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Sampalean, Niculina Iudita, Daniele Rama, and Giulio Visentin. "An investigation into Italian consumers’ awareness, perception, knowledge of European Union quality certifications, and consumption of agri-food products carrying those certifications." Bio-based and Applied Economics 10, no. 1 (July 24, 2021): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/bae-9909.
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The present study investigated Italian consumers’ awareness, perception, knowledge of European Union (EU) quality certifications: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG), and organic as well as the consumption of agri-food products carrying those certifications. A total of 212 consumers responsible for food purchases took part in a web-based survey between June and December 2019, inclusive. Descriptive statistics were calculated in relation to the data collected, followed by a factor analysis to reduce data dimensionality, and a cluster analysis on the latent variables generated, to identify similarities and differences among respondents. Awareness, perception, knowledge and consumption of agri-food products carrying EU quality labels has increased among consumers in recent years. The results related to the consumer’s knowledge of quality-certified products showed that more than half of respondents were able to spontaneously quote examples of PDO (76%), PGI (56%) and organic food products (73%) while only 33% of participants could name at least one TSG product. The general awareness of the guarantees offered by PDO and PGI certifications was also assessed in relation to production processes, the natural and human factors of a particular environment and the reputation and quality of a particular region. Cluster analysis showed that consumers with the highest education were most likely to value EU quality certifications and support their local economies. The information obtained have practical implications for marketing and communication of European certified food products at national and international level.
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Pacheco, Luís, Carla Lobo, and Isabel Maldonado. "Do ISO Certifications Enhance Internationalization? The Case of Portuguese Industrial SMEs." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (January 25, 2022): 1335. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031335.
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In the last decades, the academic literature has devoted considerable attention to the determinants of export performance. In result of those research efforts in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature presents a wide set of variables associated with higher levels of exports. This paper provides a contribution to that literature by trying to evidence the impact of firm certification—namely, in terms of the firm’s quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems—on export performance. The paper analyses an unbalanced sample of 1684 Portuguese industrial SMEs for the period 2010 to 2020, uses other determinants of internationalization as control variables, and explores the possibility of moderating effects on the certification–internationalization relationship. Two alternative econometric methods are employed: a random-effects model and a Tobit model. The results evidence the importance for firms, especially in the low or medium–low technology sectors, to have certain ISO certifications in order to further develop their export activities and increase their foreign acceptance, particularly in the European Union markets. Further, certification seems to reinforce the positive relation between firm size and internationalization.
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Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, Eva, and Ivana Kuřítková. "Certification of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Czech Republic." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 61, no. 7 (2013): 1933–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201361071933.
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Corporate social responsibility is in the focus of many companies in recent years. It becomes a way of sustainability for many companies on the market. It expresses a voluntary commitment of companies to behave responsibly to their surroundings within three pillars: economic, social and environmental one. The issue of social responsibility is developing in many European countries and European Commission is aiming at support for national CSR strategies. There are countries with highly developed CSR, on the other hand there are countries, such as the Czech Republic, where a public policy is being reformed, including discussions about CSR. This paper supports the idea that states should encourage social responsibility, as it allows businesses to become sustainable which leads to the stability of the economy. CSR activities can be focused on philanthropy, the care of the employees, the environment and transparency of economic activities. The process of CSR certification is important in the development of CSR in the Czech Republic. It allows companies to demonstrate their activities and visible achievements in this field. This paper describes the most popular types of certifications that are used in the Czech Republic and standards that do not have certification purposes, but they are very important. These are standards SA 8000, ISO 26000, ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 9000, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, OHSAS 18001, IQNet SR 10 and the National Quality Policy.
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Sampalean, Niculina Iudita, Tiziana de-Magistris, and Daniele Rama. "Investigating Italian Consumer Preferences for Different Characteristics of Provolone Valpadana Using the Conjoint Analysis Approach." Foods 9, no. 12 (November 25, 2020): 1730. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9121730.
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The objective of this paper was twofold. First, we estimated consumer preferences for an Italian cheese (Provolone Valpadana) with respect to several attributes and levels, such as price, origin certification, production system, ‘free from’ labelling, and brand. Second, we identified consumer clusters with similar preferences for various cheese characteristics. Preferences were estimated using the conjoint analysis method. Then, a cluster analysis was used to classify consumers into different (three) clusters followed by a market simulation. In all three clusters, the attribute most preferred by Italian consumers was the brand of the cheese: consumers preferred to purchase Provolone cheese having the lowest price, produced by Auricchio, bearing a European Union (EU) quality certification, produced organically, and non-lactose-free. The results of our study provide helpful information to food companies for better segmenting their market and targeting their consumers, as well as effectively promoting their products using brands, certifications as organic and lactose-free. This study contributes to the literature on consumer preference for the EU labelling scheme (voluntary and mandatory). To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate this combination of multiple labels displayed on the front of Italian cheese packaging.
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Bardea, Florina, Felix Arion, and Patryk Szabelski. "CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN POLICY IN EXCELLENCE OF MANAGEMENT." Proceedings of CBU in Economics and Business 1 (November 16, 2020): 8–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/peb.v1.10.
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The European Union (EU) plays an important role in the developing of clusters, defined by the European Commission as groups of specialized enterprises – often SMEs – and other related supporting actors that cooperate closely together in a particular location. As a result, the EU launched the pan-European initiative to support cluster management (European Cluster Excellence Initiative). It recognizes the performance of cluster management by quality labels such as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold issued by The European Secretariat of Cluster Analysis. With reference to these certifications, the authors analyzed the cluster management excellence by critically studying the labels granted in terms of trends, numbers, sectors, countries, and regions. Based on the gathered results, the clusters initiatives (new or already existed) can benchmark themselves. Regional, national, and European policymakers will be able to estimate how specific factors of political, geographical, demographic, access to raw materials, and level of development can influence the number of clusters, their quality of management, and cluster typology. The goal of the research is to identify the number and type (bronze, silver, and gold label) of clusters in the EU and UK. As research methods, analyzes were performed using the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) data. The main results of the research show that clusters differ not only in size or activity but also in quality. Most clusters are found in the rich countries of Western Europe. Most clusters in Europe that have a bronze label are often located on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkans, and Central Europe.
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Papadopoulou, Paraskevi, Christina Marouli, and Anastasia Misseyanni. "Sustaining Healthcare: Bridging Education with Biomedical and Healthcare Challenges." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 211–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p211.
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Major advances and breakthroughs in Medicine and Healthcare are transforming our world. How will we manage to tackle our disease burden to improve our day-to-day well-being especially if in developed countries the global population of people over 80 will more than triple by 2050 and in the less developed ones the youth profile will escalate? Will Europeans as an example, find ways to balance budgets and restrain spending and come up with a sustainable survival strategy for Europe’s healthcare systems? This work addresses a number of challenging questions and offers “smart” solutions and a framework on how to develop and sustain new models of care and improve the public services profile with the vision to become globally leading healthcare institutions mainly in Europe and particularly in Greece. The nature of programs in biomedical and healthcare sciences, the kind of educators and healthcare professionals and how to technologically and practically support such programs is considered. How to connect Biomedical programs with Medical Centers and what kind of student internships can be developed is discussed. What it means to have patient-centered medical centers which abide by strict European and international guidelines and certifications and how to provide top quality medical services is also examined. Keywords: Education, Healthcare, Medicine, Biomedical Programs, Smart Solutions, Internships, International Certifications
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Cabecinhas, Mónica, Pedro Domingues, Paulo Sampaio, Merce Bernardo, Fiorenzo Franceschini, Maurizio Galetto, Maria Gianni, Katerina Gotzamani, Luca Mastrogiacomo, and Alfonso Hernandez-Vivanco. "Integrated management systems diffusion models in South European countries." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 35, no. 10 (November 29, 2018): 2289–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-03-2017-0044.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to dissect the diffusion of the number of organizations that implemented multiple management systems (MSs), considering the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards (quality, environment and safety) in the South European countries: Italy, Portugal and Spain. In addition, based on the data collected, forecasting models were developed to assess at which extent the multiple certifications are expected to occur in each studied country. Design/methodology/approach Data concerning the evolution of the amount of multiple MSs in Italy, Portugal and Spain were collected for the period between 1999 and 2015. The behavior of the evolution of the number of MSs over the years was studied adopting both the Gompertz and the Logistic models. The results obtained with these two models were compared and analyzed to provide a forecast for the next years. Findings The diffusion throughout the years of the number of MSs presents an S-shaped behavior. The evolution of the amount of MSs in countries with a lower saturation level are properly fitted by the Gompertz model whereas the Logistic model fits more accurately when considering countries with a larger saturation level. Research limitations/implications The data related to the early years are not available in some of the countries. To overcome this shortcoming missing data were extrapolated from the data set provided by the annual ISO survey. Additionally, the integration level attained by each company was not assessed and, on this regard and in the scope of this paper, an integrated management system is understood as implemented when organizations have multiple MSs implemented. Practical implications The results provide a cross-sectional portrayal of the diffusion of MSs certifications in the South European countries and enable a forecast for the trend in the next years. Originality/value This study aims for the first time, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to analyze the diffusion of multiple MSs throughout the years.
