Apart from complying with general obligations provided in this charter, any participation by the Manufacturer in a call for bids organised by category also implies agreement to comply with the following specific requirements:
- Transmit all elements necessary for the call for bids to be properly completed and as requested by category (samples, technical datasheets, certificates, etc.).
- Meet the deadlines fixed in the call for bids.
- Offer product samples for which features are reproducible on an industrial scale.
- Accept product line of manufacturing audit from category’s quality department based on requirements particular to the Groupement des Mousquetaires.
- Transmit to category all disclaimers and texts that must be included on product packaging in accordance with current national and Community regulations in force and with the specific requirements formulated by category.
- Use PDF X – CHANGE VIEWER and TRACE 1 packaging solutions: free softwares during agreement on product labelling.
- Sign a contract with TRACE 1 for technical specifications input in Quality portal.
- Enter technical specifications in TRACE 1 quality portal according to “ITMAI Food guidelines for data input” (available document on traceone.net web site in quality portal chapter). A first version of technical specifications should be transmit to the category for agreement before product first production, at least on “ writer agreement” status.
- Inform category’s quality department of the dates of 1st production run no less than 15 days beforehand and transmit the corresponding samples as well as all other elements requested by category’s quality department (internal controls, etc.).
- Manufacture and deliver products that comply with the requirements of the call for bids and with the samples validated by category.