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Accredited Certification Bodies under NPOP

SI. No.	Name of the Certification Agency	Contact Person & Address	Scope
1.	Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd	Mr. Narayana Upadhyaya Director, Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd., No. 531/A, Priya Chambers, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar 1st Block, Bengaluru District - 560010 Tel.: +91-80-32537879 Mobile: +91-9845064286 Fax: +91-80-23373083 aditiorganic@gmail.com www.aditicert.net	NPOP NOP
2.	APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA, BENGALURU)	Mr K.T.Suresh Chief Operating Officer 126, 1^st Floor, Govindappa Road, Off D.V.G. Road, Gandhi Bazar Bengaluru-560 004 Tel: +91-80-26677275 +91-80-41203848, 09342349255 / 09886019021 Bengaluru, Bengaluru@yahoo.co.in: www.AOCA,Bengaluru.in	NPOP
3.	Biocert India Pvt. Ltd	Mr. Dilip Dhaker Managing Director 74, Sarthak Residency, Sector-D Shivdham, Khandwa Road Indore- 452 007, Madhya Pradesh Tel. No: 07314082381 info@biocertindia.com www.biocertindia.com	NPOP USDA NOP
4.	Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai	Mr. R. K. Sharma Director Marwah Centre, 6th Floor Opposite Ansa Industrial Estate Krishanlal Marwah Route, Off Saki-Vihar Road, Andheri (East) Mumbai-400 072(Maharashtra) Tel. No: 022-66956300,56956311 Fax No. 022-66956302 / 10 scsinfo@in.bureauveritas.com	NPOP USDA NOP
5.	Chattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT), Raipur	Shri A.K. Singh (IFS) Chief Executive Officer A-25, VIP Estate, Khamhardih Shankar Nagar, Raipur- 492007 Chhattisgarh (India) Telefax: +91-771-2283249 cgcert@gmail.com	NPOP
6.	Control Union Certifications, Mumbai	Mr. Dirk Teichert Managing Director Plot No. C-113, Pawane MIDC Navi Mumbai - 400709, India Tel: +91-22-61294200 +91-22-61294300 Mobile:09930453754 Fax:+91-22-61294217 cuc@controlunion.in cucindia@controlunion.com controlunion@vsnl.com www.controlunion.com	NPOP USDA NOP
7.	ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad	Dr. Selvam Daniel Managing Director Sector-3, Hindustan Awas Ltd. Walmi-Waluj Road Nakshatrawadi Aurangabad-431 002 (Maharashtra) Tel. No: 0240-71025001/7102520 Fax No.: 0240-6607135 office.india@ecocert.in certification@ecocert.in	NPOP USDA NOP
8.	Export Inspection Agency(EIA), New Delhi	Shri. A.C.Dutta Joint Director Thakkar Bapa Smarak Sadan, 2nd Floor, Dr. Ambedkar Marg(Link Road). Near Jhandewalan Metro Station, New Delhi - 110055 Tel: +91-11-23626323, 23626324 23626325, Fax: 011 - 23626328 eia-delhifood@eicindia.gov.in eia-delhi@eicindia.gov.in	NPOP
9.	Food Cert India Pvt. Ltd	Mr. Srihari Kotela Director, Quality House, H. No. 8- 2- 601/P/6 Road No. 10, Banjara Hills Panchavati Colony Hyderabad - 500 034, A. P. Tel. No.: +91- 40-23301618 23301554, 23301582 Fax: +91-40-23301583 foodcert@foodcert.in	NPOP NOP
10.	FLO-CERT GmbH	Pavilion, Lake View Farm Ramgondanahalli P.O., Whitefield, Bengaluru -560066 Tel:080-28495872 a.k.sajindranath@flo-cert.net sajindranath@flo-cert.net	-
11.	IMO Control Pvt. Ltd.	Mr. Umesh Chandrasekhar Director No. 3627, 1^st Floor, 7^th Cross, 13^th ? G ? Main, H.A.L. 2^ndStage, Indhiranagar, Bengaluru-560 008 Tel. No: +91-80-25285883, 25201546, 25215780, Fax: 0091-80-25272185 imoind@vsnl.com , www.imo.ch	NPOP USDA NOP
12.	Intertek India Pvt. Ltd.	Mr. Ashis Gaur Head - Certification (Food Services) E-20, Block B-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate Mathura Road, New Delhi - 110 044 Ph : +91-11-4159 5420 +91 9899461610 Fax : +91-11-4159 5475 ashish.gaur@intertek.com www.intertek.com	NPOP NOP
13.	International resource fot fairer Trade	Gaynorpais Chief Executive Officer No.112/113, Udyoga bhavana Sonawala Lane, Goregaon east Mumbi-400 062, (Maharashtra) Phone: + 9122-26860040 Fax: +9122-26860051 admin@irft.org	-
