Alliance for Product Quality in Africa – Phase II
Expression of Interest – Application
Capacity Building in Certification
for Ethiopian SMEs
All information collected through the survey will be treated with strict
confidentiality and used solely for analytical purposes for the selection of
enterprises.
All questions are mandatory.
Respondent’s profile (to be filled by the company owner / director / managing
director)
Full name: ____________________________________________
Sex: Male Female Prefer not to say
Age range: Under 25 25-34 35 and above Prefer not to say
Country: ________________________________________________________
Sector: Agri-food Textile/apparel Cosmetics
Other, please specify_________________________________
Company name: _________________________________________________
Position title: ___________________________________________________
Company address: _______________________________________________
Email address: __________________________________________________
Contact phone: __________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
1. Please describe briefly your main activity and products/services:
_____________________________________________________________
2. Year established:
_____________________________________________________________
3. Number of fixed and seasonal staff:
_____________________________________________________________
4. Does your company’s legal document(s) (such as the business licence,
mandatory license and permit(s)) are up to date and valid:
Yes No Some documents are under renewal
Other, please
specify__________________________________________________________
5. In which value chain process your company is directly engaged in:
Farming, primary production
Harvesting
Sorting and cleaning
Transportation
Storing
Processing
Packaging
Distribution
Domestic sales
Export documentation
6. Product annual production volume (please add a row per need):
# Product/Service Form of packaging Total anual Domestic and
name and unit,weight production Export sales
volume channel
1.
2.
3.
Note: If your company is selected or shortlisted for the certification support, we
may request the photo of products
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
7. Does your company have exporting experience?
Yes, please specify to which countries, export volume and year
_______________________________________________________
No
8. Does your company have or had a management system certification:
Yes No
If yes, please specify which certification, certificate issued and valid period
__________________________________________________________
9. Which standard does your company needs and why (do you have a proven
buyer’s requirement, if yes from which country):
__________________________________________________________
10. Does your company have a documented system for:
Human resources management (formal employment contract, HR policy)
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for each production activity
Procurement policy and supply management
System to ensure and document transparency and traceability in the supply
chain
Customer service and complaint management policy and procedure
Documentation and record-keeping policy and procedure
Management review (at least once a year)
Internal audit (at least once a year)
