SUPPLIER-KIT

Issue: September 2009 | Latest Information on GLOBALGAP Services | www.globalgap.org

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

GLOBALGAP AT A GLANCE Partnership Retailers and producers are equally represented in decision-making committees. GLOBALGAP provides open access to certication systems for all producers globally, thereby encouraging the adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices. Integrity The certication process is developed and operated to standards, which are

industry leading and complement accreditation norms. Benchmarking Operating principles of independent, fair and transparent benchmarking to demonstrate equivalence and facilitate recognition of national and regional farm assurance schemes. Stakeholder Involvement Meeting the specic information and data needs of members. To work with other key stakeholders particularly

government and non-government organisations. Foster an open and consultative culture, which contributes to the global effort of harmonising Good Agricultural Practice certication standards to avoid multiplication of standards, systems and audits. Efciency and Effectiveness GLOBALGAP develops globally relevant, cost effective solutions on behalf of its members. It strives to use internal resources as efciently as possible.

Content Online Certicate Validation Manage Entire Supplier List Labelling Products Events and Capacity Building Training And More

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Assist your customer to meet GLOBALGAP sourcing requirements.

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2 ONLINE VALIDATION OF SINGLE PAPER OR SCANNED CERTIFICATES Is a paper certicate valid? 1 Enter the GLOBALGAP number (GGN) or registration number into GLOBALGAP public online search tool https://database. globalgap.org 2 Review displayed data or view online certicate. 3 Compare valid to date on paper certicate with online certicate. For a valid certicate the following information will be displayed: GGN and GLOBALGAP certicate number Certication Body, scheme and option GLOBALGAP producer and product status Certicate validity Country of production and destination countries If the certicate is not displayed, please contact your supplier/ producer for updated certication information. In case where producer information/paper certicate does not match with database display, contact database_support@ globalgap.org Please include all available information to guarantee efcient response.

MANAGE ENTIRE SUPPLIER LIST FOR YOURSELF AND/OR FOR RETAIL/FOOD SERVICE CUSTOMER You want to maintain and monitor a list of validated producers and share all or part of them with your customer? GLOBALGAP offers to retailers, suppliers and traders an additional service to validate large quantities of producer certicates: Lists of GLOBALGAP numbers (GGNs) can be uploaded into the system via Excel upload. The database validates the GGNs and provides the certicate validation result in the passwordprotected database account. How to use this feature: Apply for GLOBALGAP supplier service package for an annual fee of 1,550 EUR (incl. optional supplier membership status).

Contact: Dr. Gabriele Jahn (jahn@globalgap.org) After registration the GLOBALGAP team will set up individual user accounts and offer a rst user online support tour. PRODUCT LABEL WITH LINK TO GLOBALGAP CERTIFICATE You want to check whether a product can be traced back to a certied producer? Request the producer or packer to label the product with the unique GLOBALGAP number (GGN). The GLOBALGAP Number (GGN) is a 13-digit numerical number (e.g., 4049929000000), not including the GLOBALGAP Trademark, and is unique to each and every producer and any other legal entity in the GLOBALGAP system. For this number GLOBALGAP uses existing Global Location Numbers (GLN) issued and to be purchased from the local GS1 organisation (www.gs1.org) or alter-

natively in its absence GLOBALGAP assigns its own interim GLN. Informing producers and packers on how to label GGN: Ask the GLOBALGAP Secretariat for a Producer-Kit in the local language of your producer.

EVENTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING - STAY UP TO DATE AND LEARN FROM OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS The GLOBALGAP Secretariat organises a series of events on all continents. They are targeted to different audiences and conducted in major languages. A main global conference is held annually as major networking event for all interested parties. Delegates receive important updates, learn from their peers about shared best practices in relevant areas and participate in multistakeholder consultation processes.

PACKED FOR: Exporter Name Country GGN 4049929000000

Nick Ball, Technical Director, AG Thames Fruit Member access to the GLOBALGAP certicate validation tool provides us with more condence on validity of certicates.

Lieuwe Smit, Quality Manager, Jaguar, the fresh company B.V. The power of knowing and controlling is the key to a successful quality brand like Jaguar and therefore we are pleased to know that GLOBALGAP is working actively towards a transparent market for all Fresh Produce around the world.

Thomas Landwehr, Quality Manager, Cobana Fruchtring Since we have been using the online certicate validation, we have beneted from the transparency and the higher efciency when handling our suppliers certicates

TRAINING, ADD-ON MODULES AND MORE Additional services available for suppliers and producers can be found on the website. GLOBALGAP training offered for suppliers and producers: www.globalgap.org Services Training List of GLOBALGAP approved Certication Bodies:

www.globalgap.org Services Certication Approved Certication Bodies GRASP GLOBALGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practices: www.globalgap.org Standards Standards Development Current Projects GLOBALGAP Field Passport: www.globalgap.org Resources Publications Facts and Figures

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