14.	Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products (ISCOP)	Prof: Dr. K. K. Krishnamurthy President Rasi building, 162/163 Ponnaiyarajapuram Coimbatore - 641 001 Tamil Nadu Mob. No.: 094432 43119 Tel. No: 0422-2544199, 0422-6586060 iscop_cbe@yahoo.in profdrkkk@yahoo.com	NPOP
15.	Indian Organic Certification Agency (INDOCERT)	Mr. Mathew Sebastian Executive Director Thottumugham, P.O. Aluva-683 105,Cochin (Kerala) Telefax: 0484-2630908-09 2620943 info@indocert.org	NPOP USDA NOP
16.	Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA) (Government of Karnataka Undertaking)	Anand Krishna Director Opposite to Baptist Hospital, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru -560024 Ph: 080-23418302 Mob: 9448990382/94489990353 Fax: 080-23415506	NPOP
17.	Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvalla (Kerala)	Mr. Bobby Issac Director Chenathra, Theepani Thiruvalla - 689101 (Kerala) Tel. No: 0469 2606447 Fax: 0469 2631902 info@laconindia.com www.laconindia.com	NPOP USDA NOP
18.	Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency	Mr. K.C.Paliwal Managing Director Vasundhara, B-II Office Complex Gautam Nagar, Bhopal- 462 023 Madhya Pradesh Tel : 0755 2600609 md.mpsoca@gmail.com	NPOP
19.	Natural Organic Certification Agency.	Mr. Sanjay Deshmukh Managing Director Flat No: 2, First Floor, Karan Plaza II, Near Rosary School Mumbai - Bengaluru Highway Warje Pune - 411058 Tel. No: +91-20-65218063 Fax no: +91-20-25457869 nocaindia@gmail.com www.nocaindia.com	NPOP
20.	Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA) Bhubneshwar	Shri Aditya Kumar Patra Quality Manager Plot No.-326, Baramunda Bhubaneswar Odisha - 751003 Phone-(0674) 2563639/2561783 Mobile No.- 9437211001 Fax.- (0674)2562078 ceoosoca@gmail.com directorossca@rediffmail.com www.ossopca.org	NPOP
21.	One Cert Asia Agri Certification (P) Ltd	Mr. Sandeep Bhargava Chief Executive Officer H-08, Mansarovar Industrial Area Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020 Rajasthan, India Phone & Fax- 0141-2395481 6541882, 6541883(Direct) 9414046706 sandeep@onecertasia.com info@onecertasia.in www.onecertasia.in	NPOP USDA NOP
22.	Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA)	Mr. Yashpal Mahawat Director 3^rd Floor, Pant Krishi Bhawan Janpath, Jaipur- 302 005 (Rajasthan) Tel. No.: 0141-2227104 Fax: 0141-2227456 rocajpr.cb@gmail.com	NPOP
23.	SGS India Pvt. Ltd.	Mr. Amresh Pandey Asst manager , Organic Certification, SGS India Pvt Ltd, 226, Udyog Vihar, Phase-I, Gurgaon-122016, Haryana, India Tel: +911246776403 Fax: +911246776403 Mobile: +919871794709 amresh.pandey@sgs.com	NPOP USDA NOP
24.	Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), Coimbatore	Mr. N.Ponnaswamy Director 1424 A, Thadagam Road Coimbatore-641013, T. N. (India) Tel.: 0422 2435080 Fax: 0422 2457554 tnocdcbe@gmail.com www.tnocd.net	NPOP
25.	TUV India Pvt. Ltd.	Mr. Anil Rairikar Managing Director, # 801, Raheja Plaaza - 1, L.B.S. Marg, Ghatkopar (West) Mumbai - 400 086 (Maharashtra) Ph : 022-66477000 Fax : 022-66477009 mumbai@tuv-nord.com www.tuvindia.co.in	NPOP
26.	Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)	Mr. Chandan Singh Mehra Director # 12/II Vasant Vihar Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand Tel. No.: 0135-2760861 Fax: 0135-2760734 uss_opca@rediffmail.com ua_usoca@yahoo.co.in	NPOP USDA NOP
27.	Vedic Organic Certification Agency	Dr. M. Usha Managing Director, Plot No. 55, Ushodaya Enclave Mythri nagar, Miyanagar Hyderabad ? 500 050 Andra Pradesh Mobile No.: 09290450666 Tel. No.: 040-65276784 Fax: 040-23045338 voca_org@yahoo.com usha_preetham@yahoo.co.in	NPOP NOP

