Certifying body

Uncertified Value Value of a quantity, included in the certificate of a CRM or otherwise supplied, which is provided for information only but is not certified by the producer or the certifying body. (Also see Information Value). 

A wide range of substances is permitted for alternative crop production. For example, LOJ, Denmark is the only certifying body reviewed so far that provides maximum concentrations of solutions of sulphur, soft soap and mineral oils. Furthermore, several substances permitted by IFOAM and EU standards are not allowed, such as pyrethrum, copper salts, chloride of lime and soda, or microbial pest controllers. Spain (CRAE 1994) stands on the other end of the spectrum with their exclusive focus on the EC Reg. 2092/91. 

In the above discussion, standard reference materials (SRMs) were mentioned often. A reference material (RM) is a material or substance suitable for use in calibrating equipment or standardizing solutions. A certified reference material (CRM) that a vendor indicates, via a certificate, is an RM. A standard reference material (SRM) is one that is distributed and certified by a certifying body, such as NIST. The SRM is the material to which all calibration and standardization materials should be traceable. A standard material becomes one when it is compared to or prepared from another. Ultimately, it all rests on the SRM — meaning all standard materials are traceable to an SRM (see Figure 5.10). 

Approved inputs are listed in Annex II of the Regulation although nearly all require permission from the certifying body before they can be used. Approved fertilisers and soil conditioners include low soluble materials such as rock phosphate and lime, as well as animal manures and by-products such as bone meal and hoof/hom meal. More soluble materials such as blood meal, wood ash and potassium sulphate are also allowed, again following approval from the certification body. 

When violations of standards are found, the certifying body may remove the certification for a production run or batch or for the entire unit. In such cases, the control body must be informed. A fine may also be imposed by additional inspections, or product analysis being specified at the operator s cost. The type of fine will depend on the severity of the violation and may vary from body to body. In the case of a manifest infringement or irregularity, the operator has the right of appeal if they consider the decision to be incorrect. Since certification is decided on information supplied by the inspector, the appeal must be accompanied by relevant information and the reasons why the applicant believes the decision should be changed. 

This form of marketing is rarely used for organic stock, apart from store stock to be sold as conventional. This is partly due to the lack of stock, but also because these channels do not sit easily with organic ethics, and are usually ruled out by certifying bodies. Welfare may be compromised by additional and unnecessary transport and handling, and other organic standards can more easily be compromised in the environment of a predominantly conventional livestock market. 

Fill out the initial application form supplied by the certifying body. Note that on the initial application it is necessary to list the recipes of the anticipated launch range of products. It is easy to make changes and add additional products at a later date. 

The certifying body carries out an annual inspection of premises, systems and production records to ensure that all of these procedures are followed. 

The certifying body for Zone 10 apparatus in Germany was BVS, Bergbau-Versuchsstrecke, Dortmund... 

The administration body often refers to an expert s appraisement and renounces for type testing and inspection. These activities are carried out by certifying bodies, state-owned facilities or privately owned companies. 

Special protection comprises all protection techniques such as powder filling, static pressurization and encapsulation (by plastics materials). At that time, these techniques started their career in the field of explosion protection and advanced to autonomous types of protection described by IEC or European Standards individually. VDE 0170/0171/1969-01 does not contain any specific requirements for these techniques. It has been the decision of the certifying body that an s -apparatus will operate at the same level of safety compared with other well-defined types of protection, e.g. flameproof enclosure d ... 

The certifying body and testing house has been the IfB, Institut fur Bergbausicherheit, Leipzig, Institutsbereich Freiberg/Germany. 

Table 3.15(b) IECEx-Scheme - participating countries, applicant accepted certifying bodies (ACB) and applicant IECEx testing laboratories (TL) (as at 1999-08)... 

Reference Standard A reference standard is broadly defined as certified material or substance, supplied by a certifying body, which exhibits one or more properties that are sufficiently well established (and assigned) that it may be used for calibration of an apparatus, assessment of a measurement method, and assigning values to materials. Reference standards in pharmaceutical sciences generally fall within three categories analytical reference standards, working standards, and authentic materials. 

The use of Reference Materials (RMs) is part of good QA practices that insure analytical data of documented quality. An RM is a material or substance one or more properties of which are sufficiently well established to be used for the calibration of an apparatus, the assessment of a measurement method or for the assignment of values to materials. A CRM is an RM one or more of whose values are certified by a technically valid procedure accompanied by or traceable to a certificate or other documentation which is issued by a certifying body such as NRC, NIST or others. An SRM is a CRM produced and certified by NIST. 

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