Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/883 of 14 May 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain third countries and control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union
Date: 2025-05-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: consumer protection, food inspection, import (EU), organic certification, organic farming, organic product, quality control of agricultural products, third country








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/883


15.5.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/883
of 14 May 2025
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain third countries and control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 48(3) and Article 57(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 (2) sets out the list of third countries whose systems of production and control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (3). In the light of new information received by the Commission since the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, certain changes should be made to the information concerning certain third countries.












(2)


Australia has informed the Commission of the change of the name of its competent authority, of the change of the name of the control body ‘ACO Certification Limited’ (AU-BIO-001) and of the voluntary withdrawal of the control body ‘AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd’ (AU-BIO-006).












(3)


India has informed the Commission that its competent authority has suspended the recognition of the control bodies ‘Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency’ (IN-ORG-028) and ‘Reliable Organic Certification Organisation’ (IN-ORG-033). India has also informed the Commission that its competent authority has recognised the following control bodies: ‘ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products)’ (IN-ORG-009), ‘Chhattisgarh State Organic Certification Agency (CGOCERT)’ (IN-ORG-035), ‘GSCI Service Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-036), ‘MS Agroland Services Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-037), ‘Krushi Certification Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-038), ‘CERT ID India Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-039), ‘Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA)’ (IN-ORG-040), ‘Getcert Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-041), ‘GCL International Assessment Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-042), ‘Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS)’ (IN-ORG-043) and ‘Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body’ (IN-ORG-044). India has also informed the Commission that the control body ‘Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)’ (IN-ORG-016) has changed its internet address.












(4)


Japan has submitted a request to the Commission to extend the scope of its recognition under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 to live animals and unprocessed animal products as well as to all processed agricultural products for use as food, including wine and alcoholic beverages, with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Japan, or with organically grown ingredients imported into Japan from the European Union, from third countries whose production methods and control measures have been recognised by Japan as equivalent to those laid down in the Japanese legislation or from third countries through the system of control bodies recognised by Japan as competent to certify operators in those third countries as complying with the organic production rules of Japan.












(5)


The assessment of the information submitted by Japan concerning its system of production and control measures applicable to the products referred to in recital (4) and the on-the-spot examination carried out by the Commission confirmed that the system of production and control measures of Japan applicable to those products are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Consequently, the recognition of the equivalence of the system of production and control measures in Japan should be extended to those products.












(6)


Japan has also informed the Commission that its competent authority has recognised the control body ‘Tsuruoka City’ (JP-BIO-044), that the control body ‘Japan Organic & Natural Foods Association’ (JP-BIO-005) has changed its name and internet address and that the control bodies ‘Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd’ (JP-BIO-009), ‘Organic Farming Promotion Association’ (JP-BIO-010) and ‘Aya town miyazaki, Japan’ (JP-BIO-024) have changed their interned address.












(7)


The Republic of Korea has informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘KAFCC’ (KR-ORG-006) and ‘The Centre for Environment Friendly Agricultural Products Certification’ (KR-ORG-014) changed their name, that the control body ‘Jayeondeul agri-food certification institute’ (KR-ORG-032) changed its internet address and that the control bodies ‘Konkuk Ecocert Certification Agency’ (KR-ORG-008) and ‘Hankyoung Certification Center Co., Ltd.’ (KR-ORG-036) changed their name and internet address.












(8)


The Republic of Korea has also informed the Commission that its competent authority has recognised the control body ‘Greenstar Agrifood Certification Service’ (KR-ORG-022) and has withdrawn the recognition of the control body ‘ORGANIC PROMOTION AGENCY’ (KR-ORG-038).












(9)


The United States have informed the Commission that their competent authority has withdrawn the recognition of the control bodies ‘Agricultural Services Certified Organic’ (US-ORG-002), ‘New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services’ (US-ORG-033), ‘Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’ (US-ORG-052) and ‘Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’ (ICEA) (US-ORG-066) from the list of control bodies recognised by the United States.












(10)


The United States have also informed the Commission that their competent authority has recognised a new accredited control body ‘Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitada’ (US-ORG-070).












(11)


The United States have also informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘Organic Crop Improvement Association’ (US-ORG-044), ‘CERES’ (US-ORG-062) and ‘Eco-Logica S.A’ (US-ORG-063) have changed their name, that the control body ‘NOFA (US-ORG-036) has changed its name and internet address and that the control bodies ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ (US-ORG-004), ‘BIOAGRIcert’ (US-ORG-005), ‘Colorado Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-007), ‘Control Union Certification’ (US-ORG-008), ‘Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc’ (US-ORG-011), ‘Maryland Department of Agriculture (US-ORG-023), ‘Montana Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-028), ‘Americert International (OIA North America, LLC)’ (US-ORG-038), ‘Oregon Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-041), ‘SCS Global Services, Inc.’ (US-ORG-053), ‘Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC’ (US-ORG-057), ‘Washington State Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-058) and ‘Yolo County Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-059) have changed their internet address.












