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Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau The World of Organic Agriculture: Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2014 Beate Huber, David Bautze, Thomas Bernet
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Research Institute of Organic AgricultureForschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
The World of Organic Agriculture:
Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2014
Beate Huber, David Bautze, Thomas Bernet
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Organic Regulations by Continent (2013)
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Europe America andCarribean
Asia and Pacific Africa
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No of Countries with Organic Regulations: 2002 versus 2013
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Countries Drafting Organic Regulation
Russia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan,
Nepal, Pakistan
Jamaica, St Lucia
Burkina Faso, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan
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US: 101 approved CBs
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6 CBs
CBs located outside the US
CBs located inside the US
Certification Bodies in US 52
Certification Bodies world
CBs inside US
15
CBs outside US
operating in 134 countries
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EU: 223 approved CBs
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Certification Bodies in EU
CBs located inside the US 181 Certification Bodies world
approved CBsinside EU20
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approved CBs outside EU
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Origin of approved EU CBs(1-24 CBs approved per MS; 5 MS without private CB)
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Origin of approved Non-European CBsArticle 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (red bar)
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Countries covered by Non-EU CBsmostly operating in own country/region
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Trends in Regulations: US (NOP)
Focus:clearer standards (guidance documents and broader scopes (aquaculture, pet food) compliance and enforcementData and information technologymarket access (local and regional producers, equivalency arrangements)
Imports: Equivalency arrangements:CanadaEU (01.06.2012)Japan (01.01.2014)In preparation: Korea, Costa Rica
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Trends in Regulations: EU
New import scheme is implementedImport authorizations expire by 01.07.2014 the latest
Complete Revision in preparationDraft will be published in March 2014Reduction of excemptions (e.g. part conversion, tethering ofanimals…)Introduction of compliance scheme for importsBilateral agreements with other countriesStrengthening authorities role in control system
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Trends and Conclusions
Mutual recognition arrangements among main markets (US, EU, Canada, Japan…)
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EU-US market
Compliance for imports: hurdles for smaller playersincrease
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Thank you very much!Beate Huber
Sources:EU (2013a): List of control bodies and control authorities in charge of controls in the organic sector provided for in article 35(b) of council
regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Available: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/files/consumer-confidence/inspection-certification/EU _control_bodies_authorities_en.pdf. Access: 23.01.2014.
EU (2013b): List of control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence and relevant specifications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Available: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/ofis_public/pdf/CBListAnnexIV.pdf. Access: 23.01.2014.
U.S. (2014a): List of USDA - Authorized Organic Certifying Agents by Name. Available: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5100382. Access: 23.01.2014.
U.S. (2014b): List of USDA-Authorized Organic Certifying Agents by Countries of Operation. Available: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5100384. Access: 23.01.2014.
U.S. (2014c): USDA Accredited Certifying Agents (ACAs) – Homepage of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Available: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData. do?template=TemplateJ&navID=NationalOrganicProgram&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&page=NOPACAs&description=USDA%20Accredited%20Certifying%20Agents&acct=nopgeninfo. Access: 23.01.2014.
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