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Directive 94/11/EC of European Parliament and Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer
Consolidated text: Directive 94/11/EC of European Parliament and Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer
Directive 94/11/EC of European Parliament and Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer
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DIRECTIVE 94/11/EC OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL of 23 March 1994 (OJ L 100 19.4.1994, p. 37) |
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DIRECTIVE 94/11/EC OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL
of 23 March 1994
on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer
Article 1
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘footwear’ shall mean all articles with applied soles designed to protect or cover the foot, including parts marketed separately as referred to in Annex I.
A non-exhaustive list of the products covered by the Directive appears in Annex II.
The following shall be excluded from the Directive:
Information on the composition of footwear shall be conveyed by means of labelling as specified in Article 4.
The labelling shall convey information relating to the three parts of the footwear as defined in Annex I, namely:
the upper;
the lining and sock; and
the outersole.
The composition of the footwear shall be indicated as specified in Article 4 on the basis either of pictograms or of written indications for specific materials, as stipulated in Annex I.
In the case of the upper, classification of the materials shall be determined on the basis of the provisions contained in Article 4 (1) and in Annex I, no account being taken of accessories or reinforcements such as ankle patches, edging, ornamentation, buckles, tabs, eyelet stays or similar attachments.
In the case of the outersole, classification shall be based on the volume of the materials contained therein, in accordance with Article 4.
Article 2
Article 3
Without prejudice to other relevant Community provisions, Member States shall not prohibit or impede the placing on the market of footwear which complies with the labelling requirements of this Directive, by the application of unharmonized national provisions governing the labelling of certain types of footwear or of footwear in general.
Article 4
Article 5
Additional textual information, affixed, should the need arise, to the labelling may accompany the information required under this Directive. However, Member States may not prohibit or impede the placing on the market of footwear conforming to the requirements of this Directive, in accordance with Article 3.
Article 6
Article 7
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
1. Definition and corresponding pictograms or written indications concerning the parts of the footwear to be identified
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Pictograms |
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(a) Upper This is the outer face of the structural element which is attached to the outersole. |
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F Tige |
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(b) Lining and sock These are the lining of the upper and the insole, constituting the inside of the footwear article. |
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F Doublure et semelle de propreté |
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(c) Outer sole This is the bottom part of the footwear article, which is subjected to abrasive wear and attached to the upper. |
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F Semelle extérieure |
2. Definition and corresponding pictograms of the materials
The pictograms concerning the materials should appear on the label beside the pictograms relating to the 3 parts of the footwear as specified in Article 4 and in part 1 of this Annex.
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Pictogram |
Written indications |
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(i) Leather A general term for hide or skin with its original fibrous structure more or less intact, tanned to be rot-proof. The hair or wool may or may not have been removed. Leather is also made from a hide or skin which has been split into layers or segmented either before or after tanning. However, if the tanned hide or skin is disintegrated mechanically and/or chemically into fibrous particles, small pieces or powders and then, with or without the combination of a binding agent, is made into sheets or other forms, such sheets or forms are not leather. If the leather has a surface coating, however applied, or a glued-on finish, such surface layers must not be thicker than 0,15 mm. Thus, all leathers are covered without prejudice to other legal obligations, e.g. the Washington Convention. Should the term ‘full grain leather’ be used in the optional additional textual information referred to in Article 5, it will apply to a leather bearing the original grain surface as exposed by removal of the epidermis and with none of the surface removed by buffing, snuffing or splitting. |
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F Cuir |
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(ii) Coated Leather leather where the surface coating applied to the leather does not exceed one third of the total thickness of the product but is in excess of 0,15 mm. |
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F Cuir enduit |
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Natural textile materials and synthetic or non-woven textile materials ‘Textiles’ shall mean all products covered by Directive 71/307/EEC and amendments thereof. |
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F Textile |
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All other materials |
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F Autres matériaux |
ANNEX II
EXAMPLES OF FOOTWEAR COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE
‘Footwear’ may range from sandals with uppers consisting simply of adjustable laces or ribbons to thigh boots the uppers of which cover the leg and thigh. Among the products included therefore are:
flat or high-heeled shoes for ordinary indoor or outdoor wear;
ankle-boots, half-boots, knee-boots, and thigh boots;
sandals of various types, ‘espadrilles’ (shoes with canvas uppers and soles of plaited vegetable material), tennis shoes, running and other sports shoes, bathing sandals and other casual footwear;
special sports footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, studs, stops, clips, bars or the like and skating boots, ski boots and cross-country ski footwear, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes. Also included are composite articles made up of footwear with (ice or roller) skates attached;
dancing slippers;
footwear formed from a single piece, particularly by moulding rubber or plastics, but excluding disposable articles of flimsy material (paper, plastic film, etc., without applied soles);
overshoes worn over other footwear, which in some cases are heel-less;
disposable footwear, with applied soles, generally designed to be used only once;
orthopaedic footwear.
For reasons of homogeneity and clarity, and subject to the provisions mentioned in the description of the products covered by this Directive, products covered by Chapter 64 of the combined nomenclature (‘CN’) may, as a general rule, be regarded as falling within the scope of this Directive.
( 1 ) OJ No C 74, 25. 3. 1992, p. 10.
( 2 ) OJ No C 287, 4. 11. 1992, p. 36.
( 3 ) OJ No C 294, 22. 11. 1989, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ No C 110, 20. 4. 1993, p. 3.
( 5 ) OJ No L 399, 30. 12. 1989, p. 18.
( 6 ) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 201.