GLOBALG.A.P Annual Report 2009

NEWS GoodAgriculturalPractice

Issue: September 2009 | www.globalgap.org

ANNUAL REPORT 2009 & SPECIAL TOUR 2009 EDITION

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cultural Practice rollout, includ-ing – traceability, pesticide use, produce microbiological safety, Integrated Pest Management, National Technical Working Groups, Benchmarking and our tried and tested tools supporting small scale farmers. I hope you enjoy reading this special edition of “Good Agricultural Practice News” and fi nd it an interesting review of our activities as well as useful resource to help meet the food safety and sustainability needs of consumers worldwide.

Nigel Garbutt | Chairman GLOBALGAP

EDITORIAL

In 2009 we have taken GLOBALGAP on the road to be near where you are! Our Tour 2009 has been designed to provide you with the latest information on GLOBALGAP and how we can help you implement it in your region. Our team will be on 5 continents especially to discuss the latest trends and developments. In preparing for the revised Standard to come into effect in 2011 we are eager to listen to your experiences and col-lect your feedback on the implementation of GLOBALGAP as well as tackling emerging issues identifi ed by our range of global stakeholders. We will also be presenting practi-cal ways to help businesses across the value chain transit from conceptual pilot projects to mainstream Good Agri-

WELCOME TO AN EXTENDED NEWS ON GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICEAND TO “TOUR 2009”

Paris 199917 retailers decided to introduce independent verifi cation as base for supplier compliance.

Barcelona 2000EurepGAP established the partnership principle between retailers and producers and presented results of trials with the Fruit and Vegetables Protocol.

Bologna 2001EurepGAP received the fi rst ISO 65 accreditation for Fruit and Vegetables, and fi rst grower certifi cates were granted.

Madrid 2003EurepGAP presented Version 2 of the Fruit and Vegetables Protocol as the result of the revision process, proclaimed the start for Flowers & Ornamentals and launched the new transparent Benchmarking procedure.

Amsterdam 2004The EurepGAP Standards for (Green) Coffee and Aquacul-ture were launched in October 2004, and fi rst accredited

certifi cates were issued to farms based on the Integrated Farm Assurance Standard.

Paris 2005The fi rst EurepGAP Feed Reference Standard was pub-lished and the 2005 version of Integrated Farm Assurance was launched. The fi rst national livestock schemes entered their checklist into the EurepGAP Benchmarking tool.

Prague 2006Nearly 300 delegates from 41 countries discussed and made proposals for the future direction and content of the 2007 version of the EurepGAP Standard.

Bangkok 2007The fi nalising of the consultation process for the EurepGAP Shrimp Standard was started by a one day workshop for key stakeholders and the name change from EurepGAP to GLOBALGAP was announced.

Cologne 2008GLOBALGAP introduced activities to support smallholder implementation and intensifi ed the dialogue with Govern-ment and Non-Government-Organisations.

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CONTENT

GOVERNANCE

The Strategic Pillars of GLOBALGAP 7TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Board Activity Report 8RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

GLOBALGAP Sector Committee 10EXPERTS SERVING THE INDUSTRY

Crop Protection Working Group 12ADDRESSING MRL CONCERNS

The Standard Revision Process - When to Get Involved 13TOUR 2009 AND TRIALS 2010

GLOBALGAP ABBREVIATIONS 14

GLOBALGAP Crops Standard 16WIDENING OUR APPEAL

GLOBALGAP Livestock Standard 18UPDATING THE MODULES

GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Standard 20DELIVERING TOOLS FOR A DYNAMIC SECTOR

GLOBALGAP Statistics 24CERTIFICATES IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES

GLOBALGAP Social 26GOOD SOCIAL PRACTICES IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION

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GLOBALGAP Benchmarked Schemes 30DELIVERING CONSISTENT OUTPUT

Certifi cation Bodies 34PROVIDING CHOICE & SERVICE

GLOBALGAP Integrity Programme 36PIONEERS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Certifi cation Body Committee 39INCREASING AUDITOR FEEDBACK

The GLOBALGAP Database Support 40COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

THE SYSTEM

OVERVIEW OF ALL NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS 42

National Technical Working Groups 44THINK GLOBAL – ACT LOCAL

Smallholders 45GIVING THEM A VOICE

GLOBALGAP Training, Events, Announcements 46LEARN AND SHARE

GLOBALGAP TOUR 2009 49

GLOBALGAP Membership 50HELP SHAPE THE NEXT VERSION OF GLOBALGAP

GLOBALGAP TEAM 54

GLOBALGAP IN THE PRESS 57

GLOBALGAP PUBLICATIONS 58

NETWORKING


The Strategic Pillars of GLOBALGAP

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The Secretariat’s work programme is devel-oped by the Board into an annual activity plan aligned to the key strategic pillars of GLOBAL-GAP, these being: Partnership, Integrity, Bench-marking, Stakeholder Participation, Effi ciency and Effectiveness.

PartnershipRetailers and producers are equally represented in de-cision-making committees. GLOBALGAP provides open access to certifi cation systems for all producers globally, thereby encouraging the adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices.

IntegrityThe certifi cation process is developed and operated to standards, which are industry leading and complement accreditation norms.

BenchmarkingOperating principles of independent, fair and transpar-ent benchmarking to demonstrate equivalence and facili-tate recognition of national and regional farm assurance schemes.

Stakeholder InvolvementMeeting the specifi c information and data needs of mem-bers. Reaching out to key stakeholders particularly Govern-ment and Non-Government organisations. Foster an open and consultative culture, which contributes to the global effort of harmonising Good Agricultural Practice certifi ca-tion standards to avoid multiplication of standards, systems and audits.

Effi ciency and EffectivenessGLOBALGAP will develop globally relevant, cost effective solutions on behalf of its members. It will strive to use inter-nal resources as effi ciently as possible.

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Board Activity Report

RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

GOVERNANCE

2009 is proving to be yet another busy year for GLOBALGAP!In January the new GLOBALGAP Board was elected. Since 2001 we have fully refl ected our partnership principles by having equal numbers of seats on our committees for sup-plier/producers and retailers – un-questionably this continues to be a great strength of our approach.We welcomed to the supplier/produc-er college Richard Yudin and Carlos Perez who bring important experi-ence in produce from Latin America and aquaculture respectively. To the retail/food service college we welcomed Andrea Artoni and Hugo Byrnes who both work across numer-ous international boundaries with colleagues in retail worldwide. Jorge Hernandez based in the United States and working in the food service sec-tor brings key new perspectives to the decision making process.

The Board is constantly looking ahead to identify emerging issues to position the GLOBALGAP system to meet the ever changing landscape of consumer needs for healthy, safe and sustainably produced agricul-tural products. This now often means reaching out to a wide range of stakeholders in the public sector including Governments and Intergov-ernmental Organisations to discuss the role of private voluntary standards and how they complement both na-

tional and international legislation.Another important focus for the Board is the considerable effort being made to establish a world class integrity and quality management programme for our certifi cation activities. This is showing the confi dence in GLOBAL-GAP is well placed and the Board is committed to seeing signifi cant re-sources allocated to fi rmly establish a leading quality management system. This year we pushed forward on its food safety harmonisation efforts with our partnership with the Global Food Safety Initiative which has already born its fi rst fruits simplifying process-es for producers and retailers as well as widening our appeal. Aquaculture has developed rapidly in GLOBAL-GAP refl ecting the enormous potential of this protein source. Already in 2009 there have been a number of key achievements not least the efforts to build understanding and co-opera-tion with civil society stakeholders.

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Integrity Surveillance Committee

Secretariat Sector Committees

Certifi cation BodyCommittee

National Technical Working Groups

We have also worked closely with equivalent benchmarked and nation-ally based Good Agricultural Practice schemes around the globe with Chi-naGAP receiving full recognition. Our “think global act local” approach has involved supporting the establishment of local multistakeholder groups to harmonise standards, tackling local implementation challenges and elimi-nating unnecessary duplication of efforts with the aim of achieving one auditor through the farm gate.

Your Board recognises that these achievements would not have been possible without the strong com-mitment of members, committees, numerous stakeholders as well as the dedicated team in the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. On behalf of the Board would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank them all for their continued and active support.

Author: Nigel Garbutt, Chairman GLOBALGAP

GLOBALGAP BOARD MEMBERS 2009

Retailer Representation

Andrea Artoni

The standard setting process goes further than ever before in reach-

ing out to the increasing number of stakeholders including those in the public sector and civil society.

Hugo Byrnes

GLOBALGAP has received the GFSI recognition for the Fruit and Vegetable Standard. This align-ment is a big plus for retailers

and producers alike. Work is progressing with the other GLOBALGAP scopes.

Jorge Hernandez

The United States have started to show strong interest in GLOBAL-GAP certifi cation. This provides exciting opportunities for further

harmonisation of Good Agricultural Practice requirements worldwide.

Horst Lang

We are working closely with post farm gate standards to provide stakeholders with a com-plete assurance from farm to fork.

Johann Züblin

We continue to reach out to small-holders on a global scale through

our Smallholder Ambassador project with the appointment of Stephen Mbithi based in Nairobi.

Supplier Representation

Josse de Baerdemaeker

The GLOBALGAP statistics continue to speak for themselves with nearly

100,000 producers in more than 100 countries renewing their annual audits and certifi cates.

Joan Mir

In a year of global economic turndown our Tour 2009 brings GLOBALGAP closer to produc-ers worldwide for them to have

greater accessibility and opportunity to have their say on the standard revision.

Carlos Perez

2009 has been an exciting year for GLOBALGAP aquaculture with the fi rst shrimp certifi cates, launch of the Tilapia and Pangasius Stan-

dards as well as our partnership with the World Wildlife Fund on the aquaculture dialogue standards.

Bert UrlingsThe GLOBALGAP Integrity Pro-gramme is quite unique with a clear emphasis to provide a truly world class quality management system for our farm certifi cation activities. We have joined the In-

ternational Accreditation Forum to share our learning with Accreditation Bodies worldwide.

Richard Yudin

Our standard revision has estab-lished a wide consultation process and is bringing together all the learning on GLOBALGAP imple-

mentation worldwide with an update on emerging issues such as the microbiological safety of fresh produce.


Doug Wicks, Tesco

Tesco is proud to be a Sector Committee member within GLOBALGAP. We feel it is extremely important

that both retailers and producers are represented.

It allows us to ensure that standards truly represent current best practice. It also ensures that through the GLOBALGAP Standards Tesco continue to deliver best quality product that has been produced to the highest welfare and food safety standards, to our customers. We look forward to continuing with this mutually

benefi cial relationship. bbb

GOVERNANCE

GLOBALGAP Sector Committees

EXPERTS SERVING THE INDUSTRY

The GLOBALGAP Sector Commit-tee members, elected by their peers (retailer and producer members) to represent them on an equal basis, are experts in their fi eld and believe that GLOBALGAP is a global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture. The individuals are company repre-sentatives who provide personal ex-pertise to the work of the Committee.

The Terms of Reference of the Sector Committees set the activities of the members to:

a) Retain and enhance a specifi c sector focus on all matters relating to technical issues, Standards and implementation

b) Participate in peer review of ap-plicant Benchmarked Schemes

c) Revise the Standard every 4 yearsd) Propose, agree and endorse

revisions to the Control Points and Compliance Criteria arising out of practical experience

e) Act in the offi cial technical capac-ity as required by Accreditation authorities.

f) Participate in peer review of Na-tional Technical Working Group Guidelines

g) Decide on sector related technical interpretation

The members of all the Committees represent countries from Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Americas. An updated list of the members of the various Committees can be found below. This diversity en-sures that the Standard is applicable on a global level.

The Sector Committees meet 2 to 3 times per year, depending on the demands of the sector. The chair- and vice chairmen of the Crops, Livestock and Aquaculture Committees meet at least once a year to discuss issues that affect the All Farm Module of the Standard. This ensures harmonisation among the sectors and applicability on all levels. Elections for the next term will take place in 2010 and members will be announced at the GLOBALGAP Con-ference in October 2010 in London.

