A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
"), discrepancies were observed in certain documentation. After further investigation, the certification body discovered that the company wilfully provided forged [input](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/input "General term for all Substances and Preparations directly applied as textile auxiliary agents, inks, dyes or pigments.
") Transaction Certificates with an intent to defraud the [GOTS](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/gots "The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") system. Based on their reviews, despite the company not being currently certified, the Certification Body recommended a certification ban on this company. The Global [Standard](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
") management studied the matter and imposed a certification ban of a minimum period of 2 years.