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PRIVACY POLICY

Pringle of Scotland Limited is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to our website at pringlescotland.com (our “Website”). By visiting, logging into, registering or placing an order on this Website, via email or over the telephone, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this policy.

If you are under 16, we require you to inform your parent or guardian about this privacy policy and our terms and conditions and obtain their consent to both this privacy policy and terms and conditions before ordering products through this Website, via email or over the telephone and supplying us with your personal information.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

When you visit, log into, register or order Products on our website, via email or over the telephone you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your name, contact details, billing address, delivery address and product selections which may be stored and/or transferred and/or shared with 3rd party applications.

When you purchase Products on our website you also provide your payment details through 3rd party applications in order to process your order securely. We do not store your payment details.

We also receive and record information by tracking user traffic patterns throughout this Website. This is to maintain a record of the movements of visitors to this Website (including the country and telephone code area of your computer's location and your browser type) and purchasers of our products, where relevant.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may use and analyse the information to administer, support, improve and develop our business, customer service and the features of this Website, associated communication and our overall service to you and our customers as a whole.

We may use your information to contact you to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the Website or to let you know about new products and product ranges. Further, where you have consented, we might also use your information to let you know by email about other products and services which we offer which may be of interest to you.

You are able, at any time, to opt out of receiving such information by contacting our Customer Services team via the details listed at the end of this Policy.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

The information you provide to us may be accessed by or given to third parties who act for us for the following purposes:

In order to be able to offer you Klarna’s payment options, we will pass to Klarna certain of your personal information, such as contact and order details, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment options and to tailor the payment options for you. General information on Klarna you can find here. Your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and in accordance with the information in Klarna’s privacy policy.

We may partner with other companies and individuals in order to perform certain functions related to the administration of orders, for example, to minimise the occurrence of credit card fraud.

We may partner with other companies and individuals in order to provide marketing assistance and data analysis. Such partnerships may be used to enhance customer communications and website user experience.

These agents have access to the personal information required in order to perform their functions and must comply with data protection law at all times.

We do not, and will never sell your information on to 3rd parties for any purpose.

We may also pass aggregate information on the usage of our Website, where relevant, to maintain and manage our Website. This will not include information that can be used to identify you.

We may also disclose information to third parties when required to do so by law or regulatory process.

Our list of 3rd party partners is available on request from our Customer Services team via the contact details at the end of this policy.

Should there be any change in the ownership or organisation of Pringle of Scotland, any personal information held may be transferred to the new owner or organisation.

OVERSEAS TRANSFER OF DATA

The information referred to in this policy will be stored by us within the UK, Ireland, and the USA. This is to enable our 3rd party service providers to access the information they require to provide the functions we request from them as detailed previously in this policy.

YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

It is important that you understand the rights you hold over your information: -

You are, at any time, entitled to ask for details regarding the information held about you.

You may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date.

You may ask us to provide you with a copy of the information held on you.

You may ask us to delete all information held about you.

If you wish ask us any of the above, or have any other queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Services team as detailed at the end of this Privacy Policy

COOKIES

Cookies are small amounts of information which we may store on your computer when you visit our site. Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details to us, our system will issue cookies to your computer when you visit the site.

Cookies make it faster and easier for you to load pages and use the site during future visits. They also allow us to compile behavioural data as well as personalise the content of the site for you.

The only personal information a cookie can contain is information relating to a user’s location, device type and activity on the site.

A cookie cannot read data from your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.

Your privacy and security are not compromised when you accept a cookie from our Website.

You may set up your computer to reject cookies by following the relevant instructions which can be found at www.aboutcookies.org.

If you choose not to accept cookies you may not be able to use certain features on this Website.

SECURITY AND DATA RETENTION

We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or for as long as the law requires.

CONTACT

If you require any further information regarding this policy or would like to see , edit or delete the information we hold on you, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Services team via any of the methods below : -

Write to us at Data Privacy Officer, 2 Victoria Road, Hawick, UK TD9 7AH

Email us at enquiries@pringlescotland.com

Phone our Customer Services team on +44 (0)1450 360 260

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may edit this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our web pages.

September 2024

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Welcome to Pringle of Scotland website terms and conditions. These terms and conditions apply to the use of and registration with this website at pringlescotland.com (the “Website”). Please read through them carefully before using or registering with our Website.

By using, logging into or registering with this Website you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not accept, or wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, please do not use or register with this Website.

This Website is operated by Pringle of Scotland Limited a company registered in Scotland, whose registered office is at 2 Victoria Road, Hawick, TD9 7AH registration number SC203627. Our VAT registration number is 74 338 1924.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

We hold some information about you and we deal with that information in accordance with our privacy policy Privacy Policy. If you would like to be sent a copy of our privacy policy please contract us on +44 (0)1450 360200 during the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

USE OF WEBSITE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

You are permitted to use this Website, and any material or content contained in it, for your personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use of this Website is strictly prohibited. You may not print, download or copy extracts of the Website, modify documents or related graphics on this Website in any way or use any graphics on this Website separately from the accompanying text. None of material or contents contained in this Website may be reproduced, stored, transmitted, displayed, distributed, sold, commercially exploited, or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service and no derivative works may be made in relation thereto.

Unless otherwise stated, the copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in all material on this Website (including without limitation photographs and graphical images) are owned by Pringle of Scotland Limited or licensed to Pringle of Scotland Limited. You are granted no rights in the copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in any of the material on this Website.

CONTENT AND ACCESS

We endeavour to ensure that the information on this Website is correct and complete; however, we do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the information on this Website. The material on this Website is provided “as is” without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. We exclude all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms which might have effect in relation to this Website. Information relating to the description and use of the Products is for information purposes only and no reliance should be placed on such information.

We reserve the right to make changes to the material on this Website, or to the Products and prices described in it, at any time without notice. The material on this Website may be out of date, and we make no commitment to update such material.

While we try to make this Website available 24 hours a day, we will not be liable if for any reason this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to this Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair, or for reasons beyond our control or in order to improve, update or amend the material on the Website. We do not promise that this Website will be error free or free from any harmful components.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms and conditions. You must notify us immediately if you believe that your password is known by someone else or if it is likely to be used in an unauthorised manner. If so, you must change your password immediately.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.

LIABILITY

We warrant to you that any Products purchased from us through this Website shall conform, in all material respects, to the description given on this Website, shall be of satisfactory quality and shall be fit for the purposes for which other products of its kind are commonly supplied. Any other warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, in relation to the Products are excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law.

Our liability for losses you suffer as a result of your use of or registration with this Website or ordering and using the Products is strictly limited to the purchase price of the Products you purchased. If your use of material on this Website results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment, software or data, you assume all costs thereof.

We are not responsible for indirect or consequential losses which happen as a side effect of the main loss or damage and which are not foreseeable by you and us, including, but not limited to, loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, loss of anticipated savings or loss of data. Where a jurisdiction does not permit exclusion of liability for indirect or consequential loss, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law in those jurisdictions.

Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, under section 2(3) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or attempt to exclude, our liability.

You agree to indemnify Pringle of Scotland Limited and our officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers and our group company members fully from and against all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of any breach of these terms and conditions by you, or your use of or registration with this Website, or the use by any other person using your registration details. We may terminate your use of or registration with this Website or prohibit you from purchasing further Products through this Website if we consider you have breached these terms and conditions.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

You may use or register with this Website only for lawful purposes. You may not use or register with this Website in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation or in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect. You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of this Website or any software used in the provision of this Website.

You must not misuse this Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which this Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this Website. You must not attack this Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

We will report any such breach of this provision to the relevant law enforcement authorities with whom we will co-operate by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use or be registered with this Website will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of- service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use or registration with of this Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES

If links to third party websites are used then you automatically leave this Website and you do so entirely at your own risk. We are not responsible for third party websites, their advertising, content, availability or privacy policies nor for any damage, loss or offence caused or alleged to be caused by use or reliance on any such advertising, content, availability or privacy policy. We therefore do not endorse or make any representations about them, any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. These links are provided entirely for your information and convenience only. You should carefully review the terms and privacy policies of all other websites that you visit.

If you would like to create a link to the homepage of this Website, you may only do so in a way that is fair and legal, on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the home page of this Website, and subject to the following conditions:

– there is no attempt to remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of or copy the our trademarks or logos;

– a frame or any other browser or border environment around this Website is not created;

– you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any products or services other than our own;

– you do not misrepresent your relationship with us nor present any other false information about us or our products or damage our reputation or take advantage of it;

– you do not otherwise use any of our trademarks displayed on this Website without our express written permission;

– you do not link from a website that you do not own;

– and your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive, controversial or which infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person, or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Your website must comply in all respects with our acceptable use policy set out above.

We reserve the right to revoke the right granted in this clause for breach of these terms and conditions and to take any action we deem appropriate.