(12)


Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised for the purpose of equivalence and competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries. Article 2 applied until 31 December 2024. Therefore, the list of control bodies in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is obsolete and should be deleted. Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 designated the product categories for which the third countries listed therein were recognised, through reference to their description in Annex II to that Regulation. For reasons of clarity, the description of those product categories should be included in Annex I and the references thereto should be adapted throughout that Annex. Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 should therefore be replaced.












(13)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(14)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is amended as follows:






(1)


Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.










(2)


Annex II is deleted.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/2325/oj).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2007/834/oj).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX

LIST OF RECOGNISED THIRD COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 AND THE RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS

For the purposes of this Annex, the categories of products are designated by the following codes:






A:


Unprocessed plant products




B:


Live animals or unprocessed animal products (1)





C:


Unprocessed aquaculture products and algae




D:


Processed agricultural products for use as food (1)
 (2)





E:


Processed agricultural products for use as feed (2)





F:


Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation




ARGENTINA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Live animals or unprocessed animal products


B


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (3)



D


 




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A, B and F that have been grown in Argentina and products of category D processed in Argentina with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Argentina.












3.



Production standard: Ley 25 127 sobre “Producción ecológica, biológica y orgánica”.












4.



Competent authority: Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SENASA, www.senasa.gov.ar





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




AR-BIO-001


Food Safety SA



www.foodsafety.com.ar





AR-BIO-002


Ecocert Argentina SA



https://www.ecocert.com/es-AR/home





AR-BIO-003


LETIS S.A.



www.letis.org





AR-BIO-004


Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA)



www.oia.com.ar













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




AUSTRALIA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (4)



D


Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A and F that have been grown in Australia and products of category D processed in Australia with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Australia.












3.



Production standard: national standard for organic and bio-dynamic produce.












4.



Competent authority: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (http://www.agriculture.gov.au)




5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




AU-BIO-001


ACO Certification Limited



www.aco.net.au





AU-BIO-003


Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI)



www.demeter.org.au





AU-BIO-004


NASAA Certified Organic



www.nasaa.com.au





AU-BIO-005


Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC)



www.organicfoodchain.com.au





AU-BIO-007


Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd



https://www.sxcertified.com.au













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




CANADA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Live animals or unprocessed animal products


B


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food


D


 




Processed agricultural products for use as feed


E


 




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of category A, B and F that have been grown in Canada and products of category D and E processed in Canada with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Canada or that have been imported into Canada in accordance with the Canadian legislation.












3.



Production standard: Organic Products Regulation.












4.



Competent authority: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca




5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




CA-ORG-003


CCOF Certification Services



www.ccof.org





CA-ORG-004


Seeds Canada dba Centre for Systems Integration (CSI)



www.csi-ics.com





CA-ORG-005


Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL)



www.ccpb.it





CA-ORG-006


Ecocert Canada



www.ecocertcanada.com





CA-ORG-007


Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA)



www.fvopa.ca





CA-ORG-010


LETIS S.A.



www.letis.com.ar





CA-ORG-013


Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)



www.ocia.org





CA-ORG-014


Organic Producers Associa- tion of Manitoba Coop- erative Incorporated (OPAM)



www.opam-mb.com





CA-ORG-015


Pacific Agricultural Certifi- cation Society (PACS)



www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca





CA-ORG-016


Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert)



www.ocpro.ca





CA-ORG-017


Quality Assurance Inter- national Incorporated (QAI)



http://www.qai-inc.com





CA-ORG-018


Quality Certification Services (QCS)



www.qcsinfo.org





CA-ORG-019


Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)



http://www.quebecvrai.org/





CA-ORG-021


TransCanada Organic Certification Services (TCO Cert)



http://www.tcocert.ca/contacts/













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




COSTA RICA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (5)



D


Processed plant products only




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A and F that have been grown in Costa Rica and products of category D processed in Costa Rica with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Costa Rica.












3.



Production standard: Reglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica.












4.



