National Technical Working Groups (NTWG) TOUR STOP Luxor, Egypt 4-6 December 2017

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1 National Technical Working Groups (NTWG) TOUR STOP Luxor, Egypt 4-6 December 2017

2 GLOBALG.A.P. GOVERNANCE Website: Who We Are/Governance GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 2

3 42 NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (NTWG) Website: Who We Are/NTWG MORE LOCAL INPUT IN GLOBALG.A.P. STANDARD SETTING North/South America Argentina Brazil South/North Chile Costa Rica Colombia Dominican Republic Guatemala Nicaragua Peru USA Europe Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Italy The Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Spain Africa Cote D Ivoire Egypt Ghana South Africa Senegal Asia China India Japan Pakistan Republic of Korea New Zealand Last updated: Jul17 GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 3

4 NTWG CONTACT PERSON GLOBALG.A.P. STAFF TO CONTACT - ADDRESS = LASTNAME(AT)GLOBALGAP.ORG Heidi Gremminger Daniel Catrón Flavio Alzueta Christi Venter Heike Rauber Friedrich Luedeke Marco Villegas Ignacio Antequera Elmé Coetzer-Boersma Anita Britt NTWG address = ntwg(at)globalgap.org Belinda Millard Rebecca Anderson Zhou Xin Marco Giotto Andras Fekete Kliment Petrov Kerstin Uhlig Vassilis Stamatis Valeska Weymann GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat Page 4

5 42 NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (NTWG) BY SCOPE GLOBALG.A.P. CONTACT PERSONS IN YOUR REGION Scopes: FV (Fruit and Vegetables), FO (Flowers and Ornamentals), LB (Livestock), AB (Aquaculture), TE (Tea), CC (Combinable Crops) Country, Scope USA FV Mexico FV Country, Scope GG staff Argentina FV Heidi Gremminger Argentina LB Heidi Gremminger Brazil North FV Marco Giotto Brazil South FV Marco Giotto Brazil AB Valeska Weymann Chile FV Daniel Catrón Colombia FV Heidi Gremminger Costa Rica FV, FO Heidi Gremminger Dominican Republic FV Daniel Catrón Guatemala FV Heidi Gremminger Nicaragua FV, FO Daniel Catrón Peru FV Heidi Gremminger Country, Scope China IFA India FV Japan FV, CC, TE Pakistan IFA South Korea FV, TE, AB New Zealand FV GG staff Rebecca Anderson Marco Villegas GG staff Zhou Xin Kerstin Uhlig Ignacio Antequera Kerstin Uhlig Flavio Alzueta Belinda Millard GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 5

6 42 NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (NTWG) BY SCOPE GLOBALG.A.P. CONTACT PERSONS IN YOUR REGION Scopes: FV (Fruit and Vegetables), FO (Flowers and Ornamentals), LB (Livestock), AB (Aquaculture), TE (Tea), CC (Combinable Crops) Country, Scope GG staff Belgium IFA Anita Britt Bosnia-Herzegovina IFA Kliment Petrov Bulgaria FV Kliment Petrov Czech Republic FV, LB,CC Kliment Petrov Denmark FV Anita Britt France FV Heike Rauber Germany FV Friedrich Luedeke Germany FO Friedrich Luedeke Greece FV Vassilis Stamatis Hungary FV Andras Fekete Italy FV Heidi Gremminger The Netherlands FV Anita Britt Norway AB Valeska Weymann Poland Kliment Petrov Romania FV Anita Britt Spain FV Ignacio Antequera UK AB Valeska Weymann Country, Scope Cote d'ivoire FV Egypt FV Ghana FV South Africa FV Senegal FV GG staff Elmé Coetzer-Boersma Elmé Coetzer-Boersma Elmé Coetzer-Boersma Christi Venter Elmé Coetzer-Boersma GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat Page 6

