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International Certification Office

Application form for interested processors and wholesalers Please fill in preferably by computer, print, sign and scan it and return it to:ute.bucholski@demeter.net

1. Basic Data
Name.............................................................

Inspection body.......................................................

Address.............................................................

Inspector.......................................................

.............................................................

Certified organic since/by.......................................................

Phone.............................................................

Other organic label (Biosuisse, Naturland) ............................

Fax.............................................................

When was your enterprise founded? ...................................

e-mail.............................................................

Owner of the company/Legal structure .................................

Internet.............................................................

VAT-number for EU enterprises........................................ .....

General manager .............................................................

How many staff are employed........................................ ...

Communication possible in:  German  English  French  Spanish

2. Which processing, subcontracted processing, intermediate storage, export and trading
activities (including labelling, packing) are carried out? Please describe them or enclose anorganizational chart.

3. Which products does your enterprise process or trade?

4. Do you want to sell Demeter products under your own trademark?

5. Are there any social & fair-trade certifications?
If so, please list them here …

Number of permanent
workers:
Number of seasonal
workers:
Out of permanent andseasonal workers, how many
workers are migrants:
It’s a family farm with nohired workers

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6. What turnover (in EURO) do you plan with Demeter Products and other product ranges inthe short term (< 1 year) and medium term (2-3 years)?

7. Which products carrying the Demeter trademark do you wish to produce or trade?

8. What % of the product range will be made up of Demeter products?

9. From which Demeter producers/supplier do you get the products?

If you don’t have any supplier, do you need contacts to Demeter-producers?
NoYes, for these raw materials,
in these amounts ...

10. Which quality assurance certifications do you have?
ISO 9000 ff.

HACCP

Others ...

11. What is your business philosophy?

12. What are your current channels of distribution? What have you planned in the future (inwhich country, who are/will be your customers for future Demeter products)?
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED DEMETER PROCESSORS OR WHOLESALERS
MAY BUY DEMETER LABELLED PRODUCTS.

13. Do you market in the USA?
Yes, to the following
distributors …

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Planned.
No.

14. Are you already familiar with the Demeter-Standards for production, processing andlabelling and do you have the current version of the standards?
Yes
No, not yet.

15. How did you get to know about Demeter products and Biodynamic farming?

16. Do you have further questions or comments to the Federation?

I hereby agree that my data may be stored for the use of communication and for sending information
like newsletters or revised Demeter Standard of Biodynamic Federation – Demeter International e.V.
If you don’t want to get the newsletter please send an e-mail to ute.bucholski@demeter.net .

Place, Date

Signature of the enterprise manager

I/We herewith confirm that the statements in this sheet are given to the best of my/our knowledge andare in accordance with the facts.
Hereby I/we make an application to Biodynamic Federation – Demeter International e. V. for theadmission as an applicant (application fee 450 Euro).

Place, Date

Signature of the enterprise manager

Please also hand in:- your valid organic certificate in which the conditions and the organic products arelisted as well as the legal entity (name of the company)- your organic inspection report

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- a written confirmation from your Demeter supplier- a written procedure for separation/traceability of Demeter products before
inspection
If all documents are available, we will charge 450 Euro according to the license fee
system to process the application form and which covers the 1st evaluation of yourDemeter inspection documents.
We then will conclude a licensee contract with your company. This contract will
authorize you only after the annual Demeter inspection and certification to use theDemeter trademark.
We are looking forward to taking up new partners. However, we need to inform youthat the executive board of BFDI has the right to turn down an application without
giving reasons.

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