California Public Contract Code

§ 12205

PCC § 12205 Effective Jan 1, 2006Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) All state agencies shall require all businesses to certify in writing the minimum percentage, if not the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies offered or sold to the state regardless of whether the product meets the requirements of Section 12209. The certification shall be furnished under penalty of perjury. The certification shall be provided regardless of content, even if the product contains no recycled material.

(2)With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 12156, the certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the cartridges so comply.

(3)A state agency may waive the certification requirement if the percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies can be verified in a written advertisement, including, but not limited to, a product label, a catalog, or a manufacturer or vendor Internet Web site.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 590, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2006.