Clothing accessory regulations by market

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  US Leather Guides 16 CFR Part 24 US

  These Guides apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, marketing or advertising of all kinds of leather or simulated-leather industry products, enumerated in § 24.0(a) — including trunks, suitcases, travelling bags, brief cases, billfolds, wallets, key cases, coin purses, handbags, shoulder bags, purses, footwear, and belts when not sold as part of a garment, and similar articles.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Scope is an enumerated list, and belts carry a condition on their face: in scope only "when not sold as part of a garment". The same belt is inside these Guides sold alone and outside them supplied with a coat. Advertising is named alongside manufacture and sale, so the Guides reach marketing copy directly.

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  US Leather Guides 16 CFR Part 24 US

  These Guides are administrative interpretations of laws administered by the Federal Trade Commission, addressing the application of section 5 of the FTC Act to industry products, and providing the basis for voluntary compliance. Conduct inconsistent with the positions articulated in the Guides may result in corrective action by the Commission under section 5.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Recorded as its own obligation because the legal character of this Part decides what a supplier is arguing about. There is no offence of breaching a Guide. The exposure is section 5 of the FTC Act, and the Guides are the Commission's published view of what section 5 means for these products.

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  US Leather Guides 16 CFR Part 24 US

  It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, the kind, grade, quality, quantity, material content, thickness, finish, serviceability, durability, price, origin, size, weight, ease of cleaning, construction, manufacture, processing, distribution, or any other material aspect of an industry product.

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  The list is long and closes with "any other material aspect", so it is illustrative rather than exhaustive. "Directly or by implication" is what reaches imagery, styling and adjacency rather than only stated claims — a product photographed to read as leather can misrepresent without a word being written.

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  US Leather Guides 16 CFR Part 24 US

  It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent the composition of any industry product or part of it, and to use the unqualified term "leather", or other unqualified terms suggestive of leather, unless the product so described is composed in all substantial parts of leather. Where all or part of a product is made of non-leather material that appears to be leather, that fact or the general nature of the material should be disclosed — for example "Not leather", "Imitation leather", "Simulated leather", "Vinyl", "Vinyl coated fabric" or "Plastic".

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The test is "in all substantial parts", not a majority and not a marketing judgement. For footwear the Guides define three parts in a footnote — the upper, the lining and sock, and the outersole — so a shoe with a leather upper and a synthetic lining does not carry the unqualified term. The disclosure examples are given in the text, which makes them the safe wordings rather than one option among many.

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  US Fur Products Labeling 16 CFR Part 301 US

  Every fur product, except those exempted under § 301.39, must be labelled AND invoiced in conformity with the Act and these rules. Every fur, except those exempted, must be invoiced in conformity with them. Any advertising of fur products or furs, except those exempted, must also conform.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Three distinct duties, and the invoice one has no equivalent in the wool or textile-fibre regimes this register already holds. A fur or fur product moving business-to-business, with no consumer label anywhere in the transaction, is still inside this Part through the invoicing duty. Advertising is named separately again. All three duties are subject to the exemptions at § 301.39, which is not recorded here.

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  US Fur Products Labeling 16 CFR Part 301 US

  The animal name used in labelling, invoicing and advertising must be the applicable name from the "Name" column of the Fur Products Name Guide at § 301.0. The scientific names in the Order, Family and Genus-Species columns are furnished for animal identification only and must not be used. Where a Name Guide entry consists of two separate words, the second word must precede the first — "Fox, Black" is disclosed as "Black Fox".

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The name is prescribed rather than chosen, and the word-order rule is the trap: the Guide is printed in an index order that must be reversed on the label. A supplier transcribing the entry as printed produces a non-conforming description while appearing to have copied the official source exactly.

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  US Fur Products Labeling 16 CFR Part 301 US

  No trade name, coined name, or other name or word describing a fur as being the fur of an animal that is in fact fictitious or non-existent may be used in labelling, invoicing or advertising of a fur or fur product.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Aimed at invented species names used as marketing — the prohibition reaches trade names and coined names, not merely false claims about a real animal. It applies across all three surfaces: label, invoice and advertising.