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Cavallet, Luiz Ermindo, Maurizio Canavari, and Paulo Fortes Neto. "Participatory guarantee system, equivalence and quality control in a comparative study on organic certifications systems in Europe and Brazil." Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 13, no. 4 (July 30, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2213.
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Although organic agriculture in Brazil targets mainly local consumers, there is growing demand for research related to commercializing this sector abroad. A study was done in Europe on the perception of entities related to this theme, specifically on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), the feasibility of equivalence between the countries, and control procedures. An exploratory study was conducted through interviews with five organic certification bodies, two in Switzerland, three in Italy, and with a producer association in Italy. PGS is little known in Europe in general and it is suggested that it be better disseminated in the member countries. PGS has been evaluated positively for reducing certification costs and promoting benefits from a social aspect, but it can fail in organic compliance and in large scale production. There are significant differences that must be overcome in order to establish equivalence, such as the lack of homogeneity among European countries on control procedures, the existence of PGS in Brazilian legislation, lack of wild crop products in Europe, different conversion periods, and the requirement of a higher number of inspections in Brazil. Equivalence is seen as beneficial to both Europe and Brazil, and it would therefore be appropriate to promote its viability. The Brazilian law on organic agriculture is taken as very restrictive and complex.
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Broekaert, Ilse Julia, Joerg Jahnel, Nicolette Moes, Hubert van der Doef, Angela Ernst, Jorge Amil Dias, Mike Thomson, and Christos Tzivinikos. "Evaluation of a European-wide survey on paediatric endoscopy training." Frontline Gastroenterology 10, no. 2 (September 7, 2018): 188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-101007.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate quality of paediatric endoscopy training of Young members of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN).MethodsAn online questionnaire designed by the Young ESPGHAN Committee was sent to 125 Young ESPGHAN members between February 2014 and September 2015. The questionnaire comprised 32 questions addressing some general information of the participants and the structure of their paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition programmes; procedural volume and terminal ileal intubation (TII) rate; supervision, assessments, participation in endoscopy courses and simulator training; and satisfaction with endoscopy training and self-perceived competency.ResultsOf 68 participants, 48 (71%) were enrolled in an official training programme. All alumni (n=31) were trained in endoscopy. They completed a median of 200 oesophagogastroduodenoscopies (OGDs) and 75 ileocolonoscopies (ICs) with a TII rate of >90% in 43%. There is a significant difference in numbers of ICs between the TII rate groups >90%, 50%–90% and <50% (median 150 vs 38 vs 55) (p<0.001). 11 alumni (35%) followed the ESPGHAN Syllabus during training. 25 alumni (81%) attended basic skills endoscopy courses and 19 (61%) experienced simulator training. 71% of the alumni were ‘(very) satisfied’ with their diagnostic OGD, while 52% were ‘(very) satisfied’ with their IC training. The alumni felt safe to independently perform OGDs in 84% and ICs in 71% after their training.ConclusionsDespite reaching the suggested procedural endoscopy volumes, a rather low TII rate of >90% calls for end-of-training certifications based on the achievement of milestones of competency.
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Hernández-Rubio, Jesús, Juan Pérez-Mesa, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, and Emilio Galdeano-Gómez. "Determinants of Food Safety Level in Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Supply Chain: Evidence from Spain and France." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 10 (October 14, 2018): 2246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102246.
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Food safety management in short supply chains of fruit and vegetables, controlled by large retailers, has been widely studied in the literature. However, when it comes to traditional long supply chains, which include a greater number of intermediaries and wholesalers who, in some cases, play a dual role as resellers and producers, the mechanisms which promote the use of safety certifications have yet to be clearly defined. The present study intended to fill this gap in the literature and shed light on the food safety level that exists in this channel. In addition, this work attempted to identify the existence of differences between both sales systems. For this purpose, the empirical research studied the most important variables that influence the food safety level of some of the main European fruit and vegetable wholesalers. A survey was thus designed and later applied to Spanish and French intermediaries working in key wholesale markets and in the southeast of Spain, which is the leading commercialization area of these products in Europe. The results revealed the positive influence of specific customers (big retailers) on establishing stricter safety controls within wholesale companies. It was also observed that specific wholesalers also play an important role in the system, namely those dedicated to importing, but which are also responsible for quality and safety inspection of agri-food products exported from third countries into the European Union.
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Maró, Zalán Márk, Lili Jantyik, and Áron Török. "The position of the EU organic label among Hungarian consumers." Review on Agriculture and Rural Development 8, no. 1-2 (May 26, 2019): 175–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/rard.2019.1-2.175-180.
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The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has undergone many reforms and - over the past decades - has reached a level where food security issues are basic criteria for the European food production. From the beginning of the 1990s, the EU has been trying to reinforce this positive overall impression with quality systems which are regulated at the Community level.
Basically, European decision-makers regard two areas as being of paramount importance: geographical indication and organic food. Each system has separate certifications and labels to help consumers make their decisions. Despite the fact that these products are also important factors of EU trade policy and in the case of geographical indications in Hungary, there has been a separate Origin Protection Program, the relationship between Central and Eastern Europe consumers with this system is a rather undiscovered area. That’s why the aim of this study is to investigate the awareness of the Hungarian consumers about the EU organic label and the factors that determine the awareness of the EU organic logo and the regular purchases. Not surprisingly, the awareness of the EU organic label and is still low despite the growing tendency in the recent years.
The survey conducted in Hungary is based on a sample with 1,019 consumers. The online consumer survey was implemented during the second half of 2017. Results show that among the European food quality labels the organic label is one of the most recognized ones in Hungary, but its average awareness is still very low: less than every fourth Hungarian consumer knows what this label is for.
The awareness of the EU organic logo is mainly determined by the sex (male), diet (fish consumption, (ovo)-vegetarian) and the place of purchase (alternative routes and internet). Regarding regular purchases, trust in the label and the system is crucial next to the age (younger ones), and purchase (supermarket). Therefore, in order to increase the sales of products with EU organic label, it is essential to sell bio food more widely, which will enable consumers to know more about organic products and the EU organic logo; as well as the application of a proper marketing strategy by companies to reach their potential target group, mainly the younger consumers. In any case, the future goal is to raise the awareness of bio and other quality systems (e.g. GI) products because the higher level of comsumers’ awareness and trust can lead to a higher level of consumer willingness to pay. And this results in mutual benefit for both producers and consumers.
