             length
                40     Glass fibre                           Fibre made of glass
                41     Name corresponding to the             Fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials not listed
                       material of which the fibfes          above
                       are composed, e.g. metal
                       (metallic,           metallized),
                       asbestos, paper, followed or
                       not by the word 'yarn' or
                       'fibre'
           ( 1 ) The name 'wool' in item 1 of this Annex may also be used to indicate a mixture of fibres from sheep's lambs' fleeces
                 and the hairs listed in the third column of item 2 .
                 This provision is applicable to the textile products listed in Articles 4 and 5 and to those referred to in Article 6 ,
                 provided that the latter are partly composed of the fibres listed in items 1 and 2.
           (2) The word 'fibre' is understood.
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                                                     ANNEX II
           AGREED ALLOWANCES USED TO CALCULATE THE MASS OF FIBRES CONTAINED IN A
                                               TEXTILE PRODUCT
            Fibre No                            Fibres                        Percentages
              1—2    Wool and animal hair :
                        combed fibres                                           18,25
                        carded fibres                                           17,00 (M
                 3   Animal hair :
                        combed fibres                                           18,25
                        carded fibres                                           17,00(1 )
                     Horsehair :
                        combed fibres                                           16,00
                        combed fibres                                           15,00
                4    Silk                                                       11,00
                 5   Cotton :
                        normal fibres                                             8,50
                        mercerized fibres                                       10,50
                6    Kapok                                                      10,90
                7    Flax                                                       12,00
                 8   True hemp                                                  12,00
                9    Jute                                                       17,00
               10    Abaca                                                      14,00
               11    Alfa                                                       14,00
               12    Coir                                                       13,00
               13    Broom                                                      14,00
               14    Ramie ( bleached fibre )                                     8,50
               15    Sisal                                                      14,00
               16    Sunn                                                       12,00
               17    Henequen                                                   14,00
               18    Maguey                                                     14,00
               19    Acetate                                                    19,00
               20    Alginate                                                   20,00
               21    Cupro                                                      13,00
               22    Modal                                                      13,00
               23    Protein                                                    17,00
               24    Triacetate                                                   7,00
               25    Viscose                                                    13,00
               26    Acrylic                                                     2,00
               27    Chlorofibre                                                 2,00
               28    Fluorofibre                                                 0,00
               29    Modacrylic                                                  2,00
               30    Polyamide or nylon:
                        discontinous fibre                                       6,25
                        filament                                                 5,75
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                 Fibre No                                     Fibres                                          Percentages
                     31         Polyester:
                                  discontinous fibre                                                              1,50
                                   filament                                                                       1,50
                     32         Polyethylene                                                                      1,50
                     33         Polypropylene                                                                     2,00
                     34         Polycarbamide                                                                     2,00
                     35         Polyurethane
                                  discontinuous fibre                                                             3,50
                                  filament                                                                        3,00
                     36         Vinylal                                                                           5,00
                     37         Trivinyl                                                                          3,00
                     38         Elastodiene                                                                       1,00
                     39         Elastane                                                                          1,50
                    40          Glass fibre :                                                                     2,00
                                  with an average diameter of over 5 μπι
                                  with an average diameter of 5 μπι or less                                       3,00
                    41          Metal fibre                                                                       2,00
                                Metallized fibre                                                                  2,00
                                Asbestos                                                                          2,00
                                Paper yarn                                                                       13,75
            f 1 ) The agreed allowances of 17,00 % are also applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product
                  containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded .
