EU Regulations for apparel & textile product

There are many regulations of textile and clothing in The European Union, before 2009, most of the hazardous substances requirement be issued by the form of directive, such as: 2005/84 / EC (AZO dyes), 2009/425 / EC (Organic tin), EN 14682 (children’s clothing rope safety instructions), 2006/122 / EC (PFOS) and so on, in June2009, and related instructions are included in the appendix XVII of the REACH regulation, in addition, for the textile and clothing finished products, the SVHC also be required.

EU Regulations for apparel & textile product

Chemical testing category

Region	Regulation	Scope	Testing Item
EU	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Article 33	Article	SVHC
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 20	Coating, Ink, plastic, rubber synthetic leather, textile	Organic tin
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 23	Metal, Coating, plastic, rubber, synthetic leather	Cadmium
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 27	Metal and metal coating intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with skin	Nickel release
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 43	Textiles, leather, synthetic leather come into contact with skin	AZO Dyes
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 46&46a	Textiles	NP/NPEO
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 47	Leather come into contact with skin	Cr(VI)
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 50	Coating, Ink, plastic, rubber, synthetic leather come into contact with skin	PAHs
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 51	Plasticizing material	Phthalates
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 72	Clothing and related accessories, other textiles and footwear in contact with skin	33 carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxic substances 1A and 1B listed in annex 12 (CMR-1A&1B substances)
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Item 61	Preservative, desiccant, leather	DMFu

Physical testing category

No.	Physical Testing Items	Regulations/Standards
1	Dimensional Stability and Appearance	ENBSDINISO
2	Colorfastness
3	Strength Tests
4	Structure Analysis
5	Functional Tests
6	Fiber Composition Analysis