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"Article 9 Organisation (1) As central organs, the bodies of Naturland are: -the assembly of delegates (Arts. 10 and 11) -the presiding committee (Art. 12) -the standards committee (Art. 13), -the certification committee (Art. 14). (2) On a regional level, the bodies of Naturland are: 1. in Germany -the provincial assemblies composed of Naturland members of any one German federal state, and the states assemblies composed of members of neighbouring federal states (Art. 15 sec. 1) -the provincial and states boards (Art.16 sec.1) -the assemblies of the regional boards (Art.17) 2. outside Germany - the INTERNATIONAL assembly (Art.15 Sec.2) -the international advisory board (Art.19) (3) At the operative level, the bodies of Naturland are: -the professional assemblies (Art.18 Sec.1) -professional boards (Art.18 Sec.3)." http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/About_Naturland/Naturland_Statutes.pdf, p. 6

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"The association bears the name "Naturland -Verband für ökologischen Landbau e.V." (hereinafter "Naturland")." http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/About_Naturland/Naturland_Statutes.pdf, p.4 Naturland is registered in the German register of association that keeps the statutes.

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Article 11 Election of delegates (1) The delegates are elected by Naturland’s members in the German provincial and states assemblies and in the INTERNATIONAL assembly. The number of delegates to be elected by each assembly is determined by the number of members entitled to vote pursuant to Art. 15 of these statutes." "The presiding committee is Naturland’s board of directors pursuant to Art. 26 BGB1. It represents Naturland in both legal and non-legal matters. The presiding committee is responsible for all Naturland’s affairs insofar as they have not been attributed to another body. The presiding body is accountable to the assembly of delegates." http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/About_Naturland/Naturland_Statutes.pdf, p.8-9

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"Article 11 Election of delegates (1) The delegates are elected by Naturland’s members in the German provincial and states assemblies and in the INTERNATIONAL assembly. The number of delegates to be elected by each assembly is determined by the number of members entitled to vote pursuant to Art. 15 of these statutes." http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/About_Naturland/Naturland_Statutes.pdf, p.8

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"The budget of Naturland is, to a large extent, covered by the income from license fees from the Naturland Zeichen GmbH for marketing the Naturland logo and trademark and from the members' contributions (overall turnover sum plus contribution depending on the hectare area) of the Naturland contractual partners. In addition, income from membership fees and national or international funds (e.g. EU, GTZ, UNDP, Sippo) bound to projects supporting the development of organic agriculture form the essential revenue." QMH (Naturland's quality management manual), chapter 1, Basics (1.6 Finances)

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"Accreditations Naturland is one of the major global certification organisations for organic agricultural produce. Just as Naturland farmers and processors are subject to annual inspection, Naturland too is inspected once a year by neutral, qualified organisations, such as as the IOAS to verify that the certification was performed according to the defined norms of ISO/IEC 17065. Inspection and Certification Naturland members and partners undertake to comply with the standards of the Naturland Association. Producers and processors alike a subject to annual inspections by qualified inspection bodies. Qualitiy Assurace Projekt Measures for internal and external quality assurance have been established with Naturland for many years. In addition, Naturland is involved in projects that further strengthen the confidence in Naturland certified produce by allowing more transparency. " http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html (and subpages)

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"3.2.3 "Declaration and Management of Interests Naturland is implementing a procedure for the declaration of interests for people working for Naturland especially for those involved in Naturland’s certification activities. The procedure also clarifies how this information is evaluated in order to prevent a potential conflict of interest and to ensure that decision making is done objectively. All members of the Naturland Board of Directors, staff and members of the Naturland Certification Committee are required to declare all financial and all other relationships with persons or organisations in the organic industry. Naturland recognizes that not all interests represent a conflict. However it is up to Naturland to mange these conflicts appropriately. Declarations must be updated annually. Naturland provides a standardised form to declare the interests. This form differentiates between direct present & recent interests in trade (...) QMH_3_Personal and internal Organisation

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"As an internationally active organic association, Naturland is one of the pioneers of sustainable management practices. Sustainability is the interaction of organic, social and economic aspects which Naturland combines to create a living whole, which it then continues to develop." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/sustainability.html

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"The policy guidelines itself is organized by the principles, which include the mission and the values that motivate and drive Naturland. In addition, a more detailed description of how this mission and these values are to be carried out in the various fields of activity was also undertaken. " http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/who-we-are/our-policy-guidelines.html

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Event though Naturland supports a lot of research on organic agr. And ist impacts, the scheme itself does not measure the impact of its own operations.

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Event though Naturland supports a lot of research on organic agr. And ist impacts, the scheme itself does not measure the impact of its own operations.

