Compliance with Banned Substances and Exceptions

GECA·clause HA-4·p.41

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

The publisher’s words

The publisher lets each reader see 5 of this document’s clauses a day.

This is the publisher’s condition for Klar Cite showing its words; the limits, the citation and everything else on this page are free to read. Showing the wording counts one clause.

How it is proven

Evidence required
Signed declaration from an Executive Director of the applicant company stating that attempts have been undertaken to find alternatives for the substance(s) for which the exception is claimed; chemical schedule, SDS, exception declaration if needed.
Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks
Disclose — information the applicant must provide
Standing
Template — boilerplate text the document carries
Impact area
Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses

Cite this clause

GECA · Sustainable Products and Services · version SPS Gen 3.0 · clause HA-4 · page 41 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/8c0ea7feb885cc8c

Source document

Record details

Page 41. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.

uid 8c0ea7feb885cc8c · document 5973197bdfa63111 · published 2026-06

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