Representatives from each of the crop sub-scope Sector Committees will discuss issues that are relevant to crops in general.Two representatives from each of the Livestock, Aquaculture and Crops scopes will discuss All Farm issues raised in the respective sectors to make common decisions. Author: Elmé Coetzer

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Chiyuki Uehara Aeon Japan Retailer

Willem Hofmans Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

Heike Mempel / Ulf Berbig Aldi Süd Germany Retailer

Massimiliano Laghi Apofruit Italy Supplier

Ximena Franco-Villegas Ascolfl ores/Florverde United Kingdom Supplier

Jill England BOPP/ADAS Kenya Supplier

Paul Bol Dutch Produce Association The Netherlands Supplier

Andreas Kreuzmair Edeka Germany Retailer

Eduardo Sampaio Fazenda Lambari Brazil Supplier

Ricardo Adonis FDF / Chile GAP Chile Supplier

Martin de la Harpe Flamingo Holdings United Kingdom Supplier

Silke Peters FLP (Flower Label Programm e.V.) Germany Supplier

Lindi Benic SHAFFE South Africa Supplier

Peter Ensor Horticulture NZ New Zealand Supplier

John Njenga KFC (Kenya Flower Council) Kenya Supplier

Frank van Oorschot LTO (Dutch Farmer Association) The Netherlands Supplier

Claire Bierbach Metro Group Germany Retailer

Jacques Wolbert MPS Netherlands Supplier

Theresa Huxley Sainsbury’s Supermarkets ltd. United Kingdom Retailer

Doug Wicks Tesco United Kingdom Retailer

David Fryer Tesco United Kingdom Retailer

Anderson Figueiredo Vanguardia do Brazil Brazil Supplier

Raf de Blaiser VBT Belgium Supplier

David Gombas United Fresh Produce Association USA Supplier

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

David Clarke Assured Food Standards United Kingdom Supplier

Jim O'Toole An Bord Bia Ireland Supplier

Anne-Corine Vlaadingerbroek CBL / Dutch Retail Association The Netherlands Retailer

Heidie Klingenberg Jørgensen Landbrug og Fødevarer Denmark Supplier

Christine Amling European Egg Consortium Germany Supplier

Felipe D'Albora INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes) Uruguay Supplier

Han Swinkels LTO (Dutch Farm Assurance) The Netherlands Supplier

Keith Kenny McDonalds United Kingdom Retailer/Food Service

Juerg van Niederhaeusern MIGROS Switzerland Retailer

Hans Schouwenburg PVE The Netherlands Supplier

Judith Dietvorst PVE The Netherlands Supplier

Stephaan de Bie VLAM Belgium Supplier

Alex Olsen A.Espersen Denmark Supplier

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

Jos Exters Anova Food BV The Netherlands Supplier

Stuart Smith ASDA United Kingdom Retailer

Marc Jansen CBL / Dutch Retail Association The Netherlands Retailer

Ian Michie Findus Sverige AB Sweden Supplier

Mark Nijhof Heiploeg BV The Netherlands Supplier

Oyvind Oaland Marine Harvest Norway Supplier

Anje Mattheeuws Marine Harvest Pieters Norway Supplier

Jan Kranghand Metro Group Germany Retailer

Juerg van Niederhaeusern MIGROS Switzerland Retailer

John Barrington Scottish Sea Farms Scottland Supplier

Nigel Edwards Seachill United Kingdom Supplier

Trygve Berg Lea Skretting/Nutreco Norway Supplier

Jodie Johnston Tesco United Kingdom Retailer

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Crop Protection Working Group

ADDRESSING MRL CONCERNS

The Crop Protection Working Group, consisting of various experts in the fi eld of crop protection (see photograph) has successfully developed a model/management tool for retailers within the existing GLOBALGAP system. It engages Certifi cation Bodies during their subsequent on-farm inspec-tions and provides data to assess the response and follow-up activities of Certifi cation Bodies following an announce-ment of an MRL exceedance. The second initiative aims at awareness raising among growers on MRL related issues and provides a guideline checklist as a tool to assist grow-ers to comply with the control criteria and to help minimis-ing the risk of MRL exceedances.

METRO Group is one of the largest and most important interna-tional retailing companies. In order to guarantee the constant quality of our fresh fruit and vegetable products METRO Group’s partici-pation in the CPWG meetings is

an important part of our Quality Assurance strategy.

In accordance with the GLOBALGAP regulations on farm level our suppliers are requested to comply with high food

safety standards. In particular METRO Group requires the correct use of plant protection products (PPP), being in line with legal requirements and following our specifi c ‘Guideline Fruit and Vegetables’.

The uncontrolled and illegal use of PPP by a supplier is not acceptable and will be

detected in METRO Group countries on local level as fresh products are part of an integrated

monitoring system with laboratory tests.

The further dialogue of different parties within the CPWG working group on issues on the use of PPP is very impor-tant for METRO Group to claim and ensure the reliability of food safety. Claire Bierbach, Metro Group

These documents can be found under Supporting Docu-ments and Guidelines on the GLOBALGAP website. www.globalgap.org

Currently the Working Group is focusing on the issue of “crops without protection”; i.e. crops where no authorisa-tion exists for essential plant protection products that are required for securing crop quality and availability.

For the majority of GLOBAL-GAP’s suppliers plant protection products are authorised in the country of use, on a crop-by-crop basis. Whilst it is common for ‘major crops’ in a given country to have access to a wide range

of active substances (to treat diseases, insects and weeds), ‘minor crops’, such as fruit and vegetables, frequently lack authorised access to products that are considered essential. The Crop Protection Working Group has been investigat-ing the scale of this problem and the imbalance that exists between different countries of production. The Group’s next task is to fi nd solutions that will facilitate crop production and legitimate and auditable compliance with the Standard. Nigel Thorgrimsson, Ardo and Chairman,CPWG

Author: Elmé Coetzer

The Standard Revision Process - When to Get Involved

TOUR 2009 AND TRIALS 2010

Feb 2007 SC Meetings Agreement on Main Issues for Revision

June 2007 SC Meetings First Subgroup meetings

Nov 2007 SC Meetings Feedback from fi rst subgroup meetings

Feb 2008 SC Meetings Subgroup results

June 2008 SC Meetings Subgroup meetings, preparation for conference

Nov 2008 SC Meetings Incorporate feedback from conference

Feb 2009 SC Meetings Subgroup meetings

Nov 2009 SC Meetings Incorporate feedback from Consultation Dialogues

June 2009 SC Meetings Finalisation of proposals

Oct 2008 Implementation ConferenceCall for stakeholder comments V4.0

Sep-Nov 2009 5 Round Table Consultation Dialogues

June 2010 SC & Board Meetings

Incorporate feedback from fi eld trialsApproval Interim Final

Translators and Benchmarked Schemes have access to Interim Final

Oct 2010 Stakeholder Conference - Presenting Interim Final Standard V4.0

Jan 2011 V4.0 available for certifi cation

Feb 2010 SC Meetings Finalisation

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REVISION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS 2011

The revision process is well on its way after the comments received during the Round Table Discussions at the Summit 2008 in October in Cologne and the fi rst round of public comments. The Sector Committees have met twice in 2009 to discuss the revision of the Standard, responses

to emerging issues, and to prepare proposals for discussion during the Round Table stakeholder dialogues on the 5 continents during September to November 2009 (Nairobi, Mon-tevideo, Kuala Lumpur, Washington DC and Athens). During this period, the draft Control Points and Compli-

ance Criteria V4 will be open for public comments on www.globalgap.org/publiccomments. Comments can be entered on the website or sent to [email protected].

One of the hot topics for discussion in the Crops sector includes Integrated Pest Management and an extended guideline has been developed by the Fruit and Vegetables Sector Commit-tee and experts. Another topic that is high on the priority list, and that has been identifi ed from the experiences of new stakeholders in the USA, is the complex issue of minimisation of microbiological contamination of products. Other important topics that are open for discussion in this sector are the Implementation/Interpreta-tion Guideline for Smallholders and Residue Monitoring.

Topics for discussion in the Livestock and Aquaculture sectors cover Trans-port and Animal welfare as well as recirculation criteria in the Aquacul-ture Scope.

The Sector Committees will meet in November 2009 and February 2010 to evaluate and incorporate the applicable comments received from the public comments period and to fi nalise the draft that will be used for fi eld trials in the fi rst half of 2010. All stakeholders that commented in the fi rst and/or second consultation pe-riods, will receive feedback on how their comment was evaluated.

Approved GLOBALGAP Certifi cation Bodies will, together with the CIPRO team, test the Draft V4 by doing trial inspections in various continents to get the widest possible feedback. The progress in the revision schedule can be seen in the diagram.


Members of the Crop Protection Working Group From left to right:

Nigel Thorgrimsson, Chairman CPWG (Ardo), Claudia Michel (ECPA), Jean Francois

Proust (Prince de Bretagne - Cerafel), Raf de Blaiser (LAVA), Lindi Benic (SHAFFE/

Fruit South Africa), Philipe Binard (Freshfel Europe/SHAFFE), Sylvie Coulon (DG

SANCO), Bill Harvey (Somerfi eld) (replaced by Doug Wicks (Tesco)), Heike Mempel

(replaced by Ulf Berbig) (Aldi Süd), Rob Wessels (Bakker Barendrecht), Miguel Vela

(Fepex), Luc Peeters (Mechelse Veilingen cvba)

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Abbreviation TermAB Accreditation BodyBIPRO Brand Integrity ProgrammeBMCL Benchmarking ChecklistBMS Benchmarked SchemeCB Certifi cation BodyCBC Certifi cation Body CommitteeCC Compliance CriteriaCC Combinable CropsCIES International Committee of Food Retail

ChainsCIPRO Certifi cation Integrity ProgrammeCL ChecklistCO CoffeeCoC Chain of CustodyCP Control PointCPCC Control Points and Compliance CriteriaCPWG Crop Protection Working GroupCS Cattle & SheepDY DairyEA European co-operation for AccreditationFO Flowers & OrnamentalsFV, F&V Fruit & Vegetables

Abbreviation TermGAP Good Agricultural PracticeGFSI Global Food Safety InitiativeGR General RegulationsGRASP GLOBALGAP Risk Assessment for

Social PracticesHACCP Hazard Analysis, Critical Control PointsIAF International Accreditation ForumICM Integrated Crop ManagementIFA Integrated Farm AssuranceIPM Integrated Pest ManagementMLA Multilateral AgreementNTWG National Technical Working GroupPG PigPPM Plant Propagation MaterialPY PoultryQMS Quality Management SystemSC Sector CommitteeSN SalmonidsSP ShrimpTE TeaToR Terms of ReferenceTTS Train-the-Trainer Seminar

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The fi rst certifi cate for the production of turf for ornamental purposes has been issued in Portugal.

Camposol is a farm based in the Western Coast of Portugal, near Vila Nova de Milfontes since 1992. Camposol has 650 ha of vegetables crops (spinach, radish, beetroot, swedes, turnips, squash and carrots) and turf grass to sup-

ply the Portuguese, Spanish and North European markets. Since the year 2000 Camposol has GLOBALGAP certifi ca-tion for the production of the vegetables. This year Cam-posol has achieved the GLOBALGAP certifi cation on turf production. Our customers have now the confi rmation that they are buying turf that is produced according the Good Agricultural Practices and therefore a product with high quality standards.

Isália Cruz, Camposol

THE STANDARD

GLOBALGAP Crops Standard

WIDENING OUR APPEAL

The Fruit and Vegetables scope was the fi rst GLOBALGAP Standard to be developed (see history of GLOBALGAP Standards) but certifi cates are continually being issued in new countries as the popularity of the Standard widens. Growth is currently being experienced in the United States of America, due to the increased awareness of food safety certifi cation after several high profi le product failures and recalls.

Chelan Fruit Cooperative has 285 grower members that farm approximately 3640 hectares of apples, pears, and cherries in the North Central region of Washing-ton State. Chelan Fruit has been certifi ed under several food safety

programmes in our packing facilities since 2005. Howev-er, in 2008, our board of directors and management made the decision to send a clear signal to our customers that the company was serious about producing safe and high qual-ity products by setting the goal to have our entire member-ship GLOBALGAP certifi ed by the end of 2011.

GLOBALGAP was selected because when we polled our customers, it was the most broadly accepted Standard worldwide. We also felt that the information available from the GLOBALGAP website was straightforward and easy to understand. The Train-the-Trainer seminars also offered help to clarify any questions we had.

Jim Colbert, Chelan Fruit Cooperative, U.S.

The Flower and Ornamental scope has seen signifi cant growth, not only across countries, but also for new products.

Aldan Farm is a small, mixed farming enterprise on the outskirts of Harare, with the main thrust of our enterprises being a 1½ hectares rose project. We have recently obtained GLOBALGAP certifi cation (for Flowers & Orna-mentals). We also grow a small area of sugar snap peas for which we have GLOBALGAP certifi cation for Fruit & Vegetables.

Since major marketing benefi ts (market preference and price) were obtained with the Fruit & Vegetable certifi cation for our sugar snaps, we felt we should register the fl ower project. We hope to start noticing these and other benefi ts in our upcoming export season, starting September 2009

Tony & Taniya Borlace, Aldan Farms, Zimbabwe

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GLOBALGAP STANDARD HISTORY

2000 • First Trials with the F&V protocol

2001 • First ISO 65 accreditation for the Fruit & Vegetables Standard

2003 • Flowers & Ornamentals Standard • Introduction of the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard, including Fruit & Vegetables, Combinable Crops, Cattle & Sheep, Pig, Poultry, Dairy

2004 • Version 2 of Fruit & Vegetables Standard • Coffee Standard • Aquaculture Standard

2007 • Integration of all GLOBALGAP Standards in Version 3 of the IFA Standard

2008 • Shrimp Standard • Propagation Material Standard

2009 • Tilapia and Pangasius Standards • Turkey Standard • Compound Feed Standard


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THE STANDARD

GLOBALGAP Livestock Standard

UPDATING THE MODULES

Feeding the rapidly growing world population with animal proteins, which originate from assured farm production, is a tremendous challenge. The provision of sophisticated cer-tifi cates for farm assured livestock production is therefore very important to GLOBALGAP. Consequently GLOBALGAP is putting a signifi cant effort on improving existing Stan-dards and Modules for livestock production. The scopes are being widened and additional issues are integrated. The totally revised Compound Feed Manufacturing Stan-dard, the development of a new Module for calf and young beef production plus animal welfare are key topics for the GLOBALGAP Livestock Sector Committee.

