The best environmental choice in seafood

1. Disclaimer If any interpretive issues arise in relation to the issues covered in these presentations, the text of the MSC Scheme Documents will prevail in all instances. The MSC is not responsible for any issues arising to any parties as a result of consulting these presentations. If you are unsure of any details on any of the subjects covered, please consult the relevant MSC scheme documents or contact the MSC at standards@msc.org. MSC Executive October 2010 The best environmental choice in seafood

2. Agenda Item 8MSC CoCCM v7Product not on siteUnder MSC-assessment fishNicolas ViartTraceability Manager

3. Agenda • Objectives • COC Methodology – brief overview • Product not on site • Under-MSC-assessment fish

4. Product not on-site

5. On-site evaluation – product not on-site • Product not on-site • Collect evidence of the system in operation for similar products • Same non-certified species • Similar looking species • Assess if the system is robust to comply with CoC standard when certified fish is handled • Suppliers not known • client must inform CB within 10 days of their 1st delivery

6. Under-MSC assessment-fish

7. 2 important concepts • Eligibility date • Under-MSC-assessment fish

8. Eligibility dates: concept • Fish caught after the eligibility date but before the date of certification of the fishery may be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel • Supply chain operators are allowed to use the ecolabel on products caught before the fishery is certified

9. Target Eligibility Date Target Eligibility Date Assessment Certification Under-MSC-assessment fish

10. Target and ActualEligibility Dates • Target Eligibility Date • Determined at beginning of fishery assessment • Kept under review • Once fishery certified it becomes the… • Actual Eligibility Date • Determined in the Public Certification Report • Can be different from the Target Eligibility Date

11. Target ED and Actual ED Target Eligibility Date Certification Assessment Actual Eligibility Date Certification Fish eligible to MSC Fish not eligible The client must understand the risk that the AED might be different from the TED

12. Chain of Custody implications

13. Under-MSC-assessment fish • Definition: • Under-MSC-assessment fish: fish harvested in a fishery under assessment after the target eligibility date

14. Chain of CustodyRequirements • CoCCM v7 introduced notion of • Under-MSC-assessment fish • Present in sections • Definition, • 5.2.5, • 5.4.7, • 5.6.3, • 5.7.

15. Chain of Custodyimplications • Only certain defined companies can list under-MSC-assessment fish in scope • Fish can move along the supply chain until a certain point

16. Who can list UMA fish? Wholesaler 1st point of preservation Before or at or 1 step after

17. Who can list UMA fish? • Companies that are before, ator1 step after the 1st point of preservation • Preservation = process that allows long term conservation of fish • 1st point of preservation can be a vessel

18. Auditing Under-MSC-Assessment Fish • CB verifies • Eligibility of operator • Traceability and segregation system (supplier name & CoC code, date of capture …) • Fish caught after eligibility date • UMA fish is labelled with supplier name and date of capture • UMA fish is referred to on invoices • Products not labelled as UMA fish

19. Auditing Under-MSC-Assessment Fish Target Eligibility Date Certification Assessment Actual Eligibility Date Fish eligible to MSC Fish not eligible

20. When fishery becomes certified • Actual eligibility date is announced • UMA fish caught after actual eligibility date is automatically reclassified as MSC-certified fish • All companies in the supply chain can apply ecolabel to products caught after actual eligibility date • Newly certified fish appear on MSC website

21. Certificate • Company complies to all CoC requirements. • Certificate is issued with a Under-MSC-assessment schedule • COC certificate can be withdrawn if a critical nonconformance is found • Company and scope recorded on MSC database • Company appears on MSC website

22. Thank you Please send comments, queries, suggestions to: nicolas.viart@msc.org www.msc.org