The updated MPS - ABC certification monetary standard ( v16 ) will take effect from 21 November 2024 . This certification standard meet the requirements for a reliable environmental platter - keeping of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative ( FSI ) .
In improver , the sanctions insurance has been aline , so that it is more clearly in line with the various measure in the certification touchstone and the reliability of the qualifications and certificates has increase . On the MPS website , the most important change are listed , see below .
phonograph record - keeping on program layer of harvest shelter agents andfertilisersThe current sporadically record - keeping , in which the entire utilisation over four weeks is recorded , will be interchange by an program program record - keeping for the theme crop protection agents and fertilisers . With this new method of record - keeping , every applications programme of a harvest protection agentive role or a plant food , including date and the craw on which it was used , is recorded .
transcription of water usageA new criterion in the MPS - ABC certification standard is the recording of water usage . In addition to the amount used , the author from which the H2O is extracted is also show .
IPM planThe fresh MPS - ABC credential standard requires all player to have an Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) plan . The IPM plan includes a description of pests per crop as well as record of controls and prophylactic measures carried out . The IPM plan must be gauze-like to the listener during a company audit .
More intensive control of admissionAlthough both the current and the unexampled certification standard must abide by with local legal philosophy and regulations , with result from the new credentials measure , permissions will be checked more intensively . Where in the current credentials banner a sanction follows if an active substance from the MPS Blacklist is used , in the new credential measure a sanction can also be levy if an active subject matter used does not comply with the home authorisation .
close up the chainWhen purchasing generation stuff , it must be verifiably recorded whether it concern certified generation material . The optional mental faculty in the platter - keeping environment can be used for this . If a personal record book - keep system of rules is used for this , this must be demonstrated during a company audited account . to limit the risk that non - certified ( destruction ) Cartesian product is market as certified through additional purchase , more attention is being paid to this within the new MPS - ABC certification standard . Purchased product must have at least the same MPS - ABC qualification as the own products .
Audit frequency and samplingThe frequency for audit and sampling is based on a reliability exponent . The reliability index is a means of assess the reliability of the recorded datum . factor that influence the reliability index let in uncompleted and former platter - holding , audit data and sample that divert from the record - keeping and loser to meet the requirement for extra purchase and contract finish . In the instance of a highly true record - keeping , an audit will be pack out once every three years in combination with an annual sampling . calculate on the scotch on the dependableness index , this can increase to an annual audit and twice a year sampling , the additional costs of which will be at the expense of the player .
Rent and contract cultivationWith event from the young MPS - ABC authentication standard , stricter supervision will be take to ensure that rental and contract cultivation location are include in the platter - keeping . Separate subsites are created for rental and contract cultivation locations . Depending on the situation , the utilisation of up to five contractors can be recorded on one subsite .
DataWhat does not change within the new enfranchisement standard is the ownership of the data . The participant remains the possessor of the recorded data at all time . Although MPS has access to more detailed data with the diligence record - keeping of craw aegis agent and fertilisers , this will only be used as such in the communication to the individual grower . Although MPS does apply the data to present total figures for the sphere , whether or not specified by part , harvest , etc . , individual data will never be disclose as such to other party .
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