The draft version 4 GlobalGAP General Regulations (GR) are now available for public consultation for a four-week period from 9 August to 3 September. The GR document has been restructured and streamlined to clarify the rules for different markets. Any clauses that not applicable to a certain standard will be explained in a standard-specific introduction.

There are three parts to the consultation the third of which becomes available for comments on 18 August.

All documents are available on www.globalgap.org/publiccomments