Glossary
If you feel that the world of Fair Trade has its very own language – don’t fret! We’ll keep you in the know!
With this glossary we’ll guide you through the common technical terms used by FLOCERT, Fairtrade International and the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).
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Compliance timeline
The compliance timeline defines the point within the Certification Cycle at which a specific Compliance Criterion becomes valid and must be …
Confirmation Audit
Either a Focused or Unannounced Audit, that might take place between an Initial and a Renewal Audit or in between two Renewal Audits to confirm …
Contract number
A unique identification number for a contract.
Contract Production (CP)
The term “contract production” has a different meaning in WFTO vs Fairtrade. It is therefore important to distinguish the meaning in relation to …
Conveyor
Any organisation that receives the Fairtrade Minimum Price and/or Fairtrade Premium from a Fairtrade payer and passes it on to the respective …
Core requirements
The core requirements reflect the Fair Trade principles. All producers within Small-scale Producer Organisations and Contract Production set-ups, as …
Corrective Measure (CM)
A measure to resolve existing Non-Conformities and to prevent their reoccurrence.
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Cost of Sustainable Production (COSP)
The cost of producing a product sustainably and in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way that conforms with Fairtrade …
Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
The seller delivers their part of the contract when the goods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment. The seller pays the costs and freight …
Cross-border sale (CBS)
The sale of a Licensee’s product outside the country of the licensing National Fairtrade Organisation (NFO), or outside their country of business …
Decertification
Under certain circumstances (e.g. non-fulfilment of Corrective Measures, non-payment of fees), the certificate of a customer may be withdrawn.
After …
Derogation
A generic or product-specific requirement in the Fairtrade Standards that describes a deviation from a Fairtrade principle or aim.
Derogations are …
Desktop Audit
Evaluation of compliance if a physical audit is not possible due to regional conflicts, natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, or other high-risk …
Development requirements
The continuous improvements that producers within Small-scale Producer Organisations and Contract Production set-ups must make. Average scores are …
Domestic Processing Plants
Micro-enterprises and part of the family economy, which may – due to their size and characteristics – not require formal public registration, …