OF THESE GUIDELINES, BEFORE AND AFTER THE OPERATIONS; – OPER...

Section 1 of these guidelines, before and after the operations;

– operations should be carried out continuously until the complete run has been dealt with, separated by

place or time from similar operations performed on products not covered by Section 1 of these guidelines;

– if such operations are not carried out frequently, they should be announced in advance, with a deadline

agreed on with the certification body or authority;

– every measure should be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid mixtures with products not

obtained in accordance with the requirements of these guidelines.

4. The official or officially recognized certification body or authority should ensure that a full physical inspection,

at least once a year, of the unit. Samples for testing of products not listed in these guidelines may be taken

where their use is suspected. An inspection report must be drawn up after each visit countersigned by the

person responsible for the unit inspected. Additional occasional unannounced visits should also be undertaken

according to need or at random.

5. The operator should give the official or officially recognized certification body or authority or authority, for

inspection purposes, access to the unit and to written accounts and relevant supporting documents. The

operator should also provide the inspection body with any information necessary for the purposes of

inspection.

6. The requirements in respect to the transport as laid down in paragraph A.10 of this Annex are applicable.

7. On receipt of a product referred to in Section 1 of these Guidelines, the operator shall check:

– the closing of the packaging or contained where it is required;

– the presence of the indications referred to in A.10 of this Annex. The result of this verification shall be

explicitly mentioned in the accounts referred to in point B.2. When there is any doubt that the product

cannot be verified according to the production system provided for in Section 6 of this Guidelines, it must

be placed on the market without indication referring to the organic production method.

C. IMPORTS

Importing countries should establish appropriate inspection requirements for the inspection of importers and of

imported organic products.