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
Implementation Rules for Good Agricultural Practice Certification (CNCA – N – 004: 2014)
GB/T 20014 National Standards for Good Agricultural Practice
Certification Benefits
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;
Help improve the management level of farms, increase market competitiveness and build brand images;
The ChinaGAP certification certificate is acknowledged by regulators, retailers and consumers;
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;
Improve the management level of production bases;
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 | / | |
Certificate making | Certificate making | / | |
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 |