Textile products
Posted by Textile MBSTU on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Under: Textile
Textile products
Labelling
In Malta, Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on textile names has been fully in force since 1 January 2003 by the strength given to it through the transposition into Maltese legislation under the name of Textile Names Order (Order no 46 of 2000).
Only products which comply with this Order may be marketed in Malta. This order applies to:
textile products exclusively composed of textile fibres,
products containing at least 80% by weight of textile fibres,
furniture, umbrella and sunshade coverings, floor coverings, mattresses and camping goods, and warm linings of footwear, gloves, mittens and mitts, provided that the textile parts of such products constitute at least 80% by weight of the complete article,
textiles incorporated into other products and forming an integral part thereof, where there composition is specified.
The order makes it mandatory for textile products to be labelled or marked whenever they are put onto the market for sale to consumers. The label should indicate the names, descriptions and details of textile fibre content. It is also possible, when textiles are not being offered for sale to the end consumer, or when they are delivered in response to orders from the Government of Malta or other public entities, for the labelling to be replaced by accompanying commercial documents. The above mentioned legislation also lists over 40 names and descriptions of fibres that have to be indicated according to this order. This list includes fibres such as wool, silk, cotton, viscose, acrylic, nylon, polyester and polypropylene. Save for some exceptions, the labelling and marking of textile products offered for sale to end consumers shall be made in at least one of the following languages: Maltese, English or Italian.
A textile product composed of two or more components which have different fibre content shall bear a label stating the fibre content of each component. However, this is not compulsory for components whose weight is less than 30% of the total weight of the product excluding the main linings.
When two or more textile products have the same fibre content and normally form a single unit, they need bear only one label.
Labelling
In Malta, Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on textile names has been fully in force since 1 January 2003 by the strength given to it through the transposition into Maltese legislation under the name of Textile Names Order (Order no 46 of 2000).
Only products which comply with this Order may be marketed in Malta. This order applies to:
textile products exclusively composed of textile fibres,
products containing at least 80% by weight of textile fibres,
furniture, umbrella and sunshade coverings, floor coverings, mattresses and camping goods, and warm linings of footwear, gloves, mittens and mitts, provided that the textile parts of such products constitute at least 80% by weight of the complete article,
textiles incorporated into other products and forming an integral part thereof, where there composition is specified.
The order makes it mandatory for textile products to be labelled or marked whenever they are put onto the market for sale to consumers. The label should indicate the names, descriptions and details of textile fibre content. It is also possible, when textiles are not being offered for sale to the end consumer, or when they are delivered in response to orders from the Government of Malta or other public entities, for the labelling to be replaced by accompanying commercial documents. The above mentioned legislation also lists over 40 names and descriptions of fibres that have to be indicated according to this order. This list includes fibres such as wool, silk, cotton, viscose, acrylic, nylon, polyester and polypropylene. Save for some exceptions, the labelling and marking of textile products offered for sale to end consumers shall be made in at least one of the following languages: Maltese, English or Italian.
A textile product composed of two or more components which have different fibre content shall bear a label stating the fibre content of each component. However, this is not compulsory for components whose weight is less than 30% of the total weight of the product excluding the main linings.
When two or more textile products have the same fibre content and normally form a single unit, they need bear only one label.
source ; http://www.dolceta.eu/malta/Mod3/spip.php?article42
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