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Iazzi, Antonio, Paola Scorrano, Pierfelice Rosato, and Balakrishna Grandhi. "Millennial generation preferences for rosé wine." British Food Journal 122, no. 8 (December 17, 2019): 2443–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-07-2019-0478.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to verify the preferences for the purchase of rosé wine by Italian and French Millennials, with the aim of allowing Italian companies to acquire knowledge in improving the positioning of this product in both the Italian and French markets. Design/methodology/approach The study involved a descriptive survey conducted between December 2018 and January 2019 on Millennials residing in Italy and France, intercepted via Facebook. In total, 500 valid responses to a highly structured self-administered questionnaire were collected. Descriptive and multivariate analysis techniques were used to examine the responses. Findings The two groups of Millennials show different preferences in the purchase of rosé wine. French Millennials rarely buy the product, and perhaps only for reasonable prices. Their purchasing process involves no characteristics of particular importance. On the other hand, Italian Millennials buy the product with a higher frequency and show a greater propensity to spend. In general, they attribute greater importance (though not a great deal of importance) to the characteristics of the product, paying attention to both its intrinsic aspects and its territorial origin and the quality certifications. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the research is the small sample size. Future insights into the consumption of rosé wine will be sought in other significant European markets. Practical implications This study is of value to academic researchers, wine industry practitioners and other members of the wine distribution channel, as it provides insights into consumer behavior differences. Originality/value This research is the first to compare rosé wine preferences of Millennials in France and Italy.
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Melão, Nuno Filipe, Marlene Amorim, Frederic Marimon, and Inés Alegre. "Quality management systems in European social service organizations." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 35, no. 2 (February 5, 2018): 354–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-10-2016-0187.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze from an adopters’ perspective the European Quality in Social Services (EQUASS) Assurance standard, a certification program to implement a quality management (QM) system specifically tailored to European social service organizations (SSO). Specifically, it analyzes the motives, internalization, impacts, satisfaction, and renew intentions of this standard. Design/methodology/approach The research uses a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey methodology with both closed and open-ended questions. Of the 381 organizations contacted, 196 responses from eight different European countries were considered valid (51.4 percent). Descriptive statistical techniques and content analysis were employed to analyze closed- and open-ended questions, respectively. Findings The results show that SSO typically implement the certification for internal reasons, internalize EQUASS Assurance principles and practices in daily usage, obtain mainly operational and customer benefits, and consider main pitfalls such as increased workload and bureaucracy. Around 85 percent of the respondents are very satisfied or satisfied with the standard, which suggests that it meets their needs. The intention to renew the certification is also encouraging, but the final decision may be contingent on several aspects. Overall, the results reveal a rather optimistic picture, though there are some reasons for concern. Originality/value Recent years have seen many social services implementing QM systems, but there have been few studies investigating this phenomenon. Social service managers, consultants, auditors, and the EQUASS certification body can find in this work valuable information to make their practice more effective. This is the first study to report the results of an EQUASS survey in a scholarly journal.
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Leppänen, Perttu, Manuela Neri, Davide Luscietti, Sandro Bani, Matti Pentti, and Mariagrazia Pilotelli. "Comparison between European chimney test results and actual installations." Journal of Fire Sciences 35, no. 1 (November 24, 2016): 62–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904116680222.
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European standards regulate the certification procedure for determining chimney class temperature and the distance at which to install chimneys from combustible materials. These standards prescribe the heat stress test and the thermal shock test. The high number of roof fires due to the presence of a chimney that have recently occurred in European countries seems to be due to a weak certification procedure. In this article, experimental tests and numerical simulations have been performed to highlight the major differences between real and test conditions to identify critical aspects of the current certification procedure. The influence of the position of the chimney in the test structure, the thermocouples’ positioning and the thermal shock test initial condition have been investigated. It has been shown that flammable materials’ temperatures measured in the certification procedure can be lower than those in real installations, and this is mainly due to the fact that exhaust gas temperature in the certification procedure of chimneys can be even 350°C lower than in real installations. Then, real installations represent a more severe condition.
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Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike, Darius G. Nabavi, Stefan T. Engelter, Diederik WJ Dippel, Damian Jenkinson, Ondrej Skoda, Andrea Zini, Dilek N. Orken, Ivan Staikov, and Philippe Lyrer. "European Stroke Organisation certification of stroke units and stroke centres." European Stroke Journal 3, no. 3 (May 24, 2018): 220–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2396987318778971.
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To improve quality and to overcome the wide discrepancies in stroke care both within- and between European countries, the European Stroke Organisation Executive Committee initiated in 2007 activities to establish certification processes for stroke units and stroke centres. The rapidly expanding evidence base in stroke care provided the mandate for the European Stroke Organisation Stroke Unit-Committee to develop certification procedures for stroke units and stroke centres with the goals of setting standards for stroke treatment in Europe, improving quality and minimising variation. The purpose of this article is to present the certification criteria and the auditing process for stroke units and stroke centres that aim to standardise and harmonise care for stroke patients, and hence become members of the European Stroke Organisation Stroke Unit and Stroke Centre network. Standardised application forms and guidelines for national and international auditors have been developed and updated by members of the European Stroke Organisation Stroke Unit-Committee. Key features are availability of trained personnel, diagnostic equipment, acute treatment and collaboration with other stroke-caregivers. After submission, the application is reviewed by one national and two international auditors. Based on their reports, the Stroke Unit-Committee will make a final decision. Validating on-site visits for a subset of stroke units and stroke centres are planned. We herein describe a novel, European Stroke Organisation-based online certification process of stroke units and stroke centres. This is a major step forward towards high-quality stroke care across Europe. The additional value by connecting high-quality European Stroke Organisation Stroke Unit and Stroke Centre is facilitation of future collaboration and research activities, enabling building and maintenance of a high-quality stroke care network in Europe.
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Rao Tummala, V. M., and C. L. Tang. "Strategic quality management, Malcolm Baldrige and European quality awards and ISO 9000 certification." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 13, no. 4 (June 1996): 8–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02656719610114371.
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Biganzoli, Laura, Lorenza Marotti, Maria-Joao Cardoso, Luigi Cataliotti, Giuseppe Curigliano, Jack Cuzick, Aaron Goldhirsch, et al. "European Guidelines on the Organisation of Breast Centres and Voluntary Certification Processes." Breast Care 14, no. 6 (2019): 359–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000503603.
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Background: EUSOMA undertook the commitment of defining the requirements for a specialist breast centre, which has become the reference document for the implementation of breast centres. Summary: The EUSOMA requirements for a specialist breast centre give clear indications regarding the requisite caseload, dedicated team composition (core and non-core team), organisation, availability of services and equipment throughout the patient pathway, quality control, and application of a multidisciplinary approach. The minimum number of cases is 150 newly diagnosed breast cancer cases per year. Based on the EUSOMA requirements, a voluntary and accredited certification scheme has been developed. In Europe, other voluntary certification schemes are available, such as those developed by the German Cancer Society and German Society for Breast Disease, the National Cancer Peer Review Programme in the UK, and the “label de qualité” established by the Swiss Anticancer League and the Swiss Senology Society. The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) has overseen the development of a European Quality Assurance Scheme. Key Messages: Nearly 20 years after the initial publication of the EUSOMA requirements, ensuring that all breast cancer patients in Europe are treated only in certified breast centres should be considered a high priority and eventually achieved through collaborative efforts.
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Dybkaer, R. "Quality assurance, accreditation, and certification: needs and possibilities." Clinical Chemistry 40, no. 7 (July 1, 1994): 1416–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/40.7.1416.
