Disclaimer

1. Disclaimer If any interpretive issues arise in relation to the issues covered in these presentations, the text of the English MSC Scheme Documents will prevail in all instances. The MSC is not responsible for any issues arising to any parties as a result of consulting these presentations. If you are unsure of any details on any of the subjects covered, please consult the relevant MSC scheme documents or contact the MSC at standards@msc.org. MSC Executive September 2011

2. Who needs Chain of Custody? September 2011

3. Learning Objectives • To know who needs Chain of Custody and demonstrate this practically • To understand where the Chain of Custody begins and ends

4. Agenda • Three crucial questions • Consumer ready tamper-proof products • Specific cases

5. Simple Seafood Supply Chain Who needs COC? Restaurant Fisher Processor Distributor • Reality: many operators, activities, locations

6. Who needs CoC?Three crucial questions • Do they take ownership 2. Do they transform or process the product 3. Do they handle consumer-ready tamper proof products

7. Consumer-Ready Tamper Proof Products NO Yes Part B, 17.1.2.1 Table B1 (Need for certification)

8. Exercise • Identify if the products shown are consumer-ready tamper proof products • Share some other examples and discuss

9. Exercise 2 1 6 5 4 3

10. Consumer ready tamper proof

11. Who needs CoC? Does your client take ownership? Yes No Does your client transform or process the product (for example subcontractors)? Does your client handle consumer-ready tamper proof products? No No Yes Yes CoC is (potentially) required. Audit is definitely required. No need for CoC No need for CoC CoC is required

12. Who needs CoC?  Certified fishery Importer/wholesaler  Product will be manipulated Consumer-ready tamper proof product Processor    Distributor Distributor    Certified retailer Non-certified retailer Certified restaurant  

13. Specific Cases

14. Traders • Traders need to be CoC certified if they take ownership of the product, even if they do not take physical possession of the product • 17.1.2 Need for certification • Guidance section 17.2.3.3

15. Wholesalers and Distributors • CoC is required if other companies further down the chain wish to use the ecolabel or wish to make a claim about their MSC-certified products • 17.1.1 Need for certification • Guidance 17.2.3.5

16. Storage Companies • CoC is required, when the goods are bought and sold by the storage company, otherwise subcontracting requirements apply. • 17.1.1 Need for certification • 17.2.5 + 17.3.3 Subcontracting • Guidance 17.2.3.4

17. Who needs CoC? Not sure? Ask the three questions! • Do they take ownership 2. Do they transform or process the product • Do they handle consumer-ready tamper proof products

18. Who needs CoC?Scheme Documents • Part B • 17.1.2: Need for certification • 17.1.2.1: Consumer ready tamper proof definition and decision tree • 17.3.3: Direction for assessing subcontractors

19. Key points - remember Three Crucial Questions • Each company that takes ownership is required to have certification – EVEN if they don’t take possession • In most cases, processors need CoC. In all cases, they need an onsite audit • Once product is packed into consumer ready, tamper proof packs, CoC is no longer required*

20. Questions & Answers Questions?

21. Assessing the 1stlink in the supply chain

22. 1st link in the supply chain If assessing the 1st link: • Trace to a certified source (CoCst 3, criteria 2.1): • Does your client buy from vessels or companies that represent the vessels as identified by the Unit of Certification? • If not, does your client’s supplier appear in the Supplier Directory? • If not, your client’s supplier also requires CoC certification? • Information is found in the fishery assessment report (CR 27.12)

23. Who needs CoC? Activity

24. Thank You