NEW COMPOUND FEED MANUFACTURING STANDARDThe new Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard will be launched in autumn 2009. By integrating the latest requirements for quality assured compound feed produc-tion, it stresses the link to GLOBALGAP quality assured feed for GLOBALGAP certifi ed livestock production. The scope of this Standard covers all production steps from purchase, handling and storage to processing and distribu-tion of compound feed for food producing animals. This excludes the production of ingredients such as forage or grains (Simple Feed Materials), pre-mixtures, additives or medications (Prepared Feed Supplements). It covers the production of Compound Feeds (which can be complete or complementary) that may be produced using any or all of these ingredients as raw materials. The production of home mixed feeds, which do not leave the farm where

they were produced and grazing/foraging for animals, are not covered in this Standard, but under the GLOBALGAP IFA. The 14 chapters of the Standard - Offi cial Approval of the site, Training and Instructions, Quality Management System (HACCP), Internal Audits, Raw Materials Manage-ment, Storage Facilities on Site, Processing, Finished Feed, Transport and Loading, Site Hygiene and Management, Quality Control of Finished Feed, Ingredients Declara-tion, Complaints, Documentation and Traceability, Animal Proteins - are followed by 3 guidelines. This very complex and comprehensive Standard will assure, that the feeding of livestock with commercially produced compound feeds is accomplished according to GLOBALGAP´s requirements to assure food safety. Since mammalian, avian and aqua-culture production systems are affected by the Compound Feed Standard mutual discussion, especially with the Aquaculture Sector Committee was very intensive. Thanks go to all the experts and members of the working group, who gave input plus to the Certifi cation Bodies and to the compound feed producing companies, which assisted in the pilot audits.

NEW CALF/YOUNG BEEF MODULEThe constant growth of the calf and young beef produc-tion, especially in The Netherlands, Belgium and France, created the need to provide the market with a new, special module. The creation of the Calf/Young Beef Module is ongoing in 2009. Animal welfare has been an important consideration with input coming from specialists to help de-velop the Control Points and the Compliance Criteria. The

scope of this Module is young animals of bovine species of any cattle breed from birth up to the age of 12 months kept for the purposes of veal production (1 - 8 months of age) and young beef production (9 - 12 months of age). This can be done in intensive or extensive production systems, either indoor, outdoor or in free range (suckler herds) systems. Young bovine animals reared for breeding pur-poses are not covered by the scope of this Module. Based on EU Directive 2008/119/EU, 47 control points with the relevant compliance criteria assure, that this sector of cattle production is based on GLOBALGAP´s All Farm Base, Livestock Base plus Cattle and Sheep Modules of Integrated Farm Assurance Standard.

ANIMAL WELFARE: A KEY FOCUS FOR THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR COMMITTEE Despite having a broad integration of animal welfare requirements in its Livestock Modules, GLOBALGAP has started a process to fi nd the best balance between de-mands and feasibility. High awareness is given by the pub-lic towards animal welfare issues in livestock production. Consumers as well as retailers request increasingly higher animal welfare standards for the livestock products on the shelves. This consequently affects the livestock production systems. The wellbeing of the animals on the one hand side and the economics of producers and consumers on the other hand do not have to be in confl ict.

Author: Roland Aumueller

DID YOU KNOW?

TRANSLATION OF GLOBALGAP STANDARD DOCUMENTS

We would like to say “thank you” to the many experts from partner organisations that supported us in translat-ing our standard documents into 24 languages. In countries where there is a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) a fi rst proofreading of the translation is carried out by the group before the documents are published.

All comments to the translated documents received by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat will be forwarded to the specifi c NTWG. The NTWG can recommend to GLOBALGAP to approve a translation as the fi nal and normative version.

All approved CBs are invited to comment on translations to improve the quality and also assist in completing the approval process of fi nal and normative versions in the different languages.

Further information online: www.globalgap.org (The Standard Documents)

Language Documents* Sub-Scope*

Afrikaans, Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Thai, Turkish

CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V

Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak

CPCC, CLs F&V

Chinese CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, PigsDutch CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, F&O, CCEnglish CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Tea, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep,

Poultry, Pigs, Salmonids, Shrimps German CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, F&O, CC, PigsPortuguese CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry,

Pigs, ShrimpsSpanish CPCC, CLs, GRs F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry,

Pigs, Salmonids, Shrimps, TilapiaVietnamese CPCC, CLs Shrimps, Tilapia

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS

*CPCC:Control Points and Compliance Criteria; CLs: Checklists; GRs: General Regulations; F&V: Fruit and Vegetables; F&O: Flowers and Ornamentals;

CC: Combinable Crops; CO: Coffee


THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IS NOW THE FASTEST GROWING FOOD-PRODUCING SECTOR (AVERAGE 9% PER YEAR BETWEEN 1970 AND 2005) AND ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THE WORLD´S FOOD FISH.*

Answering to the market demand, GLOBALGAP is focusing on delivering to the aquaculture sector, tools to facilitate food safety compliance, traceability, animal welfare, en-vironmentally responsible farming and to provide a social assessment base line.

Competent trained auditors assess the social criteria at the same time as the farm audit, therefore reducing costs. This is not a social audit, but an assessment of key indica-tors and to help raise awareness of the issues which can provide the trigger for further analysis.

SCOPEGLOBALGAP Aquaculture Standards cover not only good aquaculture practices on the farm, but enable to link to seedlings suppliers and feed suppliers, both delivering input to the on-grown farm activities.

The 1st processing after harvesting is linked to the chain through a compulsory GLOBALGAP Chain of Custody audit

THE STANDARD

GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Standard

DELIVERING TOOLS FOR A DYNAMIC SECTOR

Chain of Custody certifi cation can only be obtained if pro-cessing, warehouse and transport are handling at least one product with GLOBALGAP certifi ed origin.

Aquaculture farming operations worldwide can now achieve GLOBALGAP certifi cation for Salmonids, Shrimp, Tilapia and Pangasius. International recog-nized Certifi cation Bodies working with the GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Standard, as approved 3rd party independent certifi cation, have been trained and are operating interna-tionally with worldwide coverage.

For the next revision of the current standard it is envisaged there will be broader species coverage.

TRAINING For 2009, a total of 28 people, including auditors, farm and retailer representatives have been trained for the GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Scope in Vietnam and Cologne. Upcoming training events for GLOBALGAP Aquaculture:

*Source FAO, 2006

GLOBALGAP AQUACULTURE CERTIFICATION COVERS:• Implementation of applicable legislation at all times.• Food safety requirements, based on HACCP principles:

at hatchery level; » at transport level (from hatchery to farm and from » farm to processing);at farm level; »at processing level. »

• Approaching the environment through site management risk assessments:

Consideration to biodiversity, including escapes »prevention to the environmentConsideration to the presence of natural or estab- »lished species in the surrounding natural water bodiesIntroduction prevention of possible hazards to the »farms through water monitoringAppropriate management of wastes »Location of aquaculture facilities in ecologically »sensitive areas, with a specifi c section cover-ing Mangroves, Protected Areas and other High Conservation Value Areas, based on international

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GLOBALGAP Chain of CustodyGLOBALGAP‘s Aquaculture set of Standards also covers reliable seedling and feed sourcing into farm activities. Retaining GLOBALGAP certified status during processing by request of the next buyers in the food chain is possible through the GLOBALGAP Chain of Custody.

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GLOBALGAP CHAIN OF CUSTODY

GLOBALGAP‘s Aquaculture set of Standards also covers reliable seedling and feed sourcing into farm activities.

Retaining GLOBALGAP certifi ed status dur-ing processing by request of the next buy-ers in the food chain is possible through the GLOBALGAP Chain of Custody.

• Colombia, 15 - 18 September 2009• During our Tour 2009 (www.tour2009.org): Kuala Lumpur, 12 - 13 October 2009 (before conference)

Washington, 26 - 28 October 2009 (before conference)

For further information online: www.globalgap.org (Services)

CERTIFICATION During the European Seafood Exposition, in April 2009 in Brussels, GLOBALGAP offi cially launched Tilapia and Pangasius Modules and announced the fi rst GLOBALGAP Shrimp certifi cation in Ecuador for Latin America and in Indonesia for Asia.

conventions, designated protected areas and IUCN categories for protected areas

• Workers Health, Safety and Welfare criteria covering:

Proper protection equipment; »Training for specifi c tasks; »Verifi cation of social performance through a third »party audit of the GLOBALGAP Social Criteria for Shrimp Farming, tailor made in cooperation with international NGO and GRASP assessment, GLOBALGAP Social assessment tool, for Tilapia and Pangasius.

• Linked activities to the on-grown farm must be GLOBAL-GAP certifi ed: seedlings and compound feed suppliers.

• All seedlings suppliers must prove the non-wild origin, seedlings must come from domesticated brood-stock, non-dependant of wild supply, except when brood stock refreshment is proved to be needed.

• At farm level, the Veterinary Health Plan signed by a veterinarian provides:

Implementation of Bio-security measures; »Use of approved medicines when proven to be »necessary and the MRLs respective controls (in country of production and countries intended to be exported) with accredited laboratories.

• Fish welfare covered all the time through water quality monitoring systems in place, following best stocking density and training of personnel for permanent evalua-tion of the livestock.

• Farming of Genetically Modifi ed (GM) (transgenic) fi sh is prohibited.

• Implementing traceability tools at all time, from seed-lings, on-grown farms and processing, where for the fi rst processing, GLOBALGAP Chain of Custody is man-datory, providing control of proper segregation and hygiene systems in place. Further Chain of Custody certifi cations are based on buyer requirements.

Author: Valeska Weymann

Marine Harvest GLOBALGAP Picture Sources: Marine Harvest; Heiploeg BV; Inspectorate


We see certifi cation to such standards as a key qualifi ca-tion for supply to our group, as part of our wider ‘Fish for Life’ policies on responsible sourcing. The Findus Group is therefore delighted to continue to support and promote the GLOBALGAP Standards.

Ian Michie, Findus Group

Member GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Sector Committee

To reinforce the reputation of good aquaculture practices, GLOBALGAP offers the world’s shrimp farming industry the most valuable certifi cation covering all thinkable aspects, ranging from antibiotics to mangroves.

Mark Nijhof, Heiploeg BV

Chairman GLOBALGAP Shrimp Working Group

Vietnamese farmer’s percep-tion of the GLOBALGAP Pangasius Standard is that it will give them a tool to connect more to the market demands. The Pangasius Standard was initiated by a multi-stakeholder group from Vietnam. The publica-

tion of the Standard will initiate the next step in the Pan-gasius farming industry.

Jos Exters, ANOVA NL

Chairman GLOBALGAP Pangasius Working Group

It’s diffi cult to underestimate the importance of tilapia in a world that is forced to move fast to-wards sustainable aquaculture. Set-ting standards for safe food is vital for all of us. GLOBALGAP cares for both people and nature. I’m glad

to be able to contribute achieving these goals. Joost De Smedt, VitaFish

Member GLOBALGAP Tilapia Working Group

The standard setting process for new species such as Shrimp, Tilapia and Pangasius has gone further than ever before in reach-ing out through a transparent, multi-stakeholder approach. A re-cent example has been the agree-

ment with WWF to offer voluntary assessment against the Aquaculture Dialogue sustainability standards for GLOBAL-GAP certifi ed aquaculture suppliers.

Aldin Hilbrands, Royal Ahold NL

Chairman GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Sector Committee

As a buyer of a signifi cant volume of farmed salmon glob-ally, Findus Group views the progress made by GLOBALGAP in developing whole supply chain farm assurance standards as very positive for the future of the sector.

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Africa 4%

Oceania 2%

Europe 81%

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GLOBALGAP Statistics

CERTIFICATES IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES

THE STANDARD

Eight years after the fi rst EurepGAP certifi cate was issued, the number of countries with GLOBALGAP certifi ed produc-ers has passed the 100 mark. More than 20 new countries have joined especially in 2008 and the fi rst half of 2009 from all over the world.

At the same time one can observe some movements within the producer statistics with an overall stabilization of total producer numbers. This indicates that Good Agricultural Practice certifi cation can resist the economic crisis, as food safety and sustainability remain in the focus of consumers!