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  US Fur Products Labeling 16 CFR Part 301 US

  For furs imported into the United States, the country of origin must be set out as part of the required information in invoicing and advertising. For fur products imported, or made from imported furs, the country of origin of the furs must be set out in labelling, invoicing and advertising. The country of origin is the country in which the animal producing the fur was raised or, if in a feral state, was taken. Colonies, possessions and protectorates outside the boundaries of the mother country count as separate countries.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Origin is WHERE THE ANIMAL LIVED, not where the pelt was dressed, dyed or made up — which is the answer most supply chains have to hand and is the wrong one. Note also that the disclosure surfaces differ: a raw fur discloses on invoice and advertising, while a fur PRODUCT discloses on the label as well.

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  Canada Toys Regulations SOR/2011-17 CA

  An eye or nose, other than one made entirely of felt or another soft textile material, that measures 32 mm or less in its greatest dimension and is attached to a doll, plush toy or soft toy, must either not be capable of being gripped by the three-pronged claw hook illustrated in Schedule 4, or must not detach when tested in accordance with that Schedule.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The carve-out is the useful half: an eye or nose made entirely of felt or another soft textile material is outside this section altogether, which is why embroidered and felt features appear on toys for the youngest ages. The two limbs are alternatives - an attachment that the hook cannot grip need not also survive the pull.

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  Responsible Textile Recovery Act California Public Resources Code, added by SB 707 (2024) US-CA

  Producers of covered products must form and join a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) in order to comply with the chapter. The PRO's governing body must apply to the department by 1 January 2026, describing how it meets the requirements to be an approved PRO.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The duty is collective by design — a producer complies THROUGH a PRO rather than individually, which is what distinguishes an EPR scheme from a labelling or content rule. The department may approve additional PROs only after 1 January 2035, so for the first decade this is effectively a single organisation.

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  Responsible Textile Recovery Act California Public Resources Code, added by SB 707 (2024) US-CA

  An administrative civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day may be imposed by the department on any person in violation of the chapter, rising to up to $50,000 per day where the violation is intentional or knowing.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Per day, not per violation, which is what makes non-participation expensive rather than merely penalised. The intentional-or-knowing tier at five times the base rate is the reason the reporting duties under this chapter are given under penalty of perjury.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  A reachable cord with one free end must not exceed 22 cm in length, and a reachable cord with no free end must not exceed 22 cm between two consecutive contact points, in each case when pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Two geometries, one limit. Reachable is defined as any part of the cord a person can touch once the covering is installed, in any position from fully open to fully closed - so the test is run against the installed article, not the component. The length is measured while the cord is pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N, not at rest. A braid that elongates under that load spends part of its 22 cm on stretch.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  If a reachable cord is pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N, the perimeter of any loop - whether it already existed, was created by the pull, or was enlarged by it - must not exceed 44 cm.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  A loop is defined as a shape the majority of which is formed by a reachable cord and which creates a completely bounded opening. Created or enlarged by the pull is the operative phrase: an assembly with no loop at rest can fail this section if one appears under load.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  Where two reachable cords each having one free end can be connected to one another end to end after each has been pulled in any direction by force attaining 35 N, the resulting cord must not exceed 22 cm in length and the perimeter of the loop created must not exceed 44 cm.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Two cords that each pass sections 5 and 7 on their own can fail here together. The section anticipates the article being defeated rather than merely used, which is why it asks what happens if somebody ties two compliant cords into one.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  A cord that is not reachable must remain unreachable, whether the covering is fully opened, fully closed or in any position in between, throughout the useful life of the covering.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  A durability requirement rather than a dimensional one, and the only clause here with a time horizon. A cord concealed behind a component that wears, fatigues or is removed in service has not remained unreachable, so the enclosure is part of the specification and not packaging.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  Every part of a corded window covering that is accessible to a child and small enough to be totally enclosed in the small parts cylinder illustrated in Schedule 1 must be affixed so that it does not become detached when subjected to a force of 90 N applied in any direction.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Reaches cord ends, tassels, toggles, beads and any trim on the assembly. The 90 N here is a detachment force and is unrelated to the 35 N used for the cord length tests; the two are easy to confuse and answer different questions.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  Every external component of a corded window covering must not contain more than 90 mg/kg of lead, when tested in accordance with the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  External component, not surface coating, so a dyed or pigmented cord is within scope on its own account. The limit happens to share the number 90 with the detachment force in section 2 and has nothing to do with it.

