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2006 No. 3297

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS

The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment and Consolidation of Schedules of Textile Names and Allowances) Regulations 2006

  Made 13th December 2006 
  Laid before Parliament 13th December 2006 
  Coming into force 6th January 2007 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[1], makes the following Regulations.

     The Secretary of State is a Minister designated[2] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of textiles and products incorporating textiles.

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment and Consolidation of Schedules of Textile Names and Allowances) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th January 2007.

Amendment of the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986
    
2. —(1) The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986[3] are amended as follows.

    (2) In regulation 4(1) in the definition of "textile fibre" for "17 to 39" there is substituted "19 to 41".

    (3) For Schedule 2 there is substituted the new schedule contained in Schedule 1.

    (4) For Schedule 3 there is substituted the new schedule contained in Schedule 2.

Revocations
     3. —(1) Regulation 2(b) and (c) of the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 1988[4] are revoked.

    (2) The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 1998[5] and the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2005[6] are revoked.


Ian McCartney
Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs Department of Trade and Industry

13th December 2006



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(3)

The following Schedule 2 is inserted into the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 in substitution for the existing Schedule 2.



    " SCHEDULE 2


    PART I

    TEXTILE FIBRES

               Column 1 Column 2
    Nos Name Fibre Description
    1 Wool fibre from sheep's or lambs' fleeces (Ovis aries) or a mixture of such fibre and the hair of any animal mentioned under 2
    2 Alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora, beaver, otter, followed or not by the name "wool" or "hair" hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere 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 horse hair, 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 or linen fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
    8 Hemp fibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis sativa)
    9 Jute fibre obtained from the bast of Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata
    10 Abaca fibra obtained from the sheathing leaf of Musa textiles
    11 Alfa fibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima
    12 Coir fibre contained 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 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 forced (Bm) required to produce an elongation of 5% in the wet state are:

    Bc (CN) ≥ 1.3T √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 Lyocell a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by dissolution, and an organic solvent spinning process, without formation of derivatives. For this purpose organic solvent means essentially a mixture of organic chemicals and water
    33a 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
    34 Polyester fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid
    35 Polyethylene fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecules
    36 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
    37 Polycarbamide fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH) functional group
    38 Polyurethane fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group
    39 Vinylal fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted by polyvinyl alcohol with differing levels of acetalisation
    40 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
    41 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
    42 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 it initial length
    43 Glass fibre fibre made of glass
    44 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
    45 Elastomultiester fibre formed by interaction of two or more chemically distinct linear macro-molecules 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



    PART II

    A name in column 1 of item 2 of Part I shall not be used in relation to a mixture of the fibre of sheep's and lambs' fleeces and the hair of any of the animals specified in column 2 of that item unless the indication of fibre content of the mixture complies with paragraph 5 of Schedule 1.".



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(4)

The following Schedule 3 is inserted into the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 in substitution for the existing Schedule 3.



    " SCHEDULE 3

    AGREED ALLOWANCES TO BE APPLIED IN DETERMINING THE FIBRE PERCENTAGES OF A TEXTILE PRODUCT


    Fibre No. in Schedule 2 Fibres Percentages
    1 and 2 Wool and animal hair:           
               combed fibres 18.25
               carded fibres 17.00 (the agreed allowances of 17.00% shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded)
    3 Animal hair:           
               combed fibres 18.25
               carded fibres 17.00 (the agreed allowances of 17.00% shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded)
               horsehair:           
               combed fibres 16.00
               carded fibres 15.00
    4 Silk 11.00
    5 Cotton:           
               normal fibres 8.50
               mercerised fibres 10.50
    6 Kapok 10.90
    7 Flax or linen 12.00
    8 Hemp 12.00
    9 Jute 17.00
    10 Abaca 14.00
    11 Alfa 14.00
    12 Coir 13.00
    13 Broom 14.00
    14 Ramie (bleached fibre) 8.50
    15 Sisal 14.00
    16 Sunn 12.00
    17 Henequen 14.00
    18 Maguey 14.00
    19 Acetate 9.00
    20 Alginate 20.00
    21 Cupro 13.00
    22 Modal 13.00
    23 Protein 17.00
    24 Triacetate 7.00
    25 Viscose 13.00
    26 Acrylic 2.00
    27 Chlorofibre 2.00
    28 Fluorofibre 0.00
    29 Modacrylic 2.00
    30 Polyamide or nylon:           
               discontinuous fibre 6.25
               Filament 5.75
    31 Aramid 8.00
    32 Polyimide 3.50
    33 Lyocell 13.00
    33a Polylactide 1.50
    34 Polyester:           
               discontinuous fibre 1.50
               Filament 1.50
    35 Polyethylene 1.50
    36 Polypropylene 2.00
    37 Polycarbamide 2.00
    38 Polyurethane:           
               discontinuous fibre 3.50
               Filament 3.00
    39 Vinylal 5.00
    40 Trivinyl 3.00
    41 Elastodiene 1.00
    42 Elastane 1.50
    43 Glass fibre:           
               with an average diameter of over 5 microns 2.00
               with an average diameter of 5 microns or less 3.00
    44 Metal fibre 2.00
               metallised fibre 2.00
               Asbestos 2.00
               paper yarn 13.75
    45 Elastomultiester 1.50"




EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations set out a list of names to be used for different types of textile fibres and fibre descriptions. They also set out the percentage allowances to apply to the anhydrous mass of each fibre when determining composition of mixtures by weight.

These Regulations amend the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 ("the principal Regulations"). They consolidate Schedules 2 and 3 to the principal Regulations and incorporate amendments made previously in the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 1988, the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2005. They also add a new entry (elastomultiester) to the list in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, and amend Schedule 3 by adding the agreed tolerance for elastomultiester. The numbering of textiles in Schedules 2 and 3 of the principal Regulations has been changed to reflect the numbering of Directive 96/74/EC, as amended. Minor corrections have also been made to correct typographical errors.

These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2006/3/EC amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annexes I and II to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (O.J. No. L5, 10.1.2006, p.14). The principal Regulations implement Council Directive 96/74/EC.

A regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business (together with a transposition note) is available from the Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. It is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website. Copies of the regulatory impact assessment and the transposition note have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.


Notes:

[1] 1972 c.68.back

[2] S.I. 1993/2661.back

[3] S.I. 1986/26, as amended by S.I. 1988/1350, S.I. 1994/450, S.I. 1998/1169 and S.I. 2005/1401.back

[4] S.I. 1988/1350.back

[5] S.I. 1998/1169.back

[6] S.I. 2005/1401.back



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Prepared 20 December 2006
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