Introduction

In order to define internal quality standards CERES worked out several "General Policies":

•     Quality

•     Business

•     Confidentiality

•     Information Transfer and Disclosure

•     Independence and Conflicts of Interests

All general policies are published on this homepage.

Furthermore CERES established a series of "Certification Policies" in order to cover standard interpretations of all major fields of operation:

•     Third Country Certification

•     Conversion Period

•     Producer Groups

•     Wild Collection

•     Traceability

•     Pesticide Residues Interpretation

•     Sampling Frequency for Pesticide Testing

•     Buffer Zones

•     Maximum Field Size and Hedgerows

•     Crop Rotations, Legumes and Cover Crops

•     Use of Conventional Poultry Manure

•     Pest Control in Processing Plants

•     Logging and Burning

•     EurepGAP Interpretation CPCC

•     EurepGAP Interpretation General Regulation