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The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986

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Paragraph 2, Schedule 1

SCHEDULE 2

PART ITEXTILE FIBRES

Column 1 Column 2
Nos.NameFibre Description
1woolfibre from sheep's or lambs' fleeces (Ovisaries) or a mixture of such fibres and the hair of any animal mentioned under 2
2alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, beaver, otter, followed or not by the name `wool' or `hair'hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco, beaver, otter
3animal or horsehair, with or without an indication of the kind of animal (e.g. cattle hair, common goat hair, horsehair)hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or 2
4silkfibre obtained exclusively from silk-secreting insects
5cottonfibre obtained from the bolls of the cotton plant (Gossypium)
6kapokfibre obtained from the inside of the kapok fruit (Ceiba pentandra)
7flax or linenfibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
8hempfibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis sativa)
9jutefibre obtained from the bast of Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata
10abacafibre obtained from the sheathing leaf of Musa textilis
11alfafibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima
12coirfibre obtained from the fruit of Cocos nucifera
13broomfibre obtained from the bast of Cytisus scoparius and/or Spartium Junceum
15ramiefibre obtained from the bast of Boehmeria nivea and Boehmeria tenacissima
16sisalfibre obtained from the leaves of agave sisalana
16asunnfibre from the bast of Crotalaria juncea
16bhenequenfibre from the bast of Agave Fourcroydes
16cmagueyfibre from the bast of Agave Cantala
17acetatecellulose acetate fibre wherein less than 92% but at least 74% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated
18alginatefibre obtained from metallic salts of alginic acid
19cuproregenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the cuprammonium process
20modala fibre of regenerated cellulose having a high breaking force and high wet modulus. The breaking force (Bc) in the conditioned state and the force (BM) required to produce an elongation of 5% in the wet state are:

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where T is the mean linear density in decitex
21proteinfibre obtained from natural protein substances regenerated and stablised through the action of chemical agents
22triacetatecellulose acetate fibre wherein at least 92% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated
23viscoseregenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose process for filament and discontinuous fibre
24acrylicfibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of the acrylonitrilic pattern
25chlorofibrefibre formed of linear macromolecules having in their chain more than 50% (by mass) of chlorinated vinyl or chlorinated vinylidene monomeric units
26fluorofibrefibre formed of linear macromolecules made from fluorocarbon aliphatic monomers
27modacrylicfibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain more than 50% and less than 85% (by mass) of the acrylonitrilic pattern
28polyamide or nylonfibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring amide functional group
29polyesterfibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid
30polyethylenefibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecules
31polypropylenefibre formed of an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecule where one carbon atom in two carries a methyl side chain in an isotactic disposition and without further substitution
32polycarbamidefibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH) functional group
33polyurethanefibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group
34vinylalfibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted by polyvinyl alcohol with differing levels of acetalisation
35trivinylfibre formed of acrylonitrile terpolymer, a chlorinated vinyl monomer and a third vinyl monomer, none of which represents as much as 50% of the total mass
36elastodieneelastofibre composed of natural or synthetic polyisoprene, or composed of one or more dienes polymerised with or without one or more vinyl monomers, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length
37elastaneelastofibre composed of at least 85% (by mass) of a segmented polyurethane, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length
38glass fibrefibre made of glass
39name corresponding to the material of which the fibres are composed, e.g. metal (metallic, metallised), asbestos, paper, followed or not by the word `yarn' or `fibre'fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials not listed above

PART II

A name in column 1 of item 2 of Part I shall not be used in relation to a mixture of the fibre of sheep's and lambs' fleeces and the hair of any of the animals specified in column 2 of that item unless the indication of fibre content of the mixture complies with paragraph 5 of Schedule 1.

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