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1 Certification fee
1.1 Structure of certification fee
The certification fee consists of followings;(1) Basic fee (basic certification fee for initial certification in 1.2 below and basic certification
fee for supplemental inspection in 2.1 below);(2) Actual expenses of traveling expenses and accommodation fee of inspector;(3) Per diem allowance of inspector; and(4) Other additional inspection fee in case it is required.
1.2 Basic certification fee for certification
Fee
Category(Unit: US$)

Initial certification inspection
Application
fee

P1/P1H1

On-siteCertification
inspection management

Annual audit inspection
Total

On-siteCertification
inspection management

Total

800

1,600

800

3,200

1,600

800

2,400

H1400

1,200

800

2,400

800

800

1,600

H2800

1,600

800

3,200

1,200

800

2,000

P2/P2H1[Explanatory notes]
P1 : A producer that produces crop(s) in farm fields.
P2 : A producer that collects or harvests wild crop(s).
H1 : A handler that handles agricultural products, storage, screening, packing and shippingonly.
H2 : A handler that handles agricultural products other than H1.
P1H1: An entity that seeks double certification of producer (crops) and handler (storage,screening, packing and shipping only) and applicable in case handling in producingarea.
P1H2: An entity that seeks double certification of producer (crops) and handler (other than H1).
P2H1: An entity that seeks double certification of producer (wild crops) and handler (storage,screening, packing and shipping only).
P2H2: An entity that seeks double certification of producer (wild crops) and handler (other thanH1)[Remarks]
1) Group certification is given on the basis of a complex of farm/farm facility for a producer.
Where an application is made for plural farms/farm facilities, it is treated as a single
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same management.
2) Group certification is given on the basis of a factory/warehouse/office for a handler.
Where an application is made for plural ones, it is treated as a single certification
provided that they are located within a same locality and controlled under the samemanagement.
3) Certification are given to individual operations in a joint operation of producers orhandlers, while certification fee is calculated based on the whole joint operation as one
operation with additional fee of US$100.-/certification.
4) In case a special audit inspection is required based on the external information etc. toinvestigate the appropriateness of the business performance by the certified entity, thesame amount of the audit inspection fee above is charged.
1.3 Actual expenses
Actual traveling expenses incurred for on-site inspection includes accommodation fee、traveling expenses and rent a car charge.
1.4 Per diem
Inspector’s per diem is US$90/person/day.
1.5 Other additional inspection fees
(1) Lecture fee of US$400/lecture is charged, when an applicant requests OMIC to hold an

explanatory lecture course for the better understandings of the organic scheme
concerned at the on-site inspection.
(2) The on-site inspection fee is set on the assumption that the on-site inspection iscompleted in one day. An extra inspection fee of US$400/person/day in addition to actual
expenses and inspector’s per diem is charged, when more than one day is required forthe on-site inspection due to multiple business locations etc.
(3) When an additional on-site inspection is required following initial certification inspection

or audit inspection to determine compliance with the Act and NOP regulations, inspection
fee of US$400/person/day in addition to actual expenses and inspector’s per diem arecharged.

2 Supplemental certification fee
2.1 Substantial Change of Certification(1) Supplemental certification inspection is required for the increase of farm fields,production/processing lines or substantial change of production/handling facility or
operation method. The supplemental certification fee is shown in the table below. For theon-site inspection, actual expenses (1.3 above) and inspector’s per diem (1.4 above) arealso charged.
(2) No supplemental certification inspection fee is charged in case the supplemental
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completed within the time frame of the normal audit inspection. However, additional
on-site inspection fee of US$400/person/day is charged, in case it is required to extend
on-site inspection days for the supplemental inspection of the production site(s) due tothe remote location, etc.
(Unit: US$)Supplemental certification inspection feeCategory

Document inspection On-site inspection
P1/P1H1Total400400800

H1400400800

H2400400800

P2/P2H12.2 Minor Change of Certification(1) Supplemental certification fee of US$100/item is charged for the certification of minorchange of certification such as increase of the item of agricultural products of productionor handling.
(2) Only document inspection fee on the above table is charged for the addition of thewarehouse with the OMIC certification.
3. Discount Certification Fee for Collateral Certification
The certification fees on the tables in 1.2 and 2.1 above are discounted at 50% for theapplicants of certification, and certified operations who fall under followings:(1) Entities to seek collateral organic certifications of JAS and NOP; and(2) Entities certified with JAS organic certification by OMIC.
[Note] JAS: Japanese Agricultural Standards, Japan
NOP: National Organic Program, USA

4 Issuance Fee of Document Copy
(Unit: US$)
Issuance fee

Documents
Certification certificate

50.00/certificate

List of certified producers and handlers

20.00/set

Report of analysis results for residues or prohibited substances

20.00/report

Other business information permitted by a concerned certified entity

20.00/report

Transaction certificate

30.00/certificate
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5. Payment and Non-refund of Inspection Fee(1) The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the applicant withdraws the application,
once OMIC accepted an application with required documents and started examination ofthem.
(2) When a applicant withdraws its application at any stage of certification process, the applicant
must pay the chargeable on-site inspection fees including items of (b), (c) and (d) asapplicable.

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