/ HANDLER COMPLIANCE AFFIRMATION / US-EU
US-KOREA
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► This form is designed to be use to verify compliance of ingredients and/or products under the US-EU or the US-Korea Equivalency Arrangement. Complete this form for NOP certified Apple and Pear products or for EU or Korea certified livestock products. These are the only products requiring any further verification under the terms of these international arrangements.

1. OTCO Processor/Handler:

OTCO operator to whom vendor supplies organic commodities.

2. Certified Vendor/Supplier:

The following information should be entered exactly as it appears on the vendor’s official Organic Certificate.

Vendor/Supplier:
Address:
Organic Certification Agency:
Certificate Number:
Certified Organic Products
supplied to OTCO Processor/Handler:

3. Affirmation Signatures To be signed by the vendor/supplier of organic product(s) and certification agent:

To the best of my knowledge, I hereby affirm the information provided above in this document to be accurate. I affirm that the products listed have been certified to the terms of the US-EU and US Korea Organic Equivalency Arrangement and in particular the following conditions have been met:

·  NOP Certified Apple and Pear products identified above which constitute or contribute to products exported to The European Union or Korea have been produced without the use of antibiotics for at least three (3) years prior to harvest.

·  EU or Korea Certified Livestock products have been produced without the use of antibiotics and are final processed/handled in an EU Member State

Furthermore, I authorize my company’s certification agent to release the information below concerning compliance with the applicable additional requirements of the US-EU and US-Korea Equivalency Arrangement.

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Vendor/supplier Signature Title Date

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Print Name

As a representative of the certification agent of the company identified above as “vendor/supplier”, I hereby affirm that the referenced company has been evaluated and the organic products referenced above have been produced in accordance with the applicable additional requirements of the US-EU Equivalency Arrangement.

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Certification Agent Signature Title Date

Print Name ______

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Rev. 8/29/14