Established
by CELIÈGE (The European Cork Federation),
the SYSTECODE is a quality assurance system for
the cork industry.
CELIÈGE
or The European Cork Federation represents all the
associations of cork producers.
W
h a t a r e t h e r e a s o
n s f o r
establishing the S Y S T E C O D E
?
What are the advantages for users?
In
1992, CELIÈGE started the Quercus research
project with the participation of 7 European countries,
several public and private laboratories.
The conclusions of this project, combined wiht concerns
by the users of cork products regarding tracebility
during manufacture, led CELIÈGE to draft
the International Code of Cork Stopper Manufacturing
Practice to be the international reference not only
for companies involved in production and sale of
cork stoppers but also for the users
To ensure that companies apply the recommendations
of the Code in their production practice, a system
of accreditation by independent experts has been
set up to confirm that "good manufacturing
methods for cork stoppers" are being employed.
This is why the SYSTECODE was established.
It
is a fact that suppliers who have been
accredited under the SYSTECODE can offer
their customers a guarantee that their
products comply with the standards since
their production processes have been
checked ang analysed objectively.
Who
is responsible for assessing
the accreditation of cork companies?
The
body appointed try CELIÈGE
to grant certification under the
SYSTECODE is the internationally
respected organisation Bureau
Veritas.
How
does one find out which companies have
been accredited under the S Y S T E C O D E ?
What type of companies use the SYSTECODE?
They
are recognised by the
SYSTECODE
certificate which shows:
- The accreditation number of the company
- The date of expiry of the certificate
- The activity that has been certified
Every company or person involved in the production of cork who has made a request via one of the associate members of CELIÈGE –listed below:
- Fédération Française des Syndicats du Liège (FRANCE)
- APCOR – Associção Portuguesa de Cortiça (PORTUGAL)
- AECORK – Asociación de Empresarios Corcheros de Cataluña (ESPAÑA)
- FEDERLEGNO - ARREDO Gruppo Sughero di Assolegno (ITALIA)
- FEDACOR – Federación Española de Asociaciones corcheras (ESPAÑA)
- DKV – Deutscher Kork Verband e. V
- Cork Industry Federation (UNITED KINGDOM)
Do you want to know if your stopper suppliers
work to the correct quality control standars?
We
would like to introduce you to a practical method
which will
help you verify this much better: The SYSTECODE
