Mutual recognition of organic products between EU and USA

On February 15, 2012 the new Implementing Regulation 126/2012 was published, as regards the terms of imports of organic products from the United States of America. According to the new regulation, implementing Regulation 1235/2008 as regards imports of organic products from Third Countries, products imported from USA as equivalent and under an equivalent control system shall be plant and animal...

List of Control Bodies for Organic Products in Third Countries made public

On December 7, 2011 Implementing Regulation (EU) 1267/2011 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The new Regulation is amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries. The European Commission published the list of...

Canadian Organic Control System recognized by European Commission

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 590/2011, published on June 20th, 2011, includes Canada in the list of third countries with Organic Production Rules and Control Systems equivalent to the European Union’s and approves new certification bodies for several Third Countries already listed. The Implementing Regulation amends Regulation (EU) 1235/2008 “laying down detailed rules for...

Organic operators’ lists publicly available from January 1st, 2013

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 426/2011, published on May 2nd, 2011, introduces the obligation of the Member States to maintain a publicly available record of all Organic Operators updated every year. The lists shall also be available on the Internet and they will at least include the names and addresses of the operators with documentary evidence that they are subject to the control...