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                                                                ANNEX III
            PRODUCTS WHICH CANNOT BE MADE SUBJECT TO MANDATORY LABELLING OR
                                                                MARKING
                                                            ( Article 10 ( 1 ) ( a )
              1 . Sleeve-supporting armbands
             2 . Watch straps of textile materials
             3 . Labels and badges
             4 . Stuffed pan-holders of textile materials
             5 . Tea cosy covers
             6 . Coffee cosy covers
             7. Sleeve protectors
             8 . Muffs other than in pile fabric
             9 . Artificial flowers
            10 . Pin cushions
            11 . Painted canvas
            12 . Textile products for base and underlying fabrics and stiffenings
            13 . Felts
           14. Old made-up textile products, where explicitly stated to be such
           15 . Gaiters
           16 . Packagings, not new and sold as such
           17 . Felt hats
           18 . Containers which are soft and without foundation, saddlery, of textile materials
           19 . Travel goods of textile materials
           20 . Hand-embroidered tapestries, finished or unfinished, and materials for their production, including
                  embroidery yarns, sold separately from the canvas and specially presented for use in such tapestries
           21 . Slide fasteners
           22 . Buttons and buckles covered with textile materials
           23 . Book covers of textile materials
           24 . Toys
           25 . Textile parts of footwear, excepting warm linings
           26 . Table mats having several components and a surface area of not more than 500 cm2
           27 . Oven gloves and cloths
           28 . Egg cosies
           29 . Make-up cases
           30. Tobacco pouches of textile fabric
           31 . Spectacle , cigarette and cigar, lighter and comb cases of textile fabric
           32 . Protective requisites for sports with the exception of gloves
           33 . Toilet cases
           34 . Shoe-cleaning cases
           35 . Funeral items
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           36. Disposable articles, with the exception of wadding.
                For the purpose of this Directive, textile articles designed to be used once only or for a limited time,
                and the normal use of which precludes any restoring for subsequent use for the same or a similar
                purpose, are to be regarded as disposable
           37. Textile articles subject to the rules of the European pharmacopoeia and covered by a reference to those
                rules, non-disposable bandages for medical and orthopaedic use and orthopaedic textile articles in
                general
           38 . Textile articles including cordage, ropes and string, subject to item 12 of Annex IV, normally
                intented :
                ( a ) for use as equipment components in the manufacture and processing of goods;
                ( b) for incorporation in machines, installations (e.g. for heating, air conditioning or lighting), domestic
                      and 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
           39 . Textile articles for protection and safety purposes such as safety belts, parachutes, lifejackets,
                emergency chutes, fire-fighting devices, bulletproof waistcoats and special protective garments (e.g.
                protection against fire, chemical substances or other safety hazards )
           40. Air-supported structures (e.g. sports halls, exhibition stands or storage facilities ), provided that
                particulars of the performances and technical specifications of these articles are supplied
           41 . Sails
           42 . Animal clothing
           43 . Flags and banners
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                                                                     ANNEX IV
                  PRODUCTS FOR WHICH ONLY INCLUSIVE LABELLING OR MARKING IS OBLIGATORY
                                                                 ( Article 10 ( 1 ) ( b )
              1 . Floorcloths
              2 . Cleaning cloths
              3 . Edgings and trimmings
              4.   Passementerie
              5 . Belts
              6.   Braces
              7. Suspenders and garters
              8 . Shoe and boot laces
              9 . Ribbons
           10 . Elastic
           11 . New packagings sold as such
           12 . Packing string and agricultural twine; string, cordage and ropes other than those falling within item 38
                   of Annex III ( 1 ).
           13 . Table mats
           14 . Handkerchiefs
           15 . Bun nets and hair nets
           16 . Ties and bow ties for children
           17. Bibs; washgloves and face flannels
           18 . Sewing, mending and embroidery yarns presented for ratail sale in small quantities with a net weight of
                   1 gram or less
           19 . Tape for curtains and blinds and shutters
           ( 1 ) For the products falling within this item and sold in cut lengths, the inclusive labelling shall be that of the reel. The
                 cordage and ropes falling within this item include those used in mountaineering and water sports.
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                                                            ANNEX V
                                                             PART A
                                                  REPEALED DIRECTIVES
                                                   ( referred to in Article 18 )
             Directive 71 /307/EEC and its successive amendments :
             — Directive 75/36/EEC,
             — Directive 83/623/EEC,
             — Directive 87/ 140/EEC .
