Accreditation body, COFRAC, France, 2009

Rosi Bellière, Samanta Accreditation body, COFRAC, France, 2009. [Certification - Accreditation body]

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Type of authority/body

Private

level of organic accreditation

National

Name of the authority/body

COMITE FRANCAIS D'ACCREDITATION

Acronym of authority/body if any

COFRAC

Address

37, Rue de Lyon FR-75012 PARIS, France

Phone

+33-01 44 68 82 20

E-mail

sandrine.dupin@cofrac.fr

Links to authority/body web page and further information

http://www.cofrac.fr

Contact person (name, phone, email) if possible

Sandrine Dupin; phone: +33-01-44686468; e--mail: sandrine.dupin@cofrac.fr;

Accreditation schemes offered in the country for bodies certifying according to organic standards

IFOAM accreditation

*) Number of organic control authorities/control bodies accredited, operating at the national level only.

6

*) Names of organic control authorities/control bodies accredited, operating at the national level only

Aclave, Agrocert, Ecocert SAS, Qualité France SA, SGS ICS, ULASE

*) Comments on accreditation of organic control authorities / control bodies (certifiers and inspection bodies)

In France the certification system is based on private control bodies.

*) Price of 1st time accreditation according to ISO65/EN45011 in €

1st time accreditation request fee: 939 €; Fee for evaluation of the control body 1.145 €; Cost of technical expert/day 1.051 €; Total for 1st time accreditation: 3.135 €

*) Annual fee for maintenance of acrreditation according to ISO65/EN45011 in €

Fixed annual fee of € 2289; Variable fee: 0,225*(Fixed fee * N° of systems accredited)+ 0,039 *(fixed fee*No of equivalences) Annual fee = the fixed fee + the variable fee

*) Number of employees (full-time, part time, frelancers) in "full time years" involved in organic accreditation according to ISO65/EN45011

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*) Comments on organic accreditation fees and employees in "full time years"

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