Table 1

1

wool

fibre from sheep's or lambs’ fleeces (Ovis aries) or a mixture of fibres from sheep's or lambs’ fleeces and the hairs of animals listed in number 2

2

alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora, beaver, otter, followed or not by the word ‘wool’ or ‘hair’

hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, kashmir goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora 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 number 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 (or linen)

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 Regulation, 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

Table 2

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

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 (B_C) in the conditioned state and the force (B_M) required to produce an elongation of 5 % in the wet state are:

• B_C (cN) ≥ 1,3 $\sqrt{T+2}T$
• B_M (cN) ≥ 0,5 $\sqrt{T}$

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 present, not exceeding the number of amide linkages

32

polyimide

fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules having in the chain recurring imide units

33

lyocell

a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by dissolution, and an organic solvent (mixture of organic chemicals and water) 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

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 the 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

46

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

47

melamine

fibre formed of at least 85 % by mass of cross-linked macromolecules made up of melamine derivatives

48

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 above

F149

polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent

a bicomponent fibre composed of between 10 % and 25 % by mass of polyamide fibrils embedded in polypropylene matrix

F250

polyacrylate

fibre formed of cross-linked macromolecules having more than 35 % (by mass) of acrylate groups (acid, light metal salts or esters) and less than 10 % (by mass) of acrylonitrile groups in the chain and up to 15 % (by mass) of nitrogen in the cross-linking