See at the end of the page for the list of work items identified as a high priority for SMEs in Europe for the sector Textile and Fashion.
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The sector Textile and Fashion can be defined as the production and services associated with:
CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
CEN/TC 252 - Child care articles [for child textiles part]
CEN/TC 283 - Precious metals - Applications in jewellery and associated products
CEN/TC 309 - Footwear
CEN/TC 410 - Consumer confidence and nomenclature in the diamond industry
CEN/SS H08 - Sizing systems
CEN/SS M21 - Precious metals - Applications in jewellery and associated products
ISO/TC 38 - Textiles
ISO/TC 137 - Footwear sizing designations and marking systems
ISO/TC 216 - Footwear
IEC/TC 124 - Wearable electronic devices and technologies (shared with Electrotechnical and digital)
CEN/TC 79 - Respiratory protective devices
CEN/TC 85 - Eye protective equipment
CEN/TC 122 - Ergonomics
CEN/TC 160 - Protection against falls from height including working belts
CEN/TC 161 - Foot and leg protectors
CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
CLC/TC 78 - Equipment and tools for live working
IEC/TC 78 - Live working
The main priority standardisation areas in support of EU legislation in the textile and fashion sector are:
Since 13 December 2024, the General Product Safety Directive has been replaced by the General Product Safety Regulation, but for the time being, the associated standardisation work covering the Directive is still relevant.
Please check the following link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive-in-development/6930045 and include in the "advanced search option" the keyword "textile" or "cloth".
More information on the General Product Safety Directive can be found on the link: https://genorma.com/en/directive/show/2001/95/EC
Please check the following link: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-directive-in-development/27404627 selecting "draft" in the "advanced search option".
More information on the PPE Regulation can be found on the link: https://genorma.com/en/directive/show/2016/425
The below list provides relevant priority work items in the Textile and Fashion sector:
Textiles — Circular economy for textile products — Categorisation of and requirements on non-virgin input materials
00.60 Close of review
Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Minimum requirements for bed, bath kitchen and table textiles
00.60 Close of review
Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Minimum requirements for workwear
00.60 Close of review
Protective clothing - Garments for protection against cool environments
50.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged
Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage installations
45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC
Live working - Footwear for electrical protection - Part 1: Insulating footwear and overboots
50.60 Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat
Eye and face protection against intense light sources used on humans and animals for cosmetic and medical applications - Part 1: Specification for products (ISO/FDIS 12609-1:2021)
60.55 Ratification completed (DOR)
Protective clothing - Protection against rain (ISO/FDIS 24232:2024)
60.55 Ratification completed (DOR)
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 1: Buoyant aids to be worn - Safety requirements and test methods
40.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged
Respiratory protective devices - Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus for escape - Requirements, testing and marking
40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks
Protective clothing for firefighters - Requirements and test methods for fire hoods for firefighters
40.60 Close of voting
Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing - Specifications
40.60 Close of voting
Safety of machinery - Anthropometric requirements for the design of workstations for industries and services (ISO/DIS 14738:2020)
45.98 End of interruption of work - abandoned
Immersion suits - Part 1: Constant wear suits, requirements including safety (ISO/DIS 15027-1:2023)
45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC
Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety (ISO/DIS 15027-2:2023)
45.99 Dispatch of FV draft to CCMC
