Notifications of criteria change

About criteria changes

BASTA's criteria are continuously developed by BASTA together with BASTA's scientific council and are based on the latest research and legislation in the field.

BASTAonline AB has the right to update the BASTA system's criteria on an ongoing basis. Changes that involve a tightening of criteria must be notified in writing at least six (6) months before they become mandatory. Companies connected to the BASTA system are obliged to keep up-to-date on new criteria and to update assessments and registrations within six (6) months of updated criteria being announced.

Notification takes place through:

BASTAonline.se, this page
Through e-mails to companies connected to the BASTA system

Notifications of criteria change

Launch of V35.1

Published 17 Dec 2024

Notification 2024-12-17

The update of the criteria from version V34.2 to V35.1.

Version V35.1 will be effective from 2025-06-17.

The update to version V35.1 from version V34.2 has been made through the following changes to the criteria:

Published 16 Dec 2024

V35.H1.H V34.1 No longer requirement for rating BETA, harmonization with PRIO.
V35.H3.C Definition changed from from CoRAP to PRIO.
V35.H6.A Update of regulation.
Added criterion H10.C and former H10.C has become H10.D.
V35.O5 has been updated with clearer guidelines on marketing.

As well as clarifications in the criteria V34.H2.B, V34.H3.D, V34.H3.E, V34.H7.C, V34.H7.D and V34.O2.V35.H2.A, V35.H4.A. V35.H4.B, V35.H7.C, V35.H7.D, V35.H8.A, V35.H10.A, V35.H10.B, V35.H11, V35.O2 for curing/drying products and for the voluntary criteria Circularity and Emissions.

Update and clarification of criteria document

Published 22 Aug 2024

The BASTA criteria document has been updated to version V34.2. The update of the criteria document has not involved any tightening or addition of the mandatory criteria, only clarifications. Read what this means below.