Organic Handling Plan
(for agricultural products)
1. Applicant
A. Applicant Information
1) Name
2) Contact Info (Tel.)
3) Date of birth or
Business Registration No.
4) Address
5) I am applying as:
□ a group (name:
)
□ an individual
* Fill out and attach the Common Information Form for Producers Groups if applying as a group.
B. Application Details
□ new □
1) Application Type
certification
2) Certification Type
certification renewal □
extension of product
□ organic agricultural/forest product □ non-pesticide agricultural
product □ low-pesticide agricultural product
* Fill in only where applicable if applying for an extension of product certification.
C. Certification History
1) Have you been subject to the following with regard to environmentally-friendly agricultural and
livestock products or organic food certification within the last year?
○ Have you been granted environmentally-friendly agricultural and
□ Yes □ No
livestock products or organic food certification?
○ Have you been imposed any fines or penalties of greater severity (including
probation) for violating certification-related laws (prohibition of fraudulent □ Yes
practices)?
□ No
○ Have you been subject to certification cancellation, or removal or
suspension of certification labelling, or been ordered to stop the sale of □ Yes
certified products?
□ No
○ Has your application for certification been denied due to nonconformity? □ Yes
□ No
<If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, provide a detailed explanation
about each and attach related documents.>
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2. Application Details
A. Fill in the box below with all the relevant information regarding the crop field to be
certified.
Cultivated Item (for the last one year)
Location
Lot No.
Area (㎡)
Previous
Current
Next
B. Fill in the box below with all the relevant information regarding the items to be certified.
Item
Area (㎡)
Planned Output (kg)
Output of the
Previous Year (kg)
3. Cultivation Period
가. Fill in the box below with the cultivation periods of the items to be certified.
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4. Management Control
A. I am submitting management-related documents from the last two years (one year for
non-pesticide certification).
□ Yes
□ No
B. If the management-related documents have been recorded for less than two years (one year
for non-pesticide certification), provide an explanation as to why in the space below.
C. Fill in the box below with the relevant information regarding the purchase, use, and stock of
organic synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers (including those used in conventional farms)
for the last two years (one year for non-pesticide certification).
Name of Material
Name of Material
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Date of
purchas
e
Date of
Use
Point of Purchase
(contact info)
Purchased
amount
Place of Use (location of farm)
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Date
Total
Stock
Used Amount
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Place
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5. Crop field, water and seed
A. Is the crop field contaminated with heavy metals or other pollutants, or are there any sources
of contamination nearby, such as metal mines and waste landfills? (If you answered ‘Yes’, identify
the sources.)
□ Yes (
□ No
)
B. Is there any soil inspection report carried out on the soil of the crop field in
the last two years?
□ Yes
□ No
※ If available, submit the soil inspection report.
C. If a soil inspection report finds that the soil fertility is below the optimum level or there is an
excessive accumulation of salts, provide measures for improvement in the space below.
D. When was the last time that chemical fertilizers and organic synthetic pesticides
were used on the crop field?
Name of Material
Place of Use (location of farm)
Date of Final Use
Note
E. What type of water is used for farming?
□ stream water □ lake and swamp water □ underground water □ rainwater
□ tap water □ other (
)
F. If available, submit an agricultural water inspection report carried out in the last five years.
□ I am submitting the report. □ Not available
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G. Fill in the box below with the relevant information regarding the use of seeds.
Name of Seed
Used Amount
Point of Purchase
Type of seed
□ organic □ non-pesticide
□ conventional (untreated)
□ conventional (disinfected
with pesticides)
H. If you have purchased seedlings,
information regarding the use of them.
Name of Seedling
Used Amount
fill
in
the
box
Point of Purchase
below
with
the
relevant
Type of Seedling
□
organic
non-pesticide
□ conventional
□
I. Did you use seeds labelled as genetically modified agricultural products? (If you did, submit the
package or the supplier’s certificate.)
□ Yes
□ No
J. Is there any risk that the certified lot will be contaminated with pesticides due to factors such
as the existence of a pesticide control area near the crop field?
□ Yes
□ No
If there is such a risk, lay out prevention measures in the space below.
6. Cultivation Methods
A. If you have used organic synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers in the last two years (one
year for non-pesticide certification) on the crop field to be certified, fill in the box below with the
relevant information regarding such use.
□ I have.
□ I have not.
Date of Use
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Material
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Used Amount
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□ chemical pesticide,
□ chemical fertilizers
B. (Applicable only to non-pesticide and low-pesticide) Fill in the box below with the relevant
information regarding the annual use (including plans) of chemical fertilizers.
Place of Use
Name of
Ingredient
Usable
Date of
Used
Amount to
(location of
Material
Content
Amount
Use
Amount
be Used
farm)
C. (Applicable only to low-pesticide) Fill in the box below with the relevant information regarding
the annual use (including plans) of synthetic pesticides.
