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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
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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
39
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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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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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