The certification process for each scope is harmonized under the General Regulations. The General Regulations document describes the basic steps and considerations involved for the applicant producer to obtain and maintain GLOBALGAP certification, as well as the role and relationship of producers, GLOBALGAP and the CBs.

The document is divided into five different parts:

PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION
PART II: CERTIFICATION BODY RULES
PART III: PRODUCER GROUP (OPTION 2) CERTIFICATION
PART IV: BENCHMARKING (OPTIONS 3 & 4)
PART V: TRAINING REGULATIONS

Part I and Part III are relevant for producers and producer groups.
Part I, General Information, the base document, contains information important to all GLOBALGAP interested parties, as it explains what GLOBALGAP is, describes the certification process, the rules of certification, training etc. It is recommended that producers familiarize themselves with this part.
Part III, Producer Group Certification, explains what a Producer Group is and how it must function. It is therefore important information for all producer groups.
For definitions of terms used in the General Regulations and Control Points and Compliance, please refer to Annex I.1.
(For this and further information see also General Regulations, Part I)

Each scope and subscope has its own Checklists and Control Points & Compliance criteria. GLOBALGAP is a set of normative documents, which covers the General Regulations, the "Control Points and Compliance Criteria" and GLOBALGAP Checklists. Including additional guidance documents, they can all be downloaded free of charge and in different languages here http://www.globalgap.org/cms/front_content.php?idart=34 by clicking on the required subscope.

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