Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture Certificate.
Hop marking has a long-time tradition in the Czech Republic. In 1884 first marking hall was established in SAAZ. Hop marking is obligatory and is pursued by the state authority. Only high quality hops from producing districts (SAAZ, AUSCHA, TRSITZ) are certified. Hop verifycation includes year of crop, weight, producing district and variety and is made on packing by means of a certification mark, registration number and seal of the Public marking hall. As a verifying document a certificate is issued.