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Council Directive of 26 February 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the quantitative analysis of ternary fibre mixtures (73/44/EEC) (repealed)

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ANNEX IIITABLE OF TYPICAL TERNARY MIXTURES WHICH MAY BE ANALYSED USING COMMUNITY METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF BINARY MIXTURES(for illustration purposes)

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When variant 4 is used, first remove the first component using the first reagent.

Mixture NoComponent fibresVariantaNumber of Community binary method and reagent
1st component2nd component3rd component
1wool or hairviscose, cupro or certain types of modalcotton1 and/or 4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

2wool or hairpolyamide 6 or 6-6cotton, viscose, cupro or modal1 and/or 4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

3wool, hair or silkcertain chlorofibresviscose, cupro, modal or cotton1 and/or 4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

4wool or hairpolyamide 6 or 6-6polyester, polypropylene, acrylic or glass fibre1 and/or 4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

5wool, hair or silkcertain chlorofibrespolyester, acrylic, polyamide or glass fibre1 and/or 4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

6silkwool or hairpolyester2

11 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

and 2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

7polyamide 6 or 6-6acryliccotton, viscose, cupro or modal1 and/or 4

4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

and 8 (dimethylformamide)

8certain chlorofibrespolyamide 6 or 6-6cotton, viscose, cupro or modal1 and/or 4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

or

9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

9acrylicpolyamide 6 or 6-6polyester1 and/or 4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

10acetatepolyamide 6 or 6-6viscose, cotton, cupro or modal4

1 (acetone)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

11certain chlorofibresacrylicpolyamide2 and/or 4

9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

and 8 (dimethylformamide)

12certain chlorofibrespolyamide 6 or 6-6acrylic1 and/or 4

9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

13polyamide 6 or 6-6viscose, cupro, modal or cottonpolyester4

4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

14acetateviscose, cupro, modal or cottonpolyester4

1 (acetone)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

15acrylicviscose, cupro, modal or cottonpolyester4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

16acetatewool, hair or silkcotton, viscose, cupro, modal, polyamide, polyester, acrylic4

1 (acetone)

and 2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

17triacetatewool, hair or silkcotton, viscose, cupro, modal, polyamide, polyester, acrylic4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

18acrylicwool, hair or silkpolyester1 and/or 4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

19acrylicsilkwool or hair4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 11 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

20acrylicwool, hair or silkcotton, viscose, cupro or modal1 and/or 4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

21wool, hair or silkcotton, viscose, modal, cupropolyester4

2 (alkaline sodium hypochlorite)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

22viscose, cupro or certain types of modalcottonpolyester2 and/or 4

3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

23acrylicviscose, cupro or certain types of modalcotton4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

24certain chlorofibresviscose, cupro or certain types of modalcotton1 and/or 4

9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

or 8 (dimethylformamide)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

25acetoneviscose, cupro or certain types of modalcotton4

1 (acetone)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

26triacetateviscose, cupro or certain types of modalcotton4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 3 (zinc chloride/formic acid)

27acetatesilkwool or hair4

1 (acetone)

and 11 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

28triacetatesilkwool or hair4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 11 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

29acetateacryliccotton, viscose, cupro or modal4

1 (acetone)

and 8 (dimethylformamide)

30triacetateacryliccotton, viscose, cupro or modal4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 8 (dimethylformamide)

31triacetatepolyamide 6 or 6-6cotton, viscose, cupro or modal4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

32triacetatecotton, viscose, cupro or modalpolyester4

6 (dichloromethane)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

33acetatepolyamide 6 or 6-6polyester or acrylic4

1 (acetone)

and 4 (formic acid 80 % w/w)

34acetateacrylicpolyester4

1 (acetone)

and 8 (dimethylformamide)

35certain chlorofibrescotton, viscose, cupro or modalpolyester4

8 (dimethylformamide)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

or 9 (carbon disulphide/acetone 55·5/44·5 w/w)

and 7 (sulphuric acid 75 % w/w)

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