Competent authority: Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, www.sfe.go.cr





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




CR-BIO-002


Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitada



www.kiwa.lat





CR-BIO-003


Eco-LOGICA



www.eco-logica.com





CR-BIO-007


Primus Auditing Operations de Costa Rica S.A.



www.primusauditingops.com













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




ISRAEL
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (6)



D


Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of category A and F that have been grown in Israel and products of category D processed in Israel with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Israel or that have been imported into Israel:






—


either from the Union,










—


or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
















3.



Production standard: Law for the Regulation of Organic Produce, 5765-2005, and its relevant Regulations.












4.



Competent authority: Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www. ppis.moag.gov.il




5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




IL-ORG-001


Secal Israel Inspection and certification



www.skal.co.il





IL-ORG-003


IQC Institute of Quality & Control



www.iqc.co.il





IL-ORG-004


Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS)



www.ppis.moag.gov.il





IL-ORG-005


Lab-path Ltd.



www.lab-path.co.il





6.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.
7.   Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.
INDIA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A and F that have been grown in India.












3.



Production standard: National Programme for Organic Production.












4.



Competent authority: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority APEDA, http://www.apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/index.asp




5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




IN-ORG-001


Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd



www.aditicert.net





IN-ORG-003


Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited



www.bureauveritas.co.in





IN-ORG-007


IMO Control Pvt. Ltd



www.imocontrol.in





IN-ORG-009


ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products)



www.iscoporganiccertification.org





IN-ORG-011


Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd



www.nocaagro.com





IN-ORG-013


SGS India Pvt. Ltd



www.sgsgroup.in





IN-ORG-014


Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)



www.usoca.org





IN-ORG-016


Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)



www.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in





IN-ORG-017


Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT)



www.cgcert.com





IN-ORG-018


Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD)



www.tnocd.net





IN-ORG-021


Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)



www.mpsoca.org





IN-ORG-024


Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)



www.ossopca.org





IN-ORG-025


Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)



www.gopca.in





IN-ORG-026


Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency



www.upsoca.org





IN-ORG-027


Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency



www.kssoca.org





IN-ORG-029


Global Certification Society



www.glocert.org





IN-ORG-030


GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd



www.greencertindia.in





IN-ORG-031


Telangana State Organic Certification Authority



www.tsoca.telangana.gov.in





IN-ORG-032


Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA)



www.bssca.co.in





IN-ORG-035


Chhattisgarh State Organic Certification Agency (CGOCERT)



http://www.cgocert.com





IN-ORG-036


GSCI Service Private Limited



http://www.gsciservices.com/





IN-ORG-037


MS Agroland Services Private Limited



http://www.agrolandgroup.com/





IN-ORG-038


Krushi Certification Private Limited



www.krushicert.com





IN-ORG-039


CERT ID India Private Limited



https://www.foodchainid.com/





IN-ORG-040


Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA)



http://www.apssca.org/apsopca





IN-ORG-041


Getcert Private Limited



http://www.getcert.co.in





IN-ORG-042


GCL International Assessment Private Limited



https://gcl-intl.co.in





IN-ORG-043


Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS)



http://www.snrms.org





IN-ORG-044


Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body



www.msocb.org













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




JAPAN
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Live animals or unprocessed animal products


B


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (7)



D


 












2.



Origin: products of category A and B that have been grown in Japan and products of category D processed in Japan with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Japan or that have been imported into Japan:










—


either from the Union,










—


or from a third country for which Japan has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with rules equivalent to those laid down in the Japanese legislation,










—


or from a third country for which Japan has recognised control bodies as competent to certify operators as complying with the organic production rules of Japan.












3.



Production standards: Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Products of Plant Origin (Notification No 1605 of the MAFF of October 27, 2005), Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Livestock Products (Notification No 1608 of the MAFF of October 27, 2005), Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Processed Foods (Notification No 1606 of MOF and MAFF of September 1, 2022), Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Act No 175 of May 11, 1950).












4.



Competent authorities: Food Manufacture Affairs Division, New Business and Food Industry Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/index.html and Liquor Tax and Industry Division, National Tax Agency https://www.nta.go.jp/english/index.htm and Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center (FAMIC), www.famic.go.jp





