EU · Regulation (EU) 1007/2011; Directive 94/11/EC
Textile and footwear material labelling
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Product Scope
Textile products within the fibre-composition Regulation and footwear within the footwear Directive have separate definitions and exclusions. Textile content in furniture or outdoor products may trigger labelling duties; bags do not become footwear merely because they share a catalogue category.
Requirements
Textile labels must use permitted fibre names and accurately state composition and required animal-origin information. Footwear labels identify the upper, lining/sock and outer sole materials; the 80% rule is assessed by the specified surface or volume basis, with the two main materials listed where no material reaches it. Consumer-market language and legibility remain relevant.
Required Evidence
Provide component and fibre composition, analysis where needed, calculation basis, label artwork and photographs. Chemical safety, flammability, mechanical safety and PPE claims are assessed under their own applicable instruments, not established by a correct composition label.
Comparison for the Awards
These are disclosure duties. More cotton, more leather or a higher labelled percentage is not inherently superior to a regulatory requirement. A separate applicable technical requirement is needed for a quality comparison.
Version & Transition
Apply the amended Regulation and each Member State’s implementation of the footwear Directive and language requirements. Product safety and chemical restrictions run alongside these labelling rules.
Official Sources
Applicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.