Agreements, committee decisions, changes in the structure and the publication of documents. The Association publishes what changes the rules of work, not news items for their own sake.
The document establishes mutual acceptance of assessment results obtained under the Association's schemes, and joint participation in developing industry requirements. It is the eleventh agreement of its kind.
Read in fullCompanies from logistics, food production and adjacent sectors continue to join the Initiative.
The agenda includes consideration of requirements for new management system certification schemes.
The Attestation Committee is accepting applications under the food safety and logistics security schemes.
The third expert council has begun work on requirements for information protection and system resilience.
The changes concern requirements for practical experience and the procedure for confirming competence.
The edition takes effect after a transition period; certificates already issued remain valid.
The parties agreed on mutual participation of representatives in the work of the standing committees.
The six principles of sound assessment practice are set out in the edition available to signatories.
Comment on matters of standardization, accreditation and attestation, clarification of published material, and requests for documents or the official position of the Association.