Eligibility and evidence
Applicants should provide accurate business information and maintain verifiable records that match the scope being presented for certification.
- True and current legal identity
- Operational evidence relevant to scope
- Access to key records during review
Audit behaviour and obligations
Teams are expected to support audit access, cooperate with sampling needs and address non-conformities within agreed timelines.
- Allow access to sites and records
- Nominate responsible coordinators
- Close findings within the agreed response window
Certificate maintenance
Certificates remain subject to surveillance, continued conformity and proper use. Major changes in operations or scope should be declared promptly.
- Inform changes to structure or address
- Use certificate only within approved scope
- Cooperate in surveillance and recertification
