Superintendent application

Please fill in the application form below to apply:

All fields must be completed.

Step 1: General Details

Name of company applying for membership*

Address*

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

International Telephone*

International Fax

General Company Email*

Website

Place of Company Registration*

Date of Formation*

DD

MM

YYYY

VAT Number (If applicable)

Name of main contact for FOSFA*

Position*

Email*

Step 2: Company Details

Nature of Business*

Name/s of Director/s or Partner/s*

Is company managed independently?*

Yes
No

If subsidiary, name of Parent company*

Commercial activities of Parent company*

How long has company been supervising?*

Oilseeds and oil bearing commodities	Selected groundnuts	Vegetable, animal and marine oils and fats

How many members of staff does the company employ that are technical and professionally qualified?*

How many members of staff does the company employ in an Administrative / clerical capacity?*

How many members of staff does the company employ that are technical and not professionally qualified*

Note: Professionally qualified staff have a degree or professional qualification from a recognised university, high academic institution or professional body.

Does your company have professional indemnity insurance?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to allow a member of the Federation’s Technical Committee or appointed representative to visit your company to inspect your premises and discuss operational procedures?*

Yes
No

Step 3: Membership & Commodity Sections

Membership Category*

Sections (Tick all that apply)

Oilseeds
Oils and Fats

Representatives

Representative Name

Representative Email

Representative Sections

Oilseeds
Oils and Fats

Add a RepresentativeRemove last Representative

Step 4: Company Accreditation/Certification

If the company is accredited by an external accreditation/certification authority to an International Standard (e.g. ISO 9000, ISO 17025, etc), please give details (authority, standard, date and period of validity)

If the company has been inspected/audited by a national authority, please give details (authority and date of last inspection, etc)

Step 5: Sample Handling and Storage

Are there written procedures for the receipt, handling and storage of samples?*

Yes
No

Is access to stored samples restricted to nominated staff only?*

Yes
No

Are the samples "logged in" on receipt?*

Yes
No

If yes, is the sample log held?*

Manually
Electronically

Is the storage area?*

Air-conditioned
Chilled
Ambient

How long are samples stored after completion of supervision?*

Step 6: Technical Publications

Do you possess an up-to-date copy of the following publications?

International Standard ( ISO 5555 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Sampling or ISO 21294 Oilseeds - Manual or automatic discontinuous sampling) official method of Sampling relevant to your sections of FOSFA membership*

Yes
No

Code of Practice for Member Superintendents*

Yes
No

Step 7: Referees

Applications must be supported by two members of the Federation (one of which must be a Trading Member and the other a Trading or Full Broker Member). Neither can be an Analyst or Superintendent and neither can be affiliated to your company. Letters of support for your application from the referees should be sent separately to the Membership Secretary (membership@fosfa.org). A suggested format for these letters is available here.

The Companies (names in full) we will be contacting are as follows:*

Referee 1	Referee 2

Step 8: Declarations

We apply to the Council of the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations Ltd to become Member Superintendents and to be recognised as such for the purposes of the Federation’s contracts. We hereby declare that the answers we have given are correct to the best of our knowledge and, in the event that we are accepted into membership, we agree to abide by the terms and conditions of membership. We have also studied the Scheme and Code of Practice for Member Superintendents and agree to abide by their requirements.

Name*