Consumer Information Standards (Country or Territory of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling) Regulations 1992
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Consumer Information Standards (Country or Territory of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling) Regulations 1992
(SR 1992/360)
Regulations title: amended, on 1 May 2024, by section 3(1) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Catherine A Tizard, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 14th day of December 1992
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Note
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
Pursuant to section 27 of the Fair Trading Act 1986, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, and on the recommendation of the Minister of Consumer Affairs, hereby makes the following regulations.
Regulations
1 Title and commencement
(1)
These regulations are the Consumer Information Standards (Country or Territory of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling) Regulations 1992.
(2)
These regulations shall come into force on 1 July 1993.
Regulation 1(1): replaced, on 1 May 2024, by section 3(2) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
2 Application
These regulations apply to all articles of clothing and footwear other than—
(a)
articles of the kind referred to in the Schedule:
(b)
second-hand articles of clothing and footwear.
3 Consumer information standard for clothing and footwear prescribed
(1)
The following consumer information standard is hereby prescribed in relation to all articles of clothing and footwear to which these regulations apply:
(a)
every article of clothing and footwear to which these regulations apply that is supplied, offered for supply, or advertised for supply must be labelled or marked to show the country or territory of origin:
(b)
articles of clothing shall be labelled with a permanent label that is accessible for examination by a prospective purchaser:
(c)
where, in relation to an article of clothing, a permanent label is not accessible for examination by a prospective purchaser by reason of the manner in which the article is packaged, displayed, or folded, the country or territory of origin must, in addition, be stated—
(i)
on a removable ticket or label attached to the article; or
(ii)
on a pamphlet accompanying the article; or
(iii)
on a wrapper or package in which the article is contained:
(d)
where it is not practicable for any particular article of clothing to be labelled with a permanent label, the country or territory of origin must be stated—
(i)
on a removable ticket or label attached to the article; or
(ii)
on a pamphlet accompanying the article; or
(iii)
on a wrapper or package in which the article is contained:
(e)
in the case of footwear, the country or territory of origin must be printed, stencilled, branded, or marked on each item of footwear in a manner that is accessible for examination by a prospective purchaser but where, in relation to any particular article of footwear, it is not practicable to do so by reason of the design, composition, or construction of the footwear, the country or territory of origin must be stated—
(i)
on a removable ticket or label attached to the article; or
(ii)
on a pamphlet accompanying the article; or
(iii)
on a wrapper or package in which the article is contained:
(f)
for the purposes of this standard, every label or mark shall be in English and of clear medium width letters of which no individual letter shall be less than 1.5 mm in height.
(2)
In this regulation,—
country or territory of origin means—
(a)
the country in which the article of clothing or footwear was made or produced; or
(b)
in the case of an article of clothing or footwear made or produced in the territory of the European Union,—
(i)
the country in which it was made or produced; or
(ii)
the European Union
EU FTA means the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, done at Brussels on 9 July 2023
territory of the European Union means the territories to which the EU FTA applies under Article 1.4(1)(a) of the EU FTA.
Regulation 3(1)(a): replaced, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(1) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Regulation 3(1)(c): amended, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(2) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Regulation 3(1)(d): amended, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(2) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Regulation 3(1)(e): amended, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(3)(a) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Regulation 3(1)(e): amended, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(3)(b) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Regulation 3(2): inserted, on 1 May 2024, by section 4(4) of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).
Schedule Articles to which regulations do not apply
Jewellery; handkerchiefs; handbags; wigs and hairpieces; hair accessories; component parts of footwear and clothing; kneecaps and ankle supports; parts of brassieres, corselete, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters, and similar articles.
Bob MacFarlane,
Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Date of notification in Gazette: 17 December 1992.
Notes
1 General
This is a consolidation of the Consumer Information Standards (Country or Territory of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling) Regulations 1992 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
2 Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
3 Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10): Part 1
Versions
Consumer Information Standards (Country or Territory of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling) Regulations 1992
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