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  Canada Corded Window Coverings SOR/2019-97 CA

  Information appearing on a corded window covering, accompanying one, or in any advertisement for one must not make any direct or indirect reference to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act or to these Regulations.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  A prohibition on the compliance claim itself, and the reverse of what every labelling instrument in this register otherwise rewards. Indirect reference is included, so a phrase that gestures at federal approval without naming the Act is caught. Section 10 separately requires the information that IS mandated to appear in both English and French, legibly, in a colour contrasting sharply with its background.

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  Canada Lead in Consumer Products SOR/2018-83 CA

  Each accessible part of a consumer product containing lead must not contain more than 90 mg/kg of lead when tested in accordance with good laboratory practices. Clothing and clothing accessories intended for use by a child under 14 years of age are within the definition of such a product, so the limit reaches every part of a children's garment that may be touched, licked, mouthed or swallowed in reasonably foreseeable use.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The limit is a CONTENT limit, not a migration limit, and it applies part by part rather than to the garment as a whole. In practice that puts it on trims, fasteners, zips, prints and appliqué rather than on the cloth. "Accessible part" is defined by what may be touched, licked, mouthed or swallowed during reasonably foreseeable use, which for childrenswear is a wide reading. Nothing in the regulation's title or operative text says textile: it reaches childrenswear only through the definition.

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  Canada Lead in Consumer Products SOR/2018-83 CA

  An accessible part may exceed 90 mg/kg of lead only where all three conditions are met: lead is necessary to produce an essential characteristic of the part; no alternative part containing less lead is available; and the part, tested in accordance with good laboratory practices, does not release more than 90 mg/kg of lead.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The three conditions are cumulative, not alternatives — the section joins (a) and (b) to (c) with "and". This is where the rule switches from content to RELEASE: a part relying on the exception is measured on what it gives up, not on what it holds. A supplier claiming the exception is asserting all three, including that no lower-lead alternative part exists, which is a sourcing claim rather than a test result and is the limb least likely to be evidenced.

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  Textile Labelling Regulation Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 EU

  The presence of non-textile parts of animal origin in a textile product must be indicated using the phrase "Contains non-textile parts of animal origin" on the labelling or marking, whenever the product is made available on the market. The labelling or marking must not be misleading and must be done so that the consumer can easily understand it.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The wording is prescribed rather than described — the Regulation gives the phrase to be used. It reaches leather trim, horn or bone buttons, fur detail and feather fill, none of which is a textile fibre and none of which appears in the composition statement.

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  ESPR Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 EU

  Economic operators that discard unsold consumer products, directly or on their behalf, must disclose annually: the number and weight discarded per year by product type or category; the reasons for discarding and any derogation relied on; the proportion delivered to preparing for reuse (including refurbishment and remanufacturing), recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and disposal, in accordance with the waste hierarchy; and the measures taken and planned to prevent destruction of unsold consumer products. The disclosure must be clear, visible and on at least an easily accessible page of the operator's website.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  The disclosure duty is separate from the prohibition and is triggered by discarding, not by being caught by the ban — so it can bind an operator whose products are not in Annex VII at all. The publication route is prescribed: an easily accessible page of the website, not a figure supplied on request.