# Commission Decision of 15 May 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products and amending Decision 1999/178/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 1844) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/371/EC), Division 34: Dimensional changes during washing and drying

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Information on dimensional changes (%) shall be stated both on the care label and on the packaging and/or other product information if the dimensional changes exceed:
2 % (warp and weft) for curtains and for furniture fabric that is washable and removable,
6 % (warp and weft) for other woven products,
8 % (length and width) for other knitted products,
8 % (length and width) for terry towelling.
This criterion does not apply to:
fibres or yarn,
products clearly labelled ‘dry clean only’ or equivalent (insofar as it is normal practice for such products to be so labelled),
furniture fabrics that are not removable and washable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2002/371/annex/division/2/division/3/division/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-371/annex/division-2/division-3/division-34
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