Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00086:body:0:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00086
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 38575–41339

the effectiveness of the management practices of the holder of an approved arrangement in ensuring compliance with the matters referred to in subsection 5‑8(1).
Note: An internal audit under this section is not an audit under Part 1 of Chapter 9 of the Act.
 (2) A record must be made of the following:
 (a) each internal audit and management review conducted under subsection (1);
 (b) the results of each internal audit or management review;
 (c) each decision (if any) to take action as a result of an internal audit or management review;
 (d) each action taken as a result of an internal audit or management review.
Note: The holder of the approved arrangement must retain each record made under this subsection for at least 5 years (see section 11‑6).

5‑11  Secretary must be notified of critical non‑compliance
 (1) The holder of an approved arrangement must notify the Secretary immediately if any of the following persons becomes aware of a critical non‑compliance in carrying out organic goods certification operations in accordance with the approved arrangement:
 (a) the holder of the approved arrangement;
 (b) a person who manages or controls the operations;
 (c) a person who carries out the operations in accordance with the approved arrangement;
 (d) a person who conducts internal audits in relation to the operations as required by section 5‑10.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a critical non‑compliance is a failure (or a combination of failures):
 (a) to comply with a requirement for prescribed organic goods provided by the approved arrangement or the conditions of the approved arrangement; or
 (b) to meet applicable importing country requirements for prescribed organic goods; or
 (c) that prevents an accurate assessment being made as to whether the requirements referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) are being complied with or met.
 (3) If the holder of an approved arrangement gives a notification under subsection (1) orally, the holder must, as soon as practicable after giving the notification, also give the notification in writing.

Part 3—Renewal of approved arrangement

5‑12  Period within which application to renew approved arrangement must be made
  For the purposes of paragraph 155(4)(a) of the Act, the period within which an application to renew an approved arrangement for organic goods certification operations must be made is the period of 60 days starting on the day that is 180 days before the expiry date for the approved arrangement.
Note 1: For example, if an approved arrangement expires on 8 July in a year (other than a leap year), an application for renewal can be made at any time between 9 January and 10 March in that year.
Note 2: An application to renew an approved arrangement will only need