Concept: Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials in the ncl vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL22
Preferred label	Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials
Definition	Generally, Class 22 covers textiles in their most unprocessed state, namely, fibers. It also includes some finished goods that cannot be well classified in the other textile classes, namely, Classes 23, 24 and 25, such as tents and awnings. Note that sails are in Class 22 even though they are a finished item and are used with transport and sport apparatus such as boats and ski sailing equipment. Ropes and string are in Class 22 since they are rough-finished goods that are derived from the raw fibrous textile materials that are in Class 22. Note that thread and yarn which are more refined items made from fibers are in Class 23. Also, sacks and bags that are used for commercial purposes are in Class 22, such, as, bags for the transport and storage of materials in bulk, mail bags and sacks of textile for packaging. Finally, padding and stuffing materials that are not rubber or plastic (which would be in Class 17) are in Class 22. This puts stuffing and padding that is derived from natural sources (other than rubber), such as, straw, horsehair, kapok, feathers and seaweed in Class 22.
Notation	NCL22
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
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