Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.

Amendment of the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986

2. —(1)The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986( 3 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(1)—

(a) omit the definition “Directive

(b) after the definition of “the Act of 1968” insert—

“ “Directive 2008/121/EC ” means Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (recast); ” ( 4 );

(c) for the definition of “Annex 1” substitute ““Annex I” means Annex I (Table of textile fibres) to Directive

(d) omit the definition “Annex II”; and

(e) after the definition of “Annex I” insert —

“ “Annex V” means “Annex V (Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product) to Directive 2008/121/EC ; ” .

(3) In regulation 4(4) for “Annex II” substitute “Annex V”.

(4) In regulation 8 for “Column 1 of Schedule 2” substitute “the column headed “Name” in Annex I”.

(5) In Schedule 1 paragraph 7(3) for “Annex II” substitute “Annex V.”