Commission Directive 2009/122/EC of 14 September 2009 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 15 September 2009
• Subject Matter: Textiles,Approximation of laws,Internal market - Principles
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 242, 15 September 2009

15.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/14

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/122/EC

of 14 September 2009

amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (2) requires labelling to indicate the fibre composition of textile products, with checks being carried out by analysis on the conformity of these products with indications given on the label.

(2) Uniform methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures are provided for in Directive 96/73/EC.

(3) On the basis of recent findings by the technical working group, Directive 2008/121/EC was adapted to technical progress, by adding the fibre melamine to the list of fibres set out in Annexes I and V to that Directive.

(4) It is therefore, necessary to define uniform test methods for melamine.

(5) Directive 96/73/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Transposition

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 September 2010 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2009.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN

Vice-President

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(1) OJ L 32, 3.2.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 19, 23.1.2009, p. 29.

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ANNEX

Chapter 2 of Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC is amended as follows:

(a)

the Special Methods — Summary Table is replaced by the following: ‘SUMMARY TABLE Method Field of application Reagent Soluble component Insoluble component 1. Acetate Certain other fibres Acetone 2. Certain protein fibres Certain other fibres Hypochlorite 3. Viscose, cupro or certain types of modal Cotton, elastolefin or melamine Formic acid and zinc chloride 4. Polyamide or nylon Certain other fibres Formic acid, 80 % m/m 5. Acetate Triacetate, elastolefin or melamine Benzyl alcohol 6. Triacetate or polylactide Certain other fibres Dichloromethane 7. Certain cellulose fibres Polyester, elastomultiester or elastolefin Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m 8. Acrylics, certain modacrylics or certain chlorofibres Certain other fibres Dimethylformamide 9. Certain chlorofibres Certain other fibres Carbon disulphide/acetone, 55,5/44,5 v/v 10. Acetate Certain chlorofibres, elastolefin or melamine Glacial acetic acid 11. Silk Wool, hair, elastolefin or melamine Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m 12. Jute Certain animal fibres Nitrogen content method 13. Polypropylene Certain other fibres Xylene 14. Certain other fibres Chlorofibres (homopolymers of vinyl chloride), elastolefin or melamine Concentrated sulphuric acid method 15. Chlorofibres, certain modacrylics, certain elastanes, acetates, triacetates Certain other fibres Cyclohexanone 16. Melamine Cotton or aramid Hot formic acid 90 % m/m’

(b) method No 1 is amended as follows: (i) point 1.2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), flax (7) true hemp (8), jute (9), abaca (10), alfa (11), coir (12), broom (13), ramie (14), sisal (15), cupro (21), modal (22), protein (23), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (35) elastomultiester (46), elastolefin (47) and melamine (48). In no circumstances is the method applicable to acetate fibres which have been deacetylated on the surface.’; (ii) point 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS Calculate the results as described in the general instructions. The value of “d” is 1,00, except for melamine, for which “d” = 1,01.’;

(c) method No 2 is amended as follows: (i) point 1.2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. cotton (5), cupro (21), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibres (27), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (35), polypropylene (37), elastane (43), glass fibre (44) elastomultiester (46), elastolefin (47) and melamine (48). If different protein fibres are present, the method gives the total of their amounts but not their individual quantities.’; (ii) point 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS Calculate the results as described in the general instructions. The value of “d” is 1,00, except for cotton, viscose, modal and melamine, for which “d” = 1,01, and unbleached cotton, for which “d” = 1,03.’;

(d) method No 3 is amended as follows: (i) point 1.2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. cotton (5), elastolefin (47) and melamine (48). If a modal fibre is found to be present, a preliminary test shall be carried out to see whether it is soluble in the reagent. This method is not applicable to mixtures in which the cotton has suffered extensive chemical degradation nor when the viscose or cupro is rendered incompletely soluble by the presence of certain dyes or finishes that cannot be removed completely.’; (ii) point 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS Calculate the results as described in the general instructions. The value of “d” is 1,02 for cotton, 1,01 for melamine and 1,00 for elastolefin.’;

(e) method No 4 is amended as follows: (i) point 1.2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibre (27), polyester (35), polypropylene (37), glass fibre (44), elastomultiester (46), elastolefin (47) and melamine (48). As mentioned above, this

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