7 NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (NTWG) HOW DOES IT WORK? THINK GLOBAL ACT LOCAL Running a NTWG means not only your signature but commitment, engagement and WORK! Take time for the actual technical work GLOBALG.A.P. Membership of the host organization NTWGs are open to all: Retailers /producers/ suppliers/cbs/ngos/ government Develop National Interpretation Guidelines for the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Standard and for GRASP to facilitate local implementation The group shall meet at least twice a year. Keep the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat updated about activities, meetings, new members, meeting minutes: communicate to central address ntwg(at)globalgap.org or upload them to the NTWG Extranet GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 7

8 NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (NTWG) HOW DO I HOST A NTWG AND REGISTER AS NTWG MEMBER? Host organization needs to agree to and sign NTWG Terms of Reference (available for download here) or_rev10_formfill_en.pdf Hosting a NTWG requires a GLOBALG.A.P. membership. The NTWG host needs to be a paying GLOBALG.A.P. member each year. NEW: The NTWG host organization shall receive a 50% discount on the membership fee, or may choose to receive 72 redeemable GRIP points provided they fulfil some basic tasks set out in the TOR within one year Each new NTWG member needs to register via the online registration form and inform NTWG host: GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 8

9 NTWG MAIN ACTIVITIES AND DUTIES BASIC TASKS FOR NTWG TO RECEIVE NTWG DISCOUNT 1. The NTWG shall provide assistance with translation/proofreading of the official GLOBALG.A.P. documents into the languages used in the country where the NTWG is based (where needed). 2. The host shall provide regularly updated information of name, company and addresses of all NTWG members to 3. The host organization shall organize a minimum of two meetings per year. 4. The host shall inform the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat on a regular basis about relevant issues and provide minutes of meetings or upload them to the NTWG Extranet. Further tasks (not a condition for the discount, but also important) 5. Development of national interpretation guidelines (NIG) or GRASP Guidelines in national language and English. 6. Supporting the GLOBALG.A.P. Committees with proposals for revision of the protocols. 7. Participating in the peer review processes of benchmarking/recognition activities of schemes operating within their country, where so requested by GLOBALG.A.P. GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat Page 9

10 50 % HOST DISCOUNT ON MEMBERSHI P NEW CONDITIONS REVISED PROCEDURE FROM 2015 From 2015, based on the activity of the NTWG, the annual GLOBALG.A.P. membership fee of the host organization might be reduced by 50%, or the host may choose to receive 72 redeemable GRIP points valid for 18 months. The discount or points are not cumulative should more than one sector NTWG be hosted by the same organization. The NTWG discount or GRIP points will be rewarded at the beginning of the following year (no longer in advance with the membership invoice). The membership fee shall be paid in full and in the subsequent year and the discounted amount shall be refunded, subject to fulfillment of three of the main tasks set out in the Terms of Reference (see 3.) Written proof of tasks fulfilled will be requested at the end of each year by GLOBALG.A.P. GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 10

11 NEW: GRIP REWARD PROGRAM GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 11

12 GRIP GLOBALG.A.P. REWARDS FOR INDUSTRY PROGRAM TURN YOUR SUPPORT INTO REAL VALUE! The GLOBALG.A.P. Rewards for Industry Program (GRIP) is based on a point system that individuals can collect and redeem for their contributions. Contributors can earn two types of points: 1. Status Points 2. Reward Points Contributors can earn and maintain a status that would provide them public visibility on our website, a GRIP card, and free access to a number of GLOBALG.A.P. events. There are four Status levels: Bronze: 4 points Silver: 8 points Gold: 10 points Platinum: 11+ points See detailed info on GRIP Points and validity here: FAQs GRIP:

13 GRIP GLOBALG.A.P. REWARD FOR INDUSTRY PROGRAM TURN YOUR SUPPORT INTO REAL VALUE! Gain reward points for hosting and attending NTWG meetings! GLOBALG.A.P. is introducing a new and innovative way of rewarding our stakeholders contributions to improve the system - the all new GLOBALG.A.P. Reward for Industry Program (GRIP)! Through this program we would like to offer our stakeholders a set of benefits to value and reward their significant input into our company s development. Example: 2x 4-hour face-to face meeting à 24 points = 48 Reward Points 4 Status Points Travel time to 2 meetings less than 6 hours = 12 Reward Points 1x 2-hour webinar = 12 Reward Points 1 Status Point Total: 72 Reward Points = 1 reduced 5 Status Points SUMMIT2016 Entry* (* subject to 150 (Bronze Level) Euros registration fee) If you wish to applyfor the GRIP Program, please send an to: grip@globalgap.org GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 13

