Directive 96/74/EC is amended as follows:

1. 1.

   In Annex I the following row 46 is added:

   46

   Elastolefin

   Fibre composed of at least 95 % (by mass) of macromolecules partially cross-linked, made up from ethylene and at least one other olefin and which, when stretched to one and a half times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length

2. 2.

   In Annex II the following entry 46 is added:

   46

   Elastolefin

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