Forms, guides and templates for Conformity Assessment Bodies.
Conformity assessment bodies (CABs) are required to use (or to distribute to clients and stakeholders) set templates when conducting assessments to the MSC Fisheries Standard. Uniform templates ensure quality and consistency in application.
MSC Derogation 10 Version 2: Extension to implementation timeframes for MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0/v3.1
| Language: | English |
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| Version: | 2 |
| Date of issue: | 10 July 2025 |
| Date effective: | 10 July 2025 |
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MSC Notice of Objection Fee Waiver Template v2.0
| Language: | English |
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| Version: | 2 |
| Date of issue: | 27 February 2025 |
| Date effective: | 27 February 2025 |
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MSC Notice of Objection Template v4.0
| Language: | English |
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| Version: | 4 |
| Date of issue: | 27 February 2025 |
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MSC Objections Process v2.0
| Description: | Defines the process when a stakeholder wishes to challenge the CAB’s Determination in a fishery assessment, for example from certified to fail, or to add or modify conditions. |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 2 |
| Date of issue: | 27 February 2025 |
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MSC Pre-Assessment Reporting Template v4.2
| Description: | This template details the information required from CABs when creating a pre-assessment report against Fisheries Standard v3.1. |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 4.2 |
| Date of issue: | 29 August 2024 |
| Date effective: | 29 August 2024 |
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MSC Species Categorisation Database
| Description: | An excel database to aid species categorisation for v3.1 of the MSC Fisheries Standard. |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 22 July 2024 |
| Date effective: | 22 July 2024 |
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MSC Reporting Template v2.1
| Description: | Details the information required when creating Announcement Comment Draft Reports, Client and Peer Review Draft Reports, Public Comment Draft Reports, Final Draft Reports and Public Certification Reports with FCP v3.1 and FS3.1 |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 2.1 |
| Date of issue: | 22 July 2024 |
| Date effective: | 01 July 2026 |
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MSC Derogation 10 v1.1: Extension to implementation timeframes for MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0
| Description: | MSC Derogation 10: Extension to implementation timeframes for MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0. Effective date: 1 February 2024 (Updated 22 July 2024) Expiration date: 1 November 2030 |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 1.1 |
| Date of issue: | 31 January 2024 |
| Date effective: | 22 July 2024 |
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MSC Derogation 9 - Use of both ASC and MSC labels on products coming from seaweed operation category Bii
| Language: | English |
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| Date of issue: | 02 November 2023 |
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MSC Chain of Custody Certificate Transfer - Non-Disclosure Agreement Template v1.0
| Description: | To be used by the new/succeeding CAB when a CoC applicant or certificate holder requests a certificate transfer between CABs. |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 1 |
| Date of issue: | 18 October 2023 |
| Date effective: | 18 October 2023 |
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MSC Pre-Assessment Reporting Template v3.4
| Description: | This template details the information required from CABs when creating a pre-assessment report against Fisheries Standard v2.01. |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 01 May 2023 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
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In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v2.0
| Description: | Sets out the requirements and guidance for CABs for the In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Program. For use with Fisheries Certification Process 2.3 or v3.0 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 or v3.0. |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 2 |
| Date of issue: | 01 May 2023 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
| Date superseded: | 29 October 2024 |
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MSC Ecert Database User Manual for CABs - Fisheries v10.0
| Language: | English |
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| Version: | 10 |
| Date of issue: | 01 May 2023 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
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In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Progress Verification Reporting Template v2.0
| Description: | For use by CABs during the progress verification of an ITM fishery with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v2.0 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 or v3.0 |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 2 |
| Date of issue: | 30 April 2023 |
| Date effective: | 30 April 2023 |
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In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Eligibility Reporting Template v2.0
| Description: | Details the information required from CABs when verifying the eligibility of an ITM Applicant fishery. For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v2.0 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 or v3.0. |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 30 April 2023 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
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MSC Fisheries Standard Version 3.0 Summary of Changes
| Description: | A summary of the changes made to the MSC Fisheries Standard (Version 3.0) following the Fisheries Standard Review. |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 22 January 2023 |
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MSC Chain of Custody Labour self-assessment form guidance (Version 2.0)
| Description: | A guide to support the use of the MSC Chain of Custody Labour Self Assessment Form (Version 2.0). |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 11 January 2023 |
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MSC Benthic Impacts Tool User Manual
| Description: | A guide to using the MSC Benthic Impacts Tool to support assessments against the MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0 |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 1 |
| Date of issue: | 26 October 2022 |
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MSC Surveillance Reporting Template v2.2
| Description: | This template details the information required required from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) when creating the Surveillance Report using FCP v2.3 |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 2.2 |
| Date of issue: | 26 October 2022 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
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MSC Fishery Assessment Scoring Worksheet (including versions for enhanced bivalves and salmon) v3.0
| Description: | Worksheets for calculating MSC assessment scores (for use with MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0 or v3.1) |
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| Language: | English |
| Version: | 3 |
| Date of issue: | 26 October 2022 |
| Date effective: | 01 May 2023 |
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