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Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) Textile products may be marketed within the Community, either...

  3. Article 2.(1) For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions...

  4. Article 3.(1) The names and descriptions of fibres referred to in...

  5. Article 4.(1) No textile product may be described as ‘100 %’, ‘pure’...

  6. Article 5.(1) A wool product may be described with one of...

  7. Article 6.(1) A textile product composed of two or more fibres,...

  8. Article 7.Without prejudice to the tolerances laid down in Article 4(2),...

  9. Article 8.(1) Textile products within the meaning of this Directive shall...

  10. Article 9.(1) Any textile product composed of two or more components...

  11. Article 10.(1) By way of derogation from Articles 8 and 9:...

  12. Article 11.Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that...

  13. Article 12.For the purposes of applying Article 8(1) and the other...

  14. Article 13.(1) Checks on whether the composition of textile products is...

  15. Article 14.(1) No Member State may, for reasons connected with names...

  16. Article 15.(1) The Commission shall adopt the additions to Annex I...

  17. Article 16.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for...

  18. Article 17.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of...

  19. Article 18.Directive 96/74/EC, as amended by the Acts listed in Annex...

  20. Article 19.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  21. Article 20.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  22. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX II

      Names referred to in Article 5(1)

      1. — in Bulgarian ‘необработена вълна’, — in Spanish ‘lana virgen’...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. Products which cannot be made subject to mandatory labelling or marking (referred to in Article 10(1)(a))

        1. 1. Sleeve-supporting armbands

        2. 2. Watch straps of textile materials

        3. 3. Labels and badges

        4. 4. Stuffed pan-holders of textile materials

        5. 5. Coffee cosy covers

        6. 6. Tea cosy covers

        7. 7. Sleeve protectors

        8. 8. Muffs other than in pile fabric

        9. 9. Artificial flowers

        10. 10. Pin cushions

        11. 11. Painted canvas

        12. 12. Textile products for base and underlying fabrics and stiffenings

        13. 13. Felts

        14. 14. Old made-up textile products, where explicitly stated to be such...

        15. 15. Gaiters

        16. 16. Packagings, not new and sold as such

        17. 17. Felt hats

        18. 18. Containers which are soft and without foundation, saddlery, of textile...

        19. 19. Travel goods of textile materials

        20. 20. Hand-embroidered tapestries, finished or unfinished, and materials for their production,...

        21. 21. Slide fasteners

        22. 22. Buttons and buckles covered with textile materials

        23. 23. Book covers of textile materials

        24. 24. Toys

        25. 25. Textile parts of footwear, with the exception of warm linings...

        26. 26. Table mats having several components and a surface area of...

        27. 27. Oven gloves and cloths

        28. 28. Egg cosies

        29. 29. Make-up cases

        30. 30. Tobacco pouches of textile fabric

        31. 31. Spectacle, cigarette and cigar, lighter and comb cases of textile...

        32. 32. Protective requisites for sports with the exception of gloves

        33. 33. Toilet cases

        34. 34. Shoe-cleaning cases

        35. 35. Funeral items

        36. 36. Disposable articles, with the exception of wadding

        37. 37. Textile articles subject to the rules of the European Pharmacopoeia...

        38. 38. Textile articles including cordage, ropes and string, subject to item...

        39. 39. Textile articles for protection and safety purposes such as safety...

        40. 40. Air-supported structures (e.g. sports halls, exhibition stands or storage facilities),...

        41. 41. Sails

        42. 42. Animal clothing

        43. 43. Flags and banners

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. Products for which only inclusive labelling or marking is obligatory (referred to in Article 10(1)(b))

        1. 1. Floor cloths

        2. 2. Cleaning cloths

        3. 3. Edgings and trimmings

        4. 4. Passementerie

        5. 5. Belts

        6. 6. Braces

        7. 7. Suspenders and garters

        8. 8. Shoe and boot laces

        9. 9. Ribbons

        10. 10. Elastic

        11. 11. New packaging sold as such

        12. 12. Packing string and agricultural twine; string, cordage and ropes other...

        13. 13. Table mats

        14. 14. Handkerchiefs

        15. 15. Bun nets and hair nets

        16. 16. Ties and bow ties for children

        17. 17. Bibs; wash gloves and face flannels

        18. 18. Sewing, mending and embroidery yarns presented for retail sale in...

        19. 19. Tape for curtains and blinds and shutters

    5. ANNEX V

    6. ANNEX VI

    7. ANNEX VII

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