Besides organic farming products, A CERT can provide inspection and certification services that meet all business. Operators active in all categories, as well as companies active in Support Services (Consultants, Supplies, Equipment, Training), can find the certification Scheme that covers their needs. A CERT has strategic alliances worldwide and a wide network of partners, in order always to remain close to its customers. We add value to the products we certify, giving them a competitive advantage and making them capable of achieving a dominant position on the international market. We have the power that makes the difference!!!

1. Αudit
Certification
Evaluation
Expertise
Your safe choice
in Certification
www.a-cert.org

2. A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A. is an
Inspection and Certification Body for Management Sys-
tems, Products and Persons, founded by professionals
with expertise and extensive experience in the certifica-
tion area.
It’s rapid business development, prestige and recognition established A
CERT in the agri-food sector as a leading Certification Organization.
Besides organic farming products, A CERT can provide inspection and
certification services that meet all agri-food business needs.
Operators active in all categories, like Plant and Animal Production, Aqua-
culture, Feed and Plant Propagation Material, Processing, Packaging and
Trade as well as companies active in Support Services (Consultants, Sup-
plies, Equipment, Training), can find the certification Scheme that covers
their needs.
A CERT has strategic alliances worldwide and a wide network of partners,
in order always to remain close to its customers.
The headquarters of A CERT are in Thessaloniki, Greece.
A CERT also maintains offices among others in Bulgaria (Sofia), Germany
(Stuttgart), Russian Federation (Moscow), Turkey (Smyrna), Egypt (Cairo),
China (Beijing).
A CERT provides inspection and certification services for Products,
Management Systems and Persons and for this purpose it collaborates
with international organisations in order to offer services with great
added value.
A CERT is a member of Hellas Cert, the Hellenic Association of
Accredited Certification and Inspection Bodies.
A CERT is also one of the founding members of the Organic Products
Cluster of the Federation of Industries of Greece.
A CERT is a member of the European Chamber for Sustainable
Development (ECSD).
International collaborations
Member of
• Plant Production
• Animal Production
• Aquaculture
• Processing – Packaging – Trade
• Feed
• Plant propagation material
• Supporting Services (Consultants, Supplies, Equipment)
• Seminars
• Person’s Certification in Agri Sector
− Organic Farming
o Regulations (EC) 834/2007 & 889/2008
o A CERT ORGANIC STANDARD for non EU countries
− GLOBALG.A.P., IFA & PPM
− ISO 22000, HACCP/GHP/Codex Alimentarius
− FSSC 22000
− BRC
− IFS
− ISO 22005
− ISO 9001
− ISO 14001
− ISO 27001
− ISO 45001
− A CERT TMP (Traceability Management Protocol)
− A CERT BioShop (Private standard)
− GMO Free (Private standard)
− Gluten Free (Private standard)
− ISO 22716 (Cosmetics)
− A CERT Natural & Organic Cosmetics
Certification Sectors
Certification Standards

3. Fully aware that our work directly affects life, property
and the environment, we have the power that makes
the difference, by conducting unbiased, independent
and objective certification, with responsibility, hones-
ty and integrity, so that the products that reach the
consumer are safe and organic.
The protection of reliability and safety for every-
one involved, by offering valid and esteemed
inspection and certification services, is of funda-
mental importance to all of us in A CERT.
Having values, we offer strictly professional ser-
vices and through the recognition and reputation
of A CERT’s trademark, we add value to the prod-
ucts we certify, giving them a competitive advan-
tage and making them capable of achieving a
dominant position οn the international market.
We have the power
that makes
the difference
Reliability
and safety
Added Value
to your products
We dedicate a great part of our resources, by
investing in professionals with integrity and
high level of skills and know how.
Professionals
with integrity

