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 Ackerstrasse 117 Frick, 5070, Switzerland **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3 Accredited by: ANAB** ## Contact #### Beata Weber [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:textile-info@ceres-cert.de "Write email to textile-info@ceres-cert.de") [ http://www.ceres-cert.com ](http://www.ceres-cert.com) ## Countries of operation AustriaBangladeshBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaCambodiaChinaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHong Kong - SAR of ChinaHungaryItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaMaltaMyanmarNetherlandsNorwayPakistanPolandPortugalRomaniaSingaporeSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanTanzaniaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUzbekistanVietnam ## 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. If your TC has been issued after 1.July 2023, it has been cryptographically signed and cannot be edited without breaking the CERES seal. You can check this directly, when opening the file on Adobe reader. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. **Web page** You may go to the following web page where you can enter information about the certificate to have it authenticated immediately.standard glossary text
") Korutürk Mahallesi Ahlat Sokağı No:39 35330 **Balçova-IZMIR** Contact: Serra Adıyaman Phone: +90 553 6952025 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [www.ceres-cert.com.tr](http://www.ceres-cert.com.tr) #### Bangladesh CERES Certifications Ltd. 12, Road: 1/B, Sector: 09, Uttara **Dhaka**-1230 Contact: Imtiaz Sultan Phone: +88 01313 444 191 Mobile: +88 01948 811 358 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ## Partners #### China Shanghai Trust Transfer Certification Co., Ltd. Shanghai Contact: Fan Qing Phone: 021-37708199/ +86 13735401547 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)