2 SCOPE

2.1 This procedure provides a framework for the evaluation and validation of Defined Source material content claims in manufactured products when such claims are based on a supply chain using one or more of the Chain of Custody models from Section 2.

2.2 The supply chain may comprise of various members using different Chain of Custody models in each step of the supply chain. Therefore, the appropriate Chain of Custody to be applied may vary in each level of the supply chain. In the evaluation of a complex supply chain consisting of multiple members with diverse links between actors in the supply chain, the Chain of Custody model with the least traceability and assured presence for the Defined Source material will be used in the claim (see Section 14).

2.3 Multiple Defined Sources can be evaluated for the same product concurrently and result in a single claim for the product. The claim may contain different Defined Sources or multiple Defined Sources may be combined into a single Defined Source content claim.

2.4 Products may claim an allocated amount of Defined Source material content (e. g. pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled content). The minimum percentage of Defined Source content required in a product to be able to participate in this Environmental Claims Validation will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Products validated by a desktop and on-site audit shall receive a Defined Source content claim, and the allocated percentage applicable to each product shall be stated as a mass ratio percentage in the claim.

2.5 Not all sections of the standard will apply in every evaluation and only those sections matching the chain of custody model(s) in use will be used. With some Chain of Custody models there is a reduction of the transparency due to reduced degree of physical linkage or source identity of the material in the product which requires additional documentation. Claims typically consist of the manufacturer indicating either an average percentage or minimum percentage of content. This procedure identifies and addresses all substances included as part of the product, part, or material.

2.6 Sections 6 – 13 are used depending on the supply chain and processes occurring at the locations in the supply chain. Some examples for appropriate choice of Chain of Custody model used within a supply chain are given in Annex A. The examples are not exhaustive of activities and organization of supply chains for Defined Source content and should be used as illustrative of general principles for applying Sections 6 – 13 to operations within a supply chain. Other combinations are possible and likely to be found in practice.

2.7 Other procedures in in the other parts of the UL ECVP 2809 series of standards set requirements for Defined Source material including specific characteristics required of the Defined Source and Chain of Custody models appropriate for maintaining the identity of the source material when required. Those requirements only apply to the target Defined Source material content.