MVC Standard Accreditation
Having been trained as a ISO 9001 implementer and auditor, MVC is ideally placed to manage your company's process through to successful accreditation.
ISO 9001:
To obtain the standard, you will have identified ways to improve efficiency, reduce costs and lower waste. You'll be taking on board customer feedback and reacting in a more systematic way. Finally, your staff will have clear roles, and there will be standardised lines of communication to improve management.
- Write the ISO 9001 manual
o Implement a controlled update system
- Create a Supplier assessment system
- Internal audit schedule
- Complaints register
- Non-confrmance log and corrective action register
o The cost of non-conformance
- In-house training to ensure that procedures are understod and implemented
· Work with external assessor on the audit day to ensure successful accreditation
o Attendance at review days with assessing company
Approved Economic Operator (AEO):
- GAP analysis to establish the approximate number of project days required
- Write procedures where required
o Work with staff to implement procedures
o Audit effectiveness of procedures
- Work with supplier base to ensure that they are meeting the AEO imperatives
- Completion of C117 and C118 application documents and submission to HMR&C
Security & Safety AEO certificate:
- Recognition will enable businesses to have their consignment fast-tracked through customs controls. If a consignment is selected for examination they will receive priority over non-AEO's
- When the requirement to make pre-arrival/departure summary declarations is introduced in July 2009, AEOs will be able to omit certain data elements from the declaration.
- Recognition status across the EU
- Trade consider AEO status as an industry 'kite mark' and useful marketing tool
- Potential, in future, to have reciprocal arrangements and mutual recognition with countries outside the EU e.g. USA (C-TPAT)
Simplification AEO certificate
- Access to certain simplifications in Customs procedures, such as guarantee waivers and centralised clearance may be restricted to AEOs.
- Recognised status across the EU that should make it easier for businesses to apply to use simplifications across the EU.
- Trade consider AEO status as an industry 'kite mark' and useful marketing tool.
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