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

The special methods — Summary Table is replaced by the following: 2.

Methods	Field of application		Reagent
No 1	Acetate	Certain other fibres	Acetone
No 2	Certain protein fibres	Certain other fibres	Hypochlorite
No 3	Viscose, cupro or certain types of modal	Cotton	Formic acid and zinc chloride
No 4	Polyamide or nylon	Certain other fibres	Formic acid, 80 % m/m
No 5	Acetate	Triacetate	Benzyl alcohol
No 6	Triacetate or polylactide	Certain other fibres	Dichloromethane
No 7	Certain cellulose fibres	Polyester or elastomultiester	Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
No 8	Acrylics, certain modacrylics or certain chlorofibres	Certain other fibres	Dimethylformamide
No 9	Certain chlorofibres	Certain other fibres	Carbon disulphide/acetone, 55.5/44.5 v/v
No 10	Acetate	Certain chlorofibres	Glacial acetic acid
No 11	Silk	Wool or hair	Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
No 12	Jute	Certain animal fibres	Nitrogen content method
No 13	Polypropylene	Certain other fibres	Xylene
No 14	Certain other fibres	Chlorofibres (homopolymers of vinyl chloride)	Concentrated sulphuric acid method
No 15	Chlorofibres, certain modacrylics, certain elastanes, acetates, triacetates	Certain other fibres	Cyclohexanone

Point 1.2 of method No 1 is replaced by the following: 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 (34) and elastomultiester (45) . Point 1.2 of method No 2 is replaced by the following: cotton (5), cupro (21), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibres (27), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), polypropylene (36), elastane (42), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45) . Point 1.2 of method No 4 is replaced by the following: wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), chlorofibre (27), polyester (34), polypropylene (36), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45) . Method No 6 is amended as follows: Points 1, 2 of method No 6 are replaced by the following: 1.

This method is applicable, after removal of non-fibrous matter, to binary mixtures of:

triacetate (24) or polylactide (33a) with wool (1), animal hair (2 and 3), silk (4), cotton (5), cupro (21), modal (22), viscose (25), acrylic (26), polyamide or nylon (30), polyester (34), glass fibre (43) and elastomultiester (45).