major failure to successfully implement a repeated incomplete sales receipts The group member is notified about the non-compliance; corrective action that has been imposed repeated storage of a prohibited substance a suspension is imposed. The suspension may involve before unclear or no separation of products only portions of land but can also concern the group repeated or multiple violations indicating unintentional use of prohibited substances member verification as a whole, e.g.: that the group member is unable to comply use of GMO and/or treated seeds or planting stock suspension with OSP and applicable organic regulations use of synthetic fertilizers or growing medium suspension of the group member for one year accidental violation of organic standard use of treated lumber for fencing products may not be marketed as organic during violation puts organic integrity at risk misuse of compost or composted materials that time temporary violation requires immediate action misuse of manure fields concerned are downgraded and must again non-compliance is uncorrectable use of chemicals in produce wash water undergo conversion requirements storage (full-time or temporary) of organic products group member remains under internal control imposes at un-approved site or warehouse surveillance re-use of packaging that previously contained group member to undergo (additional) organic ICS conventional product training to better understand rules and 3**: regulations Group member and group member’s products that are non-compliant are listed as sanctioned. repeated or multiple violations indicating falsification of e.g. sales receipts The group member is notified about the non-compliance; that the group member is unable to comply group member tries to sell products from fields not exclusion is imposed: with OSP and applicable organic regulations registered group member contract is cancelled willful or deliberate violation from conventional fields products may not be marketed as organic imposes exclusion from neighbors ICS group member acted fraudulently, violating OSP Group member is listed as sanctioned and crops/ 4**: (used prohibited substances) products are excluded from group harvest and sales. internal inspection denied *In case of repeated non-compliance, sanctions according to the next sanction level must be imposed ** Sanctions of level 3 and 4 must be reported to the certifier
major 3**: ICS imposes temporary suspension failure to successfully implement a corrective action that has been imposed before repeated or multiple violations indicating that the group member is unable to comply with OSP and applicable organic regulations accidental violation of organic standard violation puts organic integrity at risk violation requires immediate action non-compliance is uncorrectable repeated incomplete sales receipts repeated storage of a prohibited substance unclear or no separation of products unintentional use of prohibited substances use of GMO and/or treated seeds or planting stock use of synthetic fertilizers or growing medium use of treated lumber for fencing misuse of compost or composted materials misuse of manure use of chemicals in produce wash water storage (full-time or temporary) of organic products at un-approved site or warehouse re-use of packaging that previously contained conventional product The group member is notified about the non-compliance; a suspension is imposed. The suspension may involve only portions of land but can also concern the group member verification as a whole, e.g.: suspension of the group member for one year products may not be marketed as organic during that time fields concerned are downgraded and must again undergo conversion requirements group member remains under internal control surveillance group member to undergo (additional) organic training to better understand rules and regulations Group member and group member’s products that are non-compliant are listed as sanctioned. 4**: ICS imposes exclusion repeated or multiple violations indicating that the group member is unable to comply with OSP and applicable organic regulations willful or deliberate violation falsification of e.g. sales receipts group member tries to sell products from fields not registered from conventional fields from neighbors group member acted fraudulently, violating OSP (used prohibited substances) internal inspection denied The group member is notified about the non-compliance; exclusion is imposed: group member contract is cancelled products may not be marketed as organic Group member is listed as sanctioned and crops/ products are excluded from group harvest and sales. *In case of repeated non-compliance, sanctions according to the next sanction level must be imposed ** Sanctions of level 3 and 4 must be reported to the certifier
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