A producer may classify for a Small Producer Assessment (SPA) if all the conditions below are met:

• Independent business unit: The small producer must not be a branch or part of a group
• 35 workers: Over the last 12 months prior to audit request, the small producer has employed
  directly or indirectly a maximum of 35 workers, including permanent and seasonal workers
  (seasonal workers should not be employed for a longer period than 90 days per year) 
• Annual turnover: Equal or below 2 million EUR
• Manufacturer: It is a food or non-food manufacturer or processor, but not a farm

The SPA has the following elements:

• it follows the BSCI audit scheduling, audit validity and rating (incl 13 performance areas)
• it is semi-announced by default (full- and follow-up audit)
• a small producer self-declaration, not older than 2 months, is a precondition to request an audit
• the self-declaration must be assessed by both, the RSP-holder and eventually the auditor

For further information, please refer to the amfori BSCI system manual (member login required), Annex 12: How to assess a small producer, page 274 - in the attachment.