2. What is input certification good for?
添加物认证对什么有效？
● None of the above stated regulations requires input certification. It is a voluntary act. 没有一条上述规则需要提添加物认证，这是一个自愿的行为
● Certification of your inputs through CERES may be a strong sales argument, as it helps your potential clients to identify your product as permitted in organic farming.
你的基于CERES的添加物认证可能是一个很好的卖点,。因为它帮助你的潜在客户识别你的产品（将你的产品作为通过了有机农业许可的产品 ）
● You may avoid that during each inspection of an organic farm which using your inputs, you will have to explain and declare the same issues to different certification bodies.
在有机农场每次检验期间，你可以利用“添加物认证”避免对不同的认证者解释澄清相同的问题。

3． General Principles: 一般性原则:
● Input manufacturers have to reduce negative effects on the environment and human health. This refers to active as well as inert ingredients as well as non intentional contaminations and the production process itself.
添加物制造商必须减少对环境和人类的健康的负面影响.。这涉及变化因素、惰性因素、无意识污染和产品加工本身.

● In the case of fertilizers made of animal manure the principles of animal welfare have to be respected.
如果用动物的粪肥做成的肥料，那么必须考虑动物的健康的情况。
● No use of GMOs.
不能使用转基因GMOs

● The manufacturer has to make sure that no confusion about the certification status of his products may occur this implies that on product labels and publicity materials a clear differentiation between certified and non-certified products must be maintained.
厂商必须确保不混淆被认证产品。 这暗示着在产品标签上和广告材料必需清楚的保持被认证产品和未认证产品的区别。
● The labels have to include all the information which is required by the general Law of the country of sales, including information about eventual restrictions in the use of the product.标签必须包括所有销售国一般法律要求的信息, 包括产品过期的时间信息.
3. Proceedings:执行
● CERES´ Input certification program is based on a combination of physical inspection of the production site and laboratory analysis see “CERES` Principles for input certification”.
CERES 的认证程序是基于对生产点进行物理检测和实验室分析相结合的综合体。（参见：CERES添加物认证的规定）

4. Steps to certification:
认证步骤:
a) The manufacturer asks CERES for information and an offer for input certification. For this purpose we recommend to use our Application form for input certification.
厂商向CERES询问相关信息和添加物认证报价。对此我们推荐使用我们的添加物认证申请表。
b) Ceres forwards a basic information package together with a quote and a contract.
Ceres转寄一个包含报价和协议基本的信息包裹
c) The manufacturer signs the contract, fills in the “Management Plan for Input certification” and sends the documents back to CERES.
厂商签署合同, 填写 " 添加物认证管理计划 " 而且把文件送回CERES.
d) CERES carries out a first assessment of the documents. In case that it shows right from the first evaluation that the product is not certifiable no charges to the manufacturer will be imposed for that specific product.
CERES对文档进行首次评估。如果在初次评估中认为生产者的产品确实不合乎认证标准，而又没有对其加收费用，这种情况下，生产商就必须按产品的数量缴税。
e) In case the first assessment reveals a positive result, the manufacturer has to pay 50 % of the certification fee.
如果第一次评估显示结果良好，那么厂商将付50%的认证费用。
f) CERES analyses profoundly the Management Plan and carries out the inspection and/or takes the sample (see no.4) the inspector forwards an inspection report to CERES.
CERES深入的分析管理计划，执行检验和采集样品(参见 no.4) 。然后检查员转寄一项检验报告给CERES。
g) CERES reviews the inspection report and/or the result of the laboratory analysis. A certification decision is taken and the final invoice is submitted to the manufacturer.
CERES重新评估检测结果和实验室报告。然后作出认证决定，给厂商开出最后的发票。
h) After having received the final payment, CERES submits the final result of the assessment.
收到尾款后，CERES将提交评估的最终结果。
There do exist 3 different possibilities:存在三种不同的可能。
● If the product and the Management Plan comply with the requirements a certificate is issued, sometimes including a list of minor corrective actions.
如果产品和管理计划遵从颁发认证的要求, 那么有时会包括一连串的较小整改措施
● In some cases the manufacturer has to implement the corrective actions before a certificate can be issued.
有时颁发证书之前 厂商必须执行整改措施.
● In some cases, the assessment may show that the product is not certifiable. The reasons for the non-approval will be explained in the respective letter.
在某些情况下，评估可能显示产品不能被认证。对于没有被批准的原因将在各自的信件中解释。