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The terminology, how to use the Certification Bodies search engine, and what information is available to you in it.
CB Status
A CB can have one of four statuses:
Provisionally approved: The CB has successfully passed the first steps of the GLOBAL S.L.P. approval process in accordance with the general regulations and is allowed to issue non-accredited certificates to a limited number of producers for a respective scope and sub-scope(s).
Approved: The CB has completed all the steps of the GLOBAL S.L.P. approval process (including accreditation) and can issue an unlimited number of accredited certificates for a respective scope and sub-scope(s).
Suspended: The CB has been given a red card and is suspended in accordance with the general regulations.
Cancelled: The CB has been given a red card and is suspended status is permanent, or has not renewed the License Agreement with GLOBAL S.L.P.
*Note: During this transition period, the standard is not available for accreditation, so all CBs will be shown as Provisionally approved or suspended.
When a CB is under investigation, a Yellow Card is issued and this warning is visible in combination with the current.
Performance Ratings
Performance ratings has been established to promote continuous improvement of the CB. Regardless of their rating, all CBs listed may be chosen for certification.
Temporary suspension (red card) and cancelations of a CB are explicitly indicated next to the CB name. These CBs cannot be chosen for certification while the sanction is in effect.
Ratings range from 1 to 5 stars:
1 Unacceptable, low performance
2 Major improvement necessary
3 Some improvement necessary
4 Good performance
5 Excellent performance
Rating pending: There is not yet enough evidence collected within the evaluation criteria to establish an overall KPI rating. This does not mean bad performance.
Comments
Red Card: Suspension of the CB in accordance with the general regulations.
Yellow Card: Sanction imposed on the CB in accordance with the general regulations.
Member Seal: The CB is a GLOBAL S.L.P.. associate member.
A CB can have one of three statuses:
Provisionally approved: The CB has successfully passed the first steps of the GLOBAL S.L.P. approval process in accordance with the general regulations and is allowed to issue non-accredited certificates to a limited number of producers for a respective scope and sub-scope(s).
Approved: The CB has completed all the steps of the GLOBAL S.L.P. approval process (including accreditation) and can issue an unlimited number of accredited certificates for a respective scope and sub-scope(s).
Suspended: The CB has been given a red card and is suspended in accordance with the general regulations.
Performance ratings were established to promote continuous improvement of the CB. Regardless of their rating, all CBs listed may be chosen for certification.
Temporary suspension (red card) and cancelations of a CB are explicitly indicated next to the CB name. These CBs cannot be chosen for certification while the sanction is in effect.
Ratings range from 1 to 5 stars:
1 Unacceptable, low performance
2 Major improvement necessary
3 Some improvement necessary
4 Good performance
5 Excellent performance
Hover your mouse over the stars in the performance rating column to see the key performance indicators (KPIs) used for the rating.
Rating pending: There is not yet enough evidence collected within the evaluation criteria to establish an overall KPI rating. This does not mean bad performance.
Red Card: Suspension of the CB in accordance with the general regulations. Please note: cards are displayed as flags in the table below.
Yellow Card: Sanction imposed on the CB in accordance with the general regulations. Please note: cards are displayed as flags in the table below.
Member Seal: The CB is a GLOBAL S.L.P.. associate member. Read more here.
The default view of the table shows only the country where the headquarters of the respective CB are located. To see which additional CBs operate in your country and/or have a branch office there, please select the country using the filters “Region:” AND “Country:” together.
Click on the status of a CB to access more information including contact details.
Certification Bodies
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Control Union Certifications Bv
Region: Africa, America Central, America North, America South, Antarctic, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East and Oceania
Countries: Global
Status: Approved
Qima Brasil Ltda
Region: America, South
Countries: Brazil
Status: Approved
Bureau Veritas Certification Vietnam Ltd.
Region: Asia
Country: Vietnam
Status: Approved
Lsqa S.A.
Regions: America, South and Europe
Countries: Uruguay and Spain
Status: Approved
Araporc Entidad De Inspeccion S.L.
Region: Europe
Countries: Spain and Portugal
Status: Approved
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