flax (linen)
Fibre names
Official definition
fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
Official text (English)Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 (EUR-Lex, consolidated text of 15.02.2018)
Location1007/2011 Annex I, row 7 / Turkish Regulation Annex 1, row 7
Last checked2026-10-04
In other languagesTurkish: keten · German: Flachs / Leinen · French: lin · Spanish: lino · Russian: лён (translation) · Chinese: 亚麻 (translation) · Arabic: كتان (translation)
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