Europe has strengthened its position mainly due to including large Bench-marked Schemes into the country statistics, like Germany and the United Kingdom. But also traditional food ex-porting countries like Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, and

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CERTIFIED PRODUCERS

France have been able to reach out to more growers adopting the international Standard.

Signifi cant growth in numbers can also be seen within countries that hold a global supply position in produce from the southern hemisphere, mainly South Africa and Chile, with New Zealand stable.

Yet on a smaller scale, but growth can be observed in Central and Eastern Europe, Central America and some African Countries.

First active retailer and food service members have created the market for products from GLOBALGAP

certifi ed producers particular in the USA and Japan.

Looking at the distribution between individual certifi cation (Option 1 and 3) and group certifi cation (Option 2 and 4), it is characteristic that the majority of producers opt for a group certifi cate. This is a sign for the fact, that GLOBAL-GAP is a good tool for smaller growers.

Author: Kristian Moeller

CERTIFICATION OPTIONS

CERTIFIED PRODUCERS WORLDWIDE

The fi nancial result for 2008 (2007 in brackets) continues to refl ect the growth of GLOBALGAP`s role in the industry. TEUR 3,683 (2,654) of costs were covered byTEUR 3,711 (2,775) of revenues. The small surplus has been used as a contingency in line with all previous years.

The GLOBALGAP Board over-sees the allocation of fi nancial resources according to the activity plan.

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Member 16,0% (18,9%) Benchmarking

4,4% (4,1%)

Effi ciency & Effectiveness Management 17,7% (19,9%)

Partnership/Standard13,2 (15,3%)

Other Revenues 1,4% (1,7%)

Events & Training15,4% (7,4%)

Benchmarking1,7% (3,3%)

Registration33,4 (31,3%)

Certifi cation 32,1% (37,4%)

Integrity 38,6% (35,7%)

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26,1% (25,0%)

COST AND REVENUE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2008 (2007)

Argentina 1113Australia 113Austria 2302Belarus 1Belgium 3111Belize 18Bolivia 1Bosnia/Herzegovina 8Brazil 556Bulgaria 8Burkina Faso 323Cameroon 2Canada 31Chile 2051China 272Colombia 531Costa Rica 301Côte d’Ivoire 157Croatia 77Cuba 1Cyprus 876Czech Republic 44Denmark 63Dominica 4Dominican Republic 489Ecuador 576Egypt 322Ethiopia 7France 2673Gambia 1Germany 8271Ghana 149

Gibraltar 1Greece 12110Guadeloupe 29Guatemala 504Guinea 42Honduras 20Hungary 1577India 1555Indonesia 3Iran 1Ireland 34Israel 1539Italy 16922Jamaica 2Japan 66Jordan 12Kenya 207Korea (South) 1Latvia 1Lebanon 1Lithuania 1Macao 1Macedonia 5Madagascar 50Malaysia 18Mali 188Malta 16Martinique 44Mexico 110Moldova 4Morocco 383Mozambique 2

Namibia 14Netherlands 5581Netherlands Antilles 2New Zealand 1691Nicaragua 1Norway 51Oman 1Pakistan 5Palestinian Territories 153Panama 17Paraguay 3Peru 712Philippines 1Poland 737Portugal 361Puerto Rico 4Romania 36Saint Vincent/Grenadines 51Saudi Arabia 1Senegal 97Serbia/Montenegro 3Slovakia 15Slovenia 11

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As of February 2009

As of July 2009

South Africa 1951Spain 16498Sri Lanka 5Suriname 1Swaziland 4Sweden 15Switzerland 44Syria 5Taiwan 54Tanzania 10Thailand 923Tunisia 248Turkey 2953Uganda 3Ukraine 10United Kingdom 1795United States 348Uruguay 70Venezuela 1Vietnam 66Zambia 3Zimbabwe 24TOTAL 94480


GLOBALGAP Social

GOOD SOCIAL PRACTICES IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION

THE STANDARD

Costa Rica: January 2009

Vietnam: May 2009

GRASP is an effective tool for our supplier manage-ment, which complements with our broad engagement – towards improved labour condi-tions in primary production.

Dr. Sibyl Anwander Phan-huy;

Head of Quality Assurance and Sustainability, Coop Switzerland

THE SITUATIONMillions of rural workers worldwide, among them seasonal and migrant workers, are active in agricultural production. Lacking viable economic alternatives, workers in many cases agree to work under poor social conditions. Improv-ing working conditions of farm workers is on the agenda of various actors and has presented itself as a complex area.

From 2005 to 2007, GLOBALGAP, the Deutsche Gesell-schaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and Coop Switzerland conducted a common project to develop a module covering basic social criteria, applicable to all agricultural production systems and different farm sizes. Discussions and trials on fi ve continents indicated that by using synergies with the GLOBALGAP auditing system, as-sessment costs could be kept low, which makes the Module affordable to the mainstream production.

THE APPROACHThe developed GRASP Module is a voluntary tool not form-ing part of the GLOBALGAP Certifi cation but to support farmers to help demonstrate their compliance with international as well as national labour legislation

through an independent assessment.

The GRASP Module will be utilised according to the indi-vidual risk assessment of the supply chain partners.

The GRASP Assessments will be conducted at the same time as the GLOBALGAP Audit. There are no social audits with in-depth investigations, but focus on the review of basic records and processes that belong to an implemented social management system. For its successful implemen-tation, farmers are supported with guidelines providing background information and practical examples.

CURRENT PROJECT STATUS In autumn 2008, a second project phase was launched. Together with GTZ and the GLOBALGAP Secretariat, Coop, Coopernic, Lidl, Metro Group, Migros and Edeka have joined forces to implement the GRASP Module in selected pilot countries. GLOBALGAP Modules for Shrimp, Pangasius and Tilapia already require the social risk as-sessment.

Legal labour requirements differ from country to country that’s why the project partners started to develop national interpretation guidelines, which are a pre-requisite to work with GRASP in a country. The development of the inter-pretation guidelines is realized in local stakeholder round

tables. Until now the following guidelines were developed and will be published early 2010:• Spain (Almeria)• Costa Rica• Kenya• Morocco• Vietnam• Colombia• BrazilIn future the guidelines will be developed in cooperation with the NTWGs involving other stakeholders and experts.

Producers in the pilot countries are supported through train-ing programmes to learn about the GRASP requirements and their implementation. During this pilot implementation a set of best practice examples for the implementation will be collected (record templates, procedures) in order to make it publicly available after the end of the project.

The GRASP Module can only be checked by approved GLOBALGAP Auditors (not inspectors) who have attended an extra 1-day training and who also passed an online training and test. The project is currently providing this training free of charge and aims at qualifying at least 100 auditors by the end of 2009. In order to evaluate the effects of the GRASP Module, a special focus is set on impact monitoring, which is running in parallel to the

implementation phase. The GLOBALGAP database is being programmed to make the results of the checks available to assigned partners in the supply chain.

Besides the raised awareness for labour conditions in agriculture GRASP aims at achieving the following concrete improvements: • Written working contracts• Registered working hours, payment of extra hours• Payment of legal minimum wages• No employment of children, access to primary school education (transport)• Self declaration of the management on compliance with national and international labour legislation• Election/nomination of a workers representative• Transparent payment of salaries• Improved internal communication and complaint management

You will fi nd all published GRASP Tools on the GLOBAL-GAP Website: www.globalgap.org (Standards ➝ Standard Development ➝ Current Projects)

For more information, please contact: Kerstin Uhlig: [email protected]

Author: Kerstin Uhlig

Colombia: June 2009

Kenya: March 2009


THE SYSTEM

PARTNERSHIP Associate Members

CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIA INTERNACIONAL

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GLOBALGAP Benchmarked Schemes

DELIVERING CONSISTENT OUTPUT

THE SYSTEM

BENCHMARKING PROCESSThe GLOBALGAP Benchmarking consists of the assess-ment of standards and certifi cation systems content against GLOBALGAP normative documents. This evaluation is carried out by one of the two independent organizations (DAP: Deutsches Akkreditierungs- und Prüfwesen/JAS ANZ: Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand), which applied in an international tender to GLOBALGAP. They recommend to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat the approval or rejection of the applications, after detailed document review, an international peer review among GLOBALGAP member organisations and a parallel audit on a selected site of the applicant scheme.

During the evaluation process the role of the GLOBALGAP Secretariat is to coordinate the communication within the different parties and at the same time to make sure that the process follows the agreements established in the initial contracts signed by the applicant with both the indepen-dent organisation and the GLOBALGAP Secretariat.

In case there are issues that cannot be closed by the inde-pendent organisation, these are forward to the respective GLOBALGAP Sector Committee for decision.

In case of a positive outcome GLOBALGAP will sign a benchmark contract with the applicant.

GLOBALGAP BENCHMARKING CATEGORIESSince the introduction of the GLOBALGAP IFA Version 3.0 the benchmarking process offers 2 categories for recogni-tion of equivalent schemes. On the one hand, the “Full Benchmark” (FB) category requires both applicant norma-

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tive documents to be benchmarked against the GLOBALGAP General Regulations (GR) and Control Points and Compliance Criteria (CPCC). The accreditation requirement for the Certifi cation Bodies of a Full Bench-marked Scheme is a separate ISO Guide 65 accreditation to the scope of the Benchmarked Scheme. On the other hand, the “Approved Modifi ed Checklist” (AMC) category requires the benchmark exercise for only the applicant’s standards against the GLOBALGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria. The benchmarked AMC will be oper-ated under complete compliance with the GLOBALGAP General Regulations. Thus, the accreditation requirement for the Certifi cation Body is an ISO 65 accreditation to the scope of GLOBALGAP.

Relation with Benchmarked Scheme/Standard OwnersFull Benchmarked Schemes and Approved Modifi ed Checklist Owners have a licence to use the GLOBALGAP Trademark in their business-to-business communication for referring to the equivalence status against the GLOBALGAP programme, under the condition to comply with harmonisa-tion requirements concerning certifi cation activities. This includes the requirement to carry a reference to GLOBALGAP on their certifi cates.

Full Benchmarked Schemes have their own contractual relation with Certifi cation Bodies, which licence them to use the GLOBALGAP Trademark and agreements and follow the benchmarked certifi cation requirements. In case of Approved Modifi ed Checklist these agreements are governed under the GLOBALGAP Licence and Certifi cation Agreement which is also used for the generic GLOBALGAP certifi cation activities.

FULL BENCHMARKED SCHEME APPROVED MODIFIED CHECKLIST

DUTCH IKB GOES FOR GLOBALGAP BENCHMARK – THREE DUTCH IKB SCHEMES IKB Varken (Pigs), PVE (Poultry) IKB Veelskalveren (Veal) are preparing for benchmarking their farm quality as-surance systems against GLOBALGAP IFA Livestock Scope. This initiative follows the demand from members of the Dutch food retailers for harmo-nization of standards and opens the opportunity to show the compliance of IKB standards against internation-ally recognized systems. “The bottom-line is that we are positive about a cooperation with GLOBALGAP and are willing to continue and achieve

Benchmarked certifi cates shall contain the GLOBALGAP number (GGN) and this should be used to validate the certifi cate online validation tool

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DID YOU KNOW ?the benchmark.” said Vincent Corne-lissen - IKB Varken. In addition Hans Schouwenburg - PVE and member of the Livestock Sector Committee indi-cated that “GLOBALGAP will bring an important component for aligning the IKB systems together and deliver a common international trust” CHINA READY FOR GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE CERTIFICATIONOn 24 February 2009 GLOBALGAP announced the successful comple-tion of the Benchmarking of Chi-naGAP against the GLOBALGAP Good Agricultural Practice reference code. Dr. Kristian Moeller, Secretary of GLOBALGAP, said: “This is an important milestone in the collabora-tion of GLOBALGAP with the Peoples Republic of China in promoting Good Agricultural practices which was fi rst

established in 2005”. This announce-ment means that Chinese producers will be able to benefi t from the rigour and worldwide acceptance of the GLOBALGAP certifi cation system whilst using the nationally supported ChinaGAP scheme.”

Mr. WANG Daning, Deputy Chief Administrator of CNCA, said: “We are delighted to have reached this im-portant point in our partnership with GLOBALGAP. ChinaGAP has two lev-els, fi rstly an entry level to encourage early adoption of Good Agricultural Practices and their certifi cation, and a higher level where producers can receive the GLOBALGAP equivalence mark which will bring International recognition to China’s farm products.” ABOUT CNCAThe Certifi cation and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Repub-lic of China (CNCA) is established by the State Council and is authorised by the State Council to undertake unifi ed management, supervision and overall coordination of certifi cation and accreditation activities across the country.

