Glossary term

verifiable date

EU Conflict Minerals Regulation term for a date verifiable from physical date stamps on products or inventory lists.

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What does verifiable date mean?

Verifiable date is a proof-quality term. It should anchor timing claims to inspectable product stamps or inventory records rather than unsupported declarations, especially where material status or recycled-metal evidence depends on timing.

Official definitions by source

EU Conflict Minerals

Regulation (EU) 2017/821 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas

a date which can be verified by the inspection of physical date stamps on products or of inventory lists

Article 2 definitions for EU conflict-minerals due diligence. Source-specific to tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores, and gold.

Reference: Article 2, point (u)

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Practical application

Implementation records should capture the date value, physical date stamp, inventory-list evidence, product or batch identifier, inspected document/source, inspection method, verifier identity where available, and linked recycled-metals or material-status claim.

Minespider commentary

Verifiable date is an evidence-quality control: it makes timing auditable by tying a claim to a physical mark or inventory record, which is especially useful when material-source or status claims depend on dates.

Common confusions

A verifiable date is not any date typed into a supplier declaration.
The definition points to physical date stamps or inventory lists, not broad timestamp metadata.
Verifiable-date evidence supports timing; it does not prove the underlying material classification by itself.