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" Quality assurance: Measures for internal and external quality assurance have been established with Naturland for years. Besides, Naturland is engaging in new projects like e-Cert or “ Bio-mit-Gesicht”, that enhance the trust in the reliability of Naturland’s activities and at the same time make them more transparent to producers or processors as well as consumers. [...] Inspection and certification Naturland mandates inspection bodies to perform regular inspections of farmers and processors at least once every year. In addition to the annual tours of inspection, unannounced, risk-oriented spot checks are also made. Inspection is performed by external, expert, state-approved inspection bodies." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/inspection-and-certification.html

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"Farmers, food manufacturers, caterers, wholesalers and retailers: all are part of the global Naturland network. They grow, process and sell their products and are all meeting the same high quality standards. It is the role of the Naturland Zeichen GmbH to put these market players in contact with each other and to promote the cooperation within this network. (...) You are interested to become a Naturland partner? Please make an appointment with us. We will then inform you what conditions your enterprise and/or your products are required to fulfil. We will advise you on how to implement the Naturland standards and accompany you through the certification process. Once you have chosen to join us, you will sign a licensing agreement with us." http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/steps-to-naturland-certification.html

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According to ISO65, Naturland as well as the CBs have to inform their clients about assessment costs. Naturland's ISO65 Accreditation: http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/QS_Docs/ISO65-certificate-of-accreditation_2014.pdf

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The assurance fees are determined by market based prize competition

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"If the producer violates current standards, the penalties listed in the catalogue of sanctions, which is part of the producer contract, can be imposed. It is standard practice for complaints in connection with matters within Naturland’s sphere of responsibility to be addressed to Naturland’s head offices in Gräfelfing, Germany." "Irregularities and even violations of the standards can then be reported to Naturland by outsiders. Naturland follows up on these reports and checks to see whether there has actually been any infringement." (1) Naturland Standards on Production; Part A.; I. 7. http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Standards_Producers/Naturland-Standards-on-Production.pdf QMH_7_Appeals-Procedure, QMH_3_Complaints-procedure (2) comparison of the EU organic regulation with the Naturland standards (p. 1): http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Comparison_Naturland-EC-organic-regulation.pdf

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"The Certification Committee decides on the Naturland certification of the operator and on the annual renewal of certification after each year’s annual inspection." http://www.naturland.de/en/producers/steps-to-naturland-certification.html

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Inspection before certification "A thorough inventory of the operation will be carried out, covering all aspects of farm management, cultivation, input materials, documentation, harvest, pro-cessing, and export. " Farm/Company certification "After all formalities have been successfully concluded, Naturland will issue its contractual partner a certification letter and a certificate, confirming the operator’s approval as Naturland certified farm/company. The farm/company obtains together with the certificate and the certification letter the producer contract signed by Naturland and thus becomes a member of the Naturland Association for Organic Agriculture." Product certification "The legal basis for the use of the Naturland trade mark for labeling Naturland certified products is governed by a separate contract, the so called sublicense contract with the Naturland Zeichen GmbH (Naturland trade mark company)." http://www.naturland.de/en/producers/steps-to-naturland-certification.html

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"In the search area below you are able to check, whether one of your producers or processors presently*… ... holds a valid Naturland certificate and equally ...maintains a valid contractual relationship with Naturland. A valid certification confirms that the goods listed on the certificate are produced or processed according to the Naturland standards – this is the principle condition to market these goods under the Naturland label. Cases of temporary or permanent suspensions of the Naturland certificate or cases of voluntary trade suspensions are updated on a daily basis in this database. The Naturland contract regulates the inspection and certification process and contents according to Naturland standards as well as the use of the Naturland trade marks. Cases of contract terminations without notice are updated on a daily basis in this database. *) last data update: 12.10.2015" http://www.naturland.de/en/certification.html

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"Naturland co-operates primarily with the following renowned inspection bodies: KIWA BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH Gesellschaft für Ressourcenschutz mbH GfRS IMO Institute of Marketecologie Lacon GmbH and Ökop-Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH However, Naturland is also cooperating with a number of other inspection bodies, according to the type and location of the respective operation." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/inspection-and-certification.html

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"Naturland pursues a quality assurance system which corresponds to international norms. The effective implementation and documentation of this system is checked annually by independent bodies." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html

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"Naturland reserves the right to amend these standards. Any amendments made are in keeping with practical experience and the contractual partners are informed in good time of the amendments" Naturland Processing standards, Version 05/2015, Part C. chapter II, p. 8

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Internal check list for control mechanisms of traceability requirements. Naturland_Checklist_Processors-Intl-General_2015

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"(c) the control body is accredited to the most recently notified version, by a publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, of European Standard EN 45011 or ISO Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems), and is approved by the competent authorities;" EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004