GENERAL

This Contract between you and Pringle of Scotland is binding on you and us and on our respective successors and assigns. You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of this Contract, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of this Contract, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time during the term of the Contract.

We may in our sole discretion refuse to supply any of our products to any person for any reason whatsoever or decide to withdraw of products from the Website at any time.

We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under this Contract that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure Event). Our performance under this Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under this Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.

If we fail, at any time during the term of this Contract, to insist upon strict performance of any of your obligations under this Contract, or if we fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which we are entitled under this Contract, this shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations. A waiver by us of any default by you shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent or prior default.

If any of the provisions of this Contract are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

This Contract, and any document expressly referred to in it, represent the entire agreement between us in relation to the subject matter of this Contract and supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between us, whether oral or in writing. We each acknowledge that, in entering into this Contract, neither of us has relied on any representation, undertaking or promise given by the other or be implied from anything said or written in negotiations between us prior to this Contract except as expressly stated. We intend to rely upon this Contract and any document expressly referred to in it in relation to the subject matter of this Contract. Any variations from this Contract must be confirmed in writing by both of us.

This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Scottish Law. Disputes arising in connection with this Contract shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

PROMOTIONAL / DISCOUNT CODES

- Pringle of Scotland promotion codes are not transferrable and there is no cash alternative.

- Promotional codes cannot be used in conjunction with any of our other offers unless specified.

- Promotional codes cannot be used on sale items unless specified.

- Only one promotional code can be used per order.

- The 'Be Part Of Our World' welcome code is valid for 60 days from the date of email order confirmation on which the code was published, Pringle of Scotland reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time.

- Free shipping promotions and codes only apply to standard shipping.

- The buy 3 get 1 free Classic Merino promotion is valid from 3rd March 2022 to 17th March 2022. The free gift will be automatically applied as a 34% discount across all qualifying items in the checkout.

COMPETITIONS

- All competition entrants must be over 18 years of age.

- No employees of Pringle of Scotland, or any of its affiliates or anybody connected with a competition are eligible to enter.

- Competition draws will be made randomly, and the winner(s) will be notified within 5 working days by email or social media.

- To enter the Win a £250 gift voucher to spend online competition, you need to post an image of yourself wearing a Pringle Of Scotland piece on Instagram with the tag #StayingInWithPringle. You can enter multiple times and the winner will be randomly drawn on Wednesday 6th May 2020.

PERSONALISED OR MONOGRAMMED ITEMS

Due to the nature of personalised or monogrammed items, returns, changes or cancellations are not accepted once an order has been placed. This does not affect your statutory rights. Payment will be taken at the time of or shortly after you submit your order and in advance of shipping. Orders containing monogrammed items are usually fulfilled withing 5 working days. For any further queries please contact our Customer Service team on 01450 360200.

DISTANCE SELLING LEGISLATION

Under applicable distance selling legislation or under statutory consumer protection laws of your country of residence to the extent applicable, you may have a right to cancel orders for certain items purchased from pringlescotland.com within a statutory cooling-off period. For orders placed on pringlescotland.com, there is a cooling-off period of 14 days from the day after the date on which the item in question was received.

Please note that personalised products are excluded from the distance selling act regulations and cannot be returned once ordered. Check our full terms and conditions for more details.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

These terms and conditions may be updated and/or varied from time to time. You should check the Website regularly to review the most current terms and conditions.

You will be subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time that you use the Website. You will be subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time that you order Products, unless any change to these terms and conditions is required to be made by law or governmental authority (in which case it will apply to your previous use of the Website and/or orders previously placed by you), or if we notify you of the change to those policies or these terms and conditions before we send you the Order Dispatch Update (in which case we have the right to assume that you have accepted the change to the terms and conditions, unless you notify us to the contrary within 7 working days of receipt by you of the Products).

GIFT CARDS

An E-gift Card is redeemable in full or part payment for goods and services sold online.
A gift card is not redeemable for cash and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
A gift card must be redeemed within 24 months.
Your gift card can only be redeemed online in the currency of your purchase subject to the exchange rate. Please note there may be a fluctuation in exchange rate in currency of payment between date of purchase and date of redemption.

CONTACT US

We value your custom and your opinion on both our Website and the Products we sell on it. Please do not hesitate to contact us by:

– writing to Pringle of Scotland Ltd, 2 Victoria Road, Hawick, TD9 7AH, Scotland;

– email at enquiries@pringlescotland.com; or

– telephone +44 (0)1450 360200 during the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday

if there is anything you would like to discuss with us.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

OUR COMMITMENT IS TO:

  • Continuously improve our environmental performance.
  • Manage our business operations to prevent pollution.
  • Reduce the consumption of natural resources and improve the efficient use of those resources.
  • Consider environmental issues, climate impact and energy performance in the acquisition, design, refurbishment, location and use of buildings.
  • Measure and take action to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from our business activities to meet our published objectives and targets.
  • Ensure environmental and climate change criteria are taken into account in the procurement and provision of goods and services.
  • Manage waste generated from our business operations according to the principles of reduction, re-use, and recycling, and take steps towards a more circular approach.
  • Comply with all relevant environmental legislation in the countries and territories where the business operates, as well as other environmental requirements to which Pringle of Scotland subscribes.

TO MEET OUR COMMITMENTS, WE WILL:

  • Provide board oversight and review of environmental policies and performance
  • Allocate resources for their effective direction and implementation
  • Work together with our employees, commercial partners, supply agents, suppliers, third party brands, logistics providers, landlords and their agents to promote improved environmental performance.
  • Set and monitor key objectives and targets for managing our environmental performance at least annually.
  • Continuously innovate to reduce the environmental and climate impact of our products and operations.
  • Communicate internally and externally our environmental policy and performance on a regular basis and encourage feedback.
  • Work towards relevant certifications, industry initiatives and targets.
  • Communicate the importance of reducing our environmental and climate impact to employees.
  • Provide information and opportunities for our customers to help them reduce their own carbon footprint and environmental impact when buying, using and disposing of Pringle of Scotland products.
  • Review our environmental policy regularly.
Download a copy of this document here

SUPPLIER CODE OF CONDUCT

The Pringle of Scotland Code of Conduct is based on the ETI basecode and represents the minimum standards expected of all elements of the Pringle of Scotland supply chain. The full code of conduct is included below, the ETI basecode can be found here, translated into several languages to allow you to distribute this through your supply chain. Within each area, the establishment of management systems to demonstrate that labour rights and ethical trading are embedded into business practices, is key to ongoing success and improvement.

EMPLOYMENT IS FREELY CHOSEN

 

  • There is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour.
  • Workers are not required to lodge “deposits” or their identity papers with their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice.
  • Workers are not expected to pay any fees in regard to their recruitment; where finders fees are paid, these are viewed as a business expense to be covered by the employer.
  • Workers must not be bonded through loans or fees they have paid to obtain work.
  • There is to be no restriction on workers ability to leave the work site or accommodation.
  • All migrant workers must have a legal right to work in the destination country.

 

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARE RESPECTED

 

  • Workers, without distinction, have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively.
  • The employer adopts an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and their organisational activities.
  • Worker representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace.
  • Where the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is restricted under law, the employer facilitates, and does not hinder, the development of parallel means for independent and free association and bargaining. Wherever possible under local law, this should include freely elected worker representatives and includes making adequate facilities and time available.
  • All workers to be afforded independent access to remedy.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SAFE AND HYGIENIC

A safe and hygienic working environment shall be provided, bearing in mind the prevailing knowledge of the industry and of any specific hazards. Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, associated with, or occurring in the course of work, by minimising, so far as is reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment. As a minimum this should include:

  • Company/Site Health and Safety Policy, detailing roles and responsibilities for all on site.
  • Full risk assessments for all processes on site, any risk of harm from hazardous substances / activities is minimised through the provision of safety equipment, signage, training and a safe factory infrastructure.
  • Machinery (including but not limited to; production machinery, electrical and gas installations and lifting/handling machinery) subject to routine internal safety inspections and at least annual services. Fixed guards and isolations switches must be provided where machinery presents a hazard.
  • PPE is made available without charge to any employee where there is a risk to their health and safety that cannot be controlled by an alternative method.
  • The working atmosphere to have adequate lighting, temperature control, noise monitoring and air quality levels.
  • Specific risk assessments for pregnant or nursing women, to include job suitability assessments and reassignment details where this is deemed necessary.
  • Documented chemical safety policy including; a list of all chemicals on site. In the UK COSHH risk assessments are required and across all territories the MSDS for each chemical should be available to workers.
  • Workers health should be safeguarded with the provision of adequate access to first aid and medical facilities.
  • Emergency responses and plans must be in place, with assessments of relevant risk conducted (such as Fire/Explosion/Severe Weather Risk Assessments). Sufficient emergency exits must always be available and fire-fighting, and detection equipment in place. Documented emergency drills/simulations should be conducted on regular basis.
  • Workers shall receive regular and recorded health and safety training, and such training shall be repeated for new or reassigned workers.
  • Access to clean toilet facilities and to potable water, and, if appropriate, sanitary facilities for food storage shall be provided.
  • Accommodation and transport, where provided, shall be clean, safe, secure and meet the basic needs of the workers, with standards and emergency equipment meeting the at least the minimum standards detailed under 3.1
  • The company observing the code shall assign responsibility for health and safety to a senior management representative with an effective reporting mechanism for workers to voice concerns on Health and Safety issues. Documented methods in place for these to be investigated and recorded, usually by way of a Health and Safety Committee
  • All mandatory insurance is in place, in the UK this will include Employers Liability Insurance.
  • Building safety inspections and certificates required under local law must in place.