Author: Angelo Lazo


Logo Standard Name Standard Owner Country Scope Certifi cation BodiesAMAGAP Agrarmarkt Austria

Marketing GesmbHFruits and Vegetables

AGROVET , LACON, SGS Austria, SLK

ASSURED PRODUCE

Assured Produce Fruits and Vegetables

NATIONAL BRITANNIA NSF-CMi, SAI Global

NEW ZEALAND GAP

New Zealand GAP Fruits and Vegetables

ASUREQUALITY, SGS Systems and Services Certifi cation

QS-GAP QS Fachgesellschaft Obst-Gemüse-Kartoffeln GmbH

Fruits and Vegetables

ADIA-Zert, AGRAR CONRTOL AGRIZERT, CERTplus, IFTA, LC, LKS, LUXCONTROL, QAL, SGS Germany, TVL

UNE 155000 AENOR Fruits and Vegetables

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FLORVEDE Asocolfl ores Flowers and Ornamentals

ICONTEC, SGS Systems and Services Certifi cation

MPS-GAP MPS Milieu Programma Sierteelt

Flowers and Ornamentals

ECAS

SWISSGAP HORTIKULTUR

Verein SwissGAP Flowers and Ornamentals

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Approved Modifi ed Checklist (AMC)

Logo Standard Name Standard Owner Country Scope Certifi cation BodiesCHILEGAP Fundacion para el

Desarrollo Fruticola Fruits and Vegetables

LSQA, NSF - CMi

IP SIGILL GAP Sigill Kvalitetssystem AB


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MEXICOG.A.P Mexico Calidad Suprema A.C.


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NATURANE ANECOOP Spain COOP


CERTIFOOD, GRUPOTEC,PROCERT IBERIA

NATURSENSE E. Martinavarro S.A. Fruits and Vegetables

GRUPOTEC

CERTIFIED NATURAL MEAT PROGRAM

Instituto Nacional de Carnes

Cattle and Sheep

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KENYAGAP Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya

Fruits and Vegetables Flowers and Ornamentals

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Certifi cation and Ac-creditation Adminis-tration of the People's Republic of China

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operates worldwide. By 2009 one can say that GLOBALGAP has certifi cates in almost every part

of the world. The GLOBALGAP approved Certifi cation Bodies (CBs) are a fundamental part of the whole certifi ca-

tion system and the GLOBALGAP Secretariat (FoodPLUS team) works very closely with them.

CBs must have received approval by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat and signed a Licence and Certifi cation Agree-ment (LCA) before conducting GLOBALGAP inspections and audits. One condition for that approval is that they gain ISO Guide 65 accreditation to the relevant scope of the GLOBALGAP Standard.

The approach and intention is to make the services of CBs as easily available and accessible to the producer as pos-sible and to always provide a choice. Currently the 132 approved CBs have local representatives in more than 80 countries worldwide. Countries with the highest number of head offi ces of approved CBs are: Germany (18), Spain (15), Italy (15), Greece (8) and France (7), by July 2009. The Secretariat continuously receives applications from new CBs interested in working with GLOBALGAP. It is recommended to check the GLOBALGAP website before entering a certifi cation agreement with a CB or extending the existing contract, in order to confi rm the approval status and product scope of the CB in question.

ADMINISTRATIONIn 2009 the LCA and also the sublicense and certifi ca-tion agreement, which has to be signed between CB and producer, have been updated according to the current GLOBALGAP Standard Version updates.

The GLOBALGAP Secretariat offers continuous support from fi rst application to global operation of all CBs. A CB Extranet facilitates the approval process of CBs by assisting them to track their application step by step and grant access to a platform of information regarding an-nouncements, required actions, and updates of all relevant GLOBALGAP normative documents stored in an online ”Document Center”.

Each year at least one representative of the approved CBs is required to participate in a GLOBALGAP CB workshop, which is a forum of harmonisation and calibration, and an opportunity to meet and network with other CBs.

ONLINE TRAININGAll inspectors and auditors who conduct GLOBALGAP au-dits for an approved CB receive a special Online Training, which has been developed by GLOBALGAP.

As qualifi ed auditors (and inspectors) they are registered in the GLOBALGAP database and have access to the GLOBALGAP Online Training for the entire period of the validity of the particular Standard Version – a valuable resource for detailed document interpretation. With the successful completion of one online test per revision period (once every 4 years) they maintain their GLOBALGAP audi-tor and inspector status.

The Online Training is currently available for the General Regulations, the sub-scope Fruit and Vegetables and the complete Aquaculture Base Scope.

Meeting the needs of the almost 1700 inspectors and auditors who are performing GLOBALGAP audits around the globe, the online exams are available in 10 different languages.

NEWS in 2008|2009

The GLOBALGAP Turkey Standard has been launched in February 2009 and is available for certifi cation

The new GLOBALGAP Plant Propagation Standard V2.0, launched in March 2008 is available for certifi cation for all CBs since June 2009

The GLOBALGAP Tilapia and Pangasius Standards have been launched in April 2009 and are available for certifi cation

ACCREDITATION BODIESThe 130 GLOBALGAP CBs are accredited by 27 Ac-creditation Bodies, all of which being signatory to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) or EA Multilateral agreement (MLA) on Product Certifi cation. GLOBALGAP facilitated harmonization of accreditation practices among these national organisations by requesting the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with each of them. This MoU has been agreed with the IAF and includes a range of cooperation and information features. One of them is the GLOBALGAP invitation to an annual meeting

Location Accreditation BodyArgentina OAA – Organismo Argentino de AcreditaciónAustralia & New Zealand JAS-ANZ – Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand Austria BMWA – Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit – ÖsterreichBelgium BELAC – Belgian Accreditation BodyBrazil INMETRO – Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade IndustrialCzech Republic CAI – Czech Accreditation InstituteDenmark DANAK – Danish National Body for AccreditationFinland FINAS – The Finnish Accreditation ServiceFrance COFRAC – Comite Francais d’Accreditation Germany DAP – Dt. Akkreditierungssystem Prüfwesen Greece ESYD – Hellenic Accreditation System S.A.Ireland INAB – Irish National Accreditation BoardItaly SINCERT – Sistema Nazionale AccreditamentoLithuania LA – Lithuanian National Accreditation BureauMéxico EMA – Entidad Mexicana de AcreditaciónNetherlands RvA – Dutch Accreditation Council Norway NA – Norwegian AccreditationPoland PCA – Polish Centre for AccreditationSlovakia SNAS – Slovak National Accreditation Service Slovenia SA – Slovenian Accreditation South Africa SANAS – South African National Accreditation SystemSpain ENAC – Entidad Nacional de AcreditaciónSweden SWEDAC – Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Switzerland SAS – Swiss Federal Offi ce of Metrology and Accreditation, Swiss AccreditationTaiwan TAF - Taiwan Accreditation FoundationUnited Kingdom UKAS - United Kingdom Accreditation Service USA ANSI - American National Standards Institute

of all Accreditation Bodies to discuss only GLOBALGAP related matters. In November 2008, 23 of them attended this 2-day workshop.

Another feature is the access to the CB Extranet of GLOBALGAP where all information concerning directly affi liated CBs are visible to the responsible Accreditation Body, hereby granting the same level of up-to-date docu-mentation and communication records between GLOBAL-GAP and the CB.

Authors: Carla de Andrade Hurst, Anne Kafzyk

ACCREDITATION BODIES WITH GLOBALGAP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

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GLOBALGAP Integrity Programme

PIONEERS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

THE SYSTEM

GLOBALGAP continued to be the world’s leading pre-farm- gate standard with over 93.000 certifi ed producers in 85 countries. The scheme is controlled by more than 1600 inspectors/auditors of the 132 GLOBALGAP approved Cer-tifi cation Bodies. A fundamental aim of the GLOBALGAP Board and Secretariat is to maintain the integrity of the GLOBALGAP certifi cation system and to provide continuous improvement to the certifi cation processes.

GLOBALGAP continues to invest signifi cantly into the Integ-rity Programme. This includes: certifi cation integrity assess-ments, certifi cate validation tool, development and support of the GLOBALGAP database, approval and registration of the CBs, capacity building by training, development of online training and exams and the operation of an inde-pendent Integrity Surveillance Committee.

Integrity has always been one of the key supporting pillars and a major priority for GLOBALGAP. In recent years this concept has fully been integrated into the management systems and moved towards a more holistic approach. That is to say GLOBALGAP has established a continuous improvement process where the development, implementation and monitoring activities are interconnected:

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS• Qualifi cation of an international pool of GLOBALGAP

integrity assessors• Completion of 100 CB offi ce audits and 250 producer

audits until mid 2009• Establishment of Integrity Surveillance Committee• Publication of the new sanction guideline for the CBs

(G.R. ANNEX II.2)• Incorporation of the assessment fi ndings into the

updated GLOBALGAP General Regulations • Assessment of fi rst Benchmarked Schemes assessed

by CIPRO

STRUCTURE OF THE MONITORING ACTIVITIESTo ensure impartiality within the Certifi cation Integrity Pro-gramme the responsibilities have been split:• The programme is steered and supervised by the

GLOBALGAP Board’s Integrity Policy.• The practical implementation is done by the GLOBAL-

GAP Secretariat’s Integrity Team. GLOBALGAP Secre-tariat’s role is to organise and carry out assessments, implement and enforce the decisions by the ISC and to facilitate the improvement of the scheme.

• The Integrity Surveillance Committee (ISC) was made operational in 2009 to act as an independent surveil-lance body and to judge cases concerning integrity and operation of the Certifi cation Bodies. The ISC makes the fi nal decision case by case concerning sanc-tions based on the reports presented by the GLOBAL-GAP Secretariat’s Integrity Team. The ISC members are appointed by the GLOBALGAP Board, but work independently and meet at least 3 times a year. The cases judged by the ISC are anonymous; do not dis-close the name of concerned CB or producer. The ISC has 5 members: 1 chair, 2 retailer/food service and 2 producer representatives.

The ISC members are:Fons Schmid, Chairman, The Netherlands; Jan Kranghand, METRO GROUP, retailer representative, Germany; Aldin Hilbrands, ROYAL AHOLD/Albert Heijn, retailer represen-tative, The Netherlands; Nick Ball, A. G. Thames Holdings Ltd Producer, supplier representative, UK; Second supplier representative to be announced.

As an established Accreditation Body and a signatory to the PAC/IAF MLA for product certifi cation, ANSI views the GLOBALGAP Integrity Programme as a positive process to enhance international food safety credibility. We support it as an objective conduit for the feedback and programme evaluation aspects that the AB needs from scheme own-ers. ANSI shall make full use of the GLOBALGAP Integrity Programme reports during continuing assessment of the accredited Certifi cation Bodies.

Reinaldo Balbino Figueiredo, Program Director Product Certifi cation

Accreditation, American National Standards Institute

BRAND INTEGRITY PROGRAMME (BIPRO) AND THE GLOBALGAP DATABASEOne of the most important features of the GLOBALGAP da-tabase is the online certifi cate validation tool, which is now used daily by the retailers and traders. In case a certifi cate cannot be found on the publicly available search site, it is

Board, SC meetings, Public Consultation, Stakeholder Liaison, Development,

translation of normative documents and guidance

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GLOBALGAP website, Training: Online Training, TTS, FAQ Extranets: Certifi cation Body, Ac-

creditation Body Approval & Support, Benchmarking, CB Workshop CBC,

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ISC, IPRO, Database analysis,

(statistics, certifi cate validation)

considered invalid. The system secures instant and com-plete accessibility of registration and status data of every producer and product for all options to make the Standard transparent.

A database support team within the Secretariat answers the request of the retailers and traders to support the Certifi cation Bodies. https://database.globalgap.org

Also the detection of any improper GLOBALGAP logo use, fi nancial and contractual issue, Certifi cation Body registra-tion and accreditation status belong to the Brand Integrity Programme.

Certifi cation Integrity Programme (CIPRO)The aim of the Certifi cation Integrity Programme is to ensure that each certifi ed producer meets the same level to make sure that the control of these producers has been done consistently and each Certifi cation Body applied the GLOBALGAP rules the same way.

CIPRO consists of the following activities:• Offi ce assessments to check the certifi cation process

of a CB. In this process an Integrity Assessor examines the GLOBALGAP certifi cation process of selected grow-ers based on document review.

• Producer assessments to check the Certifi cation Body’s inspection performance. In this process an Integrity assessor re-inspects a grower and compares the as-sessment result with the latest report of the Certifi cation Body.

The approval of the Certifi cation Bodies and the GLOBAL-GAP certifi cation system is and will be based on ISO 65 (EN 45011) accreditation. The Certifi cation Integrity Pro-gramme complements the work done by the Certifi cation or Accreditation Bodies. The result of the Integrity Assessment is accessible to the Accreditation Bodies. This provides large amount of input to the assessors of the Accreditation Bodies and supports their work. Being a member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) GLOBALGAP facili-tates the cooperation with and among the Accreditation Bodies by organising workshops and meetings with them.

The Certifi cation Integrity Programme is managed and run by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat, and is a department staffed with fi ve full time and three part time employees. It covers all GLOBALGAP scopes and sub-scopes worldwide and also the Benchmarked Schemes.