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"Only continuous training of the control bodies ensures a qualified performance of the Naturland inspections. Therefore the subcontracted inspection bodies have to make sure that its inspectors acquire further knowledge and training to meet the specific Naturland requirements in the performance of the inspections. Hence inspection bodies must regulary participate in the Naturland training courses. Trainings may be offered in the form of presence trainings by Naturland trainers or via the Naturland online-training-platform →www.naturland-training.de" http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/inspection-and-certification.html

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http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/inspection-and-certification.html

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Quality Management Manual, chapter 6 Inspector-contract-with-inspection-bodies

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EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004; Interview The competencies of the auditors is defined by national authorities in accordance with EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004. In Germany, for instance, the Germany's National Accreditation Body DAkkS (www.dakks.de) accreditates and controls certification bodies and auditors.

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QMH_6_Inspection-contract-with-inspection-bodies; "Inspectors are trained and educated on a regular basis. XXX shall ensure that its inspectors are trained and further educated in compliance with the information provided by NATURLAND, in order that the requirements particular to NATURLAND will be respected when performing the inspections." Information from Interview; QMH_6_Inspection-contract-with-inspection-bodies; http://www.naturland.de/our_quality_approach.html#c1664

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EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004; Interview The competencies of the auditors is defined by national authorities in accordance with EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004. In Germany, for instance, the Germany's National Accreditation Body DAkkS (www.dakks.de) accreditates and controls certification bodies and auditors. According to Naturland auditors with poor performance can be excluded.

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"Just as Naturland farmers and processors are subject to annual inspection, Naturland too is inspected once a year by neutral, qualified organisations, such as as the IOAS to verify that the certification was performed according to the defined norms of ISO/IEC 17065." see EC regulations No 834/2007, article 27d, 28 //ISO 65 Accreditation; quotation: http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html The competencies of the auditors is defined by national authorities in accordance with EC regulations 834/2007, article 27 (1) and 882/2004. In Germany, for instance, the Germany's National Accreditation Body DAkkS (www.dakks.de) accreditates and controls certification bodies and auditors. According to Naturland auditors with poor performance can be excluded.

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"Just as Naturland farmers and processors are subject to annual inspection, Naturland too is inspected once a year by neutral, qualified organisations, such as as the IOAS to verify that the certification was performed according to the defined norms of ISO/IEC 17065." see EC regulations No 834/2007, article 27 (5)c, 28 // ISO 65 Accreditation; quotation: http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html

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"Just as Naturland farmers and processors are subject to annual inspection, Naturland too is inspected once a year by neutral, qualified organisations, such as as the IOAS to verify that the certification was performed according to the defined norms of ISO/IEC 17065." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html

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"Just as Naturland farmers and processors are subject to annual inspection, Naturland too is inspected once a year by neutral, qualified organisations, such as as the IOAS to verify that the certification was performed according to the defined norms of ISO/IEC 17065." ISO 65; see also: http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach.html as well as the German accreditation body: http://www.dakks.de/en/content/profile Naturland and assurance providers undergo a full accreditation or oversight audit by IOAS every year.

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"However, Naturland is also cooperating with a number of other inspection bodies, according to the type and location of the respective operation." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/inspection-and-certification.html Personal correspondence: Martin Weber, May 2015

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"Within two weeks after receiving the CC subcommittee decision each operator has the opportunity to appeal any certification decision that directly affects the operator." Quality Management Manual, chapter 3 complaints-procedure, chapter 7_Appeals-Procedure

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Certification decisions shall be defined as decisions regarding certification status of the operator." see EC regulations No 834/2007, article 27 (8) The Naturland standard is in conformity with the EU regulations on organic farming that defines the minimum criteria of the control system.

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"Control authorities and control bodies shall give the competent authorities access to their offices and facilities and provide any information and assistance deemed necessary by the competent authorities for the fulfilment of their obligations according to this Article." see EC regulations No 834/2007, article 27 (11)

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Contract between Naturland and inspection bodies; QMH_6_Inspection-contract-with_inspection_bodies; see also: http://www.ioas.org/

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Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015 Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015: http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Standards_Processors/Naturland-Processing-Standards.pdf

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"Partners of Naturland are obliged to institute quality management systems in their businesses in order to guarantee the uninterrupted traceability of the products manufactured and the safety of these products." // "Bio mit Gesicht" (organic with face): "By means of a reliable tracing system, the customer can refer to the internet to find out where, by whom and how the organic product he or she has purchased was cultivated and processed" Naturland Processing Standards Version 05/2015, Part C, V, 1. ; Bio mit Gesicht: http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/qualtity-assurance-projects.html see also filter CL20-CL21 (row no 255); AK (4.2.2016) Bio mit Gesicht is not applicable to textiles

