According to the Remediation and Compensation Procedure document, Growers should also note that with the introduction of the New Planting Procedure (NPP) from 1 January 2010, HCV assessments shall be conducted by HCV assessors approved by the RSPO (after 1 Jan 2015 under the HCV Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)*. New requirements under the criterion 7.3 as stated in the 2013 P&C will not apply retrospectively on past HCV assessments.
*) https://rspo.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-hcv-assessor-licensing-scheme/