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title: "Guidance for the Certification Cost Transparency Tool"
slug: "guidance-for-the-certification-cost-transparency-tool"
updated: 2025-10-16T11:29:39Z
published: 2025-10-16T11:29:39Z
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# Guidance for the Certification Cost Transparency Tool

This guidance contains detailed instructions to complete the certification cost transparency tool. The tool is mandatory for all certification offers made to farm Certificate Holders by Certification Bodies in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.

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