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3.5 CONTROL OF MIXES OF CONSIGNMENTSIt is common and often inevitable in sugarcane production, logistics and trade thatconsignments are mixed. Mixing of consignments with different sustainabilitycharacteristics is allowed and also the mixing of not sustainable with sustainableconsignments is permitted as long as the balance (see 3) of sustainable product keepspositive. A mixture can have any form where consignments would normally be in contact,such as in a container, processing or logistical facility or site (defined as geographicallocation with precise boundaries within which products can be mixed). There are rules tobe respected in order to control the mixing of consignments that are specified in thecriteria below.Criteria Indicator Standard Notes3.5.1 A new consignment # isgenerated for a mix;procedure is equal to theindividual consignment> = 90%complianceIt depends on the accountingsystem how the mix will showup and which # is possible interms of charactersSome systems allow for3.5.2 The separate sizes andsustainability characteristicsof each individualconsignment remain assignedto the mixture3.5.3 Provides the sum of allconsignments withdrawn fromthe mixture to be describedhaving the same sustainabilitycharacteristics in the samequantities , as the sum of allconsignments added to themixture3.5.4 To avoid double counting: atthe moment the individualassignments are assigned tothe mixture they willautomatically booked offfrom the previous # as ―sold‖to the new # of the mix> =90%complianceindicators identifying a mixSee Appendix 6>=90% compliance See Appendix 6>= 90%complianceThe way this happens may bedifferent depending on thepossibilities of the accountingsystemBonsucro Mass Balance ChoC Standard – Version 3.0 March 2011Including Bonsucro EU Mass Balance ChoC Standard© Bonsucro 2011/Bonsucro EU 2011Page | 15