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Abstract Demonstrable quality of laboratory services entails two parts. First, one needs a quality policy statement, identification of user needs, choice of measurement procedures, reference measurement system to provide traceability, control materials, and proficiency testing with materials having reference-measurement-assigned values. Second, it may be useful to obtain recognition of competence in addition to the director's certificate, such as Good Laboratory Practice (when studying toxicity of chemicals), ISO 9000 certification of a self-defined quality system, nongovernmental professional accreditation, or, most demanding, governmental accreditation according to European Standard EN 45,001 with some modifications. These require external quality audit; ISO and EN also require a quality manual, which is valuable documentation in any case.
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Aleksievska Beldedovska, Katerina, Jelena Acevska, Aneta Dimitrovska, and Miroslava Ilievska. "Challenges of manufacturing site in batch certification and release in European Union." Macedonian Pharmaceutical Bulletin 65, no. 2 (2019): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.33320/maced.pharm.bull.2019.65.02.001.
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A comprehensively designed Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) incorporating Good Manufacturing Practice and Quality Risk Management implemented, maintained and continuously improved, allows a consistent delivery of products with appropriate quality attributes. The manufacturer in the third country and the batch certification and release site in EU belong to the same organization operating under a corporate Pharmaceutical Quality System. A signed Quality Agreement between both parties provides improvement of the Pharmaceutical Quality System and continual maintenance of the quality of the medicinal product throughout its shelf life. This paper outlines the role and the challenges of the manufacturing site in third country within the process of batch certification and release in EU (by EU QP) and also highlights the importance of the technically justified approach including Quality Risk Management process regarding sampling in third country. Through a Technical justification for sampling including Quality Risk Assessment, it is considered that the samples taken from the manufacturing site in third country ensure representation of the whole batch. Technical justification is performed periodically to identify and manage any risks associated with this approach, thus ensuring the quality, safety and efficacy according Marketing Authorization. Keywords: batch release in EU, third country, Pharmaceutical Quality System, QP
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Vitale, Vito, Gerolama Buconte, Franca Foppiano, Paola Franzone, Marina Guenzi, Chiara Guglielmini, Marina Maione, and Gabriella Paoli. "Introducing Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy." Tumori Journal 84, no. 2 (March 1998): 101–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030089169808400203.
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Introducing a Quality Assurance methodology appears particularly useful in Radiation Oncology due to the complexity of the procedures involved and the heterogeneity of the standards adopted, if any, in the great majority of the Centers. There are two possible ways of evaluating quality in the Health Environment: a formal, Institutional certification, or a voluntary one obtained through a mechanism of peer review. The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) started in 1994 with the publication of a methodological Report intended to be adopted by the individual national Societies, and this paper is an invitation to do it.
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Daşcău, Horia Florin, and Marius Oproiu. "New Requirements Regarding the Qualification and Certification of the Inspection Personnel in the Welding Field. Harmonization with the European Qualification Framework (EQF)." Advanced Engineering Forum 46 (June 28, 2022): 79–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-8z420d.
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The qualification and later certification of the inspection personnel in the field of welding is more and more a necessity that determines, through the quality of the training and the qualification / certification obtained, the access of new contracts. This paper details how the qualification and certification system, developed by the International Welding Institute (IIW) for the qualification and certification of inspection personnel in the welding field, has been harmonized with the European Qualification Framework (EQF) requests. The levels of qualification and later certification for the inspection personnel are also detailed. The situation of internationally issued qualifications and the level of EQF recognition is detailed, as well as details regarding the possibility of obtaining qualifications as C-IWE, C-IWT and C-IWS. Keywords: IIW certification, NQF, EQF, welding, C-IWI.
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Bonato, Maria, and Giuseppe Quartieri. "Observations and comments to European quality promotion policy." Human Systems Management 18, no. 1 (April 12, 1999): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-1999-18105.
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The European Quality Promotion Policy (EQPP), presented in the official documents reported in Point N. 2 of this paper, deals with the project promoted by the European Commission (DG III – Industry) for analyzing and defining through 35 history cases the characteristics, the peculiarities and the singularities of the adoption of the Quality System (QS) by European Industries. EQPP includes various studies and analysis processed by different Committees properly appointed by the European Commission in order to reach the promotion policy of the quality, competitiveness, solidarities, employment and work in Europe. Based upon the cumulated work experiences on Quality Systems, herewith are reported some comments and observations to the above mentioned European research documents updated to 1997. Peculiarly, the paper affords the topics regarding the actual dispute on Total Quality Management (TQM) versus Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Systems (QS) with the aim to surpass and overcome their said complementarity and major interactions. Quality centrality is then analyzed versus others subsystems (environment, safety, security, RAM, ILS, CCM and SE), the importance of some structural quality problems linked to the European Quality House and regarding the instructions, training and the third party certification. Finally, the paper shows the devisioned qualimetry proposal and some quality terminology and language problems.
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Balaban, Igor, and Aleksandra Sobodić. "From Teachers’ Perspective: Can an Online Digital Competence Certification System Be Successfully Implemented in Schools?" Applied Sciences 12, no. 8 (April 8, 2022): 3785. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12083785.
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This study aims to assess the implementation effectiveness of the online platform for digital competence (DC) certification in schools. The testing platform was a prototype of a DC certification system developed and piloted during 2019 in primary and secondary schools in six European countries involving more than 800 teachers and 6000 students. The study resulted in positive proof that the effective integration and evaluation of the DC acquisition, evaluation, and certification within formal curricula in primary and secondary schools is possible. In addition, it was confirmed that information quality is a significant predictor of the impact on the platform end-users. In contrast, the quality of service is not a significant predictor of a successful implementation of the cloud-based platform with an intuitive user interface and proper online help, i.e., massive open online courses (MOOCs). Furthermore, the developed instrument can help schools implement and assess platforms for DC certification and help policymakers pursue and monitor the implementation of such platforms in schools.
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Skorokhod, Iryna, and Nataliia Pavlikha. "Rural green tourism standardization and certification system building within the European integration context." Economies' Horizons, no. 3(14) (November 23, 2021): 55–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2616-5236.3(14).2020.234984.
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The purpose of the research is to determine the organizational, legislative and regulatory framework for the standardization and certification of the rural green tourism as an unconventional business pattern and a type of environmental services. Methods. In the process of research, systematic and integrated approaches were used, which provided a comprehensive study of the problem and the achievement of scientific results. Methodological basis of the research are general theoretical methods of scientific knowledge, in particular dialectic method, system analysis, fundamental positions of general economic theory. The graphical method was used to visualize the structural diagrams. In addition, general scientific and special methods were used in the study such as dialectical, monographic, non-lethal, induction and deduction, which allowed them to be used to determine the organizational, legislative and regulatory framework for the standardization and certification of the rural green tourism. Results. The article discusses issues concerning the legislative and regulatory framework for the standardization and certification of the rural green tourism in Ukraine. Methodological approaches how to standardize and certify the rural ecotourism are presented too. Innovative factors, having an impact on the rural green tourism evolution in the Ukrainian regions, have been indicated herein. Some attention has been focused on the need for the ecological certification and audit of the various territories, administrative regions, natural and economic systems of the country in general. The necessity of using marks for the legal protection of geographical indications has been determined. It has been proven that the voluntary ecological certification certifies some compliance with the requirements of laws, technical regulations, best practices, good rules, national and industry standards both for the tourism and, in general, for the adherence of requirements as to the environment quality maintenance. Practical meaning. A rural ecological tourism standardization and certification system, accelerating the adaptation of the Ukrainian regulatory and legislative framework to the EU standards, improving the tourism product quality, based on European standards and environmental regulations, helping attract foreign investments and develop the rural green tourism infrastructure and material bases, has been built grounding on the deep study of the present issues. Prospects for further research. The results obtained herein determine the need for the further improvement of the methodological criteria developed for the certification of rural green tourism farmsteads. It will lead to the market promotion of environmental services, to the increase in the number of foreign tourists and to the rise in the competitiveness of Ukraine as the player of the international market of tourist services.
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Fritzer-Szekeres, M. "Quality management in medical laboratories." Hämostaseologie 30, no. 02 (2010): 55–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1617044.
