ANNEX I
No | Name | Fibre description |
---|---|---|
1 | wool8 | Fibre from sheep’s or lambs’ fleeces (Ovis aries) |
2 | alpaca, llama, camel, kashmir, mohair, angora, vicuña, yak, guanaco, cashgora, beaver, otter, followed or not by the name ‘wool’ or ‘hair’8 | hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, kashmir goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora goat (a cross between the kashmir goat and the angora goat), beaver, otter |
3 | animal or horsehair, with or without an indication of the kind of animal (e.g. cattle hair, common goat hair, horsehair) | hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or 2 |
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 fibres obtained from the following species shall be treated in the same way as jute: Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Abutilon 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 nucifera |
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 Boehmeria tenacissima |
15 | sisal | fibre obtained from the leaves of Agave sisalana |
16 | Sunn | fibre from the bast of Crotalaria juncea |
17 | Henequen | fibre from the bast of Agave fourcroydes |
18 | Maguey | fibre 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 |
21 | cupro (cuprammonium rayon) | regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the cuprammonium process |
22 | modal | a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by a modified viscose process 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) ≥ 1,3 √T + 2 T BM (CN) ≥ 0,5 √T where T is the mean linear density in decitex |
23 | protein | fibre obtained from natural protein substances regenerated and stabilised 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 | 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 | 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 | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules having in the chain recurring amide linkages of which at least 85 % are joined to aliphatic or cycloaliphatic units |
31 | aramid | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules made up of aromatic groups joined by amide or imide linkages, of which at least 85 % are joined directly to two aromatic rings and with the number of imide linkages, if the latter are present, not exceeding the number of amide linkages |
32 | polyimide | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules having in the chain recurring imide units |
33 | Lyocell9 | a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by dissolution, and an organic solvent spinning process, without formation of derivatives |
34 | polylactide | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain at least 85 % (by mass) of lactic acid ester units derived from naturally occurring sugars, and which has a melting temperature of at least 135 °C |
35 | polyester | fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85 % (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid |
36 | polyethylene | fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecules |
37 | polypropylene | 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 |
38 | polycarbamide | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH) functional group |
39 | polyurethane | fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group |
40 | vinylal | fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted by poly(vinyl alcohol) with differing levels of acetalisation |
41 | trivinyl | 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 |
42 | elastodiene | elastofibre composed of natural or synthetic polyisoprene, or composed of one or more dienes polymerised 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 |
43 | 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 |
44 | glass fibre | fibre made of glass |
45 | name corresponding to the material of which the fibres are composed, e.g. metal (metallic, metallised), asbestos, paper, followed or not by the word ‘yarn’ or ‘fibre’ | fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials not listed elsewhere in this Annex |
46 | elastomultiester | fibre formed by interaction of two or more chemically distinct linear macromolecules in two or more distinct phases (of which none exceeds 85 % by mass) which contains ester groups as dominant functional unit (at least 85 %) and which, after suitable treatment when stretched to one and half times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length |
47 | elastolefin | fibre composed of at least 95 % (by mass) of macromolecules partially cross-linked, made up from ethylene and at least one other olefin and which, when stretched to one and a half times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length |
The name ‘wool’ in item 1 of this Annex may also be used to indicate a mixture of fibres from sheep’s or 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. | ||
It is understood that an ‘organic solvent’ means essentially a mixture of organic chemicals and water. |
ANNEX IINames referred to in Article 5(1)
- — in Bulgarian
‘необработена вълна’,
- — in Spanish
‘lana virgen’ or ‘lana de esquilado’,
- — in Czech
‘střižní vlna’,
- — in Danish
‘ren, ny uld’,
- — in German
‘Schurwolle’,
- — in Estonian
‘uus vill’,
- — in Greek
‘παρθένο μαλλί’,
- — in English
‘virgin wool’ or ‘fleece wool’,
- — in French
‘laine vierge’ or ‘laine de tonte’,
- — in Italian
‘lana vergine’ or ‘lana di tosa’,
- — in Latvian
‘pirmlietojuma vilna’ or ‘jaunvilna’,
- — in Lithuanian
‘natūralioji vilna’,
- — in Hungarian
‘élőgyapjú’,
- — in Maltese
‘suf verġni’,
- — in Dutch
‘scheerwol’,
- — in Polish
‘żywa wełna’,
- — in Portuguese
‘lã virgem’,
- — in Romanian
‘lână virgină’,
- — in Slovak
‘strižná vlna’,
- — in Slovene
‘runska volna’,
- — in Finnish
‘uusi villa’,
- — in Swedish
‘ren ull’.
ANNEX III
Products which cannot be made subject to mandatory labelling or marking(referred to in 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.
