Rules and Procedures
This document outlines PVP requirements, including registration with the Project, process requirements for verification, and procedures specific to different phases of a Participant’s life cycle in the program.
Program Rules and Procedures
Rules and requirements for the Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program (PVP).
Announcements
Read the newly released v2.0 of the Program Rules and Procedures and updated related materials on our website. This Program Document is a tool for all stakeholders to understand requirements and move through the phases of our Product Verification Program (PVP) with clarity and care.
Program rules overview
Supplementary education materials that cover specific rules with highlights and examples. Learn more by clicking the topics below!
Licensing
The Non-GMO Project Trademark License and Program Participation Agreement (Licensing) is a contract between the Project and a Participant outlining terms regarding use of the Project’s trademarks and participation in the PVP.
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Annual Renewals
Every Verified Product in the PVP will have an annual renewal evaluation administered by the Participant’s Technical Administrator (TA) to ensure the Product is compliant under the current Non-GMO Project Standard and Program Rules and Procedures.
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Late renewals
Every Verified Product in the PVP undergoes an annual renewal evaluation administered by the Participant’s TA. Sometimes renewals are held up for a Participant by documentation or information delays from their suppliers or an open Major Non-conformity.
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TA transfers
Participants in the PVP may transfer Verified Product(s) that have no unpaid balances or open non-conformities from one TA to another.
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Complaints and appeals
Product Verification Program participants wishing to contest a determination or decision are invited to submit an official Complaints and Appeals Form.
Please use our Contact Us page for matters not directly related to our official Complaints and Appeals Form for Participants in our Product Verification Program.
A Non-GMO Project complaint includes:
- An objection by a Participant to a decision taken by the Project.
- Complaints about evaluation decisions by entities that provide services under the PVP, such as Technical Administrators, after being pursued via the respective entity’s complaint procedure and when the complaint is not resolved to the satisfaction of the complainant or the complaint is not investigated and conclusions communicated to the complainant within two (2) months of submission of the complaint/appeal to the Technical Administrator.
- The determination of what constitutes an Non-GMO Project complaint is at the Project’s sole discretion.
To submit a complaint, Participants must answer the questions below. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Non-GMO Project complaint will be provided by Non-GMO Project to the complainant within three (3) business days of receipt of the Non-GMO Project complaint.
Non-GMO Project will provide the complainant with a written response to the complaint.
If a Non-GMO Project complaint is not addressed to the satisfaction of the complainant, the complainant has an option to submit a Non-GMO Project appeal.
To submit an appeal, appellants must answer the questions below. An acknowledgment of the receipt of the Non-GMO Project appeal will be provided by Non-GMO Project to the appellant.
Non-GMO Project will provide the appellant with a written response which is final and binding.
