Vegaplan and VAVI consider the Vegaplan certificate and the Food Safety Certificate for Potatoes to be equivalents. As a result, Belgian potato growers no longer need the VVA or GlobalG.A.P certificate to export their potatoes to the Dutch potato-processing industry and Dutch potato growers no longer need a Vegaplan certificate to export their potatoes to Belgian factories. This has led to a simplification for Belgian and Dutch potato growers and is creating additional opportunities on the markets for Belgian and Dutch trade and processors.