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




JP-BIO-001


Hyogo prefectural Organic Agriculture Society, HOAS



www.hyoyuken.org





JP-BIO-002


AFAS Certification Center Co., Ltd



www.afasseq.com





JP-BIO-003


NPO Kagoshima Organic Agriculture Association



www.koaa.or.jp





JP-BIO-004


Center of Japan Organic Farmers Group



www.yu-ki.or.jp





JP-BIO-005


Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association


jona-japan.org/organic




JP-BIO-006


Ecocert Japan Limited



www.ecocert.co.jp





JP-BIO-007


Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd



http://certification.bureauveritas.jp/ cer-business/jas/nintei_list.html




JP-BIO-009


Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd



www.omicnet.com/index.html.en





JP-BIO-010


Organic Farming Promotion Association



www.laconindia.com





JP-BIO-011


ASAC Stands for Axis’ System for Auditing and Certification and Association for Sustainable Agricultural Certification



www.axis-asac.net





JP-BIO-012


Environmentally Friendly Rice Network



www.epfnetwork.org/okome





JP-BIO-013


Ooita Prefecture Organic Agricultural Research Center



www.d-b.ne.jp/oitayuki





JP-BIO-014


AINOU



www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/ninteikouhyou.htm




JP-BIO-015


SGS Japan Incorporation



www.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm





JP-BIO-016


Ehime Organic Agricultural Association



http://eoaa.sakura.ne.jp/





JP-BIO-017


Center for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltd



http://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html





JP-BIO-018


Organic Certification Association



http://yuukinin.org/index.html





JP-BIO-020


Hiroshima Environment and Health Association



https://www.kanhokyo.or.jp/





JP-BIO-021


ACCIS Inc.



https://www.accis.jp/





JP-BIO-022


Organic Certification Organization Co. Ltd



www.oco45.net





JP-BIO-024


Aya town miyazaki, Japan



http://www.town.aya.miyazaki.jp/ayatown/organicfarming




JP-BIO-025


Tokushima Organic Certified Association



http://www.tokukaigi.or.jp/yuuki/





JP-BIO-027


NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Association



http://www.kumayuken.org/





JP-BIO-028


Hokkaido Organic Promoters Association



http://www.hosk.jp/CCP.html





JP-BIO-029


Association of organic agriculture certification Kochi corporation NPO



http://www8.ocn.ne.jp/~koaa/jisseki.html





JP-BIO-031


Wakayama Organic Certified Association



https://woca.jpn.org/w/





JP-BIO-032


Shimane Organic Agriculture Association



www.shimane-yuki.or.jp/index.html





JP-BIO-034


International Nature Farming Research Center



http://www.infrc.or.jp/





JP-BIO-035


Organic Certification Center



www.organic-cert.or.jp





JP-BIO-036


Japan Food Research Laboratories



http://www.jfrl.or.jp/jas.html





JP-BIO-037


Leafearth Company



http://www.leafearth.jp/





JP-BIO-038


Akatonbo



http://www.akatonbo.or.jp/





JP-BIO-040


Okayama Agriculture Development Institute



http://www.nokaiken.or.jp





JP-BIO-041


Japan Agricultural Standard Certification Alliance



http://jascert.or.jp/





JP-BIO-042


Japan Association for Inspection and Investigation of Food Including Fats and Oils



www.syken.or.jp





JP-BIO-043


Miyazaki Organic Agriculture Association



https://www.miyazaki-oaa.com/





JP-BIO-044


Tsuruoka City



https://www.city.tsuruoka.lg.jp/index.html













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




REPUBLIC OF KOREA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Processed agricultural products for use as food


D


 












2.



Origin: products of category D processed in the Republic of Korea with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in the Republic of Korea or that have been imported into the Republic of Korea:






—


either from the Union,










—


or from a third country for which the Republic of Korea has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with the rules equivalent to those laid down in the legislation of the Republic of Korea.
















3.



Production standards: Act on Promotion of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and Management and Support for Organic Food.












4.



Competent authorities: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, www.enviagro.go.kr/portal/en/main.do and National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS), www.naqs.go.kr/eng/main/main.do





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




KR-ORG-002


WECERT, LLC.



www.wecert.co.kr





KR-ORG-004


Global Agricultural Food Certification Cooperation Co. Ltd



www.gafc.kr





KR-ORG-006


KAgrifood Certification Center CO., LTD



www.kafcc.or.kr





KR-ORG-008


Konkuk Eco Certification Agency



www.en.kkeco.co.kr





KR-ORG-009


Woorinong Certification



https://blog.naver.com/woorinongin/70107436715





KR-ORG-010


ACO Certification Limited



www.aco.net.au





KR-ORG-011


Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH



www.bcs-oeko.com





KR-ORG-012


BCS Korea



www.bcskorea.com





KR-ORG-013


Hansol Food, Agriculture, Fisher-Forest Certification Center



www.hansolnonglim.com





KR-ORG-014


The Centre for Environment Friendly Agricultural Products Certification (Institute of Hadong Green tea)



www.hgreent.or.kