Abstract: Process for the preparation of stilbene-disulphonic acids containing bis-alkoxy-triazinyl-amino, or derivatives thereof, characterized in that stilbene-disulphonic acids containing bis-chlorotriazinyl-amino, or derivatives thereof, are reacted with at least 10 molar equivalents, based on the stilbene-disulphonic acid compound, of a C1-C4-monoalkanol.