Shoes and Footwear Order, 2000

L.N. 182 of 2000

QUALITY CONTROL

(EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND LOCAL GOODS) ACT

(CAP. 225)

Shoes and Footwear Order, 2000

(Order No. 43 of 2000)

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Quality

Control (Exports, Imports and Local Goods) Act, the Malta Standards

Authority has made the following order:-

1 The title of this Order is the Shoes and Footwear Order, 2000, Citation and

commencement.

and may be referred to as Order No. 43 of 2000.

1.2

This Mandatory Order shall come into effect as from the

1st January, 2001, provided that stock invoiced or delivered to the retailer

before that date and which complies with the Footwear Order, 1989

shall not be subject to the measures in this Order until the 1st January,

2003.

1. Definition and corresponding pictograms or written indications

concerning the parts of the footwear to be identified

Pictograms

Written

indications

Upper

(a)

M Wicc

~

This is the outer face of the

EN Upper

structural element which is

IT Tomaia

attached to the outersole.

(b) Lining and sock

M Inforra u Suietta

~

These are the lining of the upper

EN Lining and sock

and the insole, constituting the

IT Fodera e

inside of the footwear article.

Sottopiede

Outer sole

(c)

M Pett ta' barra

This is the bottom part of the

EN Outer sole

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footwear article, which is subjected

IT Suola esterna

to abrasive wear and attached to

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the upper.

2. Definition and corresponding pictograms of the materials

The pictograms concerning the materials should appear on the label beside the

pictograms relating to the three parts of the footwear as specified in paragraph 6 and in

part 1 of this Schedule.

Pictograms

Written

indications

(a) (i) Leather

M Gilda

A general term for hide or skin

EN Leather

with its original fibrous structure

IT Cuoio

more or less intact, tanned to be

rot-proof. The hair or wool mayor

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 paragraph 6.8, 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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M Gilda miksija

(ii) Coated Leather

Leather where the surface coating

EN Coated leather

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IT Cuoio rivestito

applied to the leather does not

exceed one third of the total

thickness of the product but is in

excess of 0.15 mm.

(b)

Natural textile materials and

M Tessut

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EN Textile

synthetic or non-woven textile

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IT Tessili

materials

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"Textiles" means all products

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covered by the Textile Names

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Order, 2000.

M Materjal Iehor

(c)

All other materials

EN Other materials

IT Altre materie

1 This Mandatory Order shall apply to the labelling of the Applicability.

materials used in the main components of shoes and footwear for sale

to the consumer.

2.2 A non-exhaustive list of the products covered by this

Mandatory Order appears in the Second Schedule.

2.3

The following are excluded from the scope ofthis Mandatory

Order

- second-hand, worn footwear,

- protective footwear covered by the Personal Protective

Equipment Order (M34), 1998,

- footwear covered by Directive 7617691EEC,

- toy footwear.

Examples of Footwear covered by this Mandatory Order

"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

(i)

flat or high-heeled shoes for ordinary indoor or outdoor wear;

(ii)

ankle boots, half-boots, knee boots and thigh boots;

(iii) 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;

(iv) 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;

(v)

dancing slippers;

(vi) 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);

(vii)

overshoes worn over other footwear, which in some cases are heel-

less;

(viii) disposable footwear, with applied soles, generally designed to be used

only once;

(ix)

orthopaedic footwear.

For reasons of homogeneity and clarity, and subject to the provisions mentioned

in the description of the products covered by this Order, products covered by Chapter

64 of the combined nomenclature ("CN") may, as a general rule, be regarded as falling

within the scope of this Order.

1 For the purposes of this Mandatory Order, unless the context Definitions.

otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply

3.1.1 "footwear" includes shoes and means all articles with

applied soles designed to protect or cover the foot, including parts

marketed separately as referred to in the First Schedule.

1 Information on the composition of footwear shall be conveyed

by means of labelling as specified in paragraph 6 of this Mandatory

Order.

4.2 The labelling shall convey information relating to the three

parts of the footwear as defined in the First Schedule, namely

(a)

the upper;

(b)

the lining and the sock;

(c)

the outersole.

4.3 The composition of the footwear shall be indicated as

specified in paragraph 6 on the basis either of pictograms or of written

indications for specific materials, as stipulated in the First Schedule.

4.4 In the case of the upper, classification of the materials shall

be detennined on the basis of the provisions contained in paragraph 6.1

and in the First Schedule, no account being taken of accessories or

reinforcements such as ankle patches, edging, ornamentation, buckles,

tabs, eyelet stays or similar attachments.

4.5 In the case of the outersole, classification shall be based on

the volume of the materials contained therein, in accordance with

paragraph 6.

1 All footwear placed on the market shall meet the requirements

of this Order without prejudice to other relevant provisions.

5.2 No person may place on the market any footwear which is

not in confonnity with the provisions of this Order regarding labelling

requirements.

1 The labelling shall provide information on the material,

detennined in accordance with the First Schedule, which constitutes at

least 80% of the surface area of the upper, and the lining and the sock,

of the footwear, and at least 80% of the volume of the outersole. If no

one material accounts for at least 80%, information should be given on

the two main materials used in the composition of the footwear.

6.2 The information stipulated in paragraph 6.1 shall be conveyed

on the footwear.

6.3 The manufacturer or his authorised agent may choose either

pictograms or written indications as defined in the First Schedule.

6.4 Any written indications given pursuant to paragraph 6.3 shall

be given in at least one of the following languages: Maltese, English,

Italian.

6.5 For the purpose of this Order, labelling shall involve affixing

the required information to at least one article of footwear in each pair.

This may be done by printing, sticking, embossing or using an attached

label.

6.6 The labelling must be visible, securely attached and accessible

and the dimensions of the pictograrns must be sufficiently large to make

it easy to understand the information contained therein. It must not be

possible for the labelling to mislead the consumer.

6.7 The manufacturer or his authorised agent established in Malta

shall be responsible for supplying the label and for the accuracy of the

information contained therein. If neither the manufacturer nor his

authorized agent is established in Malta, this obligation shall fallon the

person responsible for first placing the footwear on the market. The

retailer shall remain responsible for ensuring that the footwear sold by

him bears the appropriate labelling prescribed by this Mandatory Order.

6.8 Should the need arise that additional textual information be

affixed to the labelling, such information may accompany the

information required under this Order.

1

The Footwear Order, 1989 (Order No. M23 of 1989) is RepealofL.N.43

of 1989.

hereby repealed.