Thank you again for your interest in applying for certification through ACO Certification. Please find below linked documents to become certified through the ACO Bee Keeping and Honey Production certification program.

Application Documents

Documents to be completed by all operations

• Application Form
• Certification Agreement (to be signed and witnessed and returned with the application forms)

Documents to be completed by Bee Keeping and Honey Production operations.

• Statutory Declaration – Honey
• Organic Integrity Plan – Processing and Handling
• Organic Beekeeping Plan
• Beekeeping Hive Sites
• Input Register

Additional standard certification

Should you wish to add additional standard certification, please find linked documents below.

EU Conformity Assessment Certification

• EU application Form
• EU Derogation Declaration

USDA National organic Program Certification

• USDA NOP Application Form
• NOP Fraud Prevention Plan Template and Guidelines

Japanese Agricultural Standard Certification

• JAS Application form
• JAS Training Registration Form
• JAS Checklist for Organic Producers / Non-processed Feed / Livestock Farmers or Abattoirs

Korea

• 205-21a KOREA – MAFRA Application Form

To apply for certification:

• Please complete the Certification Application Forms as appropriate and return it to our office.
• Once the application forms have been received by the office, our Accounts Department will issue an invoice that must be paid prior to the progression of your application.

Please note that the Statutory Declaration requires initials and dating at the bottom of each page, plus full signatures of an eligible witness and yourself. Please ensure that you sign and have witnessed the appropriate documents were indicated.

Additional Resources

• Services and Fees Schedule
• Organic Operation Classifications Guidelines
• Organic Beekeeping Guidance Document
• Domestic Services Offered by ACO Certification
• Preparing a Farm or Facility Map
• You can download the relevant standards you are applying for via our website resources tab

New Product, Ingredient, Input and Planting Material Use Requests

• New Product and ingredient applications should be submitted via our JIRA Service Desk Platform
• Derogations for non-organic planting material should be requested via our Non-Organic Planting Material Declaration
• Requests for use of new farm, livestock or cleaning / pest control inputs should be made by submitting an updated “Input register” to JIRA Service Desk Platform

Export Certificate and Transaction Certificate Application

To export goods as organic you must meet all relevant export requirements prior to export. These requirements are set by Australian export laws and by the importing country. The onus is on you to ensure that these requirements are met. Please refer to our website for further information. Click here

Requests for export and transaction certificates can be requested via the ACO website

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Should you require assistance in completing your Certification Application please contact:

ACO Certification Ltd on client.services@aco.net.au or 07 3350 5706