Selection of visited growers and CBs are made by risk as-sessment taking into consideration the number of certifi ed producers, distribution of these producers between option 1 or 2, previous assessment results, product availability at the time of the assessment, in addition to any complaints that may have been received.

In 2009 the Certifi cation Integrity Programme started to be applied to the Benchmarked Schemes. In the fi rst run the Spanish schemes UNE 15500, Naturane and Natursense have been assessed with good results. This reconfi rmed our approach in Benchmarking and strengthened our confi -dence in our equivalent schemes.

During the CIPRO assessment GLOBALGAP obtained fi rst-hand feedback about the practical implication of the Stan-dard. The large amount of information collected has been

Not assessed yet14%

Assessed by CIPRO 86%

Percentage of the Certifi cation Bodies assessed by CIPRO till June 2009

IMPACTThe Certifi cation Integrity Programme has made an enor-mous impact. Till the middle of 2009 100 out of 132 Certi-fi cation Bodies have received offi ce assessments and more than 250 producers (option 1 or 2) have been assessed on site. Those 100 assessed Certifi cation Bodies issue 90% of all the valid certifi cates!

GLOBALGAP BECAME A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM (IAF)

Since May 2009 GLOBALGAP is an associate body member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and hereby supports the objectives of international accreditation. Associate Members are involved in the use or implementation of certifi cation/registration systems.

DID YOU KNOW ?analysed and used in the standard development process and an update of the General Regulations.

EVALUATION OF ASSESSMENT RESULT AND SANCTIONSA Certifi cation Body with inadequate performance is forwarded to the ISC. The Certifi cation Integrity Programme focuses on the improvement on Certifi cation Bodies’ perfor-mance rather than on sanctioning, however sanctions are a necessary tool to enforce compliance. Initially, the ISC would request partial or full reimbursement of necessary re-assessments to demonstrate improvements. In cases where no suffi cient improvements have been further observed, the ISC can issue sanctions.

Sanctions to Certifi cation Bodies are defi ned in the General Regulations Annex II.2. (fi rst warning, second warning, yellow card, red card and contract cancellation). Yellow cards, red cards and contract cancellation will be publicly displayed on the GLOBALGAP website.

1st Warning

2nd Warning

Yellow Card (Published on website)

Red Card (Published on website, Certifi cation Body is not allowed to (re-)issue new certifi cates for 1- 6 months)

Contract Cancellation Cancellation of the Licence and Certifi cation Agreement (at least for 2 years)

SANCTIONING STEPS

MORE THAN 130 CERTIFICATION BODIES APPROVED FOR GLOBALGAP!To fi nd the closest GLOBALGAP approved Certifi cation Body look at: www.globalgap.org (Services ➝ Certifi cation)

Author: Andras Fekete

THE SYSTEM

Certifi cation Body Committee

INCREASING AUDITOR FEEDBACK

The GLOBALGAP Certifi cation Body Committee (CBC) was created in 2006 to strengthen the global implementation activities with closer consultation and involvement of the approved Certifi cation Bodies (CBs).

The CBC works in close cooperation with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat and the Sector Committees. All proposals made by the CBC are put forward to the responsible GLOBALGAP Sector Committee. The CBC hereby formally represents the CB activity and inter-ests within the GLOBALGAP system.

The main function of the CBC is to propose improvements regarding the GLOBALGAP system, with focus on integrity, implementation and inter-pretation issues, CB operations and database development.

The fi rst three-year-term of the GLOBALGAP CBC has concluded and the new CBC will begin its term during the second half of 2009.

The Terms of Reference of the CBC for the new term have been amended so that all GLOBALGAP Associate Mem-ber CBs will now automatically be CBC members. They elect one CBC chairperson and four vice-chairper-sons. The four vice-chairpersons will represent one GLOBALGAP scope each: Crops Base, Livestock Base, Aquaculture Base and Compound Feed Manufacturing.

These elected representatives will help to prepare and conduct the CBC meetings that may take place up to two times a year in different countries. In addition regular e-mail

and telephone communication with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat ensures frequent update. Minutes of the CBC meetings are made available to all approved GLOBALGAP Certifi cation Bodies.

The CBCs responsibilities include:• Propose processes and measures

to maintain and improve integrity where necessary

• Promote and harmonise all mat-ters relating to technical issues, standards and implementation

• Propose modifi cations to the General Regulations and Control Points and Compliance Criteria arising out of practical experi-ence

• Contribute to any workshops that the Secretariat organises specifi -cally to harmonise interpretation

• Participate in CB related issue discussions during peer review of applicant Benchmarked Schemes

• Participate in CB related issue discussions during peer review of NTWG Guidelines

The CBC acts solely in an advisory role, not as a decision making body.

The result of the election of the new term Certifi cation Body Committee will be displayed at the GLOBALGAP website:

www.globalgap.org (About Us ➝ Stakeholder Consultation)

Author: Carla de Andrade Hurst

Name Organisation CountryNigel Alexander Perishable Products Export Control

Board South Africa

Stephen Cox NSF/CMi Certifi cation United KingdomAngela Filotico Det Norske Veritas Italy ItalyPaul Macintyre Food Certifi cation International United KingdomGuy Mattys SGS Belgium BelgiumRuth Nyagah AFRICERT LTD KenyaCaroline Ottewell National Britannia Certifi cation Ltd United KingdomChris Reading Efsis/SAI Global Ltd United KingdomCarolina Zamarripa LSQA (LATU Sistemas S.A.) Uruguay

HEREWITH GLOBALGAP WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUTGOING CBC MEMBERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE GLOBALGAP COMMUNITY.

CERTIFICATION BODY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2008 / 2009


CERTIFICATE VALIDATIONA key element of integrity within the GLOBALGAP Stan-dard is the principle of assigning a unique identity to each registered producer and recording all relevant product and certifi cation information. GLOBALGAP introduced the GLOBALGAP number (GGN) to identify each legal entity registered (individual producers) in the GLOBALGAP database. This 13-digit number (e.g., 4049928597618) is unique and remains valid and attached to the legal entity as long as it exists. It serves as search key on the GLOBAL-GAP website to validate certifi cates.

The syntax of the GGN is in line within the Global Loca-tion Number (GLN) of GS1 and is offi cially registered with GS1. In case a producer has purchased an own national GLN from his/her national GS1 organisation, this will replace the GLOBALGAP assigned number. The valid-ity check is public and available online by entering the GLOBALGAP registration number directly into the database.

NEW TOOL TO VALIDATE CERTIFICATES: EXPERT SEARCHGLOBALGAP offers to retailers, suppliers and traders an additional service to validate large quantities of producer certifi cates: Lists of GLOBALGAP numbers (GGNs) can be uploaded into the system via excel upload. The database validates the GGNs and provides the certifi cate validation result in the password-protected database account. Market participants can obtain access to the expert search by applying for a GLOBALGAP database service package for an annual fl at fee. After registration, the GLOBALGAP team will set up individual user accounts and offer a fi rst user online support tour.

For SGS Germany the new Database and its surround-ing rules strengthen the transparency of the GLOBALGAP system. It is the important step towards an effi cient, global and transparent certifi cation management tool.

Wolfgang Lorbach, SGS Germany GmbH

The GLOBALGAP database support team was very constructive advising us on the new database processes, and worked well with our own IT department to ensure the technical specifi cations were covered. .

Julian Bott, NSF-CMi Certifi cation

Author: Gabriele Jahn

GLOBALGAP operates a database (https://database.globalgap.org) of all certifi ed producers worldwide. An effi cient information exchange with all involved parties is key element to maintain data quality and offer a high level of service to GLOBALGAP stakeholders. The database has undergone signifi cant upgrading in the last year to provide improved performance and to meet the current and emerg-ing information needs of our members.

GLOBALGAP established a database support team to ensure that all additional information requests can be processed timely. Local training and online support are offered to learn more about specifi c database features and processes. Database Manuals have been developed which document steps and processes for different user groups.

User requests fall into these main categories: ✓ Technical database support for Certifi cation Bodies ✓ Certifi cate validation requests from various stakeholders worldwide ✓ Proposals for new database developments ✓ Statistical reports and information ✓ Proposals regarding Database Manuals

The GLOBALGAP Database Support

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

THE SYSTEM

DID YOU KNOW ?

✓ That 2589 individuals are registered with an active user account in the GLOBALGAP database whereof 2315 are from Certifi cation Bodies.

IMPROVING QUALITY – THE GLOBALGAP TICKETING SYSTEMRecently GLOBALGAP introduced a ticketing system to increase quality and effi ciency of the database support team. The ticketing system records all messages received by the [email protected] account, confi rms receipt with a reference number, routs the message to the appropriate staff and keeps track of a full history of the processed request.

NETWORKING


Colombia Fruit and Vegetables | Corporación Colombia Internacional

Contact: Catalina Giraldo de los Rios, www.cci.org.co

Founded in 2006 | National Interpretation Guideline ✓Aquaculture | Acuanal | Contact: Sara Patrizia Bonilla | www.ceniaqua.org

Guatemala Fruit and Vegetables | Fundacion Agil | Contact: Jorge Mendez,

www.fundacionagil.com | Founded in 2009

Brazil Fruit and Vegetables | Instituto Agrotecnologia | Contact: Daniel Velloso,

www.agrotecnologia.org.br | Founded in 2006

Chile Fruit and Vegetables | Fundation para el Desarollo Fruticola

Contact: Ricardo Adonis, www.fdf.cl | Founded in 2008

Argentina All Sub-Scopes | Fundacion ArgenINTA | Contact: Guillermo Gonzales Castro,

www.eurepargentina.org.ar | Founded in 2004

Spain Fruit and Vegetables | FEPEX | Contact: Mr. Miguel Vela,

www.fepex.es | Founded in 2002

Uruguay Cattle and Sheep | INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes de Uruguay)

Contact: Mr. Felipe D’Albora, www.inac.gub.uy | Founded in 2008

France Fruit and Vegetables | CNIPT | Contact: Pierre Varlet,

www.cnipt.com | Founded in 2002 | National Interpretation Guideline ✓

Ukraine Fruit and Vegetables | Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNUTE)

Contact: Mrs. Nataliya Pritulska, www.knteu.kiev.ua | Founded in 2008

Poland All Sub-Scopes | Metro Group

Contact: Mrs. Aleksandra Sierchulska,

www.metrogroup.de | Founded in 2006

DenmarkAll Crops | Certifi cation A/S, Denmark

Contact: www.certifi cation.bureauveritas.dk | Founded in 2007

The NetherlandsFruit and Vegetables | Productschap Tuinbouw | Contact: Mrs. Danielle

Vreedzaam - van Dijk, www.tuinbouw.nl | Founded in 2002

National Interpretation Guideline ✓BelgiumAll Sub-Scopes | Verboond van Belgische Tuinbouwveilingen (VBT)

Contact: Ann de Craene, www.veiling.be | Founded in 2002

National Interpretation Guideline ✓

Costa Rica Fruit and Vegetables | Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria

Contact: Martin Calderon, www.cnaacr.com | Founded in 2009

NETWORKING

OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS

Germany Fruit and Vegetables | Agrar Control GmbH | Contact: Carsten Everink,

www.agrar-control.de | Founded in 2005 | National Interpretation Guideline ✓

Bulgaria All Sub-Scopes | Moody International Ltd | Contact: Kliment Petrov,

www.moody.bg | Founded in 2006

Greece Fruit and Vegetables | Novacert | Contact: Dimitrios

Tamparopoulo, www.novacert.gr | Founded in 2004

Malaysia All Sub-Scopes | qa plus asia pacifi c sdn.bhd. | Contact: Christie F. Robert,

www.qaplusasia.com | Founded in 2003

India Fruit and Vegetables | Quality Council of India (QCI)

Contact: Mr. Gridhar J. Gyani, www.qcin.org | Founded in 2008

Thailand Fruit and Vegetables | KC Fresh | Contact: Chusak

Chuenprayoth, www.kcfresh.com | Founded in 2007

National Interpretation Guideline ✓South Africa Fruit and Vegetables | Capespan South Africa | Contact: Sarah

Le Grange | www.capespan.co.za | Founded in 2009

Kenya Fruit and Vegetables | FPEAK | Contact: Dr. Stephen

Mbithi, www.fpeak.org | Founded in 2009

Italy Fruit and Vegetables | Centro Servizi Ortofruticoli (CSO)

Contact: Mrs. Simona Rubbi, www.csoservizi.com | Founded in 2002

National Interpretation Guideline ✓


NETWORKING

National Technical Working Groups

THINK GLOBAL – ACT LOCALSmallholders

GIVING THEM A VOICE

GLOBALGAP fi rmly believes in local multi-stakeholder support and adaptation of Good Agricultural Practice standards within the context of national and international trade: the “Think Global - Act Local” principle.

The establishment of National Technical Working Groups (NTWG) facilitate this approach by ensuring accurate technical translation of the Standard. They also develop National Interpretation Guidelines and play an important role in addressing specifi c local adaptation and Good Agricultural Practice implementation challenges.

