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7 CFR 2100.041: Accreditation of third-party verifiers.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
- CHAPTER XXI—OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- PART 2100—TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS
- Subpart E—Audits and Verification
Third-party verifiers that conduct audits in accordance with this part must:
(a) Be accredited to ISO 14065: General principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information by a member of the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI);
(b) Be unrelated to the entity seeking verification. To avoid any real or potential conflict of interest, a third-party verifier must not have a relationship with the entity based on one or more of the following factors (this is a non-exclusive list): familial or personal relationship, or shared ownership, governance, management, personnel, resources, finances, contracts, or marketing (including branding); and
(c) Assign at least one verifier to the verification team who is an Agricultural Expert.
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