4. Your products
travel with us
all over the world
A CERT holds an Inspection and Certification license in:
• Organic Products by the European Commission
according to Regulation (EC) No 1235 for the import of organic
products produced in countries outside the European Union,
with authorization code ΧΧ-ΒΙΟ-171.
• Organic Products by the Hellenic Ministry of
Rural Development and Food
with authorization code GR-ΒΙΟ-005.
• Food Management Safety Systems
according to ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000.
• GlobalG.A.P. IFA and PPM by GlobalG.A.P.
• Cosmetics (organic, natural and conventional)
• Products free from GMO, lactose, Gluten,
Antibiotics, Toxins according to the standards of
the European Chamber for Sustainable Development.
• Butchers, Restaurants, Confectioneries, Coffee
Houses according to the standards of the European Chamber
for Sustainable Development.
Licensing
A CERT is accredited by the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD)
as a Certification Body in the following areas:
• Organic Products in accordance with the standard ISO/IEC 17065
• Quality Management Systems according to ISO 9001
in compliance with ISO/IEC 17021-1
• Food Safety Management according to ISO 22000 and
FSSC 22000 in compliance with ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/TS 22003
• GlobalG.A.P. IFA and PPM in accordance with the standard
ISO/IEC 17065
Accreditations
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
Grenada
Jamaica

5. Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bhutan
Chile
China
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Ecuador
Ethiopia
North Macedonia
Ghana
Grenada
Indonesia
AL-BIO-171
AM-BIO-171
AZ-BIO-171
BY-BIO-171
BT-BIO-171
CL-BIO-171
CN-BIO-171
DO-BIO-171
EG-BIO-171
EC-BIO-171
ET-BIO-171
MK-BIO-171
GH-BIO-171
GD-BIO-171
ID-BIO-171
Iran
Israel
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Lebanon
Moldova
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
IR-BIO-171
IS-BIO-171
JM-BIO-171
KZ-BIO-171
KE-BIO-171
XK-BIO-171
KW-BIO-171
LB-BIO-171
MD-BIO-171
MA-BIO-171
OM-BIO-171
PK-BIO-171
PG-BIO-171
PE-BIO-171
PH-BIO-171
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
South Africa
Sudan
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
RU-BIO-171
RW-BIO-171
SA-BIO-171
RS-BIO-171
ZA-BIO-171
SD-BIO-171
TW-BIO-171
TZ-BIO-171
TH-BIO-171
TR-BIO-171
UG-BIO-171
UA-BIO-171
AE-BIO-171
ZU-BIO-171
VN-BIO-171
The countries for which A CERT is licensed and the relevant authorization code numbers are are listed in the following table:
Brunch
Offices
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Morocco
Rwanda
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Albania
Belarus
Kosovo
Moldova
N. Macedonia
Serbia
Ukraine
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
Iran
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Kuwait
Oman
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E.
Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Turkey
Russia
China
Papua New Guinea
South Africa
A- Unprocessed plant products
B- Unprocessed animal products*
C- Unprocessed aquaculture products and algae*
D- Processed plant and animal products
E- Processed agricultural products for use as feed*
F- Vegetative propagating material and seeds or cultivation*
A CERT holds an Inspection and Certification license
in Organic Products by the European Commission
according to Regulation (EC) No 1235 for the import of organic
products produced in countries outside the European Union,
with authorization code ΧΧ-ΒΙΟ-171.
* Accredited by ESYD, pending license by EU Commission.

6. A CERT HEADQUARTERS
2, Tilou str.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Τel.: 2310210777
Fax : 2310210417
e-mail: info@a-cert.org
www.a-cert.org
Central Europe Office
Mainzerstrasse 51
Stuttgart, Germany
e-mail: germany@a-cert.org
South East Europe Office
36, Skobelev Blvd.
Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mail: bulgaria@a-cert.org
Eurasian Economic Union Office
6 Ilyinka str.
Moscow, Russia
e-mail: russia@a-cert.org
Egypt Office
22 Kasr El Nil Street, 3rd floor, office 18
Cairo, Egypt
e-mail: egypt@a-cert.org
Turkey Office
Manavkuyu Mah. 234 Sokak Ata Sitesi C
İzmir, Turkey
e-mail: co@a-cert.org
China Office
18 Jiaomen
Beijing, China
e-mail: jh@a-cert.org