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EUROPEAN UNION

Eur-Lex: The portal to European Union law
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/

UNITED KINGDOM

Trading Standards Institute:
Website, with wide range of UK consumer protection information for consumers, businesses, schools, advice and information centers, community organizations, local councils, business support agencies and trade associations
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

A guide for business on UK textile labeling including details of the Textile Products indication of fibre content Regulations 1986:
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/bglitem.cgi?file-badv(084-0100.txt)

UNITED STATES

U.S. Dept. of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel:
U.S. import quotas, textile data, U.S. textile trade regulations
http://otexa.ita.doc.gov

U.S. Dept. of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control:
Info on U.S. trade embargoes
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/index.html

U.S. Federal Trade Commission:
U.S. laws regarding labeling and advertising
http://www.ftc.gov

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Labeling Requirements:
Guide to U.S. garment labeling regulations
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/thread.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs:
Info on U.S. regulations governing trade in threatened or endangered species
http://international.fws.gov/