Generic environmental claim
papierfrei
BewijsplichtigAlgemene milieu-uitspraken die alleen met erkend bewijs toelaatbaar zijn.
What does “papierfrei” mean?
The term claims the avoidance of paper and implies an environmental benefit. It is only permissible with a concrete, verifiable reference; it becomes especially misleading where a paper component does not occur in comparable offerings anyway. Without a substantiated reference point the claimed advantage remains unclear.
Why this term is risky
Free-of claims are misleading where the named substance is not present in comparable products anyway or is already legally banned – this suggests an advantage that every product in the category shares. Such claims remain permissible only where the absence is genuinely relevant and can be substantiated.
Legal basis
Anhang I Nr. 10a UGP-RL i.d.F. EmpCo (EU) 2024/825 (Frei-von-Aussage) / § 5 UWG
The stated legal basis is an assessment, not a conclusively reviewed legal opinion and not individual legal advice.
Detected spellings & languages
- papierfrei
- papier frei
- papier-frei
- ohne papier
- paperless
- paper free
- paper-free
- sin papel
- sans papier
- senza carta
- papierloos
The scanner detects these and further variants across languages in sentence context.