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| Term | Definition | Document | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoC | See: Chain of Custody. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| CoC audit checklist | The audit checklists developed by the MSC which CABs use to record evidence of conformity with the CoC Standard, available on the MSC website and scheme database. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| CoC contact person | The person responsible for communicating with the CAB and ensuring that the organisation responds to any requests for information or documentation. In the MSC Chain of Custody: Group Version, the CoC contact person is referred to as the “CoC contact person/group manager”. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Competence | Demonstrated personal attributes and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Complainant | Person or organisation filing a complaint. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Complaint | Expression of dissatisfaction, other than appeal or objection, by any person or organisation, relating to the activities of an accreditation body, assurance provider, a CAB, a certificate holder, the Peer Review College, or the MSC, where a response is expected. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Component | The second level of 3 within the assessment tree structure. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Condition | A requirement to achieve outcomes in order to achieve a score of 80 or above. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Conformity | Fulfilment of a need or expectation that is stated, generally implied, or obligatory. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Conformity assessment body | Body that performs conformity assessment services and that can be the object of accreditation. NOTE: Whenever the word “CAB” is used in the text, it applies to both the “applicant and accredited CABs” unless otherwise specified. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consensus | General agreement, characterised by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by any important part of the concerned interests and by a process seeking to take into account the views of interested parties, particularly those directly affected, and to reconcile any conflicting arguments. NOTE: Consensus need not imply unanimity. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consequence Analysis | A tool within the RBF and a semi-quantitative analysis that assesses the consequence of fishing activity on a particular species subcomponent. The Consequence Analysis (CA) is partly based on the structured collection of qualitative information from a diverse group of stakeholders, as well as using information on proxies that can be used to estimate changes to the relevant subcomponent in a fishery. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consequence Spatial Analysis | A tool within the RBF and a semi-quantitative approach to examine several consequence and spatial attributes to provide a relative measure of the Unit of Assessment’s risk to the habitat. Each habitat (scoring element) is assigned its own Consequence Spatial Analysis (CSA) score. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consumer Ready Tamper Proof Packaging | Any single item for presentation as such to the final consumer where the packaging cannot be removed, reused, opened, or resealed without altering the integrity of the product. This would include, for example, individual cans or freezer packs of seafood sold in a retail environment. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consumer-Facing Organisation (CFO) | An organisation selling and/or serving seafood to the final consumer in a restaurant, catering, fish counter, or takeaway/takeout environment. Consumer-facing organisations may have a single site or multiple sites. NOTE: Particular eligibility criteria applies for organisations wishing to be certified against the CFO CoC standard. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Consumer-Facing site | For CoC CFO clients: a discrete physical location that sells or serves certified seafood directly to a final consumer (such as a restaurant location or catering site). | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Contract Processors | An organisation that is contracted by a certified organisation (including a subsidiary or affiliate of the certified organisation) wherein the product is altered in some way. Specifically: the processor does not own the product and the processor processes the product on instruction from the certified organisation (usually the owner of the product). This definition excludes contract processors that take ownership of the product, since they are required to have their own Chain of Custody certification. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Correction | An action to eliminate a detected non-conformity. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Corrective Action | Action to eliminate the cause of a detected non-conformity or other undesirable situation. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Criterion (Criteria) | A sub-division of an MSC Principle. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj |
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