Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122 of 20 October 2017 amending Annexes I, II, VI, VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products (Text with EEA relevance. )
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122of 20 October 2017amending Annexes I, II, VI, VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilOJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1., and in particular Article 21 thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 requires labelling to indicate the fibre composition of textile products, with checks being carried out by analysis on the conformity of those products through indications given on the label.(2)In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, a manufacturer submitted to the Commission an application to include "polyacrylate" as a new textile fibre name in the list set out in Annex I to that Regulation. That application included a technical file fulfilling all the minimum requirements specified in Annex II to that Regulation.(3)After having assessed the application for the new textile fibre name and having carried out a public consultation on the Europa website, the Commission, in consultation with Member States' experts and interested parties, concluded that the new textile fibre name "polyacrylate" should be added to the list of textile fibre names set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011.(4)In order to take into account technical progress, Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 should be amended, in particular as regards the proposed definition of a new textile fibre name and the proposed identification and quantification methods.(5)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 sets out a list of textile products for which inclusive labelling is sufficient. That list includes sewing, mending and embroidery yarns presented for retail sale in small quantities with a net weight of 1 gram or less. However, due to technical progress, that particular textile product is no longer presented for retail sale in quantities with a net weight of 1 gram or less. Therefore, the list of textile products qualifying for inclusive labelling set out in Annex VI to that Regulation should be updated.(6)In order to make it possible to use uniform methods for quantitative analysis of textile fibre mixtures, test methods set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 should be amended to include "polyacrylate" fibre. Furthermore, a new test method for quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures of polyester and certain other fibres should be added to Annex VIII to that Regulation.(7)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 also lays down the agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product. Hence, the value of agreed allowance for "polyacrylate" should be added to the list set out in Annex IX to that Regulation.(8)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: