[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR300.1]

[Page 192-193]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 300_RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING ACT 
OF 1939--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 300.1  Terms defined.




                               Definitions

Sec.
300.1 Terms defined.

                                Labeling

300.2 General requirement.
300.3 Required label information.
300.4 Registered identification numbers.
300.5 Required label and method of affixing.
300.6 Labels to be avoided.
300.7 English language requirement.
300.8 Use of fiber trademark and generic names.
300.9 Abbreviations, ditto marks, and asterisks.
300.10 Disclosure of information on labels.
300.11 Improper methods of labeling.
300.12 Labeling of pairs or products containing two or more units.
300.13 Name or other identification required to appear on labels.
300.14 Substitute label requirement.
300.15 Labeling of containers or packaging of wool products.
300.16 Ornamentation.
300.17 Use of the term ``all'' or ``100%''.
300.18 Use of name of specialty fiber.
300.19 Use of terms ``mohair'' and ``cashmere''.
300.20 Use of the terms ``virgin'' or ``new''.
300.21 Marking of samples, swatches, or specimens.
300.22 Sectional disclosure of content.
300.23 Linings, paddings, stiffening, trimmings and facings.
300.24 Representations as to fiber content.
300.25 Country where wool products are processed or manufactured.
300.25a Country of origin in mail order advertising.
300.26 Pile fabrics and products composed thereof.
300.27 Wool products containing superimposed or added fibers.
300.28 Undetermined quantities of reclaimed fibers.
300.29 Garments or products composed of or containing miscellaneous 
          cloth scraps.
300.30 Deceptive labeling in general.

                         Manufacturers' Records

300.31 Maintenance of records.

                               Guarantees

300.32 Form of separate guaranty.
300.33 Continuing guaranty filed with Federal Trade Commission.
300.34 Reference to existing guaranty on labels not permitted.

                                 General

300.35 Hearings under section 4(d) of the act.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 68 et seq. and 15 U.S.C. 70 et seq.

    Source: 6 FR 3426, July 15, 1941, unless otherwise noted.

                               Definitions


    (a) The term Act means the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 
(approved October 14, 1940, Public No. 850, 76th Congress, Third 
Session, 54 Stat. 1128, 15 U.S.C. 68 et. seq. as amended by Pub. L. 96-
242, 94 Stat. 344).
    (b) The terms rule, rules, regulations and rules and regulations 
mean the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant to 
the Act.
    (c) The term ornamentation means any fibers or yarns imparting a 
visibly discernible pattern or design to a yarn or fabric.
    (d) The term fiber trademark means a word or words used by a person 
to identify a particular fiber produced or sold by him and to 
distinguish it from fibers of the same generic class produced or sold by 
others. Such term shall not include any trademark, product mark, house 
mark, trade name or other name which does not identify a particular 
fiber.
    (e) The terms required information or information required mean such 
information as is required to be disclosed on the required stamp, tag, 
label or other means of identification under the Act and regulations.
    (f) The definitions of terms contained in section 2 of the Act shall 
be applicable also to such terms when used in rules promulgated under 
the Act.
    (g) The term United States means the several States, the District of 
Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
    (h) The terms mail order catalog and mail order promotional material 
mean

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any materials, used in the direct sale or direct offering for sale of 
wool products, that are disseminated to ultimate consumers in print or 
by electronic means, other than by broadcast, and that solicit ultimate 
consumers to purchase such wool products by mail, telephone, electronic 
mail, or some other method without examining the actual product 
purchased.
    (i) The terms label, labels, labeled, and labeling mean the stamp, 
tag, label, or other means of identification, or authorized substitute 
therefore, required to be on or affixed to wool products by the Act or 
Regulations and on which the information required is to appear.
    (j) The terms invoice and invoice or other paper have the meaning 
set forth in Sec. 303.1(h) of this chapter.
    (k) The term trimmings has the meaning set forth in Sec. 303.12 of 
this chapter.

[29 FR 6623, May 21, 1964, as amended at 45 FR 44261, July 1, 1980; 50 
FR 15105, Apr. 17, 1985; 63 FR 7516, Feb. 13, 1998]

                                Labeling