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Art. 5 Checks for suspected child labour
(Art. 964j para. 1 no 2 CO) 1 Undertakings shall check whether there are reasonable grounds to suspect child labour, unless one of the exceptions to the due diligence and reporting obligations in Articles 6 and 7 applies. 2 If, based on the check, there are no reasonable grounds to suspect child labour, the undertaking shall document this finding and shall be exempt from the due diligence and reporting obligations.
Art. 6 Exception for small and medium-sized undertakings
(Art. 964j para. 3 CO) 1 Small and medium-sized undertakings are not required to check whether there are reasonable grounds to suspect child labour and are exempt from the due diligence and reporting obligations. 2 Small and medium-sized undertakings are undertakings which, together with the domestic and foreign undertakings that they control, fall below two of the following amounts in two successive business years: a. a balance sheet total of CHF 20 million; b. sales revenue of CHF 40 million; c. 250 full-time equivalent positions on average for the year.
Art. 7 Exemption for low-risk undertakings
(Art. 964j para. 3 CO) 1 Undertakings with low risks in relation to child labour are not required to check whether there are reasonable grounds to suspect child labour and are exempt from the due diligence and reporting obligations. 2 A low risk in relation to child labour is assumed if a company operating in countries whose due diligence response is rated as «basic» by UNICEF in its Children's Rights in the Workplace Index: a. purchases or manufactures products in accordance with the indication of origin; b. primarily procures or provides services. 3 Undertakings must document the extent to which they have a low risk in relation to child labour.
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Art. 8 Evident use of child labour
(Art. 964j para. 1 no 2 CO) If an undertaking offers products or services that have evidently been produced or provided using child labour, Articles 5–7 do not apply and it is subject to due diligence and reporting obligations.