FoodCert India Pvt Ltd.
H.No : 8-2-601/P/6, Panchavati Colony, Road No.10, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad 500 034 ,A.P.
Tel.:040- 23313547, Fax.:040- 23313048
Mail: foodcert@foodcert.in ; srihari@foodcert.in
COMPANY INFORMATION SHEET ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM  (For Individual Operator)

Please fill questionnaire in order to give us necessary information to evaluate your application and to return an inspection program and estimation of the related costs.

1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Organization Name & Address
Legal status with Registration Number
Responsible Manager
No of Employees at the farm
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Distance from Nearest town
1.2. HISTORY
Is this your first application for organic certification?
Are you currently applying for multiple certification?
If yes details
Have you ever been denied certification?
Whether Registered Exporter with APEDA?
Whether certified by any other agency, if yes Registration Number, Validity period and crops covered
Reasons for transfer from previous agency if any
Which country the produce is intended to be Exported
Details of the Consultant if any
Date of previous inspection if any (Internal/ External)
Location of an area on map
Whether animal husbandry maintained in the farm. If yes provide details like number of cattle’s, etc
1.3.
Processing, Storage, Handling if any at the farm I If yes fill the attchment-1
1.4 Organic Certification Program
   
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS TO BE CERTIFIED
3. PROCESS FLOW CHART OF THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN EACH OF THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS TO BE CERTIFIED.
4. LIST OF ALL INPUTS USED IN THE ORGANIC PRODUCTION
5. MONITORING PRACTICES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDKEEPING DOCUMENTS USED Under Organic Certification Program
6. Facilities In Place To Ensure Separation And To Avoid Contamination Between Organic Products And Non-Organic Products
7. Details of Part Conversion if Any:
8. Details of Parallel production if Any:
The applicant hereby under takes to comply with all the requirements as mentioned below:
1.
The applicant applies for certification of the above mentioned location and requests FoodCert India Pvt Ltd at Quality House, Plot.No:452, H.O.:8-2-601/P/6, Panchavati Colony, Road.No:10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500034, India, herein after called as FCI, to carry out an inspection in order to grant the certificate
2. FCI, to carry out an inspection in order to grant the certificate 2. To be familiar with the certification procedure and the certification scheme for which application has been made.
3. To refrain from any publicity to this certification application as long as the certificate has not been granted
4. Not to file any suit or claim against FCI or its assessors for any monetary recoveries or for any other damages of any nature whatsoever, which the applicant suffers as a result of not granting the certificate or as a result of the failure by FCI in dealing with this application, for the reasons beyond the control of FCI
5. To agree that FCI shall not be liable to the applicant in any respect if it is prevented from discharging such obligation arising out of this application, as a result beyond the control of FCI
6. To agree with the Letter of Offer made by FCI and to pay the mentioned/agreed amount in advance before the inspection and certification are carried out.
7. All travel expenses including boarding and lodging expenses for the inspection activity shall be arranged and shall be born by the applicant in addition to the fees charged towards application, inspection and certification
8. Disputes if any arising out of this application between FCI and the applicant shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of courts in the city of Hyderabad, India
9.
Agree that application charges / inspection charges paid under this application shall not be refundable to the applicant and these expenses stands as forfeited incase the applicant is not granted with the certificate/ withdraws from the contract.
10. Agree that the inspection body can schedule inspection based on the availability of the inspectors.
11. To comply with any additional requirements as may be stipulated or required by FCI basing on the scheme requirements being assessed.
12. To be familiar with and to accept that with the underwriting of this application form a mutual agreement has been engaged with the FCI for a period of 3 years continuously unless valid reasons are mentioned for switchover/withdrawal.
13. Agree to inform APEDA & the respective commodity board and previous Certification Body when the operator changes certification body.
14. Agree not to switch in and out of the Certification System for a minimum period of 3 years.
15. To confirm that I have not applied to any other inspection body for the Scheme for the current crop.
16.
16. Make no use of FCI / Accreditation bodies logos or statements inferring to registration, with the scope which could be misleading or unacceptable to FCI and in such an event, registration can be suspended by FCI.
17. Upon successful registration agree to have its name, location and scope of application including in FCI, Directory of Registered Customers.
18. Upon suspension/withdrawal of its certification, discontinue use of all material indicating that it is registered for the scheme and return original copy of certificate as required by FCI
19. Maintain all records of complaints relating to products compliance and to take appropriate actions and to make available to FCI, when requested, the records of all complaints and corrective actions taken
20. To allow personnel from accreditation bodies to accompany FCI assessors for witnessing the assessments
21. Agree to enter into such certification agreement as may be required by FCI before or at the time of granting of certificate
22. To use certification only to indicate as being in conformity with the scheme being registered
23. Agree to follow the requirements of FCI while making reference to its certification program in its communications via media etc
24.
Agree to inform FCI in case of any significant changes affecting the products design or specification or changes in the management/ownership or changes in the certification system.
25. Allow FoodCert personnel to draw the samples for pesticide residue analysis and agrees to pay the prescribed analysis charges.
26.
Agree for the sanctions if any imposed by FCI in the event of non-compliances by the group and / or by individual operators and the sanctions may include withdrawal of certification of the whole group
FCI Obligations to the Applicants:
1.
Maintain all information pertaining to the applicant as confidential and not to disclose to other parties without the written consent of the applicant except to as required to be submitted to regulatory authorities or accreditation bodies or in pursuance of court order under information to the applicant.
2. Notify the applicant of any complaints on the applicant received by FCI
3. Issue of registration or certificate on successful completion of the inspection and after compliance of all requirements as specified by FCI and scheme owner unless the issue of certificate is prevented by reasons, which are not under the control of FCI
4. To maintain Directory of Registered customers with the details of the organizations registered.
5. To inform operations before passing on information about the operators.
Name: Designation:
Signature:    
Date: Place:
Attachment-1
Processing, Storage and handling operation
1. Whether processing takes place both for Organic and Non-organic:
2. Whether dedicated areas are earmarked for the storage of organic and non-organic and the raw materials, intermediateries and finished products.
3. Brief layout of the location with the equipments and the activities carried out.
Process Steps Involved
Process StepNO of persons involved in each processOrganic Control Points