Bio Suisse Checklist 2013

for Shrimp Farms

for Bio Suisse approval of certified organic shrimp farms

The checklist must be completed for the entire farm, not just for the site(s) for which Bio Suisse approval is being sought!

The correctness of the information given in the checklist must be confirmed by the inspection body by way of providing a signature on the last page. From the second Bio Suisse approval onwards the checklist must be completed during an inspection.

Name of the farm:
Person(s) in charge:
Address:
Postcode, Town, Province:
Country:
Tel.:
Fax:
E-mail:
Marketing organization / producers' association:
According to which standards are the shrimps kept:
Total surface of the farm in ha:
Surface of the production ponds in ha:
Former vegetation of the farm land:
Date of clear-felling of the primary vegetation:
Farm inspected and certified since:
Inspection body:
Farm No./ID with inspection body:
Date of recent inspection:
Contracting export company:
Contracting Swiss importing company (if known):

1CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY Bio Suisse IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR

Yes / No / n/a
Bio Suisse imposed conditions in the previous year.
The conditions imposed by Bio Suisse in the previous year have been met. Explain in detail:

2WHOLE-FARM APPROACH

Yes / No / n/a
The farm is managed organically in its entirety.
The farm is partly converted (organic and non-organic units).
Partial conversion is time-limited.
If yes, please attach plan for gradual conversion
The farm-manager is only responsible for this farm.
The farm-manager is also responsible for other organic (shrimp) farms
The farm-manager is also responsible for conventional and/or partly converted (shrimp) farms.

3Fulfillement of Naturland Aquaculture Standards; Part V: Pond culture of Shrimps (or equivalent Standard)

Naturland-Standard / fulfilled / not fulfilled / not applicable / Remarks
Site / 1.1
1.2
Ecosystem / 2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Stock/Species / 3.1
3.2
3.3
Hatchery / 4.1
4.3
Ponds/Density / 5.1
5.2
5.3
Health/Hygiene / 6.3
6.4
Feeding / 8.1
8.2
Harvesting/Processing / 9.1
9.2

4social environment

Number of full-time employees / persons employed year-round / Number of day labourers/seasonal workers (at peak harvest time)
Yes / No / n/a
The employees’ working conditions conform to the legal requirements.
Comments:
The farming operation(if 20 or more employees) has a social certification.
If yes, which one(s):
If a recognized social certification exists, there is no need for the Bio Suisse self-declaration form on this topic to be completed (cf. Bio Suisse Standards,Part V, chap. 1.3.6:

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Please attach the inspection report (GRASP [GlobalG.A.P.], UTZ Certified, Sustainable Agriculture Network[SAN], EcoSocial IBD). If the inspection report can be viewed online, the link may be provided instead.
If no:
The separate Bio Suisse “Social Accountability” self-declaration form for farming operations with 20 or more employees must be completed and submitted.(The self-declaration form must be filled out and submitted every 3 years.)

5STORAGE/PROCESSING/MARKETING on the Farm

Yes / No / n/a
Substances/agents are used for pest control purposes in stores.
If yes, list product(s):
Other measures are being taken in order to avoid contamination.
If yes, list measures:
Fumigation or fogging are being carried out in stores.
If yes, list product(s)/gases:
Products are cleaned, dried, conditioned/packaged, and/or processed on the farm.
If yes, list products:
Attach recipes, descriptions of processing and/or packaging
Products produced on other farms are cleaned, dried, conditioned, packaged, and/or processed on the holding.
If yes, the “Bio Suisse checklist for processing and trade” must be completed
Cleaning, drying, conditioning/packaging and/or processing are carried out by a contractor.
If yes, attach contractor’s certificate
The farm’s products are processed / conditioned/cleaned prior to being exported to Switzerland.
If yes, give name of processor / firm carrying out conditioning/cleaning:
The farm also markets products from other farms.
If yes, the “Bio Suisse Checklist for Processing and Trade” must be completed.

6CONFIRMATION THAT DETAILS GIVEN ABOVE ARE CORRECt

The undersigned contact person in the company confirms:

The undersigned farmoperations manager (owner or legal representative/agent) hereby authorizes the inspection body …………………………………………………………………….. to forward to Bio Suisse the checklist at hand, signed by the inspector and a representative of the inspection body, together with all the documentation necessary for initial and subsequent applications for approval. The undersigned also authorizes and commissions the inspection body indicated above to subsequentlyforward any information concerning this farming operation that applies to organic certification in conformance withCouncil Regulation (EC) 834/2007 (e.g., infractions of this regulation, resulting sanctions and measures, positive analytical reports, etc.).

The undersigned farm operations manager furthermore confirms by his or her signature

  • that he or she grants permission for the completed checklist to be forwarded to Bio Suisse and for it to be used by Bio Suisse in a confidential manner and solely for the purposes of certification,
  • that he or she grants Bio Suisse permission to forward to the Swiss importer of the farming operation’s products the letter detailing conditions imposed for the renewal of Bio Suisse approval,
  • that he or she grants Bio Suisse the right to carry out follow-up spotchecks on his or her farming operation and to take soil and product samples for analysisfollowing consultation with his or her inspection and certification body,
  • that he or she produces without any use of genetically modified organisms and their derivatives,
  • that the detailshe or she provides to Bio Suisse represent the truth to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.

Farm operations manager:

Date: Signature:

The undersigned inspector confirms

  • that he or she has provided the details given above to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.
  • (starting with the second application for Bio Suisse approval) that the checklist was completed during an inspection of the farming operation.

Inspector:

Date: Signature:

Stamp of inspection bodyand signature of its representative:

Compulsory attachments

Current inspection report

Current certificate of farm / decision on certification

(only for first approvals) Planimetric plot map (incl. reforested, adjacent plots and possible plots at risk from
spray drift)

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