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Division IV Special methods

United Kingdom

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F1Summary Table

Detailed list of fibres under each method.

Method Field of application f1 Reagent
Soluble component Insoluble component
1. Acetate Certain other fibres Acetone
2. Certain protein fibres Certain other fibres Hypochlorite
3. Viscose, cupro or certain types of modal Certain other fibres Formic acid and zinc chloride
4. Polyamide or nylon Certain other fibres Formic acid, 80 % m/m
5. Acetate Certain other fibres Benzyl alcohol
6. Triacetate or polylactide Certain other fibres Dichloromethane
7. Certain cellulose fibres Certain other fibres Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
8. Acrylics, certain modacrylics or certain chlorofibres Certain other fibres Dimethylformamide
9. Certain chlorofibres Certain other fibres Carbon disulphide/acetone, 55,5/44,5 v/v
10. Acetate Certain other fibres Glacial acetic acid
11. Silk, polyamide or nylon Certain other fibres Sulphuric acid, 75 % m/m
12. Jute Certain animal fibres Nitrogen content method
13. Polypropylene Certain other fibres Xylene
14. Certain fibres Certain other fibres Concentrated sulphuric acid method
15. Chlorofibres, certain modacrylics, certain elastanes, acetates, triacetates Certain other fibres Cyclohexanone
16. Melamine Certain other fibres Hot formic acid 90 % m/m
F217. Polyester Certain other fibres Trichloroacetic acid and chloroform
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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 286/2012 of 27 January 2012 amending, in order to include a new textile fibre name, Annex I, and, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes 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 (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122 of 20 October 2017 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 (Text with EEA relevance).

Footnotes

f1

Detailed list of fibres under each method.