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Cancellation of Accreditation Voluntary cancellation of an accreditation contract by any party to it according to the contractual arrangements. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Catch and Grow Fisheries Production systems that involve wild harvest followed by a grow-out phase (e.g. mussel farming based on wild spat collection). CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Central Office For Group or CFO CoC clients: the central office is the central managing function or entity responsible for managing the CoC certificate and ensuring all sites conform to the relevant CoC Standard. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certificate A formal document issued by a CAB or accreditation body as evidence that the party(ies) named on the certificate is in conformity with the standard(s) noted on the certificate for the scope given. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certificate Holder An entity which holds a certificate issued by an MSC accredited CAB. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certificate Sharing Mechanism The agreement between the client group and any other eligible fishers or other entities detailing the certificate cost sharing mechanism to be used and any other requirements needed to enable the other eligible fishers or entities to access a fishery certificate. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certification Procedure by which a third party gives written or equivalent assurance that a product, process or service conforms to specified requirements. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certification Process See: Certification Requirements. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certification Requirements Mandatory requirements applicable to CABs for assessing applicants against the MSC Standards. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certification scheme or program Rules, procedures, and management for carrying out certification. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certified Whereby a certificate of conformity to an MSC Standard has been granted by an accredited/approved CAB. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certified fishery A fishery that has been granted a certificate of conformity to the MSC Fisheries Standard by an accredited/approved CAB. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certified product Fish or fish product that originate from a certified fishery or certified farm and are identified or labelled as certified. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Certifier See Conformity Assessment Body (CAB). CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Chain of Custody The procedures implemented by organisations purchasing or handling certified products in the supply chain. These procedures ensure conformity with the MSC Chain of Custody Standard and provide assurance that throughout the supply chain, certified products are segregated from non-certified products and are traceable back to a certified source. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Child labour Defined by the ILO as work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children, or work that interferes with their schooling by depriving them of the opportunity to attend school, obliging them to leave school prematurely or requiring them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Client The legal entity applying to the CAB for certification or that holds a valid MSC certificate. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Client and Peer Review Draft Report In FCP v2.1 onwards, this is the draft report of a fishery assessment that is provided to the client and the Peer Review College for review and comment. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Client Group Includes fishing operators within a unit of certification or other entities that the client identifies as being covered by and/or able to access the certificate. In cases where the client group does not fully control all fishing activity on a stock, the members should recognise that the achievement of any conditions placed on the fishery may be dependent on the actions of other parties, and thus outside their control (though some forms of influence may also be possible). CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj

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