NEW COUNTRY OPERATION DETAILS Country Add Country Name SAAS Designated Risk Category (see SAAS Lower High Highest (Check the appropriate box) Accreditation Requirements) Will there be an operational office in this Yes No new country? Will the certification activities within the countries be performed by a subcontract Yes No organisation? Does the CB intend to use contract auditors Yes No ONLY in this new country? Will this country be a location” as “critical defined in the associated expansion Yes No application form? Estimated number of new SA8000 Add estimated new certifications in Year 1, 2 and 3. certificates for the first 3 years after the expansion in scope is granted. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION processed and moved forward For this expansion to existing SAAS accreditation to be by SAAS, the following documentation must, as a minimum, be supplied along with a signed copy of this form. Applications submitted with no supporting documentation will not be accepted. Tick If If Applicable: Reason For Not Document Supplied Document Supplied Submitting Evidence of the applicant CB’s certification service development activities, in accordance with internal service design process, leading to the agreement to commence with this new certification activity (e.g. Management Review Results). Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable reason – Evidence of the of this new certification ‘sign-off’ activity by the Impartiality Committee for the certification activities applied for. Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable Enter reason CB Competence Qualification Criteria and Supporting Evidence to demonstrate auditor, contract review, certification decision maker(s) and other personnel’s competence in meeting the criteria for the new certification activities applied for (e.g. Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable Enter reason –
NEW COUNTRY OPERATION DETAILS Country Add Country Name SAAS Designated Risk Category (see SAAS Accreditation Requirements) Lower High Highest (Check the appropriate box) Will there be an operational office in this new country? Yes No Will the certification activities within the countries be performed by a subcontract organisation? Yes No Does the CB intend to use contract auditors ONLY in this new country? Yes No Will this country be a “critical location” as defined in the associated expansion application form? Yes No Estimated number of new SA8000 certificates for the first 3 years after the expansion in scope is granted. Add estimated new certifications in Year 1, 2 and 3. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION For this expansion to existing SAAS accreditation to be processed and moved forward by SAAS, the following documentation must, as a minimum, be supplied along with a signed copy of this form. Applications submitted with no supporting documentation will not be accepted. Document Tick If Supplied Document Supplied If Applicable: Reason For Not Submitting Evidence of the applicant CB’s certification service development activities, in accordance with internal service design process, leading to the agreement to commence with this new certification activity (e.g. – Management Review Results). Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable reason Evidence of the ‘sign-off’ of this new certification activity by the Impartiality Committee for the certification activities applied for. Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable Enter reason CB Competence Qualification Criteria and Supporting Evidence to demonstrate auditor, contract review, certification decision maker(s) and other personnel’s competence in meeting the criteria for the new certification activities applied for (e.g. – Enter name of document and relevant clause, if applicable Enter reason
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