CHAPTER 2

TEXTILE FIBRE NAMES AND RELATED LABELLING AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS

Obligation to supply the label or marking
Article 15
1
When placing a textile product on the market, the manufacturer shall ensure the supply of the label or marking and the accuracy of the information contained therein. If the manufacturer is not established in Great Britain, the person placing the textile product on the market in Great Britain shall ensure the supply of the label or marking and the accuracy of the information contained therein.
2
A distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation where he places a product on the market under his name or trademark, attaches the label himself or modifies the content of the label.
3
When making a textile product available on the market, the distributor shall ensure that textile products bear the appropriate labelling or marking prescribed by this Regulation.
4
The economic operators referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall ensure that any information supplied when textile products are made available on the market cannot be confused with the textile fibre names and the descriptions of fibre compositions, as laid down by this Regulation.
Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Textile Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1398), regs. 1, 3(7)(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 7(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Textile Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1398), regs. 1, 3(7)(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 7(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)