. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.360
21 July 1998
(98-2885)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Consumer Affairs Di vision, Department of Industry, Science and
Tourism
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Clothing and textile products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Trade Practices Act 1974
Consumer Product Information Standard:  Care Labelling for Clothing and Textile Products(4 pages)
6. Description of content:  Clothing and textile products are to meet the requirements of either
- The Australian Standard AS 1957:1987, Care Labelling of Clothing, Household
Textiles, Furnishings, Upholstered Furniture, Bedding, Piece Goods and Yarns, or
- the Australian/New Zealand Standa rd AS/NZS 1957:1998, Textiles:  Care
Labelling.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
objective is to ensure that consumers, drycleaners and launderers have information about
care procedures and warnings so that:
- Consumers will be aware of the method and potential cost of caring for products
when buying them;
- consumers, drycleaners and launderers can confidently select correct care
treatments;
- the useful life of articles will be prolonged;  and- products are not damaged by improper care
8. Relevant documents:
- Section 65 of the Trade Practices Act 1974;
- Trade Practices Act 1974 Consumer Product Information Standard:  Care Labelling
for Clothing and Textile Products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 15 July 1998G/TBT/Notif.98.360
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10. Final date for comments:  15 August 1998.  Comments will still be taken into account as the
Standard is subject to regular review.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Consumer Affairs Division
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
GPO Box 9839CANBERRA ACT 2600
Fax No: + 61 2 6213 6159 E-mail:  dmcguire@dist.gov.au