Trade Management Accreditation Accreditation is official recognition of proficiency resulting in the approval and authority to perform specific tasks or provide specific services in full or partial support of official obligations.
Accreditation recognizes consistent levels of competency and confers specific authority.
Those accredited have obligations with respect to applications, personnel training, and quality assurance to become and remain accredited. This Rule is proposing to amend the export certification regulations to provide specific standards under which non government facilities could become accredited to perform laboratory seed testing and seed crop field inspection services that could serve as the basis for the issuance of a Federal Phytosanitary Certificate. Reference Manual A is the Reference Manual for Procedures and Polices . This manual describes the structure, administration, procedures, and policies of the National Seed Health System and working practices of facilities engaged in seed testing and field inspection. It also describes the details of the accreditation process.