---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 205.401"
title: "7"
number: "205.401"
heading: "Application for certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/205.401"
---

# §205.401. Application for certification.


A person seeking certification of a production or handling operation under this subpart must submit an application for certification to a certifying agent. The application must include the following information:

- (a) An organic production or handling system plan, as required in [§ 205.201](/cfr/7/205.201.md);
- (b) The name of the person completing the application; the applicant's business name, address, and telephone number; and, when the applicant is a corporation, the name, address, and telephone number of the person authorized to act on the applicant's behalf;
- (c) The name(s) of any organic certifying agent(s) to which application has previously been made; the year(s) of application; the outcome of the application(s) submission, including, when available, a copy of any notification of noncompliance or denial of certification issued to the applicant for certification; and a description of the actions taken by the applicant to correct the noncompliances noted in the notification of noncompliance, including evidence of such correction; and
- (d) **Other information necessary to determine compliance with the Act and the regulations in this part.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 3623, Jan. 19, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501-6524.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 3623, Jan. 19, 2023]