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2 | RAINFOREST ALLIANCE APPLICABLE LAW ASSESSMENT RA 2020 STANDARD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Certification body: | EKOINSPEKT ULUSLARARASI BELGELENDIRME DENETIM GOZETIM TEKNIK KONTROL VE EGITIM HIZMETLERI LTD. STI. | For internal use only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Country: | KOSOVO | Reviewed by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Date submitted | 1/31/2023 | Approved by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Contact person: | MUSTAFA CETINKAYA | Approved date: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | Instructions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | The Certification Body (CB) should list applicable local laws for all core requirement of the RA 2020 Standard according to the geographic scope requested (the format should include individual legislations for each country). The following is a brief explanation of how to complete the template: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Topic: Include the topic covered in the requirement, for example: Natural Ecosystems, Agrochemicals, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Related standard requirement number: Include the number of the specific related requirement, for example: No. 4.5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | National Legislation Reference: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Legislation name: Include the name of the national legislation related to the criterion, for example: Labor Code, Decree No. 1441. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ILO convention name (if applicable): If there is an applicable ILO convention, indicate the name of that convention and its respective number. e.g. "ILO Convention, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)" If there are any sector wide agreements or CBAs that might be relevant, feel free to indicate those as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Title: Include the title within the national legislation that refers to the criterion to be evaluated, for example: Contracts and collective bargaining. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Articles to be reviewed: Indicate the # or #s of the articles to be reviewed, with respect to the criterion compliance, for example: Articles 57 to 60. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas: please perform an analysis of the applicable legislation and where the RA Standard might go beyond the legislation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | National Legislation Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | TOPIC | Related standard requirement number | Legislation Name | CBA if applicable | ILO convention name (if applicable) | Title | Articles to review | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas | Column1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Group Management | 1.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Documented and implemented Management Plan which addresses each applicable Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain requirement. | 1.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
23 | The supply chain actor has devised, adopted and disseminated one or more policies for ensuring responsible business conduct in its own operations, supply chain and other business relationships | 1.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Collective Bargaining | 1.2.1 | Law No.03/L –212 ON LABOUR | CBA's are company /organisation wise or for group of producers | NA | Provisions of this Law shall be applicable for employees and employers in the private and public sector in Republic of Kosovo. 2. Provisions of this Law shall be applicable for employees and employers, whose employment is regulated through a special Law, if the special Law does not provide for a solution for certain issues deriving from employment relationship. 3. Provisions of this Law shall be applicable for foreign citizenship employees and persons without citizenship, who are employed to employers within territory of Republic of Kosovo, unless otherwise provided by Law. | Article 90 makes collective bargaining agreements part of the labour law and also defines the requirements/structure of collective bargaining agreements | Not the case | https://mpms.rks-gov.net/en/wpdm-package/law-no-03-l-212-law-on-labour-pdf/?wpdmdl=1378&ind=TGF3IE5vLjAzIEwtMjEyIExBVyBPTiBMQUJPVVIucGRm | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Service provider evaluation mechanism | 1.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Subcontractors and suppliers' compliance to certification rules | 1.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Registry of group members | 1.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Worker details( Full name, Gender Year of birth, Start and end date(s) of employment, Wages Housing | 1.2.5 | Law No.03/L –212 ON LABOUR | NA | NA | As in G24 | Article 11 defines the information about worker to be put in the agreement and includes all details required by the RA standard | NA | As in J24 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | List of permanent of temporary workers | 1.2.6 | No particular law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Information given through Predominant language to workers | 1.2.7 | Law No.03/L –212 ON LABOUR | NA | NA | As in G 24 | Article 11 makes it mandatory for the contract to be made in official language of Kosovo | NA | As above | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Sign agreement between both parties (GA and Members) | 1.2.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Records of last four years | 1.2.9 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes, RA standard makes it mandatory for retaining the records for at least 4 years | NA | |||||||||||||||||
33 | An up to date map of the farm (large farms) or the farm area (group of small farms) is available Sketches | 1.2.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
34 | A sketch of the farm is available | 1.2.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Geolocation data is available for 100% of the farms. At least 10% is in the form of polygons | 1.2.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
36 | A polygon is available of the farm, including all farm units. | 1.2.13 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
37 | list of workers trained and have the knowledge effectively implement the supply chain Management Plan. | 1.2.16 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Multi-site administrator maintains a list of sites to be included in the certificate | 1.2.17 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Risk assessment | 1.3.1 | No law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Management Plan | 1.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Management provides group members with services based on the Management Plan | 1.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Management provides workers with services based on the Management Plan. | 1.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.1, | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Internal approval and sanction mechanism | 1.4.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Grievance Mechanism | 1.5.1 | No laws | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Gender equality | 1.6.1 | The constitution of Kosovo Law No.03/L –212 ON LABOUR LAW No. 05/L -020 ON GENDER EQUALITY | NA | NA | Described in G24 | Article 7 The Republic of Kosovo ensures gender equality as a fundamental value for the democratic development of the society, providing equal opportunities for both female and male participation in the political, economic, social, cultural and other areas of societal life. Article3 of Law on labour also prohibits discrimination of any form Article 15 of Law on gender equality prohibits gender discrimination in employment | NA | https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Committee on gender equality | 1.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Certified production | 2.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Annual stock | 2.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Certified products are visually segregated | 2.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Management has mapped the product flow from the group members | 2.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Products that the group sells as certified can be traced back to the certified farm(s) | 2.1.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