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SummaryDuring the 20th century understanding for quality has changed and international and national requirements for quality have been published. Therefore also medical branches started to establish quality management systems. Quality assurance has always been important for medical laboratories. Certification according to the standard ISO 9001 and accreditation according to the standard ISO 17025 have been the proof of fulfilling quality requirements. The relatively new standard ISO 15189 is the first standard for medical laboratories. This standard includes technical and management requirements for the medical laboratory. The main focus is the proof of competence within the personnel. As this standard is accepted throughout the European Union an increase in accreditations of medical laboratories is predictable.
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Kardanov, Valerii, and Denis Stoikov. "Comparison of the commodity certification systems in the European Union and in the Eurasian Economic Union." Upravlenie 7, no. 1 (May 7, 2019): 66–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.26425/2309-3633-2019-1-66-71.
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The article deals with issues of product certification in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union. The objects of study are the economic systems of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union. The area of research is the theoretical basis for monitoring the development of economic systems of these associations. According to the authors, the plan for an agreement on economic rapprochement between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union today seems fantastic. Relations between Russia and the European Union are currently in a significant crisis. Cooperation in the economic field is reduced in terms of mutual sanctions. At the same time, the authors believe that the European Union is capable of playing a major role in solving the issues of improving the states of the Eurasian Economic Union member states, primarily on an economic scale. The role of the Russian food import limit showed the degree of interdependence in foreign trade and the interest of European companies in the normalization of commercial and economic relations. The countries of the world community, including Russia, confirm the unity of their views on the process of harmonization of standards, understanding that in practice harmonized standards guarantee the quality of products and services, the environmentally friendly production and goods, occupational safety, interoperability of products and, if necessary, its interchangeability. In this regard, the issue of harmonization of European and Russian standards of conformity, paperwork for certification and assessment of conformity and quality of exported and imported products, the mechanism of quality management of works and services is relevant. The certification rules in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union have been analyzed in the article, the CE and EAU marking and problems arising when applying these symbols have been considered, the influence of external (market requirements, competition) and internal (organizational, economic, etc.) factors on development of markets, placement of productive forces, increasing the efficiency of social production have been examined. It has been concluded, that standardization should be perceived as an effective element of the mechanism for managing the quality of products, works and services. This is confirmed by the fact, that the creation and application of harmonized standards allows one to get closer to the benchmarks of sustainable development and to remove many of the modern challenges from the agenda in a timely manner.
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Peric, Vinko, Dusan Jaric, Sonja Ketin, Admira Konicanin, and Rade Biocanin. "Quality of Control of Clinical-Biochemical Laboratories – Serbian Case." Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 2, no. 2 (June 6, 2014): 219–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2014.034.
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In the last 20 years in medical laboratories, numerous activities regarding quality and accreditation system were taken. Approach to this problem in European countries is different, so the task of the Accreditation Work Group of the Confederation of European societies for clinical chemistry (EC 4) to help the efforts to harmonize this issue. External quality control in clinical-chemical laboratories imposed the need for the implementation of quality management system. »Good laboratory practice« and its principles were adopted by nominated bodies, both international and national. In the beginning, the standard ISO 9001 was applied for certification and for accreditation EN 45001 and ISO Guide 25, which are prepared for testing and calibration laboratories. Standard ISO 17025 is the successor of the previous documents and for now it is a reference for mentioned laboratories. Accreditation Work Group of the Confederation of European societies for clinical chemistry (EC 4) made an amendment of the requirements for medical laboratories, which this standard describes. Standard draft ISO 15189 was adopted on February 2003 as a final version with requirements for medical laboratories.
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Shaw, C., O. Groene, N. Mora, and R. Sunol. "Accreditation and ISO certification: do they explain differences in quality management in European hospitals?" International Journal for Quality in Health Care 22, no. 6 (October 8, 2010): 445–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzq054.
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O'Neill, Katherine, Kathryn Ferguson, Denis Cosgrove, Michael M. Tunney, Anthony De Soyza, Mary Carroll, James D. Chalmers, et al. "Multiple breath washout in bronchiectasis clinical trials: is it feasible?" ERJ Open Research 6, no. 4 (October 2020): 00363–2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00363-2019.
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BackgroundEvaluation of multiple breath washout (MBW) set-up including staff training, certification and central “over-reading” for data quality control is essential to determine the feasibility of MBW in future bronchiectasis studies.AimsTo assess the outcomes of a MBW training, certification and central over-reading programme.MethodsMBW training and certification was conducted in European sites collecting lung clearance index (LCI) data in the BronchUK Clinimetrics and/or i-BEST-1 studies. The blended training programme included the use of an eLearning tool and a 1-day face-to-face session. Sites submitted MBW data to trained central over-readers who determined validity and quality.ResultsThirteen training days were delivered to 56 participants from 22 sites. Of 22 sites, 18 (82%) were MBW naïve. Participant knowledge and confidence increased significantly (p<0.001). By the end of the study recruitment, 15 of 22 sites (68%) had completed certification with a mean (range) time since training of 6.2 (3–14) months. In the BronchUK Clinimetrics study, 468 of 589 (79%) tests met the quality criteria following central over-reading, compared with 137 of 236 (58%) tests in the i-BEST-1 study.ConclusionsLCI is feasible in a bronchiectasis multicentre clinical trial setting; however, consideration of site experience in terms of training as well as assessment of skill drift and the need for re-training may be important to reduce time to certification and optimise data quality. Longer times to certification, a higher percentage of naïve sites and patients with worse lung function may have contributed to the lower success rate in the i-BEST-1 study.
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Mańka, Adam, and Rafał Wachnik. "Technical Risk Analysis of Railway Vehicle." Journal of Konbin 14-15, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 351–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10040-008-0191-7.
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Technical Risk Analysis of Railway Vehicle The first official document concerning technical risk assessment in railway transport was "Safety Directive" #49 released in 2004 by European Commission. It was particularized in commission regulation number 352 from 2009 on the adoption of a common safety method on risk evaluation and assessment. The actual requirement of technical risk assessment results from building and implementing IRIS, and from 2012 it will result from certification of maintenance facilities (Directive 110/2008/EC). In this article legal basics concerning technical risk assessment, and analysis of railway accidents were discussed.
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Tsvilii, Olena. "Cybersecurity regulation: cybersecurity certification of operational technologies." Technology audit and production reserves 1, no. 2(57) (February 28, 2021): 54–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2021.225271.
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The object of research is the system and schemes of conformity assessment (certification) of cybersecurity of operational technologies (OT), as a set of rules and procedures that describe the objects of certification, determine the specified requirements and provide a methodology for certification. The terminological base and conceptual apparatus of the study of cybersecurity certification of operational technologies are based on the international standard ISO 17000:2020 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles. Cybersecurity certification systems and schemes are based on assessment standards, the choice and application of which is not unambiguous and historically has many interpretations and application mechanisms. These standards consist of tools, policies, security concepts, security assurances, guidelines, risk management approaches, best practices, safeguards, and technologies. But they have, to one degree or another, a significant drawback – the complexity of transforming the results of information security assessment according to these standards into security guarantees with any wide international recognition. In the context of globalization, this significantly degrades the cybersecurity quality. The main hypothesis of research is that the cybersecurity quality can be improved by converging towards a common methodology that is based on agreed international standards and international best practice for certification. The question of the key role of cybersecurity for operational technologies, which become the basis for Economy 4.0 and are now considered as a new frontier of cybersecurity, is considered. The need to create a system and schemes for certification of OT cybersecurity based on international and European certification principles is shown. A hierarchical model of cybersecurity certification system assessment standards and a hierarchical model of agreements on mutual recognition of cybersecurity certificates have been developed, which will allow a systematic approach to the creation of a system and schemes for OT cybersecurity certification. This provides an opportunity for developers of systems and certification schemes to form OT cybersecurity certification systems based on the principles of wide cross-border recognition of OT cybersecurity certificates.