 

CHILD LABOUR SHALL NOT BE USED

 

  • There shall be no new recruitment of child labour.
  • Companies shall develop or participate in and contribute to policies and programmes which provide for the transition of any child found to be performing child labour to enable her or him to attend and remain in quality education until no longer a child; “child” and “child labour” being defined in the appendices.
  • Children and young persons under 18 shall not be employed at night or in hazardous conditions.
  • These policies and procedures shall conform to the provisions of the relevant ILO standards.
*refer to the Child Labour Remediation and Young Worker Policy

 

LIVING WAGES ARE PAID

 

  • Wages and benefits paid for a standard working week meet, at a minimum, national legal standards or industry benchmark standards, whichever is higher. Wage levels must comply with any collective bargaining agreements which may be in place. In any event wages should always be enough to meet basic needs and to provide some discretionary income.
  • All workers shall be provided with written and understandable Information about their employment conditions in respect to wages before they enter employment and about the particulars of their wages for the pay period concerned each time that they are paid.
  • Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure shall not be permitted nor shall any deductions from wages not provided for by national law be permitted without the expressed permission of the worker concerned. All disciplinary measures should be recorded.
  • Workers must be provided with all statuary benefits to which they are entitled under national or local law e.g. paid leave, paid parental leave, sick pay.
  • Statutory deductions which entitle workers to state benefits must be made and passed on by the employer to the state.
  • Where workers are paid according to output (piece work), their wage must still meet the legal minimum wage standard. A formal, agreed piece rate calculation must be in place which ensures that workers are paid fairly and are able to meet the legal minimum wage standard, or above, within normal working hours.
  • All wage payments must be made in a traceable manner.
  • There should be no deductions from wages for any clothing and protective equipment required to perform work safely, this must be paid in full by the employer.

 

WORKING HOURS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE

 

  • Working hours must comply with national laws, collective agreements, and the provisions of 6.2 to 6.6 below, whichever affords the greater protection for workers. Sub-clauses 6.2 to 6.6 are based on international labour standards.
  • Working hours, excluding overtime, shall be defined by contract (including all scheduled breaktimes and relevant details of pay), and shall not exceed 48 hours per week.*
  • All overtime shall be voluntary. Overtime shall be used responsibly, taking into account all the following: the extent, frequency and hours worked by individual workers and the workforce as a whole. It shall not be used to replace regular employment. Overtime shall always be compensated at a premium rate, which is recommended to be not less than 125% of the regular rate of pay.
  • The total hours worked in any seven-day period shall not exceed 60 hours, except where covered by clause 6.5 below.
  • Working hours may exceed 60 hours in any seven-day period only in exceptional circumstances where all of the following are met:
    • this is allowed by national law;
    • this is allowed by a collective agreement freely negotiated with a workers’ organisation representing a significant portion of the workforce;
    • appropriate safeguards are taken to protect the workers’ health and safety; and
    • the employer can demonstrate that exceptional circumstances apply such as unexpected production peaks, accidents or emergencies.
  • Workers shall be provided with at least one day off in every seven-day period or, where allowed by national law, two days off in every 14-day period.
  • There must be robust method in place for the recording of working hours.
  • Where workers hours of work are restricted under law (in the case of young workers or those workers who have time restrictions associated with their visa) the employer must have a proactive time management/rota system in place to ensure that the maximum allowed working house are not exceeded.
  • Clearly communicate details on the site overtime policy to workers through contracts/ employee handbooks. Policy to cover at minimum:
    • Overtime rates of pay
    • Voluntary nature of overtime, and that there will be no penalties for refusal. Where transport is provided this should be available at the end of the standard shift as well as the overtime shift.
    • Notice that will be provided to workers when overtime is on offer, usually no less than 24 hours.
    • Details of any relevant collective bargaining agreement, if one is in place.
    • Commitment that payment of overtime will be made alongside regular salary payments for the same period of work.
    • Details of grievance mechanism to report concerns over overtime including workers right to refusal and any unsafe situations caused by additional working hours.
* International standards recommend the progressive reduction of normal hours of work, when appropriate, to 40 hours per week, without any reduction in workers’ wages as hours are reduced.

 

NO DISCRIMINATION IS PRACTISED

 

  • There is no discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, familial circumstances, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation.
  • Suppliers must clearly communicate to all workers and management details of the discrimination policy and outline reporting mechanisms for any grievances to be raised under this policy, maintaining records of any concerns that may be raised.
  • Employers must maintain up-to-date records on recruitment, training and promotion
  • Regular employment is provided
  • To every extent possible work performed must be on the basis of recognised employment relationship established through national law and practice
  • Obligations to employees under labour or social security laws and regulations arising from the regular employment relationship shall not be avoided through the use of labour-only contracting, sub- contracting, or home-working arrangements, or through apprenticeship schemes where there is no real intent to impart skills or provide regular employment, nor shall any such obligations be avoided through the excessive use of fixed-term contracts of employment.
  • Workers are not to be employed on ‘zero hours’ contracts.
  • Workers receive written terms of employment and contracts signed in advance of employment commencing, in a language which they understand. Both the worker and employer must retain a signed copy of the contract.
  • Full details on additional policies and procedures should be available to workers through employee handbooks which are available for them to take away and guidance provided on worker notice boards all in a language understood by the workers.

 

NO HARSH OR INHUMANE TREATMENT IS ALLOWED

 

  • Physical abuse or discipline, the threat of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited.
  • Employers must follow a published disciplinary procedure, with details available to all workers in a language they understand.

 

LABOUR PROVIDERS

 

  • Labour providers should only supply workers registered with them.
  • Relationships with Labour providers should be covered by a Service Level Agreement which meets all national legal requirements.
  • Labour providers should be audited on a regular basis to ensure compliance with all national legal requirements.
  • Labour providers should not charge workers for finding them a job or for services that are integral to the work finding process.
  • If a recruitment agent is used, then there should be a written agreement with the agent that fully explains the hiring practice.
  • Recruitment agents should provide suppliers to provide written details of all their labour sources and provide evidence of due diligence.
  • Commercial contracts with recruitment agencies/Labour Providers must include adequate clauses covering a zero-tolerance approach to exploitation, forced or compulsory labour and underpayment of minimum wage and statutory payments (such as holiday pay and sickness pay).

 

BUSINESS PRACTICE

 

  • Allow access to all Pringle of Scotland personal, their appointed representatives and any third-party auditors to the site, including on an unannounced basis and ensure any documents requested are provided accurately, in full and in a timely fashion.
  • Maintenance of records (personnel, pay, working hours) for no less than 3 years
  • Not assign any kind manufacturing work to any third parties without written approval from Pringle of Scotland

 

INTEGRITY

 

  • The offering, paying, soliciting or accepting of bribes or kick-backs, including facilitation payments, is strictly prohibited. A bribe may involve giving or offering ANY form of gift, consideration, reward or advantage to someone in business or government in order to obtain or retain a commercial advantage or to induce or reward the recipient for acting improperly or where it would be improper for the recipient to accept the benefit. Bribery can also take place where the offer or giving of a bribe is made by or through a third party, e.g. an agent, representative or intermediary.
  • Some examples of bribes are as follows. This is not an exhaustive list
    • gifts, or travel expenses
    • the uncompensated use of company services, facilities or property;
    • cash payments;
    • loans, loan guarantees or other credit;
      • the provision of a benefit, such as an educational scholarship or healthcare, to a member of the family of a potential customer/public or government official;
      • providing a sub-contract to a person connected to someone involved in awarding the main contract; and
      • engaging a local company owned by a member of the family of a potential customer/public or government official.
  • Facilitation payments are small payments or fees requested by government officials to speed up or facilitate the performance of routine government action (such as the provision of a visa or customs clearance). Such payments are strictly prohibited.
  • Suppliers, representatives and their employees must comply with all applicable antibribery and corruption laws. If no such anti-bribery or corruption laws apply, or are of a lesser standard to that prescribed in the UK Bribery Act 2010, suppliers, representatives and their employees must adhere to the UK Bribery Act 2010.
  • Suppliers and representatives must have in place anti-corruption and bribery procedures to prevent employees or persons associated with its business from committing offences of bribery or corruption. Suppliers and representatives will properly implement these procedures into their business and review them regularly to ensure that they are operating effectively.
  • The provisions of this code constitute minimum and not maximum standards, and this code should not be used to prevent companies from exceeding these standards.
Companies applying this code are expected to comply with national and other applicable law and, where the provisions of law and this Base Code address the same subject, to apply that provision which affords the greater protection.