National Technical Working Groups are established volun-tarily by GLOBALGAP members in countries where there is a need for clarifi cation of implementation of GLOBALGAP on a local scale. The groups are established and work in close cooperation with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat and

GLOBALGAP is committed to understanding the differences in smallholder agriculture and refl ecting these into the in-terpretation and application of the Standard. With grateful support of DFID and GTZ the Africa Observer project was started in 2007 to provide more opportunities for small-holder representation in the standard setting process. In 2009 the project widens with practical evaluation of tools and global best practice to facilitate standard implementa-tion by smallholders worldwide.

For 2009 there is continued sup-port from DFID/GLOBALGAP, and also a new Smallholder Ambas-sador: Dr. Stephen Mbithi, who will perform this role in addition to his position of Chief Executive of FPEAK, the Fresh Produce Export-

ers Association of Kenya, based in Nairobi.

Role of the Observer:• The observer is invited to participate in all Sector Com-

mittee meetings and to engage in the discussions to give contributions and opinions on the Standard as it stands now and proposals for the future.

The GLOBALGAP Secretariat facilitates a global network of NTWGs. This is a great opportunity to exchange the experiences made in different parts of the world. For example registration of crop protection products, how to develop solutions for small producers, all of these are challenges that have already been worked on by different groups. At these meetings regional alliances can be established – for example all Latin American groups are working in a regional network. Meetings can be organised around the FRUIT LOGISTICA and at the GLOBALGAP annual Conference. We have also worked together with the NTWGs on some case studies that will help future groups to work successfully.


the Sector Committees and support the GLOBALGAP imple-mentation and continuous improvement based on specifi c area needs.

WHAT IS A NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINE?One of the tasks of the National Technical Working Groups is the development of National Interpretation Guidelines. A National Interpretation Guideline is a document, which provides guidance on the implementation of GLOBALGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria at a national level. They are approved by Sector Committees (SCs) after a peer review process and are published on the GLOBAL-GAP website as normative documents. This means that all Certifi cation Bodies working in the respective country have to include this guideline within their certifi cation proce-dures.

Fruit and Vegetable Guidelines already approved and published: Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, ThailandAvailable on our website: www-globalgap.org (Standards ➝ Integrated Farm Assurance)

DID YOU KNOW ?

• The observer publishes a report of the Sector Commit-tee meetings under www.africa-observer.info

• The Observer evaluates studies, tools and guidelines to support GLOBALGAP implementation for small producers

• He stimulates the foundation of National Technical Working Groups in 4 African countries

• He channels smallholder input in standard setting/revi-sion to the relevant committees

During the coming months there is an ongoing stakeholder consultation in the framework of the Africa Observer/Smallholder Ambassador project. Part of it will be the structured input of professionals working with GLOBALGAP implementation with small-scale producers. Input will be directly submitted to the GLOBALGAP Sector Committees. Around the GLOBALGAP TOUR 2009 there are round table sessions and special events scheduled to incorporate smallholders perspective into standard setting.

For further information please contact:Dr. Mbithi: [email protected] Kerstin Uhlig: [email protected]


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GLOBALGAP Training, Events, Announcements

LEARN AND SHARE

Training is a very important means for GLOBALGAP to reach out to the experts working in the implementation and training of Good Agricultural Practice worldwide. Partici-pants of these workshops are mainly auditors, Certifi ca-tion Bodies, as well as technical advisors and consulting companies. In these training sessions and workshops the GLOBALGAP experts provide the participants with the most direct and up-to-date information about the Standard.

WHAT KIND OF WORKSHOPS DOES GLOBALGAP OFFER?As well as discussing the rules of the GLOBALGAP system (General Regulations) and the requirements to be imple-mented on the farms (Control Points), participants will gain an insight into the latest developments in and around the global Standard for Good Agricultural Practices. The GLOBALGAP specialised trainers provide the participants with all necessary material and work together with them on practical case studies.

• An introduction to the GLOBALGAP organisation • How does the certifi cation system work?• How can the Standard requirements be implemented?• What is new at GLOBALGAP?• How can different cases be solved?

Discuss these and many other questions with the experi-enced trainers and develop a closer relation with GLOBALGAP. The GLOBALGAP training concept is based on fi nding individual solutions and concepts that fi t the par-ticipants’ needs. This is why GLOBALGAP offers a variety of workshops:

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SEMINARS These public workshops are carried out in different parts of the world and in different languages. The content of the seminars is demand driven and features different

product scopes. All public workshops are announced on the GLOBALGAP website – six to eight weeks prior to the event. Ask for an email announcement.

IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS In-House Workshops are designated for companies and their close business partners. The trainer can adjust the content and focus client needs.

CONSULTING DAYSThe GLOBALGAP experts are also available for consult-ing activities in a range of relevant projects. The level of involvement can be negotiated on request. During the workshops, GLOBALGAP offers participants, who belong to a GLOBALGAP member organisation, the possibility to take an examination. GLOBALGAP encour-ages individuals who have successfully passed the exami-nation to sign up as Train-the-Public-Trainers, which means they can conduct their own public GLOBALGAP courses based on GLOBALGAP materials. A list of all recognized GLOBALGAP trainers is available on the GLOBALGAP website.

At the beginning of 2010 GLOBALGAP will set the dates and venues for the training courses during the year. Organ-isations may apply to host and/or co-organise a training. Ask for conditions. GLOBALGAP would like to thank all co-organisers of trainings and events for their professional support.

CO-EXHIBIT WITH GLOBALGAP AT INTER-NATIONAL TRADE SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS!GLOBALGAP exhibits at a range of international food fairs and often has the opportunity to offer co-exhibitor space and the benefi t of sharing its global reputation and network. Early contact is important, as exhibition space is allocated often six to eight months in advance.

Author: Alexandra Bach

TRAININGS 2009

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SEMINARSScope Date City,Country LanguageCropsCrops 02 - 03 Feb. Berlin/Germany EnglishCrops 20 - 21 Apr. Las Vegas/USA EnglishCrops 05 - 06 May Cape Town/South Africa EnglishCrops 17 - 18 Sep. Nairobi/Kenya EnglishCrops 21 - 22 Sep. Montevideo/Urugay SpanishCrops 30 Sep./01 Oct. Anaheim/USA EnglishCrops 27 - 28 Oct. Washington/USA EnglishCrops 09 - 10 Nov. Athens/Greece EnglishLivestockLivestock 21 - 22 Sep. Montevideo/Urugay SpanishLivestock 12 - 13 Oct. Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia EnglishAquacultureAquaculture 19 - 22 May Saigon/Vietnam EnglishAquaculture 16 - 19 June Cologne/Germany EnglishAquaculture 15 - 18 Sep. Bogota/Colombia SpanishAquaculture 12 - 13 Sep. Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia EnglishAquaculture 26 - 28 Oct. Washington/USA English

CERTIFICATION BODY EVENTSDate City,Country Language

1st CB Event 07 - 08 Apr. Frankfurt/Germany English2nd CB Event 12 - 13 May Madrid/Spain Spanish3rd CB Event 11 - 12 June Amsterdam/Netherlands English4th CB Event 22 - 23 Sep. Montevideo/Urugay Spanish5th CB Event 19 - 20 Oct. Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia English6th CB Event 24 - 25 Nov. Cologne/Germany English7th CB Event 07 - 08 Dec. Athens/Greece English

Further information about trainings online: www.globalgap.org (Services)Venue and Contents may be subject to changes


USACapital: Washington DCTotal area: 9629 090 km2

Population: 298 millionMain food export products: Grains & Feeds, Livestock & Meets, Oilseeds GLOBALGAP Members: Aquaculture Certifi cation Council Inc., Cargill Animal Nutrition, Castlerock Vineyards, Davis Fresh Technologies, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company North America Inc., Driscolls Strawberry Associates, Global Organics LLC, Northern Great Plains Inc., PrimusLabs.com, Rainforest Alliance, The Oppenheimer Group, Sysco Corporation, Tulare Ag Products, U.S. Foodservice, United Fresh Produce Association, Wegmans Food MarketMain certifi ed products: Blueberries, Strawberries, Apples, Cherries, Grapes

GREECECapital: AthensTotal area: 131 957 km2

Total population: 11 millionMain food export products: Planting Seeds, Poultry, Livestock & MeatsGLOBALGAP Members: Agron SA, DKG Group Ltd., EUROCERT European Inspection and Certifi cation, FOODCARE OE, Katsiamakas S.A., NOVACERTMain certifi ed products: Grapes, Tomatoes, Watermelons, Cherries, Cucumbers

Source: www.fao.org, www.faostat.org , country profi les www.un.org,

country profi les, www.foodinternational.com/countries

KENYACapital: NairobiTotal area: 582,646 km2

Total population: 35 millionMain food & fl oral export pro-ducts: Tea, Flowers, Coffee, FishGLOBALGAP Members: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya – FPEAK, Kenya Flower Council, The Real IPM CompanyMain certifi ed products: Beans, Peas, Baby corn, Courgettes, Mangetout

URUGUAYCapital: MontevideoTotal area: 176 220 km2

Population: 3.5 millionMain food export products: Beef, Soy, Rice, Citrus, FishGLOBALGAP Members: INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes), LSQA (LATU Sistemas S.A.)Main certifi ed products: Blueberries, Apples, Oranges, Tangerines, Grapefruits

MALAYSIACapital: Kuala LumpurTotal area: 329 750 km2

Population: 25 millionMain food export products: Oilseeds & Oil, Dairy Products, Grains, Sugar & Tropical ProductsGLOBALGAP Members: Fama, K-Farm SDN BHD, Sime Darby Plantation, QA Plus Asia-Pacifi cMain certifi ed products: Carambola, Palm Oil Kernels, Ramubutan, Mangosteen, Jack Fruit

EVENTS WITH GLOBALGAP PARTICIPATION IN 2009Events Date City,CountryAgribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School (HBS) 11 - 14 Jan. Boston/USAGreen Week 16 - 25 Jan. Berlin/GermanyFruit Logistica 04 - 06 Feb. Berlin/GermanyCIES Food Safety Conference 04 - 06 Feb. Barcelona/SpainWorld Potato Congress 24 - 25 Mar. Christchurch/New ZealandFresh Antalya 2009 18 - 20 Mar. Antalya/TurkeyGlobal Food Summit 2009 18 - 20 Mar. Lansdowne/USAFood Forum India 19 - 20 Mar. Mumbai/IndiaAgritrade 19 - 20 Mar. Guatemala/GuatemalaFoodNews Conference 23 - 25 Mar. Santiago/ChileUnited Fresh Show 22 - 24 Apr. Las Vegas/USAEuropean Seafood Exposition 28 - 30 Apr. Brussels/Belgium1st Food Safety Kongress 03 June Berlin/GermanyUN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 19 - 20 June Berlin/GermanyVI International Seminar for Certifi cation of Agribusiness Exports 18 July Petrolina/BrazilGAP Forum 27 - 28 July Beijing/China1st EAP Regional Agribusiness Trade & Investment Conference 30 - 31 July Singapore/SingaporeAsia Fruit Logistica 02 - 04 Sep. Hong Kong/ChinaWorld Aquaculture 2009 25 - 29 Sep. Veracruz/MexicoPMA Fresh Summit 02 - 05 Oct. Anaheim/USAAnuga 10 - 14 Oct. Cologne/Germany

WHERE TO MEET GLOBALGAP STAFF IN 2010Events Date City,CountryFruit Logistica 03 - 05 Feb. Berlin/GermanyFood Forum India 04 - 05 Mar. Mumbai/IndiaUnited Fresh Show 20 - 23 Apr. Las Vegas/USAEuropean Seafood 27 - 29 Apr. Brussels/BelgiumGLOBALGAP Summit 2010 07 - 08 Oct. London/UKPMA Fresh Summit 15 - 18 Oct. Orlando/USA

TRAINING STATISTICS FOR VERSION 3 Scope/Type of Event

Number of Workshops

Number of Trained Experts

Crops Base 19 280Livestock Base 3 30Aquaculture Base 6 64In-House 14 300Certifi cation Body Events 16 317

GLOBALGAP TOUR 2009

In collaboration with local partners:

The Tour 2009 has been designed to provide delegates with up-to-date information around GLOBALGAP and how the organisation can help implement the Standard in their region. The GLOBALGAP team will be on fi ve continents close to the world’s main agricultural production areas.

In preparing for the Standard Revision in 2011, GLOBALGAP is eager to listen to a wide range of experiences and collect feedback on the implementation processes of IFA 3.0 for an even more relevant version for 2011. GLOBALGAP will also be presenting practical ways to help businesses across the value chain transit from conceptual pilot projects to mainstream roll-out, including – traceability, pesticide use, microbiological safety, Integrated Pest Management, National Technical Working Groups, Benchmarking and our tried and tested tools supporting small scale farmers.


