MP 100-2009

Set out certification requirements additional to those already stipulated in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), ISO/IECGuide65-General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems (which has been adopted in Australia and New Zealand as HB18.65) and International Accreditation Forum, Guidance Document, IAF GD 5:2006-IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IECGuide65:1996 General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems, and which are specific to the needs of the organic and biodynamic industry sectors.

MP 1.1 This Miscellaneous Publication (MP) specifies procedures for the certification of organic and biodynamic products that conform to AS 6000. MP 1.2 This MP also specifies procedures for the certification of imported organic and/or biodynamic products and ingredients that satisfy the specific requirements detailed in Appendix B of this MP.MP 1.3 This MP supplements the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 65 (HB 18.65) and IAF GD 5, which together form the framework for the certification process. The main clauses, which are numbered and titled in bold text, are common to all three documents.NOTES:Where no text appears beneath a clause heading in this MP, see ISO/IEC Guide 65 and IAF GD 5.Further references are listed in Appendix A.

First published as MP 100-2009.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (November 2010).
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (September 2013).