Public Contract Code section 12404

Manufacturers, vendors, or other nongovernmental entities contracting with the Department of General Services shall certify in writing that any environmental attribute claims they make concerning their products and services are consistent with the Federal Trade Commission’s Guidelines for the Use of Environmental Marketing Terms.

Source: Section 12404, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=12404. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_contract_code_section_12404

Original Source: Section 12404, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=12404. (last accessed May 12, 2025).