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ANNEX

Chapter 2 of Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC is amended as follows(1):

1.

The special methods — Summary Table is replaced by the following:

‘2.

SPECIAL METHODS — SUMMARY TABLE

Methods	Field of application		Reagent
No 1	Acetate	Certain other fibres	Acetone
No 2	Certain protein fibres	Certain other fibres	Hypochlorite
No 3	Viscose, cupro or certain types of modal	Cotton	Formic acid and zinc chloride
No 4	Polyamide or nylon	Certain other fibres	Formic acid, 80 % m/m
No 5	Acetate	Triacetate	Benzyl alcohol
No 6	Triacetate or polylactide	Certain other fibres	Dichloromethane
No 7	Certain cellulose fibres	Polyester or elastomultiester	Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
No 8	Acrylics, certain modacrylics or certain chlorofibres	Certain other fibres	Dimethylformamide
No 9	Certain chlorofibres	Certain other fibres	Carbon disulphide/acetone, 55.5/44.5 v/v
No 10	Acetate	Certain chlorofibres	Glacial acetic acid
No 11	Silk	Wool or hair	Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
No 12	Jute	Certain animal fibres	Nitrogen content method
No 13	Polypropylene	Certain other fibres	Xylene
No 14	Certain other fibres	Chlorofibres (homopolymers of vinyl chloride)	Concentrated sulphuric acid method
No 15	Chlorofibres, certain modacrylics, certain elastanes, acetates, triacetates	Certain other fibres	Cyclohexanone’

2.

Point 1.2 of method No 1 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), flax (7) true hemp (8), jute (9), abaca (10), alfa (11), coir (12), broom (13), ramie (14), sisal (15), cupro (21), modal (22), protein (23), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34) and elastomultiester (45)’.

3.

Point 1.2 of method No 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

cotton (5), cupro (21), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibres (27), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), polypropylene (36), elastane (42), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45)’.

4.

Point 1.2 of method No 4 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibre (27), polyester (34), polypropylene (36), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45)’.

5.

Method No 6 is amended as follows:

(a)

Points 1, 2 of method No 6 are replaced by the following:

‘1. FIELD OF APPLICATION

This method is applicable, after removal of non-fibrous matter, to binary mixtures of:

1.

triacetate (24) or polylactide (33a)

with

2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45).

Note

Triacetate fibres which have received a finish leading to partial hydrolysis cease to be completely soluble in the reagent. In such cases, the method is not applicable.

2. PRINCIPLE

The triacetate or polylactide fibres are dissolved out from a known dry mass of the mixture, with dichloromethane. The residue is collected, washed, dried and weighed; its mass, corrected if necessary, is expressed as a percentage of the dry mass of the mixture. The percentage of dry triacetate or polylactide is found by difference’.

(b)

Point 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5. CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

Calculate the results as described in the general instructions. The value of “d” is 1.00, except in the case of polyester and elastomultiester, for which the value of “d” is 1.01’.

6.

Point 1.2 of method No 7 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

Polyester (34) and elastomultiester (45)’.

7.

Method No 8 is amended as follows:

(a)

Point 1.2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), and elastomultiester (45)’.

(b)

Point 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5. CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

Calculate the results as described in the general instructions. The value of “d” is 1,00 except in the following cases:

• wool 1,01

• cotton 1,01

• cupro 1,01

• modal 1,01

• polyester 1,01

• elastomultiester 1,01’

8.

Point 1.2 of method No 9 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45)’.

9.

Points 1.1 and 1.2 of method No 13 are replaced by the following:

‘1.

polypropylene fibres (36)

with

2.

wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), acetate (19), cupro (21), modal (22), triacetate (24), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45)’.

10.

Point 1.2 of method No 14 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

cotton (5), acetate (19), cupro (21), modal (22), triacetate (24), viscose (25), certain acrylics (26), certain modacrylics (29), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34) and elastomultiester (45)’.

(1)

Fibres Numbering: 1. Polyester (34) previously (31), 2. polypropylene (36) previously (33), 3.elastane (42) previously (39), 4. glass fibre (43) previously (40) see Directive 96/74/EC, as amended by Directive 97/37/EC (OJ L 169, 27.6.1997, p. 74).