{"id":15,"date":"2017-09-22T08:57:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T23:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melj.jp\/eng\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T01:24:18","slug":"standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melj.jp\/eng\/standard","title":{"rendered":"About Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\uff11\uff0eTypes and Units of Certifications<\/span><\/h1>\n

There are three types of MEL certifications according to their purpose: Production stage (Fisheries), production stage (Aquaculture) and\u00a0Chain of Custody (CoC).<\/p>\n

Applicants for production stage certifications should apply in units of fishery (fisheries) or producer(s) (including fisheries cooperatives and corporate associations) that handles a specific fish species with a specific fishing method under the same set of management rules.<\/p>\n

For the time being, the scope of\u00a0production stage certifications\u00a0shall encompass\u00a0Japanese fisheries, namely, fisheries\/aquaculture implemented in compliance with Japanese fisheries-related laws.<\/p>\n

Eligible applicants for CoC certifications are limited to businesses handling seafoods that have been\u00a0acquired MEL production stage certification for their products.\u00a0 Multiple-site businesses are also covered by MEL CoC Standard.<\/p>\n

Applications for a production stage certification and a CoC certification can be made collectively as necessary.<\/p>\n

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\uff12\uff0eProduction Stage Certification (Fisheries)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\uff0aFisheries Management Standard(FMS) Ver.2.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(1) Composition<\/h4>\n

Pursuant to the FAO Guidelines, the following three sets of requirements need to be met to obtain this type of certification.<\/p>\n