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ICEA Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale

Approved Certification Body

Address

Via Brugnoli 15 I-40122 Bologna Italy

Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Accredited by: IOAS

Contact

+39 051 27 29 86

https://www.icea.bio

Countries of operation

Authentication method(s) for GOTS 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 () and the certification body about this. We’ll get back to you.

Web page

You may go to the following web page where you can enter information about the certificate to have it authenticated immediately.

After selecting the standard on this page, you can search with the Client’s Name to see the original and last version of certificate.

https://icea.bio/en/servizi-digitali/validity-check-of-transaction-certificate/

Cryptographic signing certificate

All GOTS certificates must be digitally signed using a cryptographic certificate. Your PDF viewer application should allow you to inspect the signature. There you would find the holder of the certificate which you should be able to find in the list below – one entry per certificate, each giving the cryptographic certificate’s period of validity, its holder, and the name of its issuing certificate authority.

Local Contacts
Offices And Branches

Asia

India

ICEA Certification India Pvt Ltd
65/108 First Street, Murugupalayam
Tirupur 641603, Tamil Nadu
India
Contact person: Mr. Venkata Syam Sundar Kammili, Managing Director
Ph. +91 0421 4333499
eMail:

Partners

Europe

Spain

TECNALIA R&I Certificacion, S.L
Área Anardi, 5. Apdo. 134, Azpeitia (Guipúzcoa)
Contact person: Ms. Elisabet Amat Guasch
Ph. +34 678 86 08 22
eMail:

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