§ 360

Any person who wishes to be accredited as a certification body must apply for the accreditation, in writing, to a conformity verification body and must undergo an assessment, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011, to verify

(a) their compliance with ISO/IEC 17065;

(b) their knowledge with respect to organic certification and that of their employees and of any persons acting on their behalf; and

(c) the validity of their certification methodology and the validity of the results of that methodology.