MSPO Process Steps

Application Submit Application Form to MPOB by Group Manager or  Applicant MPOB review application, determine the type of premises Premise category I - site without recognized sustainable standard certification Premise category II - site with attained the recognized sustainable standard certification Pass the input to CB CB reviews application and interact with premises Through Basic Data Determine standard for certification MS 2530-2:2013 for independent smallholder MS 2530-3:2013 for plantation / organized smallholder MS 2530-4:2013...

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Group Manager

Group Manager is a person or entity who manage the members under MSPO scheme in Group Certification. Below are the list of responsibility of Group Manager; Manage the group contract Update list of members to MSPO database Issue sub-certificate to the members Establish & implement internal control system (ICS) Conduct group assessment & risk assessment of new member Conduct internal assessment Issue internal corrective action Right to remove member if found non-compliant Under go MSPO training...

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Principle of MSPO certification

Principle of certification will be governed as following input; Individual certification Group certification Competent group Manager Members Internal control system (ICS) Binding contract Internal procedures for handling grievances and complaints Any member irrespective of land size Audit based on random sampling Appoint group manager Competency to manage the group New member added during surveillance or recertification...

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MSPO Content of the standard

Clause 4.1 Management Commitment And Responsibility Address the top management responsibility to develop the MSPO management system  Clause 4.2  Transparency Address the top management responsibility on traceability aspect in the production of sustainability products Clause 4.3 Compliance To Legal Requirement Address the responsibility of top management to commit on applicable laws compliance Clause 4.4 Social Responsibility, Health, Safety And Employment Condition Concerning on human aspects in health, safety and...

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Legal requirement

Requirement: Clause 4.3.1.1 stated that all operations are in compliance with the applicable local, state, national and ratified international laws and regulations Clause 4.3.1.2 stated The management shall list all laws applicable to their operations in a legal requirements register Clause 4.3.1.3 stated that The legal requirements register shall be updated as and when there are any new amendments or any new regulations coming into force *** only applied to plantation, organized smallholder and palm oil mill List of applicable...

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Term and Definitions

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of life on the planet. This includes the diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems   child A person who is under the age of fifteen years old. customary rights Patterns of long standing community land and resource usage created in accordance with the law of the state or nation environmental impact assessment (EIA) EIA is a study to identify, predict, evaluate and communicate information about the impact on the environment of a proposed project and to specify the mitigating...

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MS2530-4 Principle and Criteria

4. Principles and criteria 4.1 Principle 1: Management commitment and responsibility 4.1.1 Criterion 1: Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Policy 4.1.1.1 Indicator 1: A policy for the implementation of MSPO shall be established. 4.1.1.2 Indicator 2: The policy shall also emphasize on the commitment to continual improvement with the objective of improving the milling operation. 4.1.2 Criterion 2: Internal audit 4.1.2.1 Indicator 1: Internal audit shall be planned and conducted regularly...

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