Requirements for
Low-pesticide
Date of Use
Used Amount to
Number Permitted (location of Place of Use
Name of
Amount be Used
Drugs
of
Date of
Material
farm)
Used Spraying
Final
Permitted Spraying
D. In the space below, lay out the measures for controling weed.
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E. In the space below, lay out the measures for disease and pest control.
F. In the space below, lay out the plans for providing an adequate level of nourishment.
G. If you are using environmentally-friendly agricultural materials, fill in the box below with the
relevant information regarding such use and submit proof documents.
Place of Use
Name of Date of
Used
Amount to
(location of
Proof Documents
Material
Use
Amount
be Used
farm)
□ material officially listed or
with quality certification
(registration no.:
)
□ to be submitted separately
H. In the space below, describe your plans for crop rotation and how you have practiced such
plans until now.
I. If you have used compost made from livestock excrements, fill in the box below with the
relevant information regarding the use. (Submit related documents if necessary.)
□ I have used such compost.
Name of Compost
Used Amount
□ I have not.
Point of Purchase
Type of Excrements
□
organic
□
non-antibiotics
□ integrated crop-livestock
farming
□ conventional
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7. Product Quality Control, etc.
A. Fill in the box below with the relevant information regarding the post-harvest handling process
(packaging, storing, cleaning, cutting, drying, etc.).
Type
Detail
Place of Work
On Commission
□ packaged and shipped
Packaging
□ shipped without packaging
□ stored and shipped
Storing
□ shipped without storing
□ cleaned and shipped
Cleaning
□ shipped without cleaning
□ dried and shipped
Drying
□ shipped without drying
Other
□ carried out other processes
and shipped
□ shipped without carrying
out other processes
<Other handling processes, including cutting>
B. If parts or all of the handling process are entrusted to another entity, fill in the box below with
the relevant information and submit a copy of the written contract.
Entrusted
Contact
Contractor
Place of Work
Handler Certification
Work
Info
□ certified
(certification no.:
□ not certified
)
<copy of the contract>
□ to be submitted
□ not to be submitted (State the reason)
C. If any material is used in the post-harvest handling process, fill in the box below with the
relevant information and submit proof documents.
Name of Date of
Place of
Used
Amount to
Proof Documents
Material
Use
Use
Amount
be used
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□ material officially listed or
with quality certification
(registration no.:
)
□ to be submitted separately
D. Provide a sample of the certified packaging being used or planned to be used in the space
below.
E. In the space below, lay out a management plan for preventing certified products from being
mixed with those not certified during storage, transport, packaging and other processes.
8. Other
A. Fill in the following if the agricultural product was grown in a hydroponics system.
1) Check whether it is a recycling system (□ Yes □ No) and submit proof
such as blueprints.
materials,
2) In the space below, write down the amount of waste nutrient solution (annual) and describe
your disposal plans.
3) Provide a nutrient solution composition table.
B. Fill in the following with the relevant information If the agricultural product is intended for
consumption as sprouts.
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1) The Use of Ingredients
Name of Used Amount Purchase Amount to be Point of
Ingredient
(annual) d Amount Purchased
Purchase
Type
□ organic □ non-pesticide
□ conventional seed
2) Submit proof documents, such as a supplier ’s certificate (a pesticide residues report if
conventional seeds were used).
□ to be submitted
□ not to be submitted
C. Submit the following documents in the case of agricultural products collected in the wild,
such as forests.
1) map of the collecting area : □ to be submitted □ not to be submitted
2) report on the amount to be collected : □ to be submitted □ not to be
submitted
3) copy of permit or declaration related to collecting : □ to be submitted □ not to be
submitted
4) management plans for maintaining the natural environment and the species of the collected
products
D. Fill in the following in the case of ‘ parallel production. ’ ( ‘ Parallel production refers to
producing items to be certified and those of the same type but with a different type of certification
or cultivated with conventional methods.
1) Production and sale of products from parallel production
Cultivation Planned Output
Item
Place of Production
Seller
Area (㎡)
(kg)
2) Provide a sample of the packaging of conventional products being used or to be used.
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3) Lay out plans for managing conventional and certified products separately.
9. Submitted Documents
Name of Document
Total Page
Return after Verification
□ needed □ not needed
10. Applicant
A. This application form is completed by:
□ the applicant, ________________ (name)
□ proxy at the request of and is confirmed by the applicant, ________________ (name).
Name
Date of Birth
(business registration no.)
Address
Contact Info
Affiliation
B. The applicant must read the following warning carefully and sign at the bottom.
Warning
I, the applicant, hereby confirm that the information contained in this application is true
and complete and understand that any misrepresentation will result in the cancellation of
certification in line with Article 24 of the Act on Promotion of Environment-friendly
Agriculture and Fisheries, and Management and Support for Organic Foods and penalties
(a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won) in line with
Article 70 of the same Act.
Date (y/m/d):
Applicant :
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