| Part | Standard | Description | Scope of certification | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Principles | – | ||
| 2-1 | General principles for independent smallholders (less than 40.46 hectares) | Independent smallholders are individual farmers who own or lease less than 40.46 hectares of an oil palm farm and manage the farm themselves. Additional requirements for group certification are stated under the audit sampling criteria (rules for group certification). | Either Individual certification or Group Certification for Independent Smallholders [Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters (SPOCs)] or any other groups | |
| 2-2 | General Principles for Organised Smallholders (less than 40.46 hectares) | This category applies specifically for smallholders organised under federal and state land development schemes such as FELDA, FELCRA, RISDA, SALCRA, SLDB, PKEINPK, LKTS and KESEDAR. | Group Certification for Organised Smallholders. | For any mixed category of group members, the members from the lower category shall conform to all the requirements of the higher category standard part. (e.g. Part 2 >> Part 3) |
| 3-1 | General Principles for Oil Palm Plantations (40.46 hectares to 500 hectares) | This category applies to oil palm plantations above 40.46 hectares to 500 hectares. | Either Individual Certification or Group Certification. (rules for group certification). | For any mixed category of group members, the members from the lower category shall conform to all the requirements of the higher category standard part. (e.g. Part 2 >> Part 3 |
| 3-2 | General Principles for Oil Palm Plantations (more than 500 hectares) | This category applies to oil palm plantations above 500 hectares. | Either Individual Certification or Group Certification. (rules for group certification). | Group Certification shall apply to the group of plantation owners coming together for certification under a group manager. Additional requirements for group certification are stated under the audit sampling criteria |
| 4-1 | General Principles for Palm Oil Mill Including Supply Chain Requirements | This category applies to Palm Oil Mills. | Individual certification only | |
| 4-2 | General Principles for Palm Oil Processing Facilities including Supply Chain Requirements | The Standard covers the areas of operations of palm oil processing facilities from crude palm oil and palm kernel to other products. Processing facilities are such as refineries, kernel crushers, biodiesel plants, product manufacturers using oil palm-based products as ingredients, etc. | Individual certification or multisite certification. A multisite certification option for a group of sites that has a legal or contractual link with a defined Central Office, which manages the Internal Control System (ICS). Such sites must include a minimum of two (2) participating sites and may consist of refineries, kernel crushers, or processing facilities, etc. that are administered by an ICS (central office). | Multisite operators are not groups. Groups are made up of separately owned or managed sites that have joined for the benefit of working with others. Because of this difference, it is necessary to have different rules for group and multisite certification. |
| 4-3 | General Principles for Dealers including Supply Chain requirements | This category applies to organizations that have dealership licenses issued by the MPOB. They include exporters, importers, bulkers and re-packers that purchase, store, and sell oil palm products that do no change the chemical properties of the materials. | Individual certification |
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