Coffee cosy covers
6.
Tea 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, with the exception of 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
36.Disposable articles, with the exception of wadding
For the purposes 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 intended:
- (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, life-jackets, emergency chutes, firefighting devices, bullet-proof waistcoats and special protective garments (e.g. those providing 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
ANNEX IV
Products for which only inclusive labelling or marking is obligatory(referred to in Article 10(1)(b))
1.
Floor cloths
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 packaging sold as such
12.
Packing string and agricultural twine; string, cordage and ropes other than those falling within item 38 of Annex III10
13.
Table mats
14.
Handkerchiefs
15.
Bun nets and hair nets
16.
Ties and bow ties for children
17.
Bibs; wash gloves and face flannels
18.
Sewing, mending and embroidery yarns presented for retail sale in small quantities with a net weight of 1 gram or less
19.
Tape for curtains and blinds and shutters
ANNEX V
Fibre No | Fibres | Percentages |
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1-2 | Wool and animal hair: | |
combed fibres | 18,25 | |
carded fibres | 17,011 | |
3 | Animal hair: | |
combed fibres | 18,25 | |
carded fibres | 17,011 | |
Horsehair: | ||
combed fibres | 16,0 | |
carded fibres | 15,0 | |
4 | Silk | 11,0 |
5 | Cotton: | |
normal fibres | 8,5 | |
mercerised fibres | 10,5 | |
6 | Kapok | 10,9 |
7 | Flax | 12,0 |
8 | True hemp | 12,0 |
9 | Jute | 17,0 |
10 | Abaca | 14,0 |
11 | ALFA | 14,0 |
12 | Coir | 13,0 |
13 | Broom | 14,0 |
14 | Ramie (bleached fibre) | 8,5 |
15 | Sisal | 14,0 |
16 | Sunn | 12,0 |
17 | Henequen | 14,0 |
18 | Maguey | 14,0 |
19 | Acetate | 9,0 |
20 | Alginate | 20,0 |
21 | Cupro | 13,0 |
22 | Modal | 13,0 |
23 | Protein | 17,0 |
24 | Triacetate | 7,0 |
25 | Viscose | 13,0 |
26 | Acrylic | 2,0 |
27 | Chlorofibre | 2,0 |
28 | Fluorofibre | 0,0 |
29 | Modacrylic | 2,0 |
30 | Polyamide or nylon: | |
discontinuous fibre | 6,25 | |
filament | 5,75 | |
31 | Aramid | 8,0 |
32 | Polyimide | 3,5 |
33 | Lyocell | 13,0 |
34 | Polylactide | 1,5 |
35 | Polyester: | |
discontinuous fibre | 1,5 | |
filament | 1,5 | |
36 | Polyethylene | 1,5 |
37 | Polypropylene | 2,0 |
38 | Polycarbamide | 2,0 |
39 | Polyurethane | |
discontinuous fibre | 3,5 | |
filament | 3,0 | |
40 | Vinylal | 5,0 |
41 | Trivinyl | 3,0 |
42 | Elastodiene | 1,0 |
43 | Elastane | 1,5 |
44 | Glass fibre: | |
with an average diameter of over 5 μm | 2,0 | |
with an average diameter of 5 μm or less | 3,0 | |
45 | Metal fibre | 2,0 |
Metallised fibre | 2,0 | |
Asbestos | 2,0 | |
Paper yarn | 13,75 | |
46 | Elastomultiester | 1,5 |
47 | Elastolefin | 1,5 |
The agreed allowances of 17 % shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded. |
ANNEX VI
Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | |
Commission Directive 97/37/EC | |
Point 1.F.2 of Annex II to the 2003 Act of Accession | |
Commission Directive 2004/34/EC | |
Commission Directive 2006/3/EC | |
Council Directive 2006/96/EC | Annex, point D 2 only |
Commission Directive 2007/3/EC |
Directive | Time limit for transposition |
---|---|
96/74/EC | — |
97/37/EC | 1 June 1998 |
2004/34/EC | 1 March 2005 |
2006/3/EC | 9 January 2007 |
2006/96/EC | 1 January 2007 |
2007/3/EC | 2 February 2008 |
ANNEX VII
Directive 96/74/EC | This Directive |
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Article 1 | Article 1(1) |
Article 2(1) | Article 2(1)(a) |
Article 2(2), introductory wording | Article 2(1)(b), introductory wording |
Article 2(2), first indent | Article 2(1)(b)(i) |
Article 2(2), second indent | Article 2(1)(b)(ii) |
Article 2(3), introductory wording | Article 2(2), introductory wording |
Article 2(3), first indent | Article 2(2)(a) |
Article 2(3), second indent | Article 2(2)(b) |
