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Article 1 - Decision 2014/350/EU

Article 1

1.  

The product group ‘textile products’ shall comprise:

(a) 

Textile clothing and accessories: clothing and accessories consisting of at least 80 % by weight of textile fibres in a woven, non-woven or knitted form.

(b) 

Interior textiles: textile products for interior use consisting of at least 80 % by weight of textile fibres in a woven, non-woven or knitted form.

(c) 

Textile fibres, yarn, fabric and knitted panels: intermediate products intended for use in textile clothing and accessories and interior textiles, including upholstery fabric and mattress ticking prior to the application of backings and treatments associated with the final product.

(d) 

Non-fibre elements: intermediate products that are incorporated into textile clothing and accessories and interior textiles, including zips, buttons and other accessories, as well as membranes, coatings and laminates.

(e) 

Cleaning products: woven or non-woven products made from textile fibres and intended for the wet or dry cleaning of surfaces and the drying of kitchenware.

2.  

The following products are not included in the product group ‘textile products’:

(a) 

products that are intended to be disposed of after a single use;

(b) 

floor coverings, covered by Commission Decision 2009/967/EC ( 1 );

(c) 

fabrics that form part of structures intended for outdoor use.

3.  

Garments, fabrics and fibres that containing the following are excluded from the product group.

(a) 

electrical devices or which form an integral part of electrical circuitry;

(b) 

devices or impregnated substances designed to sense or react to changes in ambient conditions.


( 1 ) Commission Decision 2009/967/EC of 30 November 2009 on establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel for textile floor coverings (OJ L 332, 17.12.2009, p. 1).