 

DEFINITIONS:

 

  • Child: Any person less than 15 years of age unless local minimum age law stipulates a higher age for work or mandatory schooling, in which case the higher age shall apply. If however, local minimum age law is set at 14 years of age in accordance with developing country exceptions under ILO Convention No. 138, the lower will apply.
  • Young Person: Any worker over the age of a child as defined above and under the age of 18.
  • Child Labour: Any work by a child or young person younger than the age(s) specified in the above definitions, which does not comply with the provisions of the relevant ILO standards, and any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child’s or young person’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s or young person’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
  • Forced Labour: Any work or services which people are not doing voluntarily and which is exacted under a threat of some form of punishment, including the loss of rights or privileges.
  • Bonded Labour: Labour which is demanded as a means of repayment of a debt or a loan and can apply to a whole family and be inherited through generations.
  • Involuntary Prison Labour: Includes situations where prisoners are required to work for the benefit of a private company or an individual.

 

CRITICAL RISKS AND CONCERNS

Within the code outlined above, there are certain instances which will highlight a supplier as a critical risk. Where critical risks are identified the details will be escalated to Executive level at Pringle of Scotland and they will remain appraised of the progress against the agreed remediation plan. In the most extreme circumstance, and where there has been a refusal of the supplier/site to engage in remediation, then termination of the trading relationship would be actioned. If this is the case the supplier would be notified in writing, and provided with detailed reasoning.

The below details what would be considered as critical concerns, the list is not exhaustive but to provide indication only:

  • Instances of child labour, concealed and with no remediation.
  • Use of forced or bonded labour, indicators or forced or bonded labour which are concealed.
  • Refusal of site disclosure.
  • Refusal of site access, or failure to present required documentation.
  • Incidents of threatening, intimidating behaviour or violence to Pringle of Scotland personnel, their appointed representatives or any 3rd party auditors
  • Any breach of the Pringle of Scotland anti-bribery and corruption policy.
  • Health and Safety breaches potentially resulting in critical/fatal illness/injury.
  • Denial to the right of collective bargaining.
  • Evidence of harsh or inhumane treatment.
  • Systemic discrimination in recruitment and in the workplace.
  • Employment of those who have no legal right to work in accordance with national immigration law.
  • Failure to comply with local and national legal requirements
  • Exposure of the Pringle of Scotland brand to any disrepute

 

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UNAPPROVED SUBCONTRACTING POLICY

Monitoring our supply chain is essential to ensure that working conditions across sites manufacturing for Pringle of Scotland meet our Ethical Code of Conduct. An important aspect of being able to do this is having confidence in the supply chain information provided by our suppliers. Unapproved subcontracting puts workers at increased risk of exploitation as we cannot monitor conditions at unapproved sites.

While we recognise the complexity of fashion supply chains and the need for approved subcontracting, we expect all suppliers to guarantee that Pringle of Scotland products are only manufactured in sites that have been declared and approved by Pringle of Scotland.

For the purposes of this policy, manufacturing sites include any subcontractor involved in the production (eg CMT, knitting) and processing (eg printing, embroidery, laundry, packaging) of Pringle of Scotland products.

This policy sets out the consequence to Suppliers where unapproved subcontracting is found in Pringle of Scotland’s supply chain. As a Pringle of Scotland Supplier, it is your responsibility to have full visibility, oversight and to keep detailed records relating to every site involved in the manufacture of Pringle of Scotland products. It is also the Supplier’s responsibility to ensure that all manufacturing sites involved in the manufacture of Pringle of Scotland products are aware of and uphold the Pringle of Scotland Ethical Code of Conduct.

All manufacturing sites must be declared to and approved by Pringle of Scotland before any production and/or manufacture of Pringle of Scotland products takes place.

If manufacturing sites are not declared and approved by Pringle of Scotland, these will be considered “Unapproved Subcontracting”.

From 1st January 2024, any supplier found to have unapproved subcontracting within their Pringle of Scotland supply chain will face the following consequences:

  • 1st finding of unapproved subcontracting - A deduction of £5,000* to be immediately debited against your Pringle of Scotland supplier account.
  • 2nd finding of unapproved subcontracting - A deduction of £10,000 to be immediately debited against your Pringle of Scotland supplier account.

 

Pringle of Scotland will also be entitled to:

  • Conduct an immediate ethical assessment at the unapproved site at the Suppliers’ cost, resulting in a worker remediation and corrective action plan
  • Suspend all orders until ethical issues are resolved and trust in the management of the supply chain is regained
  • Insist all goods (finished or unfinished) are moved to an approved site at the Suppliers’ cost
  • Cancel orders; and/or
  • Review the business relationship
*Unapproved subcontracting deductions will be used or donated by Pringle of Scotland to support ethical supply chain initiatives or charitable causes.

 

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MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT

The following statement is published in accordance with Section 54 (1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act (2015). It sets out how Pringle of Scotland approaches business and human rights and describes our commitments towards mitigating the risk of modern slavery in our supply chain.

What is modern slavery?

Modern slavery is a global issue and encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Pringle of Scotland has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to putting effective systems and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place within the business or our supply chain.

OUR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Pringle of Scotland is a British brand, known for its luxurious knitwear. Founded in 1815 in Hawick, Scotland, Pringle of Scotland is a UK-based multi-channel retailer, supplying selected wholesalers, our ecommerce website and operating 1 retail store within the UK.

Our Business Structure:

Pringle of Scotland head office and retail store is based in our founding town, Hawick, Scotland with a distribution centre in Wigan which is operated by a third-party logistics provider.

Our Supply Chain:

Pringle of Scotland produces its own brand Menswear and Womenswear encompassing clothing and accessories, and includes the purchasing of packaging and goods.

Pringle of Scotland products are sold in our store and e-commerce platform and through third party retailers. Our clothing and accessories are designed in-house and manufactured by third party manufacturers.

Our manufacturing suppliers are based in Scotland, Italy, Portugal and China. The largest sourcing region by volume of product is Portugal, where the majority of Pringle of Scotland’s apparel product is produced.

Manufacturing and ethical standards are managed by the Head of Sourcing, implemented with support from the Head of Design. Our team is led by our business owner.

OUR RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Pringle of Scotland is continually assessing our sourcing and operational base (current and potential new partners), and have identified the potential risks based on our industry sector and sourcing regions.

We assessed the highest risks to be:
Labour conditions
Child labour
Materials sourcing

We assessed the highest risk regions to be:
China

OUR POLICIES

Pringle of Scotland operates internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:

  • Recruitment: We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
  • Whistleblowing: We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all Pringle of Scotland employees know that they can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.

 

Business Ethics Code of Conduct: This code explains the expectations of our organisation and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act.

Supplier Manual: contains Supplier Code of Conduct based on Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code.

The above policies are subject to review by the senior leadership team.

The organisation has subsequently published the following updated sourcing policies which have been approved by the board:

Pringle of Scotland Supplier Code of Conduct Pringle of Scotland Cotton Sourcing Policy Pringle of Scotland Unapproved Subcontracting Policy

OUR DUE DILIGENCE

Pringle of Scotland recognises the need to further develop and extend its supply chain due diligence programme in order to effectively manage human rights risks such as forced labour and modern slavery.

Our regular process:

  • Review & screen 100% of manufacturers
  • Internal grade all manufacturers
  • Launched a new manufacturing supplier onboarding process
  • The Head of Sourcing undertakes supplier visits on an annual basis, alongside Buying Team members.

 

OUR COMMITMENTS FOR 2024

 

  • Review procurement of third-party service providers [logistics, freight, IT] on how they manage the risk of modern slavery in their own supply chains or recruitment
  • Implement a governance and reporting structure to ensure our approach to upholding human rights is embedded across the business

 

OUR EMPLOYEE TRAINING

We are committed to providing training and awareness raising on Modern Slavery and human trafficking for all colleagues in 2024. Training will be provided at a level relevant to job role. Colleagues identified as having the highest exposure to Modern Slavery risk will be prioritised: Senior Leadership, Product teams (buying, design, sourcing), Operations teams (logistics, HR, quality, facilities, finance).

