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 Fernando Mesquita 2785 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão Portugal **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3 Accredited by: IPAC** ## Contact #### Sara Oliveira [ +351 252 300 376 ](tel://+351%20%20252%20300%20376 "+351 252 300 376") [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:geral@ctv-certificacao.pt "Write email to geral@ctv-certificacao.pt") [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:soliveira@ctv-certificacao.pt) [ http://www.ctv-certificacao.pt ](http://www.ctv-certificacao.pt) ## Countries of operation PortugalSpain ## 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. # **Certificate specific authentication page** If you use the QR code (or the web address) on the certificate to have it authenticated, please make sure that you are directed to the following web server. Please scan the QR code on GOTS Scope and [Transaction Certificate](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/transaction-certificate "A document issued by a GOTS-approved Certification Body for GOTS-certified products, verifying their compliance with the Standard. It provides traceability by listing product details, shipment information and confirming integrity through volume reconciliation process.
")(s). A link to the original certificates will be provided via a protected URL. For certificates issued before 1. Sept 2022 the URL is usrfiles.com/. For certificates issued on or after 1. Sept 2022 please see below URL **certificate.ctv-certificacao.pt** [ Back to Approved Certification Bodies ](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?Itemid=1462)