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Professional
Associations
Aromatherapy
The ATC is the UK
authoritative body for the Aromatherapy Essential Oil Trade. The ATC was
formed following a conference in November 1993 on "Essential Oils
& Public Safety" held by the Aromatherapy Organisations Council,
the governing body for the aromatherapy profession, and attended by the
majority of the established aromatherapy essential oil traders.
Membership is open to those
who applicants who agree to comply with the Aims and Objectives of the
ATC. A written undertaken must be given to abide by the ATC's
Constitution.
All applicants are reviewed
by the Membership Committee and none are accepted until bottles, integral
droppers and promotional literature conform to the ATC's Code of Practice
and requirements of the Medicines Control Agency in accordance with the
law. This also applies to labels, which must additionally comply with the
Trading Standards' Regulations.
A flexible approach is
adopted where applicants have large stocks of labels or literature. A
period of time is given for updates and reprints to comply with the ATC's
requirements and the law. In such cases, applicants are required to give a
written agreement to do this.
Subsequent labels and
literature are required to be submitted for scrutiny prior to printing.
 A
unique number is issued to each ATC member. A current list is available
from the administrator. Look out for the ATC membership logo (shown left).
Aromatherapy Trade
Council
P.O. Box 387
Ipswich
IP2 9AN
Tel/Fax: 01473 603630
Website. www.a-t-c.org.uk
The Aromatherapy Organisations Council,
the UK governing body for aromatherapy, is a democratic organisation
representing 12 professional associations, their 115 or so accredited
training establishments and their 6000 therapists. AOC training standards
were implemented in January 1994 and Common Accreditation procedures are
in place for inspecting and accrediting training establishments. National
Occupational Standards for Aromatherapy, developed over a three-year
period, were published in June 1998 and agreement has been reached with
Middlesex University to develop a BSc Degree in Aromatherapy. The AOC is
currently exploring the statutory regulation of title route. A general
information booklet and list of Research Sources is available on receipt
of an A5 sae.
The AOC
PO Box 19834
London
SE25 6WF
Tel: +44 (0) 208 251 7912
Fax: +44 (0) 208 251 7942
Web: www.aromatherapy-uk.org
Contact: Ms Nina Ashby
Title: Secretary
Aromatherapy &
Allied Practitioners Association
8 George Street
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1PA
Tel. 020 8680 7761
Web site: www.AAPA.org.uk
Email: aromatherapyuk@aol.com
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