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Basta as ALFA

Field codes IN KNARTKOD01 | OUT WIARTKOD01 | API isRegisteredInBastaAsBASTA

Definition

The field indicates whether the article is registered in the BASTA system with the assessment level ALFA.

Explanation

BASTA is an industry-wide and independent environmental assessment system for construction products. Its purpose is to phase out substances with hazardous chemical properties and promote more sustainable material choices in the construction sector. The system is owned by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and includes a public database where environmentally assessed products can be searched.

If the article is registered in BASTA as ALFA, this must be indicated in the field. ALFA means that the product meets the BASTA system’s requirements for chemical content according to the current assessment level.

Please note that an article can only have one assessment in BASTA. If an article is registered as ALFA, it cannot at the same time be registered as BETA.

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More information is available from BASTA.

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Registered in Basta

Usage

The supplier indicates whether the article is registered in BASTA as ALFA by selecting yes or no.

Finfo validates that the field is completed with a valid value.

Recipients may use the information to display the environmental assessment in their systems and support sustainable material choices in projects and procurements.