§ 70j. — Exemptions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC70j]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 2--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND
PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION
SUBCHAPTER V--TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION
Sec. 70j. Exemptions
(a) None of the provisions of this subchapter shall be construed to
apply to--
(1) upholstery stuffing, except as provided in section 70b(h) of
this title;
(2) outer coverings of furniture, mattresses, and box springs;
(3) linings or interlinings incorporated primarily for
structural purposes and not for warmth;
(4) filling or padding incorporated primarily for structural
purposes and not for warmth;
(5) stiffenings, trimmings, facings, or interfacings;
(6) backings of, and paddings or cushions to be used under,
floor coverings;
(7) sewing and handicraft threads;
(8) bandages, surgical dressings, and other textile fiber
products, the labeling of which is subject to the requirements of
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended [21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.];
(9) waste materials not intended for use in a textile fiber
product;
(10) textile fiber products incorporated in shoes or overshoes
or similar outer footwear;
(11) textile fiber products incorporated in headwear, handbags,
luggage, brushes, lampshades, or toys, catamenial devices, adhesive
tapes and adhesive sheets, cleaning cloths impregnated with
chemicals, or diapers.
The exemption provided for any article by paragraph (3) or (4) of this
subsection shall not be applicable if any representation as to fiber
content of such article is made in any advertisement, label, or other
means of identification covered by section 70b of this title.
(b) The Commission may exclude from the provisions of this
subchapter other textile fiber products (1) which have an insignificant
or inconsequential textile fiber content, or (2) with respect to which
the disclosure of textile fiber content is not necessary for the
protection of the ultimate consumer.
(Pub. L. 85-897, Sec. 12, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1723.)
References in Text
The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, referred to in
subsec. (a)(8), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, as
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (Sec. 301 et seq.)
of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables.
