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[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.
