The third revision of the XertifiX standard will take place from September 2023 to September 2024.
Anyone interested is invited to take part in the revision process: Please write a short email with the subject “Participation in the revision process” to info {[at] at } xertifix .de. You will then receive the draft of the revised standard and can submit proposed changes to it by January 2024. In addition, XertifiX actively writes to representatives of various stakeholder groups and asks for feedback on the draft standard.
After a first stakeholder round, in a second round those stakeholder groups from which no feedback has yet been given will be contacted again with a request for feedback.
Estimated schedule of standard revision:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | Acceptance of the standard by the XertifiX Board |
| August 2024 | Binding decision on the standard by the decision-making body |
| May 2024 | Proposal for a decision-making body by the XertifiX board |
| March – April 2024 | Review and synopsis of the feedback received |
| January – March 2024 | Second round of feedback |
| October – November 2023 | First round of feedback Distribute the draft to stakeholders with a request for feedback Stakeholders: members, unions, auditors, politicians, importers, exporters, producers, experts/consultants, civil society and NGOs, consumers. |
| September 2023 | First draft of the revised standard by a XertifiX working group |