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# GER-306 · Safety Constraint Retired

> Platform removes or revises a publicly committed, actively enforced governance constraint without a documented re-evaluation, public explanation, or stakeholder notification commensurate with the constraint's prior commi…

export const Badge = ({children, tone = "default", title}) => {
  const tones = {
    default: "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-700",
    green: "bg-green-100 text-green-900",
    amber: "bg-amber-100 text-amber-900",
    blue: "bg-blue-50 text-blue-900",
    gray: "bg-neutral-50 text-neutral-600"
  };
  return <span className={`inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-mono uppercase tracking-wider rounded ${tones[tone] ?? tones.default}`} title={title}>
      {children}
    </span>;
};

<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-8 mt-2">
  <Badge tone="green">Documented</Badge> <Badge>Tier 3xx</Badge> <Badge>Layer L7</Badge> <Badge tone="blue" title="SVRNOS-assigned code in an HTTP-unassigned slot">Namespace-Claim</Badge> <Badge tone="gray">Added v0.1</Badge>
</div>

*Structural Moves*

## Definition

Platform removes or revises a publicly committed, actively enforced governance constraint without a documented re-evaluation, public explanation, or stakeholder notification commensurate with the constraint's prior commitment level. The failure is procedural: the decision to retire may be defensible, but the constraint is retired without the governance process that established it.

## Distinct from

* [**GER-309**](/ger/codes/309) — Constraint removed under pressure, no measurement step → this code. Vendor measured harm before deployment and shipped anyway → GER-309.
* [**GER-420**](/ger/codes/420) — Publicly committed constraint actively retired → this code. Stated prohibition never wired into production from the start → GER-420.

## Case study

SVRNOS has published a long-form case study on this code: [**ger 306 safety constraint retired**](https://svrnos.com/insights/ger-306-safety-constraint-retired).

## Tags

`eu-ai-act`

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-306: Safety Constraint Retired. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/306
```