regulations and certification emerging trends...

Research Institute of Organic AgricultureForschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau

The World of Organic Agriculture:

Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2016

Beate Huber, Carolin Möller

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Organic Regulations by Continent (2015)

No of Countries with Organic Regulations: 2003 versus 2015

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Countries Drafting Organic Regulation

Russia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina Bangladesh, Jordan, Nepal,

Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan

Jamaica, St Lucia

Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal South Africa, Sudan

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US: 80 approved CBs

4Source: www. Ams.usda.gov; access 10.02.2015

32

Certification Bodies recognized for US NOP certification

CBs inside US

48

CBs outside US

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EU: 54 approved CBs for imports

5Source: //ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/eu-policy/eu-rules-on-trade/non-eu-trading-partners/index_en.htm; access 11.02.2015

Certification Bodies recognized for Imports to the EU

approved CBs inside EU

205

approved CBs outside EU

15

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Trends in regulations:Bilateral agreements among governments

Based on Equivalency

Critial points areusually excluded(e.g. antibiotics)

US – US - CAN (2009)US - EU (2012)US - Japan (2014)US – Korea (2014)US – Switzerland (2015)

EU - Switzerland (2002 – trade agreement)Canada (2011)US (2012)Korea (2015)

CAN – US (2009)EU (2011)Switzerland (2012)Costa Rica (2013)Japan (2015) 6

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Trends in regulations:Bilateral agreements among governments

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USEU

Korea Japan

Switzerland Canada

Agreeements among few active players/strong marketsEnsuring market access both ways

Costa Rica

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Trends in Regulations: EU

Strong efforts to strengthen control systemOngoing negotiations for revision of EU Regulation (Trilog)

Imports still an issue of negotiationsSpecific guidelines for additional controls fororganic products from

Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and RussianFederation

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Trends in Regulations: Eastern Europe/Central Asia

EU: Guidelines for additional controls for imports in EUGuidelines for additional checks by CB’s in the countriesWithdrawal of recognition of ETKO (CB) due to serious deficiencies in the checks carried out and a substantial number of non-conformities

Ukraine: Law adopted but not implementedcivil dialogue on revision

Kasachstan: New legislation adopted on 27.11.2015Russia: Negotiations on draft ongoing

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Outlook

Revision of EU Regulation most likely completed in 2016 Revised import scheme in EU (transition period still in negtiation)Bilateral agreements seeked with relevant export countries

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Thank you very much!

Beate Huberbeate.huber@fibl.org

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