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Certification and Labelling

Do you want to boost your customers' and partners' confidence in your products and services? Harmonize and secure your practices? Or certify your organization's compliance with industry standards and local regulations?

Apave Ivory Coast is recognized as an independent trustworthy third party throughout Africa, and can support you in all your certification and labeling processes, whether voluntary or mandatory, whatever your sector of activity.

Certification and labeling: what's at stake?

Faced with regulatory requirements and growing customer expectations in terms of quality, safety and compliance, it is now essential to initiate a reliable and transparent certification and labeling process for your organization.


Having your processes, products, services, skills and management systems certified and labeled is imperative not only to secure your practices, but also to reinforce your credibility with all stakeholders (customers, partners, authorities, insurers, etc.). It is also a powerful lever for maximizing your operational performance , optimizing your costs, enhancing the value of your commitments and making your organization part of a continuous improvement process. Last but not least, it is often a prerequisite for accessing new international markets.

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Apave Ivory Coast solutions

Apave Ivory Coast and its dedicated entities offer you a complete range of certification and labeling services, adapted to the specificities of your business sector and to local and international regulations.

Management system certification

Would you like to demonstrate the performance of your quality, safety and risk management practices?

We can help you certify your management systems, to attest to your organization's ability to prevent and control the risks inherent in your business:

  • Quality management (ISO 9001),
  • Environmental management (ISO 14001),
  • Occupational health and safety (ISO 45001),
  • Energy management (ISO 50001),
  • Certification of agri-food systems (HACCP and BRC),
  • Information systems security (ISO 27001).

Skills certification

Would you like to enhance the skills of your employees and make their work in the field more secure?


Thanks to skills certification, you can have your teams' know-how officially recognized and attest to their ability to carry out their activity in complete safety.


In particular, we offer :

  • DEMOCRAT certification (Detection, Evaluation and Operational Control of Radical, Asocial and Transgressive Behaviors),
  • DPO (Data Protection Officer) certification, responsible for advising, informing and monitoring the application of the RGPD (General Data Protection Regulation) within the organization,
  • Certification of Multi-skilled Maintenance Agents,
  • The certification of Air Conditioning Inspectors,
  • Certification of boiler room operators,
  • Certification of external assessors in the social and medico-social fields,
  • ...

Certification of products and services

Would you like to provide your customers and partners with reliable proof of the quality, safety and conformity of your products or services?

We can help you assess the conformity of your products and services against a number of well-known standards:

  • CbyApave, machine quality and safety certification,
  • Qualiopi, quality certification for training organizations,
  • CB Scheme, international certification of electrical products,
  • Hyperbaric, safety of activities in hyperbaric environments,
  • ECM, conformity of industrial equipment and machinery,
  • FAPS (Formation aux activités privées de sécurité),
  • ...

Food & Packaging certification


BRCGS Food & Packaging certification is an internationally recognized standard, designed to guarantee the integrity of food products and packaging through health safety, fraud prevention and protection against malicious acts. Recognized by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), this certification facilitates access to Anglo-Saxon and international markets for agri-food players in Africa.

As the 1st accredited body in West Africa for BRCGS certification, Apave Ivory Coast can support you in your drive for quality, safety and export performance.

Certification


Would you like to highlight your commitments and boost your organization's competitiveness in your market?

Labeling is a voluntary process designed to highlight your good practices and high standards. Apave Ivory Coast acts as a third-party organization for the issue of recognized labels, particularly in the following areas:

  • Health and safety (Label HS2, Label Safe and clean),
  • Environment (Label signature biodiversité),
  • Corporate social responsibility (RSE 26000),
  • Product durability (Label Longtime),
  • Quality of medical imaging services (LABELIX),
  • ...

Certification engineering

Do you have a specific need that does not correspond to an existing standard?

Apave Ivory Coast can support you through certification engineering to design tailor-made approaches adapted to your sector, your challenges and the expectations of your stakeholders. We can help you define a unique reference framework, structure assessment criteria and build a coherent recognition system (certification or label), whatever your objective: to promote an innovation, formalize a business requirement, reassure your stakeholders about a strategic project...

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Would you like to take your company to the next level with a certification adapted to your business sector?

Our teams are at your disposal to carry out a personalized diagnosis and propose a customized solution.

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Why choose Apave in Ivory Coast?

An independent, recognized trusted third party

As an independent third-party organization, Apave Ivory Coast guarantees an impartial, transparent and rigorous assessment of your certification and labeling processes, in strict compliance with the standards in force in your sector of activity and the country concerned.

Local expertise backed by an international group

Present in Ivory Coast for several decades, Apave relies on experienced local teams and the strength of the international network of the Apave Group, recognized as a benchmark player in risk management for over 150 years.

Support tailored to your sector and your challenges

Our experts are with you every step of the way, from defining the scope of your project, to choosing the reference system, audits, assessments and long-term follow-up. They master all the standards and requirements specific to your sector and the particularities of your business. This guarantees a truly customized approach, perfectly tailored to your needs.

Your questions about our certification and labelling services

  • How does the certification process work?

    Certification involves having your practices, processes or systems assessed by an independent body, on the basis of a recognized standard. The aim is to verify that your organization complies with the defined requirements, and to objectively demonstrate your level of compliance and performance.

  • When should you start the certification process?

    A certification process can be initiated at various key moments in the life of your organization. It is particularly relevant when creating or structuring a new activity, undergoing organizational or regulatory change, or opening up to new markets, particularly international ones. It is also a strategic lever for meeting customer requirements or invitations to tender, improving internal performance or securing your practices.

    Some certifications may be imposed by local regulations, sector requirements or clients, while others are voluntary.


  • In which Ivory Coast towns can you operate?

    We are able to operate throughout Ivory Coast, in both large urban areas and more rural regions. Our experts also travel to neighboring countries and throughout the Gulf of Guinea, including Togo, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon and Gabon.

  • Who can benefit from your certification and labeling services?

    Our certification and labeling services are aimed at organizations in all sectors of activity: industry, agri-food, construction and public works, energy, transport, logistics, healthcare, the public sector, training organizations...We work with any structure wishing to demonstrate the conformity of its practices, enhance the value of its commitments and reinforce its credibility on local and international markets.

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