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3.3 CONTROL OF MASS BALANCE SYSTEMThe mass balance system, according to article 18 of the EU RED means a system in which―sustainability characteristics‖ remain assigned to ―consignments‖ and evidence showingcompliance with these characteristics are required and need to be documented andrecorded. See Appendix 6 for principles.The mass balance system must be controlleda) in periods of time in which the balance of Bonsucro certified sustainable productversus not sustainable product should be equal or positive at the moment ofbalance. Evidence of balance must be recorded and must be verifiable by periodicbalance reports over that particular period, showing all inputs, mixes, conversions,stocks and outputs.The accounting year for Mass Balance includes a full annual harvest cycle, which is notallowed to be divided over 2 accounting years.Criteria Indicator Standard Notes3.3.1 The accounting system forthe control of the massbalance is documented andmass balance records anddata are maintained on adaily base and verifiable>= 90 % validatedwithin 1 weekThe economic operator may collectdata and records within intervals asdocumented in procedures on sitebefore entering these in theaccounting system; data must beupdated and verifiable within oneweek the latest, preferably within 363.3.2 Validation of data beforeofficial entering in theaccounting system. Themanagement representativeis responsible for validation,as indicated in Bonsucrocertification protocol 3.5.3.>= 90 % validatedwithin 1 weekhoursOnce validated the data entered cannot be changed (are fixed within thesoftware) or are clearly marked asvalidated showing data and time.The management representative hasphysically signed the documents oreither approved though digitalprocedures for validation.3.3.3BonsucroEUMass Balance ―in timeperiods‖ shows over the timeperiod the evidence that thebalance of certifiedsustainable product versusnot certified sustainableproduct is at least equal orpositive.The managementrepresentative or a thirdparty (RE the above art3.3.2) is responsible forMajorin case ofabsence of dataor longer than 1period (maxmonth) no reportof balanceMajorin case ofnegative balanceand no actionstaken to correctThe interval for the documentedperiodic mass balance reports ismaximum1 month.Each period (month) balance must bevalidated by the managementrepresentative. Cumulative month todate mass balance report must berecorded showing the development ofthe mass balance data during theharvest period and/or accountingyear .Bonsucro Mass Balance ChoC Standard – Version 3.0 March 2011Including Bonsucro EU Mass Balance ChoC Standard© Bonsucro 2011/Bonsucro EU 2011Page | 12