11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter

11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter

(1) An exporter of prescribed organic goods must retain each document: (a) that is made by the exporter or that comes into the exporter’s possession; and (b) that is relevant to showing whether the exporter has complied, or is complying, with the applicable requirements of the Act and whether importing country requirements have been, or are being, met in relation to the export of prescribed organic goods.

Note: A reference to the Act includes a reference to this instrument (see section 1‑6 and subsection 432(1) of the Act).

(2) The exporter must retain each record referred to in subsection (1) for at least 5 years starting on the day the record is made by the exporter or comes into the exporter’s possession (as the case may be).