Any concerns with regards to modern slavery within Pringle of Scotland or our global supply chain can be raised confidentially with h.r@pringlescotland.com

APPROVAL

This statement was approved by the Pringle of Scotland Board on 1st February 2024.

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ANIMAL DERIVED MATERIAL POLICY

INTRODUCTION

Pringle of Scotland firmly believes it is not acceptable or necessary for animals to suffer in the production of fashion products. Where possible, we are switching to and supporting the development of more ethical and sustainable materials. When selecting which natural or synthetic materials to use, we consider a range of criteria, including environmental, quality, social and animal welfare. We are committed to advancing animal welfare standards and improving transparency in the supply chains where we do source animal derived materials.

POLICY SCOPE

All Pringle of Scotland suppliers, and their supply networks are required to comply with this Policy.

KEY PRINCIPLES

Animal derived materials must:

  • Be a by-product of the meat industry and must not come from animals slaughtered specifically to produce fashion products.
  • Come from animals reared, transported and slaughtered under industry best practice standards, based on the Five Freedoms:
    1. Freedom from hunger and thirst
    2. Freedom from discomfort
    3. Freedom from pain, injury and disease
    4. Freedom to express normal behaviour
    5. Freedom from fear and distress
  • Not come from vulnerable, endangered, exotic or wild caught species.
  • Undergo fibre composition testing to ensure prohibited materials are not being used.
  • Undergo supplier and Pringle of Scotland due diligence checks to ensure they comply with this Policy.
  • Be clearly labelled with the material type on the product care label and description

 

PROHIBITED ANIMAL DERIVED MATERIALS

The following animal materials must not be used in products sold through any of Pringle of Scotland’s retail channels:

VULNERABLE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES:

 

  • Species appearing on either the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) or the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) lists.
  • FUR - Real fur including Mongolian lambs fur and Karakul lambskin pelts from aborted or new born lambs
  • ANGORA & OTHER RABBIT HAIR
  • MOHAIR
  • BONE, HORN, SHELL (including MOTHER OF PEARL) & TEETH
  • ALPACA HAIR

 

PERMITTED ANIMAL DERIVED MATERIALS

The following animal materials can be used in products sold through any of Pringle of Scotland Company’s retail channels, with some exceptions:

LEATHER & SKIN

 

  • Only cow, buffalo, sheep, goat or pig leather or skin, sourced as a by-product of the meat industry and from producers with good animal husbandry can be used.
  • Leather or skin with hair or wool on are accepted from the above species only, including shearling/sheepskin.
  • Leather or skin must not be obtained from aborted animals i.e. slink and karakul, while the animal is still alive.
  • Leather or skin must not be obtained from juvenile animals i.e. calves or lambs.
  • Leather or skin must not be obtained from animals kept in confinement systems i.e in veal or sow crates.
  • Leather or skin must not be obtained from wild-caught animals, exotic animals or vulnerable and endangered species.

 

FEATHER & DOWN

 

  • No animal must be slaughtered specifically to produce any Pringle of Scotland Feather or Down product, this should be sourced as a by-product of the meat industry and from producers with good animal husbandry can be used.
  • Feather and Down must not be obtained from the live plucking of birds
  • Pringle of Scotland prohibits the use of any feather and down material that has come from birds who have been reared for the Foie Gras industry
  • Feather and Down must not be obtained from birds subjected to Force Feeding
  • As a minimum standard, all Pringle of Scotland feather and down suppliers must be certified to either the IDFL Down Standard (IDS), the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) with or the Traceable Down Standard (TDS)
  • Feather and down must be verified through the standard’s own verification system
  • The scope of the Pringle of Scotland Feather and down policy begins from and includes the raising farm(s). Raising Farms are defined as farms where birds live in preparation for meat production

 

WOOL

 

  • Sheep and lamb wool must be sourced from producers with good animal husbandry.
  • Merino wool must not be sourced from farmers who practice mulesing
  • Pringle of Scotland encourages all suppliers to source wool from Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified farmers and mills.
CASHMERE

 

  • Cashmere must be sourced from producers with good animal husbandry.
  • Pringle of Scotland encourages all suppliers to source cashmere from the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) certified farmers and mills.
OTHER ANIMAL HAIR

 

  • Only cow, buffalo, yak, horse, and goat from producers with good animal husbandry can be used in products.
  • Hair must not be obtained from vulnerable or endangered species.
  • Hair must not be harvested by live plucking.
  • Synthetic alternatives must be clearly labelled as synthetic

ADDITIONAL POLICY POINTS

ANIMAL IMAGERY

 

  • Animal imagery or materials featured on products sold through any of Pringle of Scotland Company retail channels or used for marketing, production and communication purposes must be sensitive to animal welfare issues, such as the depiction of animals in captivity, and must comply with Pringle of Scotland’s Animal Derived Material Policy.
  • Animals and animal derived materials which are prohibited in this Policy must not be used for marketing, production and communication purposes.
SUPPLY NETWORK RESPONSIBILITIES

Pringle of Scotland requires all suppliers and Brands to:

  • Share this Policy with their sourcing teams and their supply network.
  • Request the name of the species of animal used in our products (both common and scientific name) and the country of origin of where the animal was reared from the material supplier and share this information with Pringle of Scotland.
  • Test materials for fibre composition and submit third-party lab test report to the Pringle of Scotland Technical team prior to product shipment.
  • Clearly label the type of animal derived material on the product care label and description
  • Include the term faux on the product care label and description of products containing synthetic animal materials.
  • Visually check all products to ensure they comply with this Policy prior to shipment.
  • Be aware that Pringle of Scotland conducts visual product spot checks and third-party lab testing on any materials thought to be prohibited. Products contravening this Policy will be removed from sale immediately and returned to the supplier at the supplier’s cost.
  • Review Pringle of Scotland Animal Derived Material Policy Guidelines for further guidance on Policy implementation and steps they can take to improve animal welfare in their supply network.
  • Discuss any concerns with Pringle of Scotland Technical team

COTTON SOURCING POLICY

BACKGROUND

This Policy sets out the standards and responsibilities that Suppliers must follow and implement throughout their supply chain and the minimum standards that their products supplied to Pringle of Scotland must meet.

Cotton is often used in the production of textiles (estimated at 40% of global textile production), but its production and processing can be highly polluting.

Pringle of Scotland aim to ensure that the rights of workers in our supply chain are respected and protected. Prohibition of all forms of modern slavery, including child labour, forced labour, bonded labour and the protection of human rights are fundamental to what we stand for.

This forms a key part of Pringle of Scotland’s Code of Conduct for our suppliers, Over the past decade, there has been substantial evidence of the widespread use of forced and child labour to harvest the cotton fields in Uzbekistan. Pringle of Scotland recognises that in 2022 the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Cotton Campaign both announced that systematic forced labour has been eliminated in Uzbekistan. However, the Cotton Campaign reported findings that cases of coercion and interference by local authorities, as well as individual cases of forced labour, continue. Until further communication and/or updates to this Policy, sourcing cotton from this region remains prohibited.

We acknowledge that Better Cotton are exploring implementation programmes in Uzbekistan, however, until we have greater visibility of practices in the field, we will continue to ban cotton from Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan has also been identified as having issues indicative of modern slavery.

In addition, Pringle of Scotland are concerned by reports of human rights abuses being perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic and Muslim majority peoples in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and other parts of China.

Pringle of Scotland therefore prohibits the use of cotton sourced from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in products supplied to Pringle of Scotland.

Suppliers must communicate this to their supply chain and procure that any entity in their supply chain does not knowingly source cotton from these regions.

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For more information on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, please click here.

THE PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND COMMITMENT

This Policy has been developed, as part of our sustainable sourcing strategy to procure more sustainable cotton.

When designing products, Pringle of Scotland will always select cottons which are either certified as Organic cotton, Fairtrade Cotton or are part of the Better Cotton Initiative.

Suppliers must identify the source of raw cotton and must disclose the sustainable cotton type and raw cotton fibre country of origin used in the manufacturing of products supplied to Pringle of Scotland. Suppliers must also provide required documentation as may be requested by Pringle of Scotland, to verify the types of cotton being used in the products.

OUR SUPPLIERS’ COMMITMENT

 

In order to comply with this Policy, Suppliers must follow these steps:

  • No sourcing from prohibited regions including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (as set out in the Background);
  • Be able to show that they have identified the country of origin of raw cotton intended for use in Pringle of Scotland products or used in the manufacturing of products supplied to Pringle of Scotland, by providing Pringle of Scotland with the applicable documentation as may be requested by Pringle of Scotland from time to time.
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CHEMICAL POLICY

Chemical Policy, Restricted Substances List

As Pringle of Scotland continues to build its sustainability commitment, we aim to reduce our environmental impact and eliminate the use of harmful chemicals to protect worker/consumer health and the environment.

