+SAPlus Sustainable Agriculture

Control Points and Compliance Criteriafor Group Administration

Ver.1.0

Publication Date: July 1, 2024
Operational Start Date: November 1, 2024

Contents
1. Operation

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2. Copyrightp.1

3. Disclaimer

p.1【+SA Speci□c Items】
Items only for JGAP

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Items only for ASIAGAP

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1．Operation
This document cannot be used alone. It must be used in combination with JGAP Control Points andCompliance Criteria for Group Administration or ASIAGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria for Group
Administration. The control points of the same item number must be replaced with +SA Control Points andCompliance Criteria for Group Administration. The date of acceptance of audits will be from the date ofcommencement of operation of this document.

2．CopyrightThis document was created by the Japan GAP Foundation. Copyright belongs to the Japan GAP Foundation.
Permission from the Japan GAP Foundation is required prior to creating derivative works.

3．Disclaimer
The Japan GAP Foundation and the certification bodies of +SA do not assume legal responsibility for theagricultural products sold by farms or organizations certified under +SA.

No.

LevelControl Points

Compliance Criteria+SA Specific Items
Items only for JGAP

3.1

Must

3.2

Must

4.2.1

Must

To clarify the division of roles between group administration andRole andmember farms, the division of roles between group administration
responsibility ofand member farms is documented for each control point in thegroup
administration and JGAP and +SA Control Points and Compliance Criteria for Farms.
sites
A group management manual that satisfies the following
conditions is prepared.
(1) Establishment of methods and procedures for group
administration to implement the JGAP and +SA Control Pointsand Compliance Criteria for Group Administration
Conditions of(2) Establishment of methods and procedures for group
group
administration to implement the JGAP and +SA Control Points
managementand Compliance Criteria for Farms based on the division of roles
manualin control point 3.1(3) Establishment of methods and procedures for member farms
to implement the JGAP and +SA Control Points and Compliance
Criteria for Farms based on the division of roles in control point
3.1

Requirements ofinternal auditors
and assistantinternal auditors

a. Internal auditors satisfy the following requirements.
(1) Have passed basic JGAP instructor training and maintains
instructor qualifications(2) Have passed JGAP group certification training(3) If (1) or (2) are not satisfied, an internal auditor mustpossess equivalent competence(4)Have learned the +SA teaching materials designated by JapanGAP Foundationb. Assistant internal auditors satisfy the following requirements.
(1) Have passed basic JGAP instructor training and maintains
instructor qualifications(2) If (1) above is not satisfied, the assistant internal auditor
must possess equivalent competence(3)Have learned the +SA teaching materials designated by JapanGAP FoundationConformity

Comment

No.

LevelControl Points

Compliance Criteria

Items only for ASIAGAP
3.1

Must

3.2

Must

4.2.1

Must

Role andThere is a document that states location of responsibilities
responsibility ofbetween the group administration and the member sites for eachgroupcontrol point of the ASIAGAP and +SA Control Points andadministration and Compliance Criteria for Farms.
sites
There is a group/farm management manual to operate the group,and the manual includes the following content.
(1) Methods and procedures for the group administration toimplement the ASIAGAP and +SA Control Points and Compliance
Criteria for Group Administration."(2) Methods and procedures for the group administration toConditions ofimplement the ASIAGAP and +SA Control Points and CompliancegroupCriteria for Farms, based on the allocation of responsibilities
management
defined in Control Point 3.1.
manual(3) Methods and procedures for the member sites to implement
the ASIAGAP and +SA Control Points and Compliance Criteria forFarms, based on the allocation of responsibilities defined inControl Point 3.1. When the methods and procedures for any
control point are different for each farm, such control points areindicated in the manual.

Requirements ofinternal auditors
and assistantinternal auditors

The internal auditors and the internal auditor assistants shallmeet the following requirements.
(1) Internal auditors:
1) The latest "ASIAGAP General Regulation 12.1.2
2)Have learned the +SA teaching materials designated by
Japan GAP Foundation(2) Internal auditor assistants:
1) The latest "ASIAGAP General Regulation 12.1.3
2)Have learned the +SA teaching materials designated by
Japan GAP Foundation

Conformity

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