To:

GLOBALGAP

c/o FoodPLUS GmbH

Sarah Ahlswede

Spichernstr. 55

D-50672 Köln (Cologne)

Germany

FAX: +49 221 579 93-89

APPLICATION FORM FOR GLOBALGAP MEMBERSHIP

Starting from (Year)

We request that our company shall be listed in the register of members as follows:

We hereby recognise the following GLOBALGAP terms of reference that have been agreed and signed

by all members of the global Partnership for Good Agricultural Practices:

• We commit to respond to consumer concerns on food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and worker welfare by:

• Encouraging the adoption of commercially viable Farm Assurance Schemes, which promote the minimisation of agrochemical inputs, within Europe and worldwide.

• Developing a Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) Framework for benchmarking existing Farm Assurance Schemes and standards including traceability.

• Providing guidance for continuous improvement and the development and understanding of best practice.

• Establishing a single recognised framework for independent verification. • Communicating and consulting openly with consumers and key stakeholders, including producers,

exporters and importers.

We hereby declare our membership to the FoodPLUS GmbH. The statutes have been submitted to us

and we recognise them. Membership shall be effective as of the above mentioned year and continue

until withdrawal.

Membership Type (please select):

Retail/Food Service Membership ( 3600) Individual Supplier Membership ( 1550)*

Group Supplier Membership ( 2550)* Associate Membership ( 1550)

Access to GLOBALGAP Database requested, to search for validity of certificates (included in MS-Fee)

Only for Supplier Members! Please choose the Sub-scope you want to subscribe for:

Sub-scopes:

Fruit and Vegetables Cattle and Sheep Salmon

Combinable Crops Dairy Shrimp

Flowers and Ornamentals Pigs Tilapia

Green Coffee Poultry Pangasius

Tea Compound Feed Manufacturing

*The GLOBALGAP Supplier Membership fee (Individual Supplier 1550; Group Supplier: 2550) includes one sub-scope and

sector committee voting right. Each additional sub-scope costs 520 per calender year. Maximum 3600 (Group Supplier) or

2600 (Individual Supplier) per one organisation covering more than three sub-scopes. Please refer to the GLOBALGAP

general fee table 2007.

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NETWORKING

GLOBALGAP Membership

HELP SHAPE THE NEXT VERSION OF GLOBALGAP

GLOBALGAP offers a voluntary association membership to retailers, food service, traders, producers and other national and international organisations.

GLOBALGAP members demonstrate their com-mitment to responding to consumer concerns on food safety, animal welfare, environmental protec-tion and worker health safety and welfare by:• Encouraging adoption of commercially viable Farm

Assurance Schemes, which promote the minimisation of agrochemical inputs, within Europe and worldwide.

• Developing a Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) framework for benchmarking existing farm assurance schemes and standards including traceability.

• Providing guidance for continuous improvement and the development and understanding of best practice.

• Establishing a single recognised framework for inde-pendent verifi cation.

• Communicating and consulting openly with key part-ners and stakeholders, including retailers, producers, exporters and importers.

Fee Type Applies To Amount NotesRetail Membership Fee Retailer and Foodservice Membership 3,600 EUR Per calendar yearGroup Supplier Membership

Produce Group or Producer Organisa-tion, or Scheme

2,550 EUR Per calendar year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 3,600 EUR per one organisation covering 3 and more sub-scopes.*

Individual Supplier Membership

Individual Producer, or Exporter/Im-porter without production

1,550 EUR Per calendar year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 2,600 EUR per one organisation covering 3 and more sub-scopes.

Supplier Membership Extension

Each additional sub-scope 520 EUR Per calendar year up to maximum of 1050 EUR.

Associate Membership Certifi cation Body (CB), Consulting,Plant-Protection or Fertilizer Industry, etc., and their associations

1,550 EUR–3,600 EUR

Per calendar year; covers all scopes and subscopes.

*Producer groups and producer organisations can apply for a discount up to the total annual fee, in return to the amount of producer registration fees paid for

Option 2 in the previous calendar year.

MEMBERSHIP FEE TABLE 2009

SUPPLIER MEMBERS BY SCOPE

MEMBERS BY TYPE

Retailer 14%

Associates36%

Supplier 50 %

Crops76%

Aquaculture17%

Livestock 7%

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Company Data:

Address

Scope of activity

Phone Fax

E-mail Website

Please address all correspondence to:

a) General correspondence Address

Name of contact person

E-Mail

Tel

b) Invoicing:

Address

Contact person for invoices

E-Mail

Tel

VAT number (for EU companies only)

Membership Fee (excl. VAT):

• We will pay the annual financial GLOBALGAP contribution for the chosen sub-scopes starting from

the above mentioned year. The membership is valid until cancellation is submitted by written notice.

• Our logo will be forwarded to FoodPLUS to be displayed in the internet and for future printing matters.

With our signature we confirm the validity of data and we agree to the terms mentioned on

page 1 of this application form.

(Date, Place) (Name of Person in capital letters)

Stamp Signature

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WELCOME 40 TO NEW MEMBERS IN 2009

Company CountryRETAILERFreshmark ltd. South AfricaInex Partners Oy FinlandSysco Corporation United States

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

• Being a visible active member of the major platform for setting standards for Good Agricultural Practices worldwide

• Be closely involved in the continu-ing improvement of the GLOBALGAP Standards

• Displaying your company logo on GLOBALGAP publications, re-ports, fl yers, conferences, events and trade fairs

• Eligible to be a co-exhibitor with GLOBALGAP in trade shows and events

• Membership in the CBC – appli-cable for CBs

• Receiving fi rst-hand information on the developments in the sector (member news)

• Having a say in the approv-ing procedure of Benchmarked Schemes

• Being invited to GLOBALGAP member-only meetings

• Receiving discounts for GLOBAL-GAP seminars and workshops

• Becoming an offi cial GLOBALGAP Trainer

• Being eligible for one three-hour one-to-one coaching/training voucher per year (e.g.: database, interpretation on compliance with General Regulations, etc.)

• Access to customisable xls/doc fi les of the Checklists and the Control Points and Compliance Criteria

• Access to customised statistics and client-based monitoring tools of the GLOBALGAP database as they become available.

If you are interested in becoming a GLOBALGAP member and would like to know more about the benefi ts please contact Sarah Ahlswede: [email protected]

Author: Sarah Ahlswede

ASSOCIATE Agrobase-Logigram SARL FranceAsociación Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria (CNAA)

Costa Rica

Bureau Veritas Certifi cation S.A.U. SpainCCPB ltd ItalyCSQA Certifi cazioni Srl ItalyFundación AGIL GuatemalaNatural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich - NRI

United Kingdom

Schutter International BV ArgentinaSino Analytica ChinaTrace Register, LLC USAZIMTRADE ZimbabweVietnam Certifi cation Centre - QUACERT VietnamCMS - Consultores de Gestão Associados Portugal

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GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS GmbHSpichernstrasse 55 • 50672 Cologne, Germany • [email protected]

SUPPLIERAgrifrance SA SwitzerlandB & B S.r.l. di Bregliano M.S.S. ItalyBirds Eye Iglo Group ltd. United KingdomCargill Animal Nutrition USACENA GmbH GermanyCLAMA GmbH & Co. KG GermanyCobana Fruchtring GmbH & Co. KG GermanyFemeg Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH GermanyFiskaaling P/F Faroe IslandsGlobal Organics LLC USAHallvard Leroy AS NorwayHQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc USAIceland Seafood GmbH GermanyJin-Jin Europe B.V. NetherlandsOCIALIS FranceQueens Products BV The NetherlandsRoyal Greenland A/S DenmarkSetraco NV BelgiumStaay Food Group NetherlandsUnion of Producers and Exporters of Horticultural Crops (UPEHC)

Egypt

United Fresh Produce Association USAVereinigung der Erzeugergemeinschaften für Früh- und Speisekartoffeln

Germany

Vitafi sh SA BelgiumZERRES & Co. GmbH - Fruit Partners - Germany


Claudia Meifert

Public Relations &

Website Administration

✉ [email protected]

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 82

Sarah Ahlswede

Stakeholder & Marketing


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 85

Carla de Andrade Hurst

Certifi cation Body

Administration


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 84

Ignacio Antequera

Integrity Programme & Assessment


☎ +34 (0) 663 143 523

Dr. med. vet. Roland Aumüller

Livestock & Feed


☎ +49 (0) 874 391 436

Dr. Elmé Coetzer

Manager Standards


☎ +27 (0) 129 915 139

Alexandra Bach

Training & Trade Fairs


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 875

Catalina Giraldo De Los Ríos

National Liaison Colombia


☎ +57 (0) 314 864 09 93

Nadine Becker

Integrity Programme


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 696

Frederik Callens

Manager Operations & Finance


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 80

Daniel Catrón

Integrity Assessment


☎ + 56 (0) 995 399 996

Reiko Enomoto

Smallholder Implementation


Daniela Fabiszisky

Stakeholder Liaison


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 33

Heidi Gremminger

Integrity Assessment


☎ +598 (0) 992 825 73

Dr. Gabriele Jahn

Projects


☎ +49 (0) 579 93 81

Anne Kafzyk

Certifi cation Body Administration


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 86

Nina Kretschmer

Committees & Events


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 693

Angelo Lazo

Benchmarking


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 26

Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke

Crops & Training


☎ +49 (0) 502 289 102 97

Dr. Nazario Munoz

Integrity Programme & Assessment


☎ +34 (0) 915 773 728

Fernando Mietto

Integrity Assessment & Training

Latin America


☎ +598 (0) 991 883 58

Iris Möller

Travel


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 873

Dr. Kristian Möller

Managing Director -

Secretary GLOBALGAP


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 38

NETWORKING

GLOBALGAP Team

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

Working from twelve countries on fi ve continents, the GLOBALGAP team is truly international in its culture, language, attitude and commitment. In 2009, more than half of the team is located outside of the Cologne offi ce.

Andras Fekete

Manager Integrity Programme


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 874

Nigel Garbutt

Chairman GLOBALGAP


☎ +44 (0) 781 010 41 68

Heike Rauber

Translations


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 57

Michaela Stollenwerk

Management Assistance


☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 66

Deepa Thiagarajan, Ph.D

National Liaison India


☎ +1 (0) 517 432 82 11


NETWORKING

GLOBALGAP IN THE PRESS

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Deniz Toker

Certifi cation Body Support


☎ +49 (0) 579 93 15

Kerstin Uhlig

Manager Stakeholder Liaison


☎ +49(0) 221 579 93 19

Christi Venter

National Liaison South Africa


☎ +27 (0) 829 401 555

Valeska Weymann

Aquaculture, Coffee & Tea


☎ +49 (0) 178 477 14 64

Zhou Xin

Liaison Asia & Training


☎ +86 (0) 133 211 385 71

IMPRINTPublished by GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, Spichernstr. 55, 50672 Cologne, Germany

Editor/Director: Dr. Kristian Moeller

Editor In Charge/Projectcoordination: Sarah Ahlswede and Kerstin Uhlig

Graphics & Layout: Monsoon, Charlotte Land, www.monsoon-creative.com

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GLOBALGAP - PUBLICATIONS

2009Category Title Month LanguageFacts & Figures The GLOBALGAP Flower and Ornamental Standard January ENFacts & Figures Shrimp Standard March EN, DEFacts & Figures Turkey Standard March ENFacts & Figures Tilapia and Pangasius Standard April EN, DEFlyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures February EN, ES, DEFlyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures April ENFacts & Figures GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures September ENNewsletter GLOBALGAP News February ENNewsletter GLOBALGAP News June ENNewsletter GLOBALGAP News - Special Tour 2009 Edition &

Annual ReportSeptember EN

Success Story GLOBALGAP en los sectores productivos en Colombia January ESSuccess Story First GLOBALGAP Shrimp Certifi cates May ENKit GLOBALGAP Retailer Kit March EN, ES, FRKit GLOBALGAP Supplier Kit September EN

2008Category Title Month LanguageFacts & Figures The GLOBALGAP Field Passport January EN, NL, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES, TR

Facts & Figures GLOBALGAP´s Benchmarking for Pre-Farm Gate Standards

February EN

Facts & Figures Smallholder Taskforce February ENFacts & Figures Shrimp Standard to be launched April ENFacts & Figures Smallholder Taskforce April ENFAQ Integrity Programme February ENFAQ NTWG - International Interpretation Guideline February ENFlyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures January EN, FR, DE, IT, ESFlyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures April ENNewsletter GLOBALGAP News February EN, CHNewsletter GLOBALGAP News June EN, CH, FR, DE, IT, PT, ESNewsletter GLOBALGAP News - Special Conference Edition October ENSuccess Story Thai-Smallholders - Bigger market chances for

small-scale farmersJanuary EN

Success Story Social Risk-Assessment in Primary Production February ENSuccess Story National Technical Working Groups April ENGuideline GLOBALGAP Standard setting Procedures March EN

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