COMPLIANCE TO GLOBAL LEGISLATIONS

Pringle of Scotland has developed a Restricted Substance List (RSL), which outlines the acceptable limits of potentially toxic or harmful substances which can be present in finished products. This RSL has been developed to comply with legislative and regulatory requirements of the trading territories Pringle of Scotland sells within, including REACH and Proposition 65. Pringle of Scotland expects all our suppliers to supply products that comply with applicable global legislative and regulatory requirements and to take responsibility for keeping up to date with any legislative changes. Suppliers should be risk-assessing all materials and product for compliance as part of the product development process.

RSL (RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE LIST)

The Pringle of Scotland RSL;

  1. Applies to all fabrics, components, products and packaging.
  2. Details the global requirement for restricted substances and respective limits in finished goods. For some high-risk materials, we require mandatory testing to be submitted per order.
  3. Pringle of Scotland accepts alternative to testing demonstration of compliance;
    OEKO-TEX®, bluesign®.
  4. If you become aware that any Product(s) may or do contain any restricted substance(s), please notify Pringle of Scotland immediately by emailing your technical contact.

ACTION FOR SUPPLIERS

Pringle of Scotland requires suppliers to ensure all products and packaging meet the limits set out in our RSL. To ensure compliant product, suppliers must:

  1. Communicate our RSL upstream to material, component, and chemical suppliers.
  2. Source materials/components responsibly at development/order stage by requesting
  3. declarations, recognised certifications and/or test reports from your suppliers showing compliance to our RSL.
  4. Map material/component sources to establish compliant sources.
  5. Test materials/components for high-risk chemicals and submit mandatory chemical testing to your technologist prior to Gold Seal Approval.
  6. Highlight any non-conformance with our RSL prior to starting production/delivery.
  7. Respond swiftly to Pringle of Scotland’s request to see evidence of compliance in cases of customer complaints or enforcement authority challenge.

BRAND/SUPPLIER ACTION ON CHEMICAL FAILURES

As soon as the supplier becomes aware of any product that may not comply with the Pringle of Scotland RSL they must notify Pringle of Scotland immediately. Providing evidence of compliance and product information required in the format set out below. The supplier must co-operate with all reasonable requests to provide such information as necessary to demonstrate evidence of testing and product compliance.

DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY CHALLENGES

In the event that:

  1. Pringle of Scotland receives notice that it has resold a product supplied by you that does not comply with our RSL; or
  2. Pringle of Scotland carries out testing on your product and determines a failure to comply with our RSL; or
  3. Pringle of Scotland receives a complaint from our customer, we will take steps to immediately withdraw the Product from further sale

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND ACTIONS ON CHEMICAL FAILURES

Pringle of Scotland will not accept products, which fail to comply with our RSL and reserves the right to:

  1. Reject non-compliant products and require a replacement with compliant products.
  2. Require re-working of the products to comply with the Pringle of Scotland RSL.
  3. Test and/or conduct a product recall.
  4. Cancel any undelivered order(s).
  5. Discount / price reduction of delivered order(s).
  6. Apply service credits.
  7. Apply monetary deductions including but not limited to covering the cost of paying fines to an enforcement authority.
  8. Account for any lost profits incurred by Pringle of Scotland including but not limited to as a result of a Product recall and making goodwill payments.
  9. Destroy or safely dispose of products (at supplier’s cost).
  10. Reject stock (supplier to arrange and pay for the cost of storage and collection).
  11. Recover associated costs from suppliers.
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Acetophenone and 2- phenyl-2- propanol 
98-86-2
617-94-7 
Acetophenone and 2-phenyl-2- propanol  50 mg/kg each  Extraction in acetone or methanol GC/MS, sonication for 30 minutes at 60°C 
Aromatic Hydrocarbons 
119-47-1  6,6’-di-tert-butyl-2,2’ -methylenedi-p- cresol  1000 MG/KG  Solvent extraction, GC/MS 
AP & APEO 
Various  Nonylphenol (NP), mixed isomers  Total APs: 10 mg/kg Total APs + APEOs: 100 mg/kg  EN ISO 21084 
Various  Octylphenol (OP), mixed isomers  All materials except Leather: EN ISO 18254-1 Leather: Sample prep and analysis using EN ISO 18218-1 with quantification according to EN ISO 18254-1 
Various  Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO) 
Various  Octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEO) 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Azo Amines 
92-67-1  4-Aminobiphenyl  20 MG/KG   
92-87-5  Benzidine 
95-69-2  4-Chloro-o-toluidine 
91-59-8  2-Naphthylamine 
97-56-3  o-Aminoazotoluene 
99-55-8  5-Nitro-o-toluidine 
106-47-8  4-Chloroaniline 
615-05-4  4-Methoxy-m- phenylenediamine 
101-77-9  4,4’-Diaminodiphenyl methane 
91-94-1  3,3’-Dichlorobenzidine 
119-90-4  3,3’-Dimethoxybenzidine 
119-93-7  3,3’-Dimethylbenzidine 
838-88-0  4,4’-Methylenedi-o-toluidine 
120-71-8  6-Methoxy-m-toluidine (p-cresidine) 
101-14-4  4,4’-Methylene-bis- (2-chloroaniline) 
101-80-4  4,4’-Oxydianiline 
139-65-1  4,4’-Thiodianiline 
95-53-4  o-Toluidine 
95-80-7  4-Methyl-m-phenylenedi- amine 
137-17-7 2, 4,5-Trimethylaniline 
90-04-0  o-Anisidine 
87-62-7  2,6-Xylidine 
95-68-1  2,4-Xylidine 
3165-93-3  4-chloro-o-toluidinium chloride 
553-00-4  2-Naphthylammoniumacetate 
39156-41-7  4-methoxy-m-phenylene diammonium sulphate 
21436-97-5  2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydro- chloride 
60-09-3  4-Aminoazobenzene  Textile: ISO 14362-3 Leather: ISO 17234-2 
Biocides 
624-49-7  Dimethylfumarate (DMFu or DMF)  0.1 mg/kg  Textiles: EN 17130 Other materials: ISO 16186 
3380-34-5  Triclosan  5 mg/kg  Solvent extraction, GC/MS 
90-43-7  Orthophenylphenol (OPP) & salts  Leather 1000mg/kg Textiles 5 mg/kg  All materials: DIN 50009:2021 
59-50-7  4-chloro-3-methyphenol (CMK)  5 mg/kg   
21564-17-0  2-Thio-cyanato-methyl- thiobenzothiazole (TC- MTB)  5 mg/kg  EN ISO 13365 
26530-20-1  2-n-Octyl-4-isothiazo- lin-3-one (OIT)  5 mg/kg   
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Bisphenol 
80-05-7  BPA -Bisphenol A  Food contact products Extraction with THF, LC/MS 
≤ 0.05 mg/kg
Items coming in contact with the mouth: 1 mg/kg 
Carcinogenic dyes 
569-61-9  Basic Red 9  30MG/KG  DIN 54231 
548-62-9  Basic Violet 3 with 0,1 % of Michler’s ketone 
569-64-2; 2437-29-8; 1 0309-95-2  C.I. Basic Green 4 
6786-83-0  C.I. Solvent Blue 4 
561-41-1  4,4’-bis(dimethylamino)-4’’- (methylamino)trityl alcohol 
82-28-0  C.I. Disperse Orange 11 
632-99-5  C.I. Basic Violet 14 
60-11-7  4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (Solvent Yellow 2) 
2580-56-5  C.I. Basic Blue 26 
Chlorinated toluenes & benzenes 
5216-25-1  a,a,a-4-tetrachlorotoluene  1 mg/kg  EN 17137 
98-07-7  a,a,a-trichlorotoluene 
100-44-7  a-chlorotoluene 
Various  Monochlorotoluenes  Sum of Chlorinated Benzenes and Toluene’s: 1 mg/kg 
Various  Dichlorotoluenes 
Various  Trichlorotoluenes 
108-90-7  Monochlorobenzenes 
Various  Dichlorobenzenes 
Various  Trichlorobenzenes 
877-11-2  Pentachlorotoluene 
Various  Tetrachlorobenzenes 
608-93-5  Pentachlorobenzene 
118-74-1  Hexachlorobenzene 
Chlorophenols 
87-86-5  Pentachlorophenol (PCP)  0.5 MG/KG  All materials: DIN 50009:2021 
4901-51-3  2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) 
58-90-2  2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) 
935-95-5  2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) 
15950-66-0  2,3,4-Trichlorophenol (TriCP) 
933-78-8  2,3,5-Trichlorophenol (TriCP) 
933-75-5  2,3,6 Trichlorophenol (TrCP) 
95-95-4  2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (TriCP) 
88-06-2  2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (TriCP) 
609-19-8  3,4,5-Trichlorophenol (TriCP) 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Disperse dyes (Carcinogenic, Allergenic) 
2475-45-8  Disperse Blue 1  30MG/KG  DIN 54231 
2475-46-9  Disperse Blue 3 
3179-90-6  Disperse Blue 7 
3860-63-7  Disperse Blue 26 
12222-75-2  Disperse Blue 35 
12222-97-8  Disperse Blue 102 
12223-01-7  Disperse Blue 106 
61951-51-7  Disperse Blue 124 
23355-64-8  Disperse Brown 1 
2581-69-3  Disperse Orange 1 
730-40-5  Disperse Orange 3 
82-28-0  Disperse Orange 11 
13301-61-6
12223-33-5
13301-61-6 
Disperse Orange 37/59/76 
85136-74-9  Disperse Orange 149 
2872-52-8  Disperse Red 1 
2872-48-2  Disperse Red 11 
3179-89-3  Disperse Red 17 
61968-47-6  Disperse Red 151 
119-15-3   Disperse Yellow 1
2832-40-8  Disperse Yellow 3 
6300-37-4  Disperse Yellow 7 
6373-73-5  Disperse Yellow 9 
6250-23-3  Disperse Yellow 23 
12236-29-2  Disperse Yellow 39 
54824-37-2  Disperse Yellow 49  30MG/KG  DIN 54231 
56548-64-2  Disperse Blue 291 
128-95-0  Disperse Violet 1 
122463-28-9  Disperse Violet 93 
10319-14-9  Disperse Yellow 64 
6250-23-3  Disperse Yellow 23 
Quinoline 
91-22-5  Quinoline  50 mg/kg each  DIN 54231 
Chlorinated Paraffins 
85535-84-8  Short Chain Chloroparaf- fins (SCCP) (C10 - C13)  1000 mg/kg each  ISO 18219-1 OTHERS: ISO 22818 
85535-85-9  Medium Chain Chloroparaf- fins (MCCP) (C14 - C17)  1000 mg/kg each  LEATHER: ISO 18219-2 OTHERS: ISO 22818 
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CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Flame retardants 
Multiple  Polybromobiphenyls (PBB)  10MG/KG EACH  EN ISO 17881-1 
Multiple  Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (TetraBDE) 
Multiple  Pentabromodiphenyl ether (PentaBDE) 
Multiple  Hexabromodiphenyl ether (HexaBDE) 
Multiple  Heptabromodiphenyl ether (HeptaBDE) 
Multiple  Octabromodiphenyl ether (OctaBDE) 
1163-19-5  Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) 
134237-50-6
134237-51-7
134237-52-8 
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) 
Multiple  Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) 
79-94-7  Tetrabromobisphenol A (TB- BPA) 
Multiple  All other Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) 
545-55-1  Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide) (TEPA)  EN ISO 17881-2 
5412-25-9  Bis(2,3-dibromopropyl)phos- phate (BIS) (BDBPP) 
126-72-7  Tris(2,3,-dibromopropyl)phos- phate (TRIS) 
115-96-8  Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) 
13674-87-8  Tris(1,3-dichloro-isopropyl) phosphate (TDCPP) 
25155-23-1   Trixylyl phosphate (TXP)
13674-84-5  Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phos- phate (TCPP)  1000MG/KG 
10043-35-3
11113-50-1 
Boric acid  10MG/KG EACH  TOTAL DIGESTION, ICP/MS 
1330-43-4
12179-04-3
1303-96-4 
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous 
12267-73-1  Tetraboron disodium heptaox- ide, hydrate 
1303-86-2  Diboron trioxide 
Heavy metals (total) 
7440-38-2  Arsenic (Total)  100 mg/kg  EN 16711-1 
7440-43-9  Cadmium (Total)  40 mg/kg  EN 16711-1 (Textiles): EN ISO 17294-2 –(Footwear) 
       
