FEBRUARY 2006

International Federation of Inspection Agencies

Guidelines

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OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Chapter 8:

General Operating Guidelines of the IFIA Member Company Agricultural Commodities Petroleum / Petrochemical Commodities Mineral Commodities Environmental Services Consumer Products Industrial Products

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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
Section 1.1 1.2 Scope Definitions 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.3 IFIA Member Company Principal Inspection Categories of Commodities or Products Page 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 …ver más…

1.4

Nature of Engagement
The relationship between the IFIA Member Company and its Principal is purely contractual. All inspections are carried out pursuant to agreement with the Principal. All Reports and Certificates are for the benefit of the Principal only unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Principal and the IFIA Member Company. Delivery by the Principal of any Report or Certificate to a third party does not create a contractual relationship or duty of any kind between the IFIA Member Company and the third party.

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Chapter 1 General (February 2006)

The Principal shall give whenever feasible written instructions to the IFIA Member Company as to the type of service to be performed, relevant details of the particular assignment and the procedure, methods or standards the Principal wishes to see applied to the inspection. 1.4.1 Type of Service: The standard services which the IFIA Member Company typically will agree to provide are:(a) inspections for quantity (b) inspections for quality (c) inspection for condition of goods, packing, containers and carriers (d) inspection of loading or discharging (e) sampling (f) laboratory analysis or other testing services (g) certification of products (h) certification of management systems. Other services may be specially agreed between the IFIA Member Companies and the Principal. IFIA Member Companies are providers of inspection,