An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
")  ## Address Rua Alfredo Mirante no 1 r/c Esq 7350-154 Elvas Portugal **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3 Accredited by: IPAC** ## Contact [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:diogo.rodrigues@agricert.pt "Write email to diogo.rodrigues@agricert.pt") [ http://www.agricert.pt ](http://www.agricert.pt) ## Countries of operation AlbaniaAndorraAngolaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaBurundiCameroonComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic ofCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIranIraqIrelandIcelandIsraelItalyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedonia NorthMadagascarMalawiMauritiusMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMozambiqueNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanTürkiyeUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUzbekistanYemen ## Authentication method(s) for [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") certificates There have been cases of invalid certificates which have been faked or manipulated. Below you’ll find one or more methods to authenticate a GOTS certificate at hand. Should you not be able to obtain confirmation of the certificate’s authenticity, please inform GOTS (qa@global-[standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
").org) and the [certification body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certification-body "A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
") about this. We’ll get back to you. ### **Email address** You may send the GOTS certificate to be authenticated to the following email address and should have a response about the authenticity of the certificate within two business days of the certification body. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [ Back to Approved Certification Bodies ](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?Itemid=1462)