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Baldzhy, Maryna, and Kseniia Yaslynska. "EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN IMPLEMENTING ECOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS." Development of Management and Entrepreneurship Methods on Transport (ONMU) 79, no. 2 (2022): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.31375/2226-1915-2022-2-79-88.
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The article is devoted to the study of the experience to develop the ecological hotel business in European countries on the possibilities of its use in Ukraine. The formation of ecological hotels concept is aimed at a quality system of comfortable living in harmony with the environment and allows to outline the features of the ecological hotel. These features include: a system for saving resources; use of alternative energy sources; minimization of chemical reagents used; application of bactericidal methods that decompose dirt and waste; reducing or preventing the use of allergens; high-quality utilization of waste and garbage; use of completely closed systems for water and air regeneration; catering with certified products and purified water. The interior design of ecological hotels, which is based on the use of "natural" colors and recycled materials, is no exception for eco-hotels. A unique approach is to adhere to the philosophy of abandonment of electronic devices. The availability of eco-labels in ecological hotels increases its attractiveness to potential customers, and the use of ecological certification includes the coverage area and objects of certification. The international program of voluntary environmental certification of hotel business enterprises "Green Key" and the activities of the association BIO HOTELS, whose experience is appropriate to use in the hotel and restaurant business of Ukraine, are analyzed. The advantages of the latter are determined: construction biology and use of natural building materials; regionality and seasonality of organic products; availability of certified organic and natural cosmetics and hygiene products only; complete waste recycling; exclusion of plastic use; environmental electricity; availability of electronic charging stations for electric vehicles. To support environmentally sound operation, the independent experts carry out the inspection and draw up a climate balance sheet, in which the company's own CO2 emissions are recorded. The association aims to define its climate-positive activities, combined with common goals and ideas. Promoting the idea of environmentally friendly organic origin and living in accordance with this goal distinguishes BIO HOTELS among other associations that exist in Europe. The environmental field covers all spheres of life and business in Europe, and trends in this development are rapidly supported by Ukrainian hospitality enterprises. The creation of hotel enterprises' associations and the possibility of creating such associations in Ukraine are considered. Keywords: ecological hotel business, ecological hotels, eco-labeling, ecological certification, climate balance, association of hotel enterprises.
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Krause, M. S. "ISO 9001 benefits and pitfalls: the path to successful certification." Clinical Chemistry 42, no. 9 (September 1, 1996): 1561–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/42.9.1561.
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Abstract The lifeblood of a business is developing and commercializing new products with minimum cost and time and maximum quality. Implementation of a quality management system is often used to achieve these goals, and the ISO 9001 standard for a business quality system is rapidly becoming the model of choice. The existence of an ISO-compliant system is a key to meeting the forthcoming regulatory requirements in the European Union and the US Food and Drug Administrations's proposed good management practices. DuPont has demonstrated leadership in the achievement of ISO registration. I describe the path to these successful registrations along with key lessons from the experience. Elements of success are management commitment, adequate resources, education, communication, total organizational involvement, and auditing of system performance. For the system to flourish and provide benefits to the users, sufficient time must be allocated for the organization to change.
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Quadrado, J. C., Yu P. Pokholkov, and K. K. Zaitseva. "ATHENA: Contributing to Development of Higher Education Institutions for the Digital Age." Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia 30, no. 1 (January 28, 2021): 125–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-11-125-131.
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Facilitated by public administrations and the European Union, higher education institutions should support their teachers so they develop the skills for online and other forms of teaching and learning opened up by the digital era and should exploit the opportunities presented by technology to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The article focuses on new European Union grant programs that empower the increasing of digital literacy in the higher education area, developing cooperation, and overcoming challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. This initiative can empower a new European University and support an international project aimed at certification of professional educators with the participation of a Russian partner.
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Маринина, Анна Николаевна, Сергей Михайлович Степаненко, and Виталий Григорьевич Харченко. "Анализ сертификационных требований к организации-разработчику изделий гражданской и государственной авиации." Aerospace technic and technology, no. 4sup2 (August 27, 2021): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32620/aktt.2021.4sup2.01.
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Certification of developers, manufacturers and aviation equipment for civil aviation is carried out by the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of the Aviation Regulations APU-21 (Part-21). Certification of developers, manufacturers and aviation equipment for state aviation is carried out by the Department for Regulation of State Aviation of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of the certification rules of Part-21B. Part-21B certification rules use the principles of EASA Part-21, EU Commission Regulation N 748/2012, as well as the European Military Airworthiness Requirements EMAR 21, approved by the Military Airworthiness Forum under the auspices of the European Defense Agency. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of certification requirements for state aviation in accordance with Part-21B and for civil aviation in accordance with APU-21 (Part-21). Such an analysis makes it possible to identify differences that must be taken into account in quality management procedures in order for the enterprise to obtain developer, manufacturer and type certificates for both civil aviation equipment and state aviation equipment. The degree of coincidence of the requirements in Part-21B and in APU-21 (Part-21) is classified as follows: identical, overlapping, conflicting, completely different, the absence in one of the rules. When registering the analysis results, a graphical form was selected for visualizing numerical information in the form of a "Radar" diagram. It was concluded that the results of comparing the requirements in the field of obtaining a certificate of the development organization in accordance with Chapter J, type certification in accordance with Chapter B, approval of changes in the design of aviation equipment in accordance with Chapter D show that the requirements of the certification rules of Part-21B and the Aviation rules of the APU- 21 (Part-21) for the most part do not contradict each other and have few differences. This allows the enterprise to have a limited amount of differing evidentiary documentation to meet the certification needs of a developer, manufacturer and aircraft for civil and state aviation.
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Chifor, Cristina, Iulia D. Arion, Vlad I. Isarie, and Felix H. Arion. "A Systematic Literature Review on European Food Quality Schemes in Romania." Sustainability 14, no. 23 (December 3, 2022): 16176. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142316176.
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Geographical indications (GI) are designated by a member’s region or regions within a designated area when the particular quality, reputation, or other characteristics of a product are related solely to its geographical origin and manufacturing process. Manufacturing methods are carried out according to an established Code of Good Practices. The aim of the study was to offer an overview of the current status of the literature related to geographical indications in Romania. A comprehensive and systematic literature review was conducted, and the search process was carried out using keywords such as ‘Romanian geographical indications’ and ‘Romanian food labels.’ These specific words must be found in the title, in the abstract of the papers, and also in the keywords section. Agricultural and food products with geographical indications (including wine and spirits) are included in the research. Products and food not related to the agricultural environment, along with services, were not included. It was discovered that, in order to improve the situation concerning geographical indications in Romania and raise consumers awareness, it would be necessary to introduce new national certification that could be more accessible to both producers and consumers, and that would promote regional taste and encourage the preservation of culinary traditions.
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ZISOPOL, DRAGOS GABRIEL, ANDREI DUMITRESCU, MIHAIL MINESCU, and ALIN DINIȚĂ. "New materials intended for use within natural gas installations and quality testing procedures." Journal of Engineering Sciences and Innovation 7, no. 2 (June 14, 2022): 241–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.56958/jesi.2022.7.2.241.
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"Traditionally, in Romania, steel pipes and fittings are used within the natural gas supply installations. However, in many European Union countries, other types of materials are also used: copper made pipes and fittings, respectively multiple-layers pipes of PEXAL type. The present paper describes the results of the research work performed by the authors aiming at aligning the Romanian standards to the European ones, in order to make possible the use of these materials within the natural gas installations in Romania, besides steel and polyethylene. Such work had as main result the development and certification of a set of testing procedures (described in this paper) required for the quality assessment of the assembly technologies (with press fit or hard soldered joints) of copper pipes and fittings, including the design and construction of the equipment needed in order to perform these tests (presented in a separate paper [1])."
