Sources

The shelf the Custody File desk works from, in order of preference: primary legislation and regulator guidance first, standards bodies second, and reputable guidance third, never as a substitute for a primary source.

• Regulation (EU) 2024/3015, on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market, on EUR-Lex.
• Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, the EU Batteries Regulation, on EUR-Lex.
• 19 U.S.C. 1307, Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Public Law 117-78.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on forced labour enforcement.
• GS1 General Specifications, GS1 EPCIS, and GS1 Core Business Vocabulary.
• ISO 22005:2007, Traceability in the feed and food chain.
• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct, and for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals.
• United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Each guide lists the sources for its own topic at the foot of the guide. A source listed on this page is not, by itself, the authority for every claim in every guide.