Konkurencja i konsument · 6.12.1995

Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

On January 27, 1992, Courtaulds Fibers, Inc. (``Courtaulds'') applied to the Federal Trade Commission (``the Commission'') requesting establishment of a new generic name and definition for a fiber it manufactures. It recommended ``lyocell'' be adopted as the new generic name for this fiber. The application was filed pursuant to Rule 8 (16 CFR 303.8) of the Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, 15 U.S.C. 70 et seq., and Subpart C of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules of Practice, 16 CFR 1.26. In the application Courtaulds stated that its cellulosic fiber differs in kind and chemical structure from any of the existing fiber definitions of Rule 7 (16 CFR 303.7). Commission staff, with the assistance of an expert on textiles, after review of Courtauld's application, determined that various tests were necessary in order to evaluate whether lyocell was, in fact, a new generic fiber. Courtaulds performed these tests using the procedures and under the conditions outlined by the textile expert. In March 1995, Courtaulds submitted the results of these tests, as well as other materials relating to its application. Although the Commission has determined that