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the proposed arrangement must be objective, fair, accurate and complete.
 (6) The matters required to be recorded in the proposed arrangement by paragraphs (4)(a) and (b) must be appropriate to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Act in relation to the operations covered by the arrangement.

Part 2—Conditions of approved arrangement

Division 1—Purpose of this Part

5‑2  Purpose of this Part
  For the purposes of paragraph 152(1)(b) of the Act, this Part prescribes conditions of an approved arrangement for organic goods certification operations.
Note 1: If an approved arrangement is renewed, the conditions also apply in relation to the renewed approved arrangement (see paragraph 157(1)(b) of the Act).
Note 2: The holder of an approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if a condition of the approved arrangement is contravened (see section 184 of the Act).

Division 2—General

5‑3  Requirements of National Organic Standard must be met
  An approved arrangement must ensure that the requirements of the National Organic Standard are met in relation to the following:
 (a) export operations carried out in relation to prescribed organic goods in relation to which an organic goods certificate is to be issued in accordance with the arrangement;
 (b) the prescribed organic goods in relation to which those export operations are carried out.

5‑4  Importing country requirements must be met
  An approved arrangement must ensure that all importing country requirements relating to the following are met:
 (a) export operations carried out in relation to prescribed organic goods in relation to which an organic goods certificate is to be issued in accordance with the arrangement;
 (b) the prescribed organic goods in relation to which those export operations are carried out.

5‑5  Organic goods certificates must be in approved form
  An approved arrangement must ensure that organic goods certificates issued in accordance with the approved arrangement are in a form approved by the Secretary.

Division 3—Management practices

5‑6  Operations must be objective, fair etc.
 (1) Organic goods certification operations carried out in accordance with an approved arrangement must be objective, fair, accurate and complete.
 (2) The holder of an approved arrangement must ensure that organic goods certification operations carried out in accordance with the approved arrangement meet importing country requirements relating to organic goods certification.

5‑7  Management practices, organisational structure, resources and personnel
 (1) The holder of an approved arrangement must ensure that:
 (a) the holder's management practices and organisational structure; and
 (b) the resources provided to carry out the organic goods certification operations; and
 (c) the personnel who carry out the organic goods certification operations and the training those personnel receive;
are appropriate to ensure:
 (d) compliance with the requirements of the Act in relation to the