Appendix 15 - Proficiency testing

SQC are offering an opportunity to apply for an extension (to no later than 30 December 2025) for SQC assured growers who have applied for and been granted a derogation on temporary storage (via SQC Standard 4.1) through to 30 November 2025

SQC has introduced a derogation to Standard 4.1, which allows grain to remain in temporary stores until 30 November 2025.

To maintain the integrity of the assured supply chain, the Standards require that Participants implement a system to verify the assurance status of their suppliers at the point of entering and executing contracts or agreements.

European Seed Treatment Assurance Scheme - important update regarding the Heubach method protocol, recently amended and formally approved by the Euroseeds Committee Seed Treatment and Production (CSTP)

The report provides a summary of non-conformances identified during TASCC audits for the reporting period from April 1 to August 20, 2025

Operational considerations that the introduction of the European Union's (EU) Entry / Exit System (EES) later this year will raise for UK based transport operators who conduct services to and from the EU.