WUrlDg Apparel Labelling Order, 1989

L.N. 4Sof 1'89

QUALITY CONTROL (EXPOR'rs,

IMPORTS AND LOCAL GOODS) ACT, lJ7J

(ACT NO. XIII OF 1971)

WUrlDg Apparel Labelling Order, 1989

(Order No. M14 or 1989)

IN exercise of th e powe n conferred by sectio n 3 of the Quality

Control (Exports, Imports and Local Goods) Act , 1\171, the Malta

Board of Standards has made the following orde r:-

1 This order may be cited as the Wearing Apparel Labelling a.. rim...!

Order, 1989 and may be referred to as Order No. M24 of 1989.

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This orckr s.hall become operative on a date after the lapse of

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20 days from the day on which il is laid on the Table of the House of

Representatives , which date shall be notified by the Board in the

Gueue.

1. 1 This order applies 10 wearing appa re l, whether kni tted, 5<opt.

woven or tai lored, but excludes in dustrial gloves whether made of

leather or other material.

1 The provisions of this order apply only to imponed goods and ........ "'""'l it).

goods man ufactured for the local market.

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In this order

1.1 " Wearing apparel~ means men ', and boys' outerwear

garments; infants' garments; men', and boys' underwear,

nightwear and shirl!; women's and gi rls' OUlerwe ar, underwear,

nightwear, foundation garme nts , blouses and shirts; headwear;

gloves; panlyhose; hosiery; swirnwear; neek ties; sarves.

1 No piece o f wearing apparclshall be imponed, sold oro(fered LabdUtI

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fo r sale unless it has a label givi ng the following informa tion

5. 1. 1 The pe rcentage composition of Ihe fibres constituti ng

the material.

5. 1.2 Care instructions eithe r in writing or as laid down in

British Standard 2747, o r in other accepted European symbols.

5. 1.3 The size fitt ing of the weari ng apparel in European, o r

British accepted sizes.

5.1 .3.1 The use of ll"le words SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE,

and EXTRA LARGE, or other undefined descriptions s.hall not be

made unless qualified by European or British accepted sius .

5.1.4 The brand name or trade mark; or the name and

address of the manufacturer.

5.1.4.1 Where the brand name is not entered in a list kept by

the Director of Industry nor is the trade mark registered with the

ComptroUerof Industrial Property, tbe inclusion in the label of the

name and address of the manufacturer shall be compulsory.

1 The label must be sewn tothe wearing apparel. Where thena-

lure of the wearing apparel precludes such attachme nt, the label must

be stuck by means of adhesive, as in the case of soch. or incorporated

on the packet where tllese goods arc conve ntionally sold in packets.

7.] In the case of imported wearing apparel, theoountry of o rigin

must be shown in addition 10 the requirements o f Ihis order.

2 The importation of good.> falling und er this order shall not be

allowed unless the importer produces evidence that the brand name or

trade mark or the name and address of the manufactur~r is registered

witb the Director of Industry .

7.3 In the case of imported weari ng appar~l, the import~r

assumes responsibi lity for compliance with this order.

1 Where good~ are manufactured on a CUI, make and trim

(C.M.T.) basis, the person ordering such goods assum es responsibility

fo r compliance with this order.

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