Impartial & non-discriminatory

Baltic Control Certification A/S is obliged to be impartial when carrying out activities related to product certification and management systems. Baltic Control Certification A/S understands the importance of impartiality in the performance of our certification activities in relation to product and management systems, and we handle conflicts of interest and ensure objectivity when carrying out certification activities.

When a relationship poses an unacceptable threat to impartiality, certification must not be performed.

Baltic Control Certification A/S must not offer or provide advice on product or management systems.

Baltic Control Certification A/S must not offer or carry out internal audits at certified customers. Baltic Control Certification A/S must not certify a management system that we have performed internal audit within 2 years after the internal audit is completed.

Baltic Control Certification A/S has set up an external certification committee which evaluates the measures set up by Baltic Control Certification A/S to respond to threats to our impartiality caused by actions taken by other persons, institutions or companies.

Baltic Control Certification A/S ensures that our staff, both internally and externally including committees, that will be able to influence the certification activities, must act impartially and must not let commercial, economic or other forms of pressure cause doubts about our impartiality.

Baltic Control Certification A/S requires that both internal and external staff draw attention to matters that they are aware of may represent a potential conflict of interest for themselves or for Baltic Control Certification A/S. Baltic Control Certification A/S must use this information as input to identify threats to impartiality arising from activities performed by this staff or the companies employing them and may not use this staff, neither externally or internally, unless they can explain that there is no conflict of interest.
The policies and procedures under which Baltic Control Certification A/S operates, and the administration of these policies and procedures, are non-discriminatory. All services are accessible to all applicants whose activities fall within the scope of Baltic Control Certification A/S's activities. No certification processes are conditional upon the size of the client or membership of any association or group, or conditional upon the number of certifications already issued.

Note: Baltic Control Certification A/S can decline to accept an application or maintain a contract for certification from a client when fundamental or demonstrated reasons exist, such as the client participating in illegal activities, having a history of repeated non-compliances with certification/product requirements, or similar client-related issues.

Cases

Jøren Ivar Brus Mikkelsen runs his herd of Forest Cattle from the National Park Mols Bjerge. Since 2014, he has been certified by Baltic Control® Certification and has an annual inspection to ensure that the herd meets the certification and the quality requirements that accompany it.

For our customer BMG A/S, which is a total supplier of goods in agriculture and animal feed, it is Baltic Control®s job to monitoring the loading of 7,700 tons of feed wheat and to check the product, quality, quantity and to carry out sampling.

Baltic Control® Certification specializes in sustainability certification of companies in the energy sector.The prerequisite for such a sustainability certificate is that a company is subject to a legal requirement for documentation that affects all parts of the value chain. For example, you must document that your production does not harm or damage natural areas.

”Since January 2009, Baltic Control® Certification has had the task of controlling the Danish pig herds. They are very serious and professional” says Asger Kjær Nielsen, Quality Manager for DANISH Product Standard at SEGES Knowledge Center for Pig Production

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