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India, under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December 1985. The Act (2 of 1986) came into effect from 13th February, 1986 vide a notification issued in the Gazette of India. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC).

Head Office: New Delhi
Regional Offices: Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Guwahati

Functions

In accordance with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985, (2 of 1986) the following functions have been assigned to the Authority.

Development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participation in enquiry capital through joint ventures and other reliefs and subsidy schemes
Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products on payment of such fees as may be prescribed
Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports
Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughter houses, processing plants storage premises, conveyances or other places where such products are kept or handled for the purpose of ensuring the quality of such products
Improving of packaging of the scheduled products
Improving of marketing of the scheduled products outside India
Promotion of export oriented production and development of the Scheduled products
Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, marketing or export of the scheduled products or from such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the scheduled products and publication of the statistics so collected or of any portions thereof or extracts there from;
Training in various aspects of the industries connected with the scheduled products
Such other matters as may be prescribed.

Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA)

Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency is a Government of Karnataka undertaking, serving as an organic certification agency in the state for the benefit of organic farmers. After establishment of a separate organic certification division in the Karnataka State Seeds Certification Agency (KSSCA), it was renamed as Karnataka State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA). The agency got approval as an organic accreditation body under NPOP with effect from 17-08-2015 (individual and ICS group). It has made MoU with Aditi Organic Certification Pvt.Ltd. and Association for Promotion of Organic Farming (APOF) Bengaluru in organic certification.

Objectives:

To provide reliable, prompt, efficient and superior organic certification services at reasonable cost to organic farmers and other stakeholders
To guarantee genuinty of organic produce to the consumers

Organic Certification services available in KSOCA :

Organic farm (Individual)
Group organic farmers (ICS)
Organic Wild collection
Organic product processing
Organic Product Traders, and
Organic input approval

Procedure for organic certification

Applicant ( a farmer/group of farmers/processor/ trader) seeking organic certification by KSOCA shall contact through email (ksocabng@gmail.com) /post( KAIC premises, opp. Baptist Hospital, Hebbal, Bengaluru-24, Telephone (080-23418302) / personal visit to KSOCA office to obtain the application package for organic certification.

The application package including the application form, frequently asked questions (FAQs), procedure for certification, details on fees, brochure will be given/ sent to the operator. The application form may be filled, signed and returned to KSOCA for registration. After the scrutiny of application and acceptance by the evaluator , the offer letter (approximate fee for the inspection and certification ) and a copy of the agreement will be sent to the operator by the evaluator .The operator is registered on tracenet as per the APEDA procedure.

Mode of Payment of certification charges

The operator has to pay 75% of the estimated certification fee as an advance for the inspection and certification services. The signed copy of the agreement shall be sent by operator along with fees. On receipt of the payment, KSOCA fixes the inspection date in consultation with the operator and sends the intimation letter. After inspection of the farm, the detailed inspection report along with copy of the agreement and the final invoice based on the actual expenses will be sent to the operator by the evaluator and the balance amount need to be settled by the operator.

Trace net entry

For individual operator: the detailed crop list along with the major and minor non-conformities and the deadline for corrective actions is entered in the trace net. For group of farmers the certification body verifies the data entered in the trace net by the group and also enters the major and minor non-conformities along with the deadline for taking corrective actions.

Certification

After receipt of the full payment, the evaluator reviews the file of operator and submits the same to the certification committee. The certification committee takes a final decision based on the corrective measures taken by the operator against the non-conformities raised in the inspection report.The quality manager, KSOCA will generate the certificate through the trace net and sends the same to operator.

Renewal:

Validity of the certificate will be for a period of one year from the date of issue and it shall be renewed every year on payment of required fee and further inspection and certification.