5‑8 Verification of compliance with the 5‑8 Verification of compliance with the Act and other matters

5‑8 Verification of compliance with the Act and other matters

Matters that must be verified (1) The holder of an approved arrangement must verify that carrying out organic goods certification operations in accordance with the approved arrangement will ensure compliance with the following: (a) the applicable requirements of the Act; (b) section 5‑4 of this instrument (importing country requirements); (c) section 5‑7 of this instrument (management practices, organisational structure, resources and personnel). Record of verification (2) A written record must be made of: (a) the methods, procedures, tests, monitoring and other evaluations used to verify compliance with the matters referred to in subsection (1); and (b) the results of the verification.

Note: The holder of the approved arrangement must retain each record made under this subsection for at least 5 years (see section 11‑6).