Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1007)

ANNEX VIII U.K. Methods for the quantitative analysis of binary and ternary textile fibre mixtures (referred to in Article 19(1))

CHAPTER 1 U.K.

I. Preparation of laboratory test samples and test specimens to determine the fibre composition of textile products U.K.

2. DEFINITIONS U.K.

2.1. Bulk source U.K.

The quantity of material which is assessed on the basis of one series of test results. This may comprise, for example, all the material in one delivery of cloth; all the cloth woven from a particular beam; a consignment of yarn, a bale or a group of bales of raw fibre.

2.2. Laboratory bulk sample U.K.

The portion of the bulk source taken to be representative of the whole, and which is available to the laboratory. The size and nature of the laboratory bulk sample shall be sufficient to adequately overcome the variability of the bulk source and to facilitate ease of handling in the laboratory(1).

2.3. Laboratory test sample U.K.

That portion of the laboratory bulk sample that is subjected to pre-treatment to remove non-fibrous matter, and from which test specimens are taken. The size and nature of the laboratory test sample shall be sufficient to overcome adequately the variability of the laboratory bulk sample(2).

2.4. Test specimen U.K.

The portion of material required to give an individual test result, and selected from the laboratory test sample.

(1)

For made-up and finished articles see point 7.

(2)

See point 1.