{"id":49,"date":"2015-09-16T21:35:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:04:53","slug":"process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/index.php\/process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Certification Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;300px||300px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;200px||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@&#8221; 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font-size: 16px;\">Organic certification is a prerequisite of Demeter certification, therefore <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Demeter certification will permit use of both the Organic logo &amp; the highly respected Demeter trademark.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biodynamic-Certification-with-Demeter-new.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/biodynamic-certification-with-demeter-new\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biodynamic-Certification-with-Demeter-new.svg\" data-orig-size=\"0,0\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Biodynamic Certification with Demeter new\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Biodynamic Certification with Demeter new&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biodynamic-Certification-with-Demeter-new.svg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biodynamic-Certification-with-Demeter-new.svg\" alt=\"Biodynamic Certification with Demeter new\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Step 1 &#8211; <b>Application<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Call BDA Certification on <b>01453 766296 <\/b>or email <b>certification@biodynamic.org.uk <\/b>to request an application pack and our fee scales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Step 2 &#8211; <b>Inspection<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Following your application you will receive a report outlining the next steps, and we will organise your first inspection.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farmers &amp; growers will receive an initial certificate immediately, followed up by an inspection as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Processors &amp; traders will be issued a certificate after the first inspection and certification process. This usually takes at least 8 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Step 3 &#8211; <b>Certification<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Your inspector will submit an inspection report to be reviewed by your certification officer.<\/p>\n<p>If everything is in order you will be issued with a new or updated certificate. Subsequently, you will be inspected annually.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"gem-c-title__text govuk-heading-l\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;608.3px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-130px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/application-process-website-guidance-7-2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;application process website guidance (7)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; transform_origin=&#8221;0%|0%&#8221; 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the highly respected Demeter trademark.\u00a0 Step 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Below are the steps in certification. \u00a0There are papers to fill out and get back to us, but also let us know if you have questions or need help.<\/p><ul><li>Application Form (apply Office)<\/li><li><a class=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biodynamic.org.uk\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Documents\/Demeter_Forms\/2013\/BDA_Farming_Questionaire_2013.doc\">Farm Questionnaire and checklist<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biodynamic.org.uk\/fileadmin\/2015\/Derogation_form-non_organic_seeds.doc\">Seed derogation form<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biodynamic.org.uk\/fileadmin\/2015\/Derogation_form-general-Oct_2014.docx\">General derogation form<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7qi6Z-N","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":271,"url":"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/index.php\/producer-certification\/","url_meta":{"origin":49,"position":0},"title":"Producer Certification","author":"admin","date":"10 April 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here you can find information about certification for farmers and growers.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":477,"url":"https:\/\/bdcertification.org.uk\/index.php\/front-page-with-slider\/certification-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":49,"position":1},"title":"Certification Press releases &#038; 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