MSC CoC

The short version

• Certified organisations must notify their certification body within ten calendar days of receiving first deliveries from new certified suppliers.
• Receipt of new certified species requires notification within ten calendar days of arrival at the certified facility.
• Operational changes including new activities, contract processors, or scheme scope extensions require written certification body approval prior to execution.
• Certification bodies must update the scheme database within ten days of receiving reported supply chain or scope changes.