GLOBALG.A.P Number on Final Product: When Fruits & Vegetables 07.02 is Non-Applicable

Fruits & Vegetables 07.02 reads that:

The GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN) is indicated on all final products originating from certified production processes when registered for parallel ownership.

Where the producer is registered for parallel ownership (i.e., where products originating from certified and noncertified production processes are owned in parallel by one legal entity), all products originating from certified production processes packed in final consumer packaging (either on the farm or after product handling) shall be identified with a GGN.

It can be the GGN of the Option 2 producer group, the GGN of the producer group member, both GGNs, or the GGN of the Option 1 individual producer. The GGN shall not be used to label products originating from noncertified produc- tion processes.

This principle & criteris can be non-applicable (N/A) when:

– the producer/the producer group only owns GLOBALG.A.P. products (no paral- lel ownership)

or

– when there is a written agreement available between the producer/the pro- ducer group and the buyer not to use the GGN on producer’s final product packaging,

or

– when there is a market label specification that prevents the producer/pro- ducer group from using the GGN on the producer’s final product packaging.

In all cases where the GGN is not used on final product when there is parallel ownership, there shall be at minimum a system in place to identify the product originating from certified production.

There shall be written information in place between the buyer and the producer/producer group which explains the system. All agreements and communi- cation shall be documented and available during the certification body audits.