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Nazarenko, M. A., A. I. Gorobets, D. V. Miskov, V. V. Muravyev, and A. S. Novikov. "ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE AND INDUSTRIAL CYBER SECURITY SYSTEM CERTIFICATION IN RUSSIA." Russian Technological Journal 7, no. 1 (February 28, 2019): 48–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.32362/2500-316x-2019-7-1-48-56.
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The article is dedicated to issues in certification of antivirus software and industrial cyber security systems. It was shown that certification time in Russia is much longer than in the USA, European Union and Germany. The life time and the development time of products of this field were analyzed in the article. Each variable was specified for new products and for new versions of existing products. Some statistical methods were used in the article: Cronbach’s alfa, t-statistics, and median value similarity that are typical for the articles in quality management. As a result, it was found that certification time in Russia for industrial cyber security systems is significantly longer than in other analyzed countries, up to three-fold. Product development and life time are also longer. However, the most important result is that certification in Russia adds from 32.1 to 40 percent of time to the development of a new version or a new product, correspondingly, whereas in other investigated countries these numbers are about 17 percent. Reduction of certification time will increase new product development efficiency in the field of cyber security, which will improve positions of Russian products at the international mark et.
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Zan, Fátima Regina, Manuel Luis Tibério, and Suzana Leitão Russo. "perception of the economic agents on the quality and the control in the certification of wines in Geographical Indications (GIs)." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 5, no. 10 (October 31, 2017): 85–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss10.829.
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Since 1992 geographical indications have become a reference for product quality, especially in the food sector in the European Community. The identification of the products with the place of production was a strategy used in antiquity, mainly to identify the origin of the wines, being this the pioneer product. The research was developed in the demarcated wine regions of Portugal. This country is considered the birthplace and the pioneer in the regulation of Geographical Indication (GI). The first demarcated region was that of the Douro, where Port wine is produced. Seals identifying the products of the region demarcated for distribution to producers undergo a certification process, described in the Specification Manuals, formulated according to the rules established in the GI, which each producer must follow. Therefore, the research, sought to identify the process of certification of products originated from Portuguese GIs in Portugal, and the perception of economic agents on the control, good practices and quality, in relation to the distribution and control of certification stamps. The methodology used was field, documentary and bibliographic research by the use of questionnaires. For the economic agents, the quality of the products is satisfactory, not requiring changes taking into account the way in which it is being distributed and controlled.
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Wang, H. Holly, Rachel C. Andrews, Nicole J. Olynk Widmar, and David L. Ortega. "Consumer and Manager Preferences for Food Attributes in the Restaurant Industry: The Implications for the Imported Duck Industry in China." Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri 10, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 193–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.industria.2021.010.03.1.
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Unprecedented economic growth in China has created a new market potential for high-quality foods in the global food industry. This has led several studies to investigate consumer preferences for food safety and quality attributes in the retail market. However, there are limited studies related to the food service sector, specifically to combine these two concepts. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate these preferences from the perspectives of both the customers and restaurant managers in relation to ducks in the Chinese food service sector. This involved estimating the willingness-to-pays for quality and safety attributes such as branding, premium quality, safety certification, and the biotech country of origin, including the United States, the European Union, and China using regression analysis. The empirical results showed that Chinese consumers and restaurant owners/managers have a similar preference for branded, high quality, and safe domestic products. However, their relative preferences for these attributes are not identical, as indicated by the consumers' highest preference for safety certification, while managers mostly focus on the quality. These findings are expected to provide more information on the market preferences for food produced in emerging Asian economies with special diet cultures and traditions.
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Prasad, V. Kanti, and G. M. Naidu. "Perspectives and Preparedness regarding ISO-9000 International Quality Standards." Journal of International Marketing 2, no. 2 (June 1994): 81–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069031x9400200206.
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With increasing globalization of trade, and growing reliance on quality as a competitive weapon, the ISO-9000 international quality standards have become a major force to be reckoned with for U.S. companies doing business directly or indirectly with the European Community or any of the 50 countries that have adopted the standards. While much attention has been focused on the efforts of large companies in achieving ISO-9000 registration, little is known about the awareness, attitudes, concerns, and preparedness of small and medium-sized manufacturers in regard to ISO-9000. Based on a large-scale survey, this article provides insights into the stages and correlates of preparedness for ISO-9000, and also into major perceived barriers to achieving certification among small and medium-sized manufacturers. Important implications for management and public policy are discussed.
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Resende, Rui, Pedro Sequeira, and Hugo Sarmento. "Coaching and Coach Education in Portugal." International Sport Coaching Journal 3, no. 2 (May 2016): 178–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2016-0038.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of coaching and coaching education in Portugal. In Portugal, sport coaching is traditionally considered a part-time vocation. There has been a growing concern of the Portuguese authorities to increase the standards of quality for sport coaching. Following the 1974 revolution there were profound alterations in how coaching and coach education are regulated. The legislative changes in coach education occurred mainly due to the harmonisation of the qualifications in the European Union. More recently, the responsibility for coach certification has moved from the different sports federations to a national sports organization that has created four grades of coach education. Coach education in all grades requires a general and a specific curricular component as well as an internship supervised by an accredited mentor. The academic formation is now well regulated. However, some sport federations are resistant to this academic certification process because they fear losing their exclusive control of their coach certification.
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Brinkmann, Detert, Juliane Lang, Brigitte Petersen, Nel Wognum, and Jacques Trienekens. "Towards a chain coordination model for quality management strategies to strengthen the competitiveness of European pork producers." Journal on Chain and Network Science 11, no. 2 (January 1, 2011): 137–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2011.qpork5.
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This paper presents a new chain coordination model for quality management strategies of European pork supply chains. It is a result of qualitative research into intensive and extensive pork production in seven selected countries consisting of a literature review, country-specific expert interviews and case studies. The model defines strategic roles and responsibilities for quality management actors on normative, strategic and operational levels and groups these actors into the categories certification, coordination and control. New actors have been defined for the category 'coordination of quality management strategies': the chain quality board (normative), the network coordinator (strategic) and the quality broker (operational level). The proposed concept of a quality broker represents an innovative approach to facilitate implementation of coordination mechanisms in pork supply chains. In addition, coordination mechanisms have been defined and classified under the headings contracts, information technology, information sharing and joint decision making. The model represents an organizational concept applicable to a broad diversity of pork supply chains. It is intended to facilitate the establishment and management of quality management strategies to strengthen the competitiveness of European pork producers.
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Zirngibl, Johann, Carolina Mateo-Cecilia, and Carlos Espigares-Correa. "Alliance for deep renovation in buildings. A step forward to the common European voluntary certification scheme." E3S Web of Conferences 111 (2019): 03005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911103005.
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The ALDREN project (ALliance for Deep RENovation in Buildings) is the extended development and the implementation of a common European Voluntary Certification Scheme (EVCS) for non-residential buildings based on the EPBD Art. 11 (9) and CEN / ISO standards. ALDREN is a coordination and support action (CSA). It focuses on existing tools and schemes (partly developed by the European Commission), on networking, standardization, awareness raising and communications. The main goal of ALDREN is to encourage the construction sector value chain stakeholders to undertake deep renovation projects on their properties. Issuing completed and verified Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) before and after renovation, are to contribute to the development of innovative financial valuation of building assets and financing instruments (e.g. integrating loans with differentiated interest rates) and establishing business case for deep renovation to motivate private investment. The core objectives of the ALDREN project are: • To provide a harmonized European energy performance rating methodology based on the European Voluntary Certification Scheme (EVCS) verified by measurements to increase comparability, confidence and market uptake by standardized solutions (CEN/ISO standards) at European scale; • To associate low energy renovation with high quality indoor environments to trigger renovation and to promote solutions supporting health and well-being; • To align market recognition of high quality with enhanced building value and capacity building. The ALDREN overarching outcome will be the infrastructure to enable market transformation for deep renovation and directly support the EU policies (EED, EPBD). Specific solutions and step-by-step renovation process will be integrated in a consistent, common way in a Building Renovation Passport (BRP). The ALDREN BRP will be aligned with the GABC (Global Alliance for Building and Construction) Building Passport initiative, seconded by DG Grow and DG Environment and with the current initiatives for residential buildings. The non-residential sector (office buildings and hotels) is to be considered as a first step. To demonstrate the ALDREN approach , the upgraded EVCS will be implemented in pilot office buildings and hotels in different climates over the European territory. However, the ALDREN approach could be adapted to other market sectors, in a further development. ALDREN renovation protocols may be used as individual modules in existing schemes or as standalone tool, being potentially overtaken by Member States of the European Union.
