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Public Time:2023-08-24 Origin:CHINA QUALITY CERTIFICATION CENTRE

Certification Introduction

China Good Agricultural Practice (ChinaGAP) certification, drawing on international standards while considering China’s agricultural reality, is a highly practical agricultural production standard. The principles of ChinaGAP aim to further enhance China’s capabilities for agricultural product safety control, prevention and control of animal and plant diseases, ecological and environmental protection, animal welfare, and occupational health. It is also committed to optimizing agricultural production organizations, improving the management level of agricultural production enterprises, implementing sustainable development strategy and standardize the certification for good agricultural practices.

Certification Standard

  1. Implementation Rules for Good Agricultural Practice Certification (CNCA – N – 004: 2014)

  2. GB/T 20014 National Standards for Good Agricultural Practice

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    Certification Benefits

    1. Help improve the quality and safety of primary agricultural products, promote sustainable agricultural development and environmental protection, ensure occupational health and safety of employees, achieve energy conservation and sustainable development, enhance food safety, environmental protection, and public health, and facilitate breakthroughs in technical barriers to and exports of agricultural products;

    2. Help improve the management level of farms, increase market competitiveness and build brand images;

    3. The ChinaGAP certification certificate is acknowledged by regulators, retailers and consumers;

    4. As an authorized certification body by GLOBALG.A.P., CQC can issue two certificates through one assessment, lowering trade barriers for enterprises entering the global market;

    5. Improve the management level of production bases;

    6. Increase competitiveness of exported products and boost the sustainable agricultural development.

    Advantages of CQC

    The China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) is a professional third-party certification body that is approved by the Chinese government and recognized by multiple foreign governments and international authoritative organizations. As the longest-standing, largest and most authoritative certification body in China, CQC boasts extensive experience and achievements in certification. In terms of GAP certification, CQC is the sole certification body that can issue the GLOBALG.A.P. certificate based on respective standards of ChinaGAP and GLOBALG.A.P. CQC. Among numerous certification bodies, it leads the way in GAP certification with its international development strategy and overseas branches.

    Certification Scope

    Certification Scope

    Certificate Type


    Plants

    Field Crops

    ChinaGAP-GLOBALGAP

    Aquaculture

    Intensive Aquaculture

    ChinaGAP

    Fruits and Vegetables

    ChinaGAP-GLOBALGAP

    Cage Aquaculture

    ChinaGAP

    Tea

    ChinaGAP-GLOBALGAP

    Fence Aquaculture

    ChinaGAP

    Coffee

    GLOBALGAP

    Pond Aquaculture

    ChinaGAP

    Flowers

    ChinaGAP

    Mudflat/ Bottom Sowing/Suspended Aquaculture

    ChinaGAP

    Livestock and Poultry

    Pigs

    ChinaGAP

    Bees

    Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly, etc.

    ChinaGAP

    Poultry

    ChinaGAP


    Cattles and Sheep

    ChinaGAP


    Dairy

    ChinaGAP


    Fence Farming

    ChinaGAP


    Pond Farming

    ChinaGAP


    Certification Process

    Process

    Step

    Certification Body

    Applicant


    Application acceptance

    Certification intention


    Introduction of CQC and GAP certification


    Introduction of enterprises

    Application acceptance

    Provide the application form and certification standards, conduct contract review, and identify the origin, product scope, and certification fees.

    Submit application documents and check the certification fees

    Contract signing

    Contract signing

    Sign the contract and pay the certification fees


    Inspection preparation and implementation

    Preparation

    Release the inspection notification, assignment letter, and plan

    Check the date and plan of inspection, and prepare documents and materials for on-site inspection

    On-site inspection

    The inspection team conducts on-site inspection and sampling if necessary

    Provide materials for on-site inspection

    Certification recommendation

    Release the inspection result or non-compliance report (if applicable)

    Check the inspection result and develop corrective measures (if applicable)


    Conformity assessment and certification approval

    Initial review of materials

    Conduct an initial review of the materials submitted by the inspection team, checking for completeness and validity

    Supplementary materials (if applicable)

    Conformity assessment

    Conduct conformity assessment for application materials

    Supplementary materials (if applicable)

    Certification approval

    Approval by CQC leaders

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    Certificate making

    Certificate making

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    Certificate mailing

    Certificate mailing

    Check the delivery of certificate

    Supervision and management

    Unannounced inspection

    Conduct unannounced inspection according to implementation rules

    Provide materials for unannounced inspection

    Certificate alteration

    Certificate alteration

    Release the tasks of handling, assessment and inspection for the application of certificate alteration

    Provide materials for on-site inspection


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