diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/ListStyleParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/ListStyleParser.java
index 7bd8295..166de53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/ListStyleParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/ListStyleParser.java
@@ -97,43 +97,71 @@ public class ListStyleParser extends StyleParser {
   		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
   		Enumeration<String> names = styleNames.keys();
   		while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
-  			String sDisplayName = names.nextElement();
-  			ListStyle style = (ListStyle) getStyles().getStyleByDisplayName(sDisplayName);
-  			if (!style.isAutomatic()) {
-  				for (int nLevel = 1; nLevel < 10; nLevel++) {
-  					CSVList props = new CSVList(";");
-  					cssList(style, nLevel, props);
-  					buf.append(indent);
-  					buf.append(".listlevel");
-  					buf.append(nLevel);
-  					styleNames.addName(sDisplayName);
-  					buf.append(styleNames.getName(sDisplayName));
-  					buf.append(" {");
-  					buf.append(props.toString());
-  					buf.append("}");
-  					buf.append(prettyPrint ? "\n" : " ");
-  					if (config.listFormatting() == XhtmlConfig.HARD_LABELS) {
-  						// Apply left margin and text indent to the paragraphs contained in
-  						// the list
-  						CSVList parProps = new CSVList(";");
-  						cssListParMargins(style, nLevel, parProps);
-  						if (!parProps.isEmpty()) {
-  							buf.append(indent);
-  							buf.append(".listlevel");
-  							buf.append(nLevel);
-  							styleNames.addName(sDisplayName);
-  							buf.append(styleNames.getName(sDisplayName));
-  							buf.append(" p {");
-  							buf.append(parProps.toString());
-  							buf.append("}");
-  							buf.append(prettyPrint ? "\n" : " ");
-  						}
-  					}
+  			String displayName = names.nextElement();
+  			buf.append(composeDeclaration(displayName));
+				if (config.listFormatting() == XhtmlConfig.HARD_LABELS) {
+					buf.append(composeHardDeclaration(displayName));
+				}
+  		}
+  		return buf.toString();
+  	}
+  	public String composeDeclaration(String displayName) {
+  		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+  		ListStyle style = (ListStyle) getStyles().getStyleByDisplayName(displayName);
+  		if (!style.isAutomatic()) {
+  			for (int level = 1; level < 10; level++) {
+  				String selector = composeSelector(displayName, level);
+  				String declarationBlock = composeDeclarationBlock(displayName, level);
+  				if (!selector.isEmpty() && !declarationBlock.isEmpty()) {
+  					buf.append(indent + selector + " {" + declarationBlock + "}" + (prettyPrint ? "\n" : " "));	
   				}
   			}
   		}
   		return buf.toString();
-    }
+  	}
+  	
+  	public String composeHardDeclaration(String displayName) {
+  		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+  		ListStyle style = (ListStyle) getStyles().getStyleByDisplayName(displayName);
+  		if (!style.isAutomatic()) {
+  			for (int level = 1; level < 10; level++) {
+  				String declarationBlock = composeHardDeclarationBlock(displayName, level);
+					String selector = composeHardSelector(displayName, level);
+  					// Apply left margin and text indent to the paragraphs contained in
+  					// the list
+  				if (!declarationBlock.isEmpty() && !selector.isEmpty()) {
+  					buf.append(indent + selector + "{" + declarationBlock + "}" + (prettyPrint ? "\n" : " "));
+  				}
+  			}
+  		}
+  		return buf.toString();
+  	}
+
+		private String  composeHardSelector(String displayName, int level) {
+			styleNames.addName(displayName);
+			return ".listlevel" + level + styleNames.getName(displayName) + " p ";
+		}
+		
+		private String composeSelector(String displayName, int level) {
+			styleNames.addName(displayName);
+			return ".listlevel" + level + styleNames.getName(displayName);
+		}
+
+		private String composeHardDeclarationBlock(String displayName, int level) {
+  		ListStyle style = (ListStyle) getStyles().getStyleByDisplayName(displayName);
+			CSVList props = new CSVList(";");
+			cssListParMargins(style, level, props);
+			return props.toString();
+		}
+
+		private String composeDeclarationBlock(String displayName, int level) {
+  		ListStyle style = (ListStyle) getStyles().getStyleByDisplayName(displayName);
+			CSVList props = new CSVList(";");
+			cssList(style, level, props);
+			return props.toString();
+		}
+
+
 	
     /** Get the family of list styles
      *  @return the style family