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This Regulation lays down rules concerning the use of textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products, rules concerning the labelling or marking of textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin and 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.
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:
(a)products containing at least 80 % by weight of textile fibres;
(b)furniture, umbrella and sunshade coverings containing at least 80 % by weight of textile components;
(c)the textile components of:
the upper layer of multi-layer floor coverings;
mattress coverings;
coverings of camping goods;
provided such textile components constitute at least 80 % by weight of such upper layers or coverings;
(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 carry out work from materials supplied without the property therein being transferred for consideration.
4.This Regulation shall not apply to customised textile products made up by self-employed tailors.
1.For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(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;
(b)‘textile fibre’ means either of the following:
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;
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;
(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;
(d)‘textile component’ means a part of a textile product with an identifiable fibre content;
(e)‘extraneous fibres’ means fibres other than those stated on the label or marking;
(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;
(g)‘labelling’ means affixing the required information to the textile product by way of attaching a label;
(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;
(i)‘inclusive labelling’ means the use of a single label for several textile products or components;
(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;
(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.
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.