Application form for acceptance of a Certification Body

Application for the acceptance of a Certification Body for carrying out certification in accordance with the
GMP+ FC scheme and/or for the expansion of scopes for already accepted Certification Bodies.

Name of (application) Certification Body
(legal registered name)

Name of applicant Certification Body *

name of the legal representative *

Location address *

Postal code *

Place *

Country *

Location address is the same as Postal address

Postal address *

Postal code *

Place *

Country *

Telephone no. *

E-mail address *

Website

Function *

coordinator

deputy coordinator

name coordinator *

Telephone no. *

E-mail address *

name deputy coordinator *

Telephone no. *

E-mail address *

This application relates to the issuing of certificates related to the GMP+ scope(s) specified on this form.

The undersigned hereby applies for acceptance as a Certification Body permitted to carry out GMP+ audits.

The undersigned is familiar with CR1.0 Acceptation requirements of GMP+ International and the
acceptance procedure and undertakes to cooperate in the acceptance procedure.

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Name representative *

Date *

NB: The undersigned must be a legally-entitled representative of the Certification Body.

A Certification Body and its Critical Location(s) must have an accredited food/feed quality
management system based on ISO/IEC17021 and ISO22003-1. Only in the case the Certification
Body and its Critical Location(s) certify only the scope of Inland waterway transport and short sea
shipping of feed, they must have an accredited management system based on ISO/IEC 17020.

Description

Organization chart

Remarks organization chart

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

A copy of the legal business registration by a competent authority (for example Chamber of Commerce,
Business Registration, VAT registration).

Remarks on copy of the legal business registration

Annex legal business registration
*

Is your CB working with critical- or non-critical locations *

Yes

If selected yes, please add number of locations and their company names

Copies of the service level agreement(s) between Certification Bodies and (non) Critical Location(s)
(if applicable).

Remarks on copies of the service level
agreement(s)

Annex service level agreement
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

Accreditation

Remarks accreditation

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

Liability/insurance policy

Remarks Liability/insurance policy

Annex liability/insurance policy
*

Management review and internal audit

Remarks Management review and internal audit

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

Certification procedures:
- Certification procedure
- EWS procedure
- Procedure audit team assignment
- Procedure transfer of clients
- Complaint procedure
- Impartiality/confidentiality

Remarks certification procedure

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

Annex 4

Annex 5

Annex 6

Documents used for certification process:
- template application form
- template quotation/offer
- template certification agreement
- template general terms and conditions (if applicable)
- template of a GMP+ certificate and temporary acceptance
- template review and certification decision (if applicable)

Remarks documents used for certification process

Annex: application form
*

Annex template quotation/offer
*

Annex certification agreement
*

Annex GMP+ certificate and
temporary acceptance
*

Annex temporary acceptance

Annex review and cert. decision
(if applicable)

List of at least 2 accepted GMP+ auditors for the relevant scopes.The Certification Body must motivate and
document its decision accordantly Annex 2 / Appendix 2 and must keep all records available for assessment
during the acceptation audit.

Remarks on accepted GMP+ auditors

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

Documents for the audit:
- Template auditplan
- Template audit report
- Template findings report (if applicable)

Remarks on documents for audit

Annex 1
*

Annex 2

Annex 3

* = Input is required