On 26 January 2018, the Official Journal of the European Union published REGULATION (EU) 2018/122 amending Annexes I, II, VI, VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products.

Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 requires labelling to indicate the fibre composition of textile products, with checks being carried out by analysis on the conformity of those products through indications given on the label.

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, a manufacturer submitted to the Commission an application to include ‘polyacrylate’ as a new textile fibre name in the list set out in Annex I to that Regulation. That application included a technical file fulfilling all the minimum requirements specified in Annex II to that Regulation.

After having assessed the application for the new textile fibre name and having carried out a public consultation on the Europa website, the Commission, in consultation with Member States' experts and interested parties, concluded that the new textile fibre name ‘polyacrylate’ should be added to the list of textile fibre names set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011.

in Annex I, the following row 50 is added:

In order to take into account technical progress, Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 should be amended, in particular as regards the proposed definition of a new textile fibre name and the proposed identification and quantification methods.

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