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
7439-92-1  Lead (Total)  Paint & other surface coating: 90mg/kg PVC: 200mg/kg leather: 300mg/kg Cubic zirco- nia, glass, hinestones: 500mg/ kg Plastic or rubber jewellery 200 mg/kg Jewellery: 3052 total digest Non-jewellery: Metal: CPSC-CH- E1001-08.3 Non-metal: CPSC-CH-E1002- 08.3
All other materials 300mg/kg Crystal glass: Exempt, requires exemption certification  Surface coating: CP- SC-CH-E1003- 09.1 
7439-97-6  Mercury (Total)  0.5 mg/kg  EN 16711-1 
Heavy metals (extractable) 
7440-36-0  Antimony (Extractable)  30 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-38-2  Arsenic (Extractable)  1 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-43-9  Cadmium (Extractable)  0.1 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-47-3  Chromium (Extractable)  2 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
18540-29-9  Chromium (VI) (Extractable) (Leather)  3mg/ kg  EN ISO 17075-1 and EN ISO 17075-2 for confirmation in case of interference. At source of manufacture with ageing: (60° clothing and accessories / 80° Footwear, 5% relative humidity for 24 HRS) After delivery without ageing 
18540-29-9  Chromium (VI) (Extractable) (Textile)  1 mg/kg  Textile EN 16711-2 with EN ISO 17075-1:2017 if Cr is detected 
7440-48-4  Cobalt (Extractable)  4 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-50-8  Copper (Extractable)  50 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7439-92-1  Lead (Extractable)  1 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7439-92-1  Lead (Release)  0.05 μg/cm 2 per hour (equiv- alent to 0.05 μg/g/h)  EN16711-3 
7439-97-6  Mercury (Extractable)  0.02 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-02-0  Nickel (Extractable)  4 mg/kg  TEXTILE EN 16711-2 
7440-02-0  Nickel (Release)  Direct and prolong contact with skin EN 12472:2020 (Abrasion when coated) EN 1811:2011 +A1:201 5 (Measuring) 
0.5 μg/cm2/ week;
For body piercing
0.2 μg/cm2/week 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Nitrosamines 
62-75-9  N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)  ND 0.5MG/KG EACH  EN ISO 19577 (WITH LCMS CONFIRMATION) 
55-18-5  N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) 
621-64-7  N-Nitrosodipropylamine (NDPA) 
924-16-3  N-Nitrosodibutylamine (NDBA) 
100-75-4  N-Nitrosopiperidine (NPIP) 
930-55-2  N-Nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) 
59-89-2  N-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) 
614-00-6  N-Nitroso N-methyl N-pheny- lamine (NMPhA) 
612-64-6  N-Nitroso N-ethyl N-pheny- lamine (NEPhA) 
Organotins 
Multiple  Tributyltin (TBT)  0.5 MG/KG EACH  ISO TS 16179 
Multiple  Triphenyltin (TPhT) 
56-35-9  Bis(tributyltin) oxide (TBTO)  1 MG/KG EACH 
Multiple  Monobutyltin (MBT) 
Multiple  Dibutyltin (DBT) 
Multiple  Tricyclohexyltin (TCyHT) 
Multiple  Monomethyltin (MMT) 
Multiple  Dimethyltin (DMT) 
Multiple  Trimethyltin (TMT) 
Multiple  Monoctyltin (MOT) 
Multiple  Dioctyltin (DOT) 
Multiple  Trioctyltin (TOT) 
Multiple  Monophenyltin (MPhT) 
Multiple  Diphenyltin (DPhT) 
Multiple  Tripropyltin (TPT) 
683-18-1  Dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) 
15571-58-1  2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7- oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4- stannatetra- decanoate (DOTE)  1000 MG/KG EACH 
N/A  Reaction mass of 2-ethylhexyl 10- 
ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5- dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate and 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2- ethyl- hexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4- octyl- 7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4- stannatet- radecanoate (reaction massof DOTE and MOTE) 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) 
91-20-3  Naphthalene (NAP)  Long term contact with skin (>30S): 2 mg/kg; AFPS GS 2019,
Sum of 15 ∑ 10mg/kg Short term contact with skin (<30S):10mg/kg:, EN 17132, OR ISO 16190 
Sum of 15 ∑ 50mg/kg   
85-01-8  Phenanthrene (PHE)  Long term contact with skin (>30s): ; Sum of PHE, ANT, FLT, PYR ∑ 10 mg/kg; Sum of 15 ∑ 10mg/kg  
120-12-7  Anthracene (ANT)  Short term contact with skin (<30s): Sum of PHE, ANT, FTL, PYR ∑ 50mg/kg; Sum of 15 ∑ 50mg/kg   
206-44-0  Fluoranthene (FLT)     
129-00-0  Pyrene (PYR)     
56-55-3  Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA)  Long term contact with skin (>30s): Individually: 0.5 mg/ kg; Sum of 15 ∑ 10mg/kg Short term contact with skin (<30s): Individually: 1 mg/kg;; Sum of 15 ∑ 50mg/kg   
218-01-9  Chrysene (CHR)   
205-99-2  Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF)   
205-82-3  Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjF)   
207-08-9  Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF)   
50-32-8  Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)   
192-97-2  Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP)   
53-70-3  Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (DBA)   
193-39-5  Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (IPY)   
191-24-2  Benzo[g,h,i]perylene (BPE)   
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) 
Multiple  Perflurooctane sulfonates (PFOS) & related substances" as mentioend legally  (1 ΜG/M2)  EN ISO 23702-1 EN 17681-1, -2 
Multiple  Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) it;s salts as mentioend legally  (25 PPB)   
Multiple  Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) related substances" as mentioend legally  ND: Ban (1000 PPB)   
3825-26-1  Ammoniumpentadecafluo- rootano ate (APFO)  ND: BAN   
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
376-06-7  Heptacosafluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA)  SUM OF PFTEDA, PFUDA, PFDOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFTR- DA: PF-3,7-DMOA: 25 PPB Related substances 260 ppb  EN ISO 23702-1 EN 17681-1, -2 
2058-94-8  Henicosafluoroundecanoic acid (PFUdA) 
307-55-1  Tricosafluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) 
375-95-1 21049-39-8 4149-60-4  Perfluorononane Acid (PFNA) and its sodium andammonium salts 
3830-45-3 335-76-2 3108-42-7   
Perfluorodecane Acid (PFDA) its sodium and ammonium salts 
 
