Producers shall keep up-to-date records for a minimum of two years. Electronic records are valid and when they are used, producers are responsible for maintaining back-ups of the information.
For the initial inspections, producers shall keep records from at least three months prior to the date of the external inspection or from the day of registration, whichever is longer. New applicants shall have full records that reference each area covered by the registration with all of the agronomic activities related to GLOBALG.A.P. documentation required for this area. For Livestock, these records shall be available for the current livestock cycle before the initial inspection. This refers to the principle of record keeping. When an individual record is missing, the respective control point dealing with those records is not compliant. No NA."