GB 5296.4-2012[GB/T 5296.4-2012] Instructions for use of products of consumer interest -- Part 4: Textiles and apparel (English PDF)

Foreword

All the technical contents of this Part of GB 5296 are compulsory.

This Part was drafted according to the rules specified in GB/T 1.1-2009.

GB 5296 "Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest" comprises of the

following seven parts.

——Part 1.General Principles;

——Part 2.Household and Similar Electrical Appliances;

——Part 3.General Labelling for Cosmetics;

——Part 4.Instructions for Use of Textiles and Apparel;

——Part 5.Toys;

——Part 6.Furniture;

——Part 7.Sports Equipment.

This Part is Part 4 of GB 5296.

This Part replaces "Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest--Instructions

for Use of Textiles and Apparel" (GB 5296.4-1998) that shall be abolished. Compared with

GB 5296.4-1998, this Part has the following main technical content changes.

——Inapplicable product scope was added;

——The term "products of consumer interest" was added, and the definitions of terms

"textile" and "instruction for use" were modified;

——The size designation and specifications of various products were subdivided;

——Product quality grade, compliance certificate and product service life were deleted;

——Product safety category was added (see 5.7);

——"The forms other than permanent label should be adopted for the rest contents" was

added in 6.2.1;

——Requirements were added for the products that are customized in batch (6.2.3);

——Original Appendixes A and B were deleted;

——Appendix A "Products not Included in This Part" was added;

——Appendix B "Judgment of Defect in Instructions for Use" was added.

This Part was proposed by the National Technical Committee on Services of

Standardization Administration of China.

This Part is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Services of

Standardization Administration of China, National Technical Committee on Textiles of

Standardization Administration of China and National Technical Committee on Garments of

Standardization Administration of China.

Chief Drafting Organizations of this Part. China National Institute of Standardization,

China Textile Academy, Shanghai Garment Research Institute, Erdos Group, Jiangsu Menglan

Group Co., Ltd., Eral Home Textiles Group Co., Ltd.

Chief drafting staffs of this Part. Zheng Yuying, Xu Lu, Zuo Peilan, Wang Shichuan, Tian

Jun, Chen Jianhua, Nie Yayuan, He Rongjun.

The previous editions of the standards replaced by this Part are.

——GB 5295.4-1987, GB 5296.4-1998.

NATIONAL STANDARD

Replace GB 5296.4-1998

Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer

Interest-

Part 4.Textiles and Apparel

1 Scope

This Part of GB 5296 specifies the basic principles, marking contents and marking

requirements of instructions for use of textiles and apparel.

This Part is applicable to the textiles and apparel sold in the domestic market.

The products listed in Appendix A are not included in this Part.

This Part gives the judgment of defect in instructions for use, as detailed in Appendix B.

2 Normative References

The following documents are indispensable for the application of this Standard. For

dated references, only the dated edition is applicable to this document. For undated references,

the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) are applicable

to this document.

GB/T 1335 (all Parts) Standard Sizing Systems for Garments

GB/T 6411 A Series of Size of Knitted Underwear

GBT/ 8685 Textiles - Care Labelling Code Using Symbols

GB 18401 National General Safety Technical Code for Textile Products

3 Terms and Definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

3.1

Products of consumer interest

The products sold to meet the living needs of social members.

[Definition 3.2, GB 5296.1-2012]

3.3

Textiles

It refers to the products, such as yarn, fabric and finished products, made of natural fiber

and chemical fiber as main raw material; processed through modification techniques such as

spinning, weaving, dying; or further processed through techniques such as sewing, compound

etc.

3.4

Apparel

The product put on the human body and acted as protection and ornament.

[Definition 2.2, GB/T 15557-2008]

4 Basic Principles

5 Contents of Instructions for Use

6 Form of Instructions for Use

7 Position of Instructions for Use

8 Other Requirements