As part of the standard setting procedure, GLOBALG.A.P. usually allows for a one-year transition period before a new version becomes obligatory. Following the publication of the interim final documents for IFA v6 in April 2022, this would have meant that the standard becomes obligatory in April 2023.
Due to the global situation and after consultation with stakeholders, it was decided in June 2022, in agreement with the GLOBALG.A.P. Advisory Board, to allow for a longer transition period. The obligatory date was subsequently moved to October 2023.
Since the publication of the final IFA v6 standard documents on 29 September 2022, we have received requests from several national technical working groupsto reevaluate the date on which IFA v6 for fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamentals, hops, and aquaculture, as well as the GRASP add-on v2, will become obligatory.
We have considered this feedback carefully and GLOBALG.A.P. has decided to proceed with the new obligatory date of 1 January 2024 (IFA v6 Smart). Please see the timeline below for an overview of key IFA v6 and GRASP v2 dates.