Question:
A farm has only three certified crops and at the middle of the year the farmer plants a new crop which he would like to sell as certified, the question is; must another audit be done inorder to include the crop on the scope and thus a review of the certificate?
Answer:
Unless the new crop is the "principal crop", then the farmer would simply register the new crop with the CB, who would then communicate to EurepGAP the scope addition to the certificate. At the following inspection, the additional crop would be included in the inspection process. Please read the "Inspection Timing Guideline" available at http://www.eurep.org/documents/webdocs/EUREPGAP_GL_FP_V1-4_Inspection%20Timing_24-06-05.pdf, point 2.1.4 First Inspection Timing and Multiple Crop Certification.
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