---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 303.8"
title: "16"
number: "303.8"
heading: "Procedure for establishing generic names for manufactured fibers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/303.8"
---

# §303.8. Procedure for establishing generic names for manufactured fibers.

- (a) Prior to the marketing or handling of a manufactured fiber for which no generic name has been established or otherwise recognized by the Commission, the manufacturer or producer thereof shall file a written application with the Commission, requesting the establishment of a generic name for such fiber, stating therein:
  - (1) The reasons why the applicant's fiber should not be identified by one of the generic names established by the Commission in [§ 303.7](/cfr/16/303.7.md) of this part;
  - (2) The chemical composition of the fiber, including the fiber-forming substances and respective percentages thereof, together with samples of the fiber;
  - (3) Suggested names for consideration as generic, together with a proposed definition for the fiber;
  - (4) Any other information deemed by the applicant to be pertinent to the application, including technical data in the form of test methods;
  - (5) The earliest date on which the application proposes to market or handle the fiber in commerce for other than developmental or testing purposes.
- (b) Upon receipt of the application, the Commission will, within sixty (60) days, either deny the application or assign to the fiber a numerical or alphabetical symbol for temporary use during further consideration of such application.
- (c) After taking the necessary procedure in consideration of the application, the Commission in due course shall establish a generic name or advise the applicant of its refusal to grant the application and designate the proper existing generic name for the fiber.

## Notes

### Amendments

[24 FR 4480, June 2, 1959, as amended at 63 FR 7518, Feb. 13, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 70 et seq.

### Source

Source: 24 FR 4480, June 2, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[24 FR 4480, June 2, 1959, as amended at 63 FR 7518, Feb. 13, 1998]