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Rodholm, Peter, and Yehuda Dror. "The concept of accredited certification (registration) of quality systems to ISO 9000 in the European Community." ISA Transactions 32, no. 1 (May 1993): 81–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0019-0578(93)90015-o.
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Costa, António Manuel Cardoso, Ângelo Manuel Silva Martins, and João Manuel Simões Rocha. "CDIO as a Foundation for Program Accreditation/Certification in Portugal." International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education 2, no. 2 (April 2012): 23–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijqaete.2012040103.
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This document describes two initiatives for accreditation/certification of first and second cycle Bologna programs in Portugal. One initiative was started by the National Agency for Program Evaluation and Accreditation and is mandatory for all Bologna programs. The other initiative was launched by the Portuguese Professional Engineering Association and aims to certify, at the European level, Bologna second cycle engineering programs with the EUR-ACE quality seal. Both initiatives are essentially evidence-based and stress the importance of having an operating quality assurance system to support and monitor program execution. The Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) experience with the CDIO and EUR-ACE frameworks is described and strong points highlighted in this article. In the end, the authors propose that combining CDIO and EUR-ACE may bring added value, because CDIO is more oriented to program operation and EUR-ACE more oriented to program management. The authors also propose the CDIO Syllabus as the link between CDIO and EUR-ACE.
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Sillani, Sandro, Francesco Marangon, Gianluigi Gallenti, Stefania Troiano, Federico Nassivera, and Matteo Carzedda. "Designation and Certification Strategies for Fungus-Resistant Grape Wines: An Exploratory Study in Italy." Sustainability 14, no. 22 (November 10, 2022): 14871. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142214871.
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Fungus-resistant grapes (FRGs), or pilzwiderstandfähig (PIWI) in German, are obtained through crossbreeding Vitis vinifera and other Vitis species. FRG adoption is among the most promising strategies to pursue and improve sustainability in the wine industry; however, actual spread and impact on sustainability will largely depend on designation and certification possibilities and procedures for FRG wines, in line with the framework set by the European Union (EU) Regulation 2021/2117. The aim of this study is to discuss the potential impact on consumers’ preferences of four hypothetical designation and certification settings for FRG wines: (I) new names without certification; (II) extended use of the original Vitis vinifera variety names without certification; (III) new names and ad-hoc designations (Protected Designation of Origin, PDO); (IV) extended use of the original Vitis vinifera variety names and existing PDOs. Participants’ reactivity to the alternatives was tested through market simulations on a non-probabilistic sample of 301 Italian university students. According to the results, extension of existing names and PDOs is the best option to enhance industry sustainability, preserve its quality paradigm, and fairly manage competition between traditional and new wines. Still, further investments are needed to promote FRG adoption and development.
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Davies, Jennifer, Roger Hughes, and Barrie Margetts. "Towards an international system of professional recognition for public health nutritionists: a feasibility study within the European Union." Public Health Nutrition 15, no. 11 (February 27, 2012): 2005–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012000547.
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AbstractObjectiveTo test the feasibility of a pan-European professional recognition system for public health nutrition.DesignA multistage consultation process was used to test the feasibility of a model system for public health nutritionist certification. A review of existing national-level systems for professional quality assurance was conducted via literature review and a web-based search, followed by direct inquiries among stakeholders. This information was used to construct a consultation document circulated to key stakeholders summarising the rationale of the proposed system and inviting feedback about the feasibility of the system. Two consultation workshops were also held. The qualitative data gathered through the consultation were collated and thematically analysed.SettingEurope.SubjectsPublic health nutrition workforce stakeholders across twenty-nine countries in the European Union.ResultsOne hundred and forty-five contacts/experts representing twenty-nine countries were contacted with responses received from a total of twenty-eight countries. The system proposed involved a certification system of professional peer review of an applicant's professional practice portfolio, utilising systems supported by information technology for document management and distribution similar to peer-review journals. Through the consultation process it was clear that there was overall agreement with the model proposed although some points of caution and concern were raised, including the need for a robust quality assurance framework that ensures transparency and is open to scrutiny.ConclusionsThe consultation process suggested that the added value of such a system goes beyond workforce development to enhancing recognition of the important role of public health nutrition as a professional discipline in the European public health workforce.
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Martuscelli, Maria, Annalisa Serio, Oriana Capezio, and Dino Mastrocola. "Safety, Quality and Analytical Authentication of ḥalāl Meat Products, with Particular Emphasis on Salami: A Review." Foods 9, no. 8 (August 13, 2020): 1111. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9081111.
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Only some animal species could be transformed into ḥalāl salami and the raw meat must be obtained from ritually slaughtered animals. Several scientific studies have been conducted on ritual slaughtering practices and manufacturing of meat products for Jewish and Muslim religious communities; furthermore, many projects have been funded by the European Community on this topic. The authenticity and traceability of meat is one of the priorities of ḥalāl food certification systems. The pig matrix (meat and/or lard) may be fraudulently present in ḥalāl processed meat, as well as salami, for both economic and technological purposes; in fact, the use of these raw materials reflects the easier availability and their lower cost; furthermore, it allows manufacturers to obtain final products with better quality (sensory properties) and stability (especially with respect to oxidative reactions). The aim of this review is to discuss the qualitative and technological aspects of ḥalāl raw meat for dry fermented sausages (salami); moreover, this study focuses on the most recent studies carried out on the certification system and on the analytical methods performed in order to solve problems such as fraud and adulteration of ḥalāl salami and other halal meat foods.
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Dillo, Ingrid, and Lisa De Leeuw. "CoreTrustSeal." Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare 71, no. 1 (July 19, 2018): 162–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.31263/voebm.v71i1.1981.
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Open data and data management policies that call for the long-term storage and accessibility of data are becoming more and more commonplace in the research community. With it the need for trustworthy data repositories to store and disseminate data is growing. CoreTrustSeal, a community based and non-profit organisation, offers data repositories a core level certification based on the DSA-WDS Core Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements catalogue and procedures. This universal catalogue of requirements reflects the core characteristics of trustworthy data repositories. Core certification involves an uncomplicated process whereby data repositories supply evidence that they are sustainable and trustworthy. A repository first conducts an internal self-assessment, which is then reviewed by community peers. Once the self-assessment is found adequate the CoreTrustSeal board certifies the repository with a CoreTrustSeal. The Seal is valid for a period of three years. Being a certified repository has several external and internal benefits. It for instance improves the quality and transparency of internal processes, increases awareness of and compliance with established standards, builds stakeholder confidence, enhances the reputation of the repository, and demonstrates that the repository is following good practices. It is also offering a benchmark for comparison and helps to determine the strengths and weaknesses of a repository. In the future we foresee a larger uptake through different domains, not in the least because within the European Open Science Cloud, the FAIR principles and therefore also the certification of trustworthy digital repositories holding data is becoming increasingly important. Next to that the CoreTrustSeal requirements will most probably become a European Technical standard which can be used in procurement (under review by the European Commission).