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The Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) Regulations 2006

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Children’s dressing-gowns and textile articles

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6.—(1) In this regulation—

(a)“child’s dressing-gown” means a dressing-gown which has a finished garment chest measurement not exceeding 97 cm and an underarm sleeve measurement not exceeding 68 cm;

(b)“finished garment chest measurement” means twice the measurement of the garment across the chest when the garment is laid out as flat as possible without distorting its natural two-dimensional shape and, where appropriate, buttoned or otherwise fastened as it is designed to be in normal wear; and

(c)“textile article” includes any garment or linen.

(2) No person shall supply a textile article intended to come into contact with the skin, or a child’s dressing-gown whether or not it is intended to come into contact with the skin, which (in either case) has been—

(a)treated with tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate;

(b)made from fabric treated with the said substance;

(c)made from fabric containing the said substance;

(d)treated with tri (aziridin-1-yl) phosphine oxide or polybrominated biphenyls;

(e)made from fabric treated with a substance mentioned in subparagraph (d); or

(f)made from fabric containing fibre containing a substance mentioned in subparagraph (d).

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