Nos
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Name
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Fibre description
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1
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wool (1)
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Fibre from sheep's or lambs' fleeces
(Ovis aries)
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2
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alpaca, llama, cammel, kashmir, mohair, angora,
vicuna, yak, guanaco, beaver, otter, followed or not
by the name 'wool' or 'hair' (1)
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Hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, cammel,
kashmir goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna,
yak, guanaco, beaver, otter
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3
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animal or horsehair, with or without an indication
of the kind of animal (e.g. cattle hair, common goat
hair, horsehair)
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Hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or
2
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4
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silk
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Fibre obtained exclusively from silk-secreting
insects
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5
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cotton
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Fibre obtained from the bolls of the cotton plant
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6
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kapok
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Fibre obtained from the inside of the kapok fruit
(Ceiba pentandra)
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7
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flax
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Fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant
(Linum usitatissimum)
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8
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true hemp
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Fibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis
sativa)
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9
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jute
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Fibre obtained from the bast of Corchorus olitorius
and of Corchorus capsularis. For the purposes of
this Directive, bast fibres obtained from the
following species shall be treated in the same way
as jute: Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa,
Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata
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10
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abaca (Manila hemp)
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Fibre obtained from the sheating leaf of Musa
textilis
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11
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alfa
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Fibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima
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12
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coir (coconut)
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Fibre obtained from the fruit of Cocos nucifera
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13
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broom
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Fibre obtained from the bast of Cytisus scoparius
and/or Spartium junceum
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14
|
ramie
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Fibre obtained from the bast of Bohemeria nivea and
Bohemeria tenacissima
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15
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sisal
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Fibre obtained from the leaves of Agave sisalana
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16
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Sunn
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Fibre from the bast of Crotalaria juncea
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17
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Henequen
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Fibre from the bast of Agave Fourcroydes
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18
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Maguey
|
Fibre from the bast of Agave Cantala
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19
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acetate
|
Cellulose acetate fibre wherein less than 92% but at
least 74% of hydroxyl groups are acetylated
|
20
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alginate
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Fibre obtained from metallic salts of alginic acid
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21
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cupro
(cuprammonium rayon)
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Regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the
cuprammonium process
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22
|
modal
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A 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:
BC (centinewton)>=1,3 sqr(T) + 2T
BM (centinewton) >= 0,5 sqr(T)
where T is the mean linear density in decitex
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23
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protein (1)
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Fibre obtained from natural protein substances
regenerated and stabilized through the action of
chemical agents
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24
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triacetate
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Cellulose acetate fibre wherein at least 92% of the
hydroxyl groups are acetylated
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25
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viscose
|
Regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose
process for filament and discontinuos fibre
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26
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acrylic (1)
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at
least 85% (by mass) in the chain of the
acrylonitrilic pattern
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27
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chlorofibre
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in
their chain more than 50% by mass of chlorinated
vinyl or chlorinated vinylidene monomeric units
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28
|
fluorofibre
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules made from
fluorocarbon aliphatic monomers
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29
|
modacrylic (2)
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in
their chain more than 50% and less than 85% (by
mass) of the acrylonitrilic pattern
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30
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polyamide or nylon (2)
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in
their chain the recurring amide functional group
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31
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polyester
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in
their chain at least 85% (by mass) of an ester of a
diol and terephthalic acid
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32
|
polyethylene (2)
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Fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated
hydrocarbon linear macromolecules
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33
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polypropylene (2)
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Fibre formed of an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon
linear macromolecule where one carbon atom in two
carriers a methyl side chain in an isotactic
disposition and without further substituition
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34
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polycarbamide (2)
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in
their chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH)
functional group
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35
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polyurethane (2)
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Fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of
chains with the recurring urethane finctional group
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36
|
vinylal (m)
|
Fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is
constituted by poly(vinyl alcohol) with differing
levels of acetilization
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37
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trivinyl (2)
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Fibre formed of acrylonitrile terpolymer, a
chlorinated vynil monomer and a third vinyl monomer,
none of which represents as much as 50% of the total
mass
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38
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elastodiene (2)
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Elastofibre composed of natural or synthetic
polyisoprene, or composed of one or more dienes
polymerized 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
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39
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elastane
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Elastofibre 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
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40
|
glass fibre
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Fibre made of glass
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41
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name corresponding to the material of which the
fibres are composed, e.g. metal (metallic,
metallized), asbestos, paper, followed or not by the
word 'yarn' or 'fibre'
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Fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials
not listed above
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(1) The name 'wool' in item 1 of this Annex may also be used
to indicate a mixture of fibres from sheep's or lambs'
fleeces and the hairs listed in the third column of item 2.
This provision is applicable to the textile products listed
in Articles 4 and 5 and to those referred to in Article 6,
provided that the latter are partly composed of the fibres
listed in items 1 and 2. (2) The 'word' fibre is understood.