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If primary substances certified by Naturland are not available in the right quality or in sufficient quantity, application may be made to use primary substances from other sources from the following list of priorities." Naturland Processing Standards Version 05/2015, Part C, VI, 4 http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Standards_Processors/Naturland-Processing-Standards.pdf

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"Businesses certified by Naturland must be able to present the following documents in their current version (and keep older versions in their archives):  product overview (complete list of all products produced in this facility)  list of ingredients of each of the products certified by Naturland with details of the quantity and certified quality of each primary substance.  list of suppliers with a declaration of all primary substances and their certification  overview of the quality assurance system including the results of analyses..." Naturland Processing Standards Version 05/2015, Part C, VI, "Documentation", p. 12

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In Germany record keeping is required by law.

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e-cert: "In co-operation with the major Swiss and Austrian inspection bodies, Bio.inspecta and Austria Bio Garantie (ABG), and the software company intact, Naturland has developed software covering the whole scope of applications of inspection bodies and certifiers. The aim is to enable every stage of the inspection and certification procedure to be executed promptly and clearly and to be recorded electronically from start to finish...." http://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-do/our-quality-approach/qualtity-assurance-projects.html

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"The endorsement of foodstuffs, fodder and articles for daily use by making a reference to Naturland, to certification by Naturland or by applying the Naturland trademark is solely permitted on the basis of a valid sublicensing agreement and a valid Naturland certificate. In addition to fulfilling statutory requirements, the following must be observed when labelling products certified by Naturland:..." Naturland Processing Standards Version 05/2015, Part C, V. "Product identification/labelling": http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Standards_Processors/Naturland-Processing-Standards.pdf

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Full declaration: All the ingredients of each product must be listed completely (even in the case of compound ingredients) in the order of their weight as a percentage of the total weight. Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015, Part C, V. http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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Not applicable for textiles "Naturland Association, along with Naturland‘s marketing organisation, FiBL Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the trading firm „tegut...“ are offering buyers of organic produce a new service. By means of a reliable tracing system, the customer can refer to the internet to find out where, by whom and how the organic product he or she has purchased was cultivated and processed. This is how “Bio mit Gesicht“ works: each article purchased bears a number. This enables the customer to “visit“ the producer on the internet, where he or she is presented under Bio mit Gesicht (www.bio-mit-gesicht.de): Where is the farm/manufacturer? Who works there? What standards do they have to comply with? What else is there of interest? I(...) " "Bio mit Gesicht" ("organic with face"): http://www.naturland.de/our_quality_approach.html; Naturland Zeichen design and use

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Naturland Zeichen design and use ("Vorgaben zur Zeichennutzung"); Naturland Zeichen (logo) GmbH: http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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Products labelled with the Naturland trademark, bearing reference to Naturland or to certification by Naturland, contain raw goods, ingredients, food additives and processing additives from agricultural sources (hereinafter referred to as primary substances) which have been certified by Naturland. If primary substances certified by Naturland are not available in the right quality or in sufficient quan-tity, application may be made to use primary substances from other sources from the following list of priorities. Naturland Standards on Production; Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015, Part C, VI, 4.1 http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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"Products labelled with the Naturland trademark, bearing reference to Naturland or to certification by Naturland, contain raw goods, ingredients, food additives and processing additives from agricultural sources (hereinafter referred to as primary substances) which have been certified by Naturland. If primary substances certified by Naturland are not available in the right quality or in sufficient qua ntity, application may be made to use primary substances from other sources from the following list of priorities. " Naturland Standards on Production; Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015, Part C, VI, 4.1http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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"Products labelled with the Naturland trademark, bearing reference to Naturland or to certification by Naturland, contain raw goods, ingredients, food additives and processing additives from agricultural sources (hereinafter referred to as primary substances) which have been certified by Naturland. If primary substances certified by Naturland are not available in the right quality or in sufficient qua ntity, application may be made to use primary substances from other sources from the following list of priorities. " Naturland Standards on Production; Naturland Processing Standards, Version 05/2015, Part C, VI, 4.1 http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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guideline on the general use of the logo ("Vorgaben zur Zeichennutzung"); Naturland Zeichen (logo) GmbH: http://www.naturland.de/en/processors/naturland-zeichen-gmbh-en.html

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"Violations of the standards will be prosecuted according to the sanction catalogue (producer contract appendix IV). " Naturland Standards of Production, Version 05/2015, Part A; I. 3.; sublicence contract between Naturland and its partner http://www.naturland.de/images/UK/Naturland/Naturland_Standards/Standards_Producers/Naturland-Standards-on-Production.pdf