72629-94-8  Pentacosafluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) 
172155-07-6  Perfluoro-3-7-dimethyloctanecar- boxylate (PF-3,7-DMOA) 
375-85-9  Perfluoroheptane Acid (PFHpA)  0.1mg/kg 
355-46-4  Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PF- HxS) and its salts  25 ppb
Related substances: 1 mg/kg 
Phthalates 
85-68-7  Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)  Individual: 500 mg/kg  CPSC-CH-C1001- 09.4 ISO 14389 
84-74-2  Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)  Sum of all phthalates 1000 mg/kg 
117-81-7  Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)   
84-69-5  Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)   
84-75-3  Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)   
117-82-8  Bis(2-methoxyethyl)phthalate (DMEP)   
605-50-5  Di-iso-pentyl phthalate (DIPP)   
131-18-0  Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DnPP)   
776297-69-9  n-Pentyl-isopentyl phthalate (nPIPP)   
84777-06-0  1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear (DPP)   
71888-89-6  1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di- C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich (DIHP)   
68515-42-4  1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di- C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters (DHNUP)   
68515-50-4  1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear (DHP)   
26761-40-0 / 68515-49-1  Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)  Individual: 500 mg/kg  CPSC-CH-C1001- 09.4 ISO 14389 
28553-12-0 / 68515-48-0  Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)  Sum of all phthalates 1000 mg/kg 
117-84-0  Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)   
68515-51-5 68648-93-1  1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di- C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixeddecyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0.3% of dihexyl phthalate (EC No. 201-559-5)   
84-61-7  Di-cyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)   
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NUMBER  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
84-66-2  Diethyl phthalate (DEP)  Sum of all phthalates 1000 mg/kg  CPSC-CH-C1001- 09.4 ISO 14389 
27554-26-3  Di-isooctyl phthalate (DIOP) 
131-16-8  Di-n-propyl phthalate (DPRP) 
84-76-4  Dinonyl phthalate (DNP) 
131-11-3  Dimethylphthalate DMP 
71850-09-4  Diisohexyl phthalate 
Solvents 
50-00-0  Formaldehyde  75 mg/kg Textiles: ISO 14184-1 Leather: ISO 17226-2 (by UV method) with EN ISO 17226-1 confirmation method in case of interferences 
ND (16 mg/kg) Babies 
75-09-2  Methylene chloride (DCM)  sum of Methylene chloride, 1,2- Dichloroethane, Trichloro- ethylen, Tetrachloroethylene: 500 mg/kg  HEADSPACE GC- MS 
107-06-2  1,2-Dichloroethane 
79-01-6  Trichloroethylene 
127-18-4  Tetrachloroethylene 
71-43-2  Benzene  5 mg/kg 
1319-77-3  Xylene (ortho-, meta-, para)  Sum of Xylene (ortho-, meta-, para: 500 mg/kg 
106-94-5  1-bromopropane; n-propyl bromide  1000 mg/kg 
75-15-0  Carbon Disulphide  1000 mg/kg 
127-19-5  N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc)  1000 mg/kg  Textiles: EN 17131 
75-12-7  Formamide  1000 mg/kg  All other materials: ISO 16189 
68-12-2  N,N-Dimethylformamide / Dimethylformamide (DMFa or DMF)  100mg/kg; water based pu 500 mg/kg :  
all other materials   
872-50-40  N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)  1000 mg/kg   
56-23-5  Carbon tetrachloride  1000mg/kg (sum)  HEADSPACE GC- MS 
67-66-3  Chloroform 
75-35-4  1,1-Dichloroethylene 
76-01-7  Pentachloroethane 
630-20-6  1,1,1,2 – Tetrachloroethane 
71-55-6  1,1,1- Trichloroethane 
79-34-5  1,1,2,2 -Tetrachloroethane, 
108-88-3  Toluene 
79-00-5  1,1,2 Trichloroethane 
108-94-1  Cyclohexanone 
100-41-4  Ethylbenzene 
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUNGLASSES 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NAME  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Heavy metals 
7440-02-0  Nickel (Release)  Direct and prolong contact with skin0.5 μg/cm2/ week; EN 12472:2020 (Abrasion when coated) EN 1811:2011 +A1:201 5 (Measuring) 
For body piercing0.2 μg/cm2/week 
7440-43-9  Cadmium (Total)  40 mg/kg  EN 16711-1 
7439-92-1  Lead (Total)  Paint & other surface coating: 90mg/ kg PVC: 200mg/kg leather: 300mg/ kg Cubic zirconia, glass, rhinestones: 500mg/kg  Jewellery:
Plastic or rubber jewellery 200 mg/kg 3052 total digest Non-jewel- lery: Metal: CPSC-CH- E1001- 08.3
All other materials 300mg/kg Crystal glass: Exempt, requires exemption certification  Non-metal: CPSC-CH-E1002- 08.3
  Surface coating: CP- SC-CH-E1003- 09.1 
7439-92-1  Lead (Release)  0.05 μg/cm2 per hour (equivalent to 0.05μg/g/h)  EN16711-3 
CAS NO  CHEMICAL NAME  MAXIMUM LIMIT IN FINISHED PRODUCT  TEST METHOD 
Phthalates 
85-68-7  Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)  Individual: 500 mg/kg  CPSC-CH-C1001- 09.4 ISO 14389 
84-74-2  Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)  Sum of all phthalates 1000 mg/kg 
117-81-7  Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)   
84-69-5  Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)   
84-75-3  Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)   
117-82-8  Bis(2-methoxyethyl)phthalate (DMEP)   
605-50-5  Di-iso-pentyl phthalate (DIPP)   
131-18-0  Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DnPP)   
776297-69-9  n-Pentyl-isopentyl phthalate (nPIPP)   
84777-06-0 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 84777-06-0 dipentylester, branched and Linear (DPP)  
71888-89-6 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic 71888-89-6 acid, di- C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich (DIHP)   
     
68515-42-4 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 68515-42-4 di- C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters (DHNUP)   
68515-50-4 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 68515-50-4 dihexyl ester, branched and linear (DHP)   
26761-40-0 /
 68515-49-1 
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)   
28553-12-0 /
68515-48-0 
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)   
117-84-0  Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)   
68515-51-5
68648-93-1 
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di- C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0.3% of dihexyl phthalate (EC No. 201-559-5)   
84-61-7  Di-cyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)   
84-66-2  Diethyl phthalate (DEP)  Sum of all phthalates 1000 mg/kg 
27554-26-3  Di-isooctyl phthalate (DIOP) 
131-16-8  Di-n-propyl phthalate (DPRP) 
84-76-4  Dinonyl phthalate (DNP) 
131-11-3  Dimethylphthalate DMP 
71850-09-4  Diisohexyl phthalate 
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In case of additional materials, such as textile, or leather, requirements for apparel apply as well, as given above.

Sunglasses as well as Blue Light glasses are classified as PPE (Personnel Protection Equipment). Those articles have to fulfil the requirements of EN ISO 12312-1. PPE has to have a UKCA (in EU: CE) label. Please note (EU) 2016/425.

Sunglasses should have a warning label “Don’t look directly into sunlight” Reading aids are considered as medical devices and have to fulfil the requirements of EN 14139. Please note (EU) 2017/745. Packaging of reading aids should have an indication of the strength. Indication that certain articles should not be used in road traffic.

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