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TC 38

Textiles

• Secretariat: JISC
• Twinned secretariat: SAC
• Secretary: Mr. Hisashi Tazawa
• Chairperson: Mr. Frank Moore (United Kingdom) until end 2009
• Creation date: 1947

• Work programme
  (drafts and new work items of TC 38)

• Business plan (TC)
• Working area on ISOTC

Scope:

Standardization of:

• fibres, yarns, threads, cords, rope, cloth and other fabricated textile materials; and the methods of test, terminology and definitions relating thereto;
• textile industry raw materials, auxiliaries and chemical products required for processing and testing;
• specifications for textile products.

Total number of published ISO standards related to the TC and its SCs:	358
Number of published ISO standards under the direct responsibility of TC 38:	109
Participating countries:	28
Observing countries:	48

Organizations in liaison:

EDANA, EURATEX, IWTO, JRC, TWC

Subcommittees/Working Groups:

Subcommittee/Working Group	Title
TC 38/CAG	Chairman advisory group The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 9	Nonwovens The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 17	Physiological properties of textiles The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 21	Ropes, cordage and netting The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 22	Composition and chemical testing The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 23	Testing for anti microbial activity The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/WG 25	Made-up Textile Products for Mosquito Protection The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 38/SC 1	Tests for coloured textiles and colorants
TC 38/SC 2	Cleansing, finishing and water resistance tests
TC 38/SC 20	Fabric descriptions
TC 38/SC 23	Fibres and yarns
TC 38/SC 24	Conditioning atmospheres and physical tests for textile fabrics

Meeting calendar

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

Month		Location
201012310040000000000Month unknown 2010		Paris (France)	**	TC 38/SC 1
201012310040000000000Month unknown 2010		Paris (France)	**	TC 38/SC 2
201111300010000000000November 2011		(Japan)	**	TC 38/SC 24