Article 2(3), third indent | Article 2(2)(c) |
Article 3 | Article 3 |
Article 4 | Article 4 |
Article 5(1), wording other than the indents | Article 5(1) |
Article 5(1), indents | Annex II |
Article 5(2) | Article 5(2) |
Article 5(3) | Article 5(3) |
Article 6(1), introductory wording | Article 6(1), introductory wording |
Article 6(1), first indent | Article 6(1)(a) |
Article 6(1), second indent | Article 6(1)(b) |
Article 6(1), third indent | Article 6(1)(c) |
Article 6(2) | Article 6(2) |
Article 6(3) | Article 6(3) |
Article 6(4) | Article 6(5) |
Article 6(5) | Article 6(4) |
Article 7 | Article 7 |
Article 8(1) | Article 8(1) |
Article 8(2)(a) | Article 8(2) |
Article 8(2)(b) | Article 8(3) |
Article 8(2)(c) | Article 8(4) |
Article 8(2)(d) | Article 8(5) |
Article 9(1) | Article 9(1) |
Article 9(2) | Article 9(2) |
Article 9(3), introductory wording | Article 9(3), introductory wording |
Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, introductory wording |
Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, first indent | Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, point (i) |
Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, second indent | Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, point (ii) |
Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, third indent | Article 9(3)(a), first subparagraph, point (iii) |
Article 9(3)(a), second subparagraph | Article 9(3)(a), second subparagraph |
Article 9(3)(a), third subparagraph | Article 9(3)(a), third subparagraph |
Article 9(3)(b) to (f) | Article 9(3)(b) to (f) |
Article 10 | Article 10 |
Article 11 | Article 11 |
Article 12, introductory wording | Article 12, introductory wording |
Article 12, point 1 | Article 12(a) |
Article 12, point 2(a) | Article 12(b) |
Article 12, point 2(b), first subparagraph | Article 12(c) |
Article 12, point 2(b), second subparagraph | Article 12(d) |
Article 12, point 2(c), first subparagraph | Article 12(e), first subparagraph |
Article 12, point 2(c), second subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 12(e), second subparagraph, introductory wording |
Article 12, point 2(c), second subparagraph, first indent | Article 12(e), second subparagraph, point (i) |
Article 12, point 2(c), second subparagraph, second indent | Article 12(e), second subparagraph, point (ii) |
Article 12, point 3 | Article 12(f) |
Article 13 | Article 13 |
Article 14 | Article 14 |
Article 15, introductory wording | Article 1(2), introductory wording |
Article 15, point 1 | Article 1(2)(a) |
Article 15, point 2 | Article 1(2)(b) |
Article 15, point 3 | Article 1(2)(c) |
Article 15, point 4 | Article 1(2)(d) |
Article 16 | Articles 15 and 16 |
Article 17 | Article 17 |
Article 18 | — |
— | Article 18 |
Article 19, first paragraph | Article 20 |
Article 19, second paragraph | Article 19 |
Annex I, Nos 1 to 33 | Annex I, Nos 1 to 33 |
Annex I, No 33a | Annex I, No 34 |
Annex I, No 34 | Annex I, No 35 |
Annex I, No 35 | Annex I, No 36 |
Annex I, No 36 | Annex I, No 37 |
Annex I, No 37 | Annex I, No 38 |
Annex I, No 38 | Annex I, No 39 |
Annex I, No 39 | Annex I, No 40 |
Annex I, No 40 | Annex I, No 41 |
Annex I, No 41 | Annex I, No 42 |
Annex I, No 42 | Annex I, No 43 |
Annex I, No 43 | Annex I, No 44 |
Annex I, No 44 | Annex I, No 45 |
Annex I, No 45 | Annex I, No 46 |
Annex I, No 46 | Annex I, No 47 |
Annex II, Nos 1 to 33 | Annex V, Nos 1 to 33 |
Annex II, No 33a | Annex V, No 34 |
Annex II, No 34 | Annex V, No 35 |
Annex II, No 35 | Annex V, No 36 |
Annex II, No 36 | Annex V, No 37 |
Annex II, No 37 | Annex V, No 38 |
Annex II, No 38 | Annex V, No 39 |
Annex II, No 39 | Annex V, No 40 |
Annex II, No 40 | Annex V, No 41 |
Annex II, No 41 | Annex V, No 42 |
Annex II, No 42 | Annex V, No 43 |
Annex II, No 43 | Annex V, No 44 |
Annex II, No 44 | Annex V, No 45 |
Annex II, No 45 | Annex V, No 46 |
Annex II, No 46 | Annex V, No 47 |
Annex III | Annex III |
Annex IV | Annex IV |
Annex V | — |
Annex VI | — |
— | Annex VI |
— | Annex VII |