What is the Process of Certification?

The process of Certification consists of following 32 steps:

1. 1. Application in prescribed format from Client by E-mail or website to MACC CERT
   2. Examination of application by MACC CERT
   3. Conditions for rejection/ closure of application
   4. Proposal of Project including Audit Budget by MACC CERT
   5. Certification Agreement between MACC CERT & Client
   6. Preliminary Audit
   7. Onsite Assessment
   8. Consultation with Client
   9. Risk Assessment
   10. Type & Plan of Audit
   11. Actual Audit on spot
   12. Draft Report
   13. Non-Conformities
   14. Corrective Steps
   15. Final Audit Report
   16. Evaluation of Audit Report
   17. Refusing Certification
   18. Certification Decision
   19. Appeal if any
   20. Complaint if any
   21. Granting of Certificate
   22. Validity Period
   23. Re-Certification
   24. Certification transference
   25. Maintaining/ extending/ reducing Scope of Certification
   26. Approval of Label & MACC CERT’s control over use of label
   27. Preventive & corrective action before sanction
   28. Sanctions (Suspension/ Withdrawal/ Cancellation of Certificate)
   29. Grant of license & control of MACC CERT to use of Certification Mark
   30. Change of Client’s location/ ownership/ name of Client
   31. Surveillance Audit/ Evaluation
   32. Notification of amendments made in Certification by MACC CERT & Client

1. Details are available on request by clicking on Request Button.