Claims assessment · Practice claim
Closed-loop” production
Typical treatment across five regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
Market comparison
How this claim is typically treated
Five major markets · one reviewed comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningUCPD; ESPR context | Demonstrate actual material recapture rates into same product system; open-loop recycling cannot be implied. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | View legal reasoningCMA Code | Measured loop rates; system boundary stated. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC 260.4 | Quantified recapture; no exaggeration of circularity. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.2) | Recognised mass-balance methodology. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | The cited source is recorded in the assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Recapture-rate evidence. |