55 | No double selling of volumes | 2.1.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Group members keep sales receipts | 2.1.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Methodology for the calculation of conversion factors | 2.1.8 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Calibration | 2.1.9 | LAW No.03/L –203 ON METROLOGY | NA | NA | The objective of this law is to regulate the system of measuring units, measuring etalons, procedures for assessment of the conformity of measuring units, metrological requirements for pre-packaged products, authorization in the field of metrology, metrological observation as well as responsibilities of Metrology Department. | Article 8 stipulates requirement for calibration of means of measurement | NA | https://amk.rks-gov.net/desk/inc/media/D2548556-E0B8-4BF7-9BE4-0AD3F2F082D2.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Volume summary of certified product for the previous 12 months. | 2.1.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Documentation for percentage and traceability type etc. | 2.1.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
61 | labeling approvals, incoming and outgoing documentation, on-site procedures) that any Rainforest Alliance claim | 2.1.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Sales transactions of certified products are recorded in the Rainforest Alliance traceability platform | 2.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Total sales of certified products do not exceed the total production | 2.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
64 | Volumes not sold as Rainforest Alliance certified and/or lost are removed from the traceability platform within two weeks after the end of the quarter. | 2.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Trademark use approval | 2.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Shipments that are combined into one transaction include sufficient information to relate the transaction to the individual shipments. | 2.2.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Written confirmation granting a traceability platform mandate by the farm certificate holder and acknowledgement by both parties is available. | 2.2.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
68 | The party granted the traceability platform mandate complies with applicable traceability requirements and associated guidance. | 2.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Volume credits are only converted for a process that can occur in reality, product conversion cannot go backwards to a previous product. . | 2.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
70 | The volume of product sold as mass balance is 100% covered by volumes purchased as certified. | 2.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Purchase and sales documentation for products sold as certified includes origin information to country level for certified and non-certified product inputs. | 2.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Products sold as certified shall meet the minimum percentage requirements for origin information as per crop specific annexes | 2.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
73 | Credit trading is limited to regional scope within a certificate, movement from one certificate to another shall be accompanied by physical shipment of relevant product. | 2.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
74 | A process is in place to ensure that sales of certified product exceeding purchases are covered with sufficient purchases of certified input within two weeks after the end of the quarter in which certified volume balance was exceeded | 2.3.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Production costs and living income | 3.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
76 | The total net income for group member households is assessed against the Living Income Benchmark. | 3.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Sustainable Differential | 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Management defines the investments needed to improve sustainability in an investment plan. | 3.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
79 | The buyer of certified products ensures that the farm certificate holder receives the Sustainability Investment | 3.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
80 | An annual report of investments made to farms is compiled and available | 3.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Plant varieties are selected based on quality, productivity, resistance to pests and diseases and on suitability for the climate | 4.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
82 | New plantings have a well-established cropping system which takes into account the factors defined in the requirement | 4.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Pruning Cycle | 4.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
84 | GMO | 4.3.1 | Law No. 04/L-085 ON ORGANIC FARMING | NA | NA | The objective of this Law is to provide the basis for the sustainable development of organic production while ensuring the effective functioning of the market, guaranteeing fair competition, ensuring consumer confidence, and protecting consumer interests. It also covers GMOs | Article 9 Prohibition on the use of GMO-s | NA | http://app.seerural.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Kosovo-Law-on-Organic-Farming-October-2012-ENG.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Soil assessment, leaf test, use of organic fertilizers etc | 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
86 | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Monitoring of pests and natural enemies Pest control methods & threshold | 4.5.1 , 4.5.2, 4.5.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
87 | IPM training to workers | 4.5.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Registered agrochemicals | 4.6.1 | Law on Pesticide | NA | NA | This law is enacted for the purpose of regulating the manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale and use of pesticides in Kosovo | Section 2 of the Act requires pesticides to be registered | NA | https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/rus_e/WTACCRUS58_LEG_372.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Products on risk mitigation list | 4.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Training for sprayers and PPE usage | 4.6.3 | Law No. 2003/19 on Occupational safety, health and the working environment. | NA | NA | The objective of the Act is to prevent occupational injuries and diseases in work place and to protect the working environment | As per section 2 of the Act, employer is supposed to provide the training on occupational health and safety | NA | http://old.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/2003_19_en.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Showers for agrochemical handlers. | 4.6.4 | No particular law | NA | NA | As above | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
92 | Preparation and application of pesticides | 4.6.5 | Law No. 2003/19 on Occupational safety, health and the working environment. | NA | NA | As in G90 | as per section 2 , the employer should list the risks of all hazardous activities that are undertaken and appropriate control s are to be installed | NA | As in J 90 | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Mechanisms to avoid contamination with pesticides | 4.6.6 | Law 2003/20 law on Pesticides | NA | NA | This law is enacted for the purpose of regulating the manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale and use of pesticides in Kosovo | Section 19 calls for making arrangements for safe disposal of pesticides | NA | In folder | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Aerial application | 4.6.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
95 | Agrochemical application records. | 4.6.8 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Empty pesticide containers | 4.6.9 | Law 2003/20 law on Pesticides | NA | NA | This law is enacted for the purpose of regulating the manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale and use of pesticides in Kosovo | Section 19 calls for making arrangements for safe disposal of empty pesticide containers | NA | In folder | |||||||||||||||||
97 | Storage of Agrochemical | 4.6.10 | Law 2003/20 law on Pesticides | NA | NA | As above | Section 2 states that any storage of pesticides has to be done with the permission of government authority | NA | As above | |||||||||||||||||
98 | pesticide application equipment | 4.6.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Pesticide stock inventory | 4.6.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
100 | Harvest and Post-Harvest Practices | 4.7.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||