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11‑5 Records to be retained by organic operator

(1) An organic operator in relation to prescribed organic goods must retain each document: (a) that is made by the operator or that comes into the operator’s possession; and (b) that is relevant to showing whether the operator 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 organic operator must retain each record referred to in subsection (1) for at least 5 years starting on the day the record is made by the operator or comes into the operator’s possession (as the case may be).