QC&I GmbH

If you are a farmer and want to grow and market organic, this is the way:

• Initially you have to agree to subject yourself to our inspection system
• One of our inspectors will visit you. Together you will survey your lands, your facilities, your processes and all documents concerning them. Together you agree on measures that you have to take in order to meet the requirements of regulation (EC) 834/2007. These may include, for example, changes required to housing and pasture for livestock, use of only allowed materials and substances in animal nutrition, implementation of an approved multi-year crop rotation schedule and approved plant protection measures, identification and labelling, and documentary evidence of stock and financial records.
• Subsequently we shall write a report and assessment about your organic production system.
• Once you satisfy the measures agreed upon you are a certified organic producer.
• Depending on your previous practices you will receive a "certificate of conformity" that will allow you to label your products "organic" and market them as such. You will receive your "certificate of conformity" either immediately or after a certain conversion period has elapsed.
• Subsequently you will see us at least once per year for scheduled annual inspections or random inspection visits.

These are the steps toward being certified organic:

• Execute agreement subjecting you to inspections according to regulation (EC) 834/2007
• Initial on-site inspection
• Written evaluation of organic production system
• Issue of "certificate of conformity"
• Annual inspections

If you want to be a processor and packager of organic products, then follow me:

• Initially you have to agree to subject yourself to our inspection system.
• One of our inspectors will visit you. Together you will survey your processing line, your stores and all documents concerning them. Together you will agree on measures you will have to take in order to meet the requirements of regulation (EC) 834/2007. These may concern, for example, the purchasing of organic raw materials, the makeup of organic recipes and mixtures, the avoidance of co-mingling of organic and non-organic materials during processing and storage, the labelling of products, your organic management plan and any financial records and documentary evidence.
• Subsequently we shall write an assessment about your organic production system. If you meet the minimum requirements, you are a certified organic processor and you will receive a "certificate of conformity" that will allow you to label your products "organic" and market them as such.
• Subsequently you will see us at least once per year for annual update inspections or for an unannounced and random inspection.

These are the steps toward being certified organic

• Execute agreement subjecting you to inspections according to regulation (EC) 834/2007.
• Initial on-site inspection
• Written evaluation of organic handling system
• Issue of "certificate of conformity"
• Annual inspections

Just in case you have not implemented a high performance food safety and hygiene system in your business: These are the stages toward obtaining a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certificate:

• You provide us with the necessary documents that will allow us to assess your handling system.
• We assess your handling system and identify "Critical Control Points."
• Either you write your own handling system plan or we write it for you.
• You implement the handling system plan.
• We perform an initial on-site inspection.
• We write an assessment report and if you have met the minimum requirements, we will issue a HACCP-Certificate to you.
• We return for annual follow-up inspections.
• Regularly you will receive from us news and information relevant to your handling system.

If you have already implemented a high performance food safety and hygiene system, we should be glad to audit your system or arrange for continuing education events for your staff.

These are the stages of obtaining an import authorization for importers and first consignees and in accordance with regulation (EC) 834/2007.

• Execute agreement subjecting importer to inspections.
• QC&I assigns inspection number to importer
• QC&I reports inspection number to agency with jurisdiction
• Initial on-site inspection of importer's facilities
• Written inspection report and evaluation of importer's operations
• Submission of evaluation and certificate of conformity to authority with jurisdiction over importer.
• Authority issues import authorization
• Goods clear customs of EU-member state

In order to be eligible to import organic products from a third country to the European Union the importer must meet the requirements of regulation (EC) 834/2007. Additionally, the entire agricultural production and processing system in the goods' country of origin must be subject to an approved inspection scheme.

During an initial onsite inspection of your offices and facilities QC&I will gather all data necessary to appraise and describe your enterprise, including:

• Exporting partners outside of EU
• Production and Processing unit and history
• Unit 's stock and financial records, certificates of conformity and equivalency.

In collaboration with the operator, QC&I specifies the measures necessary for the system to operate within the requirements of regulation (EC) 834/2007. These measures may include defining procedures to assure the separation of organic and conventional products during storage and transport.

After QC&I certifies the conformity of the system to the requirements of regulation (EC) 834/2007, the importer submits QC&I's inspection report and the certificate of conformity together with an application for import authorization to the competent authority for the European importer. Once the import authorization has been granted, the goods may clear customs at the European port of entry.