                                                             PART B
                                             TIME LIMITS FOR TRANSPOSAL
                                                                           Deadlines
                   Directive
                                    To permit trade in those products which      To prohibit trade in those products which
                                           comply with this Directive                do not comply with this Directive
           — 71 /307/EEC            29 January 1973                              29 January 1975
           — 75/36/EEC
           — 83/623/EEC             29 November 1985                             29 May 1987
           — 87/ 140/EEC            1 September 1988
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                                                      ANNEX VI
                                                CORRELATION TABLE
                             This Directive                                     Directive 71 /307/EEC
           Article 1                                           Article 1
           Article 2                                           Article 2
           Article 3                                           Article 3
           Article 4                                           Article 4
           Article 5                                           Article 5
           Article 6                                           Article 6
           Article 7                                           Article 7
           Article 8                                           Article 8
           Article 9                                           Article 9
           Article 10                                          Article 10
           Article 11                                          Article 11
           Article 12                                          Article 12
           Article 13                                          Article 13
           Article 14                                          Article 14
           Article 15                                          Article 15
           Article 16                                          Article 15 ( a )
           Article 17                                          Article 16 ( 3 )
           Article 18
           Article 19                                          Article 17
           Annex I No 1                                        Annex I No 1
           Annex I No 2                                        Annex I No 2
           Annex I No .3                                       Annex I No 3
           Annex   I  No 4                                     Annex I No 4
           Annex   I  No 5                                     Annex   I No    5
           Annex   I  No 6                                     Annex   I No    6
           Annex   I  No 7                                     Annex   I No    7
           Annex   I  No 8                                     Annex   I No     8
           Annex   I  No 9                                     Annex   I No     9
           Annex   I  No 10                                    Annex   I No     10
           Annex   I  No 11                                    Annex   I No     11
           Annex   I  No 12                                    Annex   I No     12
           Annex   I  No 13                                    Annex   I No     13
           Annex   I  No 14                                    Annex   I No     15
           Annex   I  No 15                                    Annex   I No     16
           Annex   I  No 16                                    Annex I No 16 ( a )
           Annex   I  No 17                                    Annex I No 16 ( b )
           Annex   I  No 18                                    Annex I No 16 (c )
           Annex   I  No 19                                    Annex   I No     17
           Annex   I  No 20                                    Annex   I No     18
           Annex   I  No 21                                    Annex   I No     19
           Annex   I  No 22                                    Annex   I No     20
           Annex   I  No 23                                    Annex   I No     21
           Annex   I  No 24                                    Annex   I No     22
           Annex   I  No 25                                    Annex   I No     23
           Annex   I  No 26                                    Annex   I No     24
           Annex   I  No 27                                    Annex   I No     25
           Annex   I  No 28                                    Annex   I No     26
           Annex   I  No 29                                    Annex   I No     27
           Annex   I  No 30                                    Annex   I No     28
           Annex   I  No 31                                    Annex   I No     29
           Annex    I No 32                                    Annex   I No     30
           Annex    I No 33                                    Annex   I No     31
           Annex   I  No 34                                    Annex   I No     32
           Annex    I No 35                                    Annex   I No     33
           Annex    I No 36                                    Annex   I No     34
           Annex    I No 37                                    Annex   I No     35
           Annex    I No 38                                    Annex   I No     36
           Annex    I No 39                                    Annex   I No     37
           Annex    I No 40                                    Annex   I No     38
           Annex    I No 41                                    Annex   I No     39
           Annex II Nos 1 and 2                                Annex II Nos 1 and 2
           Annex II No 3                                       Annex II No 3
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                               This Directive                                 Directive 71 /307/EEC
            Annex II  No  4                                     Annex  II  No 4
            Annex II  No  5                                     Annex  II  No 5
            Annex II  No  6                                     Annex  II  No 6
            Annex II  No  7                                     Annex  II  No 7
