(1) Sertifitseerimine on menetlus, mille käitleja kirjaliku taotluse alusel korraldab kolmas sõltumatu osapool (edaspidi sertifitseerimisasutus), et tõendada käitleja kvaliteedisüsteemi või konkreetse käideldava toidu vastavust nõuetele, millele vastavuse tõendamist taotletakse.
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(1) Certification is a procedure which is organised by an independent third party (hereinafter certification body) on the basis of a written application from an operator in order to prove the compliance of the quality system of the operator or the compliance of a specific handled food with the requirements, in respect of which the application for proof of conformity is made.