14 NTWG BENEFITS 1/2 Opportunity for development of National Interpretation Guideline for local interpretation of the standard Input in revision and global representation in the Stakeholder Committees (either via direct representation or through proposals via the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat) Possibility to showcase their work through participation in the NTWG Award during the GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT Participation in the peer review processes of benchmarking/recognition activities of schemes operating within their country Free membership for NTWG members Host organization receives 50% discount on GLOBALG.A.P. membership fee (subject to Terms of Reference conditions) Participation in GRIP Program gain reward points for hosting and GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 14

15 NTWG BENEFITS 2/2 Access to exclusive NTWG Extranet to interact with NTWGs worldwide NTWGs open to all stakeholders: Retailers /producers/ suppliers/cbs/ngos/ government/ consultants etc. and different fields of expertise: certification, agribusiness, food safety, environment, social, animal welfare etc. The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat informs the NTWG host about relevant issues and decisions on a regular basis via the NTWG Newsletter. Qualified input into GLOBALG.A.P. Standard from local experts Possibility of membership in a Focus Groups (Technical Committees only for GG members) Opportunity to help producers in the country to get certification and increase GLOBALG.A.P. certified production in the area. Proofreading of GLOBALG.A.P. documents in the local language Active participation in GLOBALG.A.P. TOUR Stops and reduced or free entry fee to GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMITs GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 15

16 NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINE Website: Who We Are/NTWGs/National Guidelines Example: Belgium V5.0-2 FV GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 16

17 NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES NIG APPROVAL PROCESS GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 17

18 ACHIEVEMENTS NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES (NIG V5) PUBLISHED IN THE DOC CENTER North/South America Argentina Brazil Chile FV Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Nicaragua Peru USA Europe Belgium FV Bulgaria Bosnia-Herzegovina Czech Republic Denmark France Germany FV Greece Hungary Italy FV The Netherlands FV Norway Romania Spain FV UK Africa Cote D Ivoire Egypt Ghana South Africa Senegal Asia China India Japan Pakistan South Korea New Zealand Last updated: Jul17 GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 18

19 ACHIEVEMENTS NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES (NIG) NIG IFA V5.0 published A full list of published NIGs is available in the GLOBALG.A.P. document center: gg.standard.gg:("ifa5")&fq=gg.document.type:("g uidelines") Ongoing IFA NIGs v5: New Templates for developing IFA NIGs v5 are provided on the GLOBALG.A.P. website: nts?fq=gg.document.type:("guidelines")&fq =gg.standard.gg:("ifa5") Or contact ntwg@globalgap.org GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 19

20 GRASP 26 GRASP NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES V1.3 PUBLISHED A GRASP NATIONAL INTERPRETATION EXISTS IN: Ethiopia Egypt Greece Hungary Italy Madagascar Morocco New Zealand The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal South Africa Slovakia Spain Turkey United Kingdom Last updated: Jul17 GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat Page 20

21 NTWG EXTRANET PLATFORM EXCLUSIVELY FOR NTWG MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE/SHARE INFORMATION, UPLOAD DOCUMENTS AND CHAT WITH PEERS NTWG Extranet (Profile and Login required): Access by invitation only. 183 members (Nov2016) GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 21

22 CONTACT Please contact us: GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Vice President Chief Standards Officer Elmé Coetzer-Boersma or: Junior Manager Committees & NTWG Administration Anita Britt Tel: Disclaimer: This presentation, training material or publication is the property of GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH. The GLOBALG.A.P. member, approved Certification Body or Farm Assurer may use it and its contents in internal and external trainings in unaltered format. GLOBALG.A.P. does not assume any responsibility for the training carried our by third parties using this material. NTWG Extranet GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat Page 22