            Annex II  No  8                                     Annex  II  No 8
            Annex II  No  9                                     Annex  II  No 9
            Annex II  No  10                                    Annex  II  No 10
            Annex II  No  11                                    Annex  II  No 11
            Annex II  No  12                                    Annex  II  No 12
            Annex II  No  13                                    Annex  II  No 13
            Annex II  No  14                                    Annex  II  No 15
            Annex II  No  15                                    Annex  II  No 16
            Annex II  No  16                                    Annex II No 16 ( a )
            Annex II  No  17                                    Annex II No 16 ( b )
            Annex II  No  18                                    Annex II No 16 ( c )
            Annex II  No  19                                    Annex  II  No 17
            Annex II  No  20                                    Annex  II  No 18
            Annex II  No  21                                    Annex  II  No 19
            Annex II  No  22                                    Annex  II  No 20
            Annex II  No 23                                     Annex  II  No 21
            Annex II  No  24                                    Annex  II  No 22
            Annex II  No  25                                    Annex  II  No 23
            Annex II  No  26                                    Annex  II  No 24
            Annex II  No  27                                    Annex  II  No 25
            Annex II  No  28                                    Annex  II  No 26
            Annex II Ño 29                                      Annex  II  No 27
            Annex II No 30                                      Annex  II  No 28
            Annex II No 31                                      Annex  II  No 29
            Annex II No 32                                      Annex  II No 30
            Annex II No 33                                      Annex  II No 31
            Annex II No 34                                      Annex  II No 32
            Annex II No 35                                      Annex  II No 33
            Annex II No 36                                      Annex  II No 34
            Annex II No 37                                       Annex II No 35
            Annex II No 38                                       Annex II No 36
            Annex II No 39                                       Annex II No 37
            Annex II No 40                                       Annex II No 38
            Annex II No 41                                       Annex II No 39
            Annex III No 1                                       Annex III No 1
            Annex III No 2                                       Annex III No 2
            Annex III No 3                                       Annex III No 3
            Annex III No 4                                       Annex III No 4
            Annex III No 5                                       Annex III No 5
            Annex III No 6                                       Annex III No 6
            Annëx III No 7                                       Annex III No 7
            Annex III No 8                                       Annex III No 8
            Annex III No 9                                       Annex III No 9
            Annex III No 10                                      Annex III No 10
            Annex III  No   11                                   Annex III No 11
            Annex III  No   12                                   Annex III No 12
            Annex III  No   13                                   Annex III No 13
            Annex III  No   14                                   Annex III No 14
            Annex III  No   15                                   Annex III No 15
            Annex III  No   16                                   Annex III No 17
            Annex III  No   17                                   Annex III No 18
            Annex III  No   18                                   Annex III No 19
            Annex III  No   19                                   Annex III No 20
            Annex III  No   20                                   Annex III No 21
            Annex III  No   21                                   Annex III No 22
            Annex III  No   22                                   Annex III No 23
            Annex III  No   23                                   Annex III No 24
            Annex III  No   24                                   Annex III No 25
            Annex III  No   25                                   Annex III No 26
            Annex  III No   26                                   Annex III No 27
            Annex  III No   27                                   Annex III No 28
            Annex  III No   28                                   Annex III No 29
            Annex  III No   29                                   Annex  III No 30
            Annex  III No   30                                   Annex  III No 31
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                           This Directive                                 Directive 71 /307/EEC
           Annex III No 31                                   Annex III No 32
           Annex III No 32                                   Annex III No 33
           Annex III No 33                                   Annex III No 34
           Annex III No 34                                   Annex III No  35
           Annex III No 35                                   Annex III No  36
           Annex III No 36                                   Annex III No  37
           Annex III No 37                                   Annex III No  38
           Annex III No 38                                   Annex III No  39
           Annex III No 39                                   Annex III No 40
           Annex III No 40                                   Annex III No 41
           Annex III No 41                                   Annex III No 42
           Annex III No 42                                   Annex III No 43
           Annex III No 43                                   Annex III No 44
           Annex IV                                          Annex IV
           Annex V
           Annex VI