Information on voluntary Certification - Foodcert India
Information on voluntary Certification - Foodcert India
Information on voluntary Certification - Foodcert India
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For many producers, the market for certifiedagricultural products is very complex and theadvantages and requirements associated with thenumerous certificati<strong>on</strong> programmes are not always clear.In additi<strong>on</strong>, producers do not always know thedifference between the compulsory or <strong>voluntary</strong> natureof standards applied to export products. Therefore, thismanual has been designed in order to clarify <strong>voluntary</strong>certificati<strong>on</strong>.After having read its c<strong>on</strong>tent, the reader should be ableto understand the main <strong>voluntary</strong> private certificati<strong>on</strong>schemes, the importance of these schemes, thedifference between these programmes as well as theiradvantages and c<strong>on</strong>straints. The manual also providesinformati<strong>on</strong> sources <strong>on</strong> the main import regulati<strong>on</strong>s inthe United States of America, the European Uni<strong>on</strong>,Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific regi<strong>on</strong>.For copies write to: FAO Regi<strong>on</strong>al Office forAsia and the Pacific39 Phra Athit RoadBangkok 10200THAILANDTel: (+66) 2 697 4000Fax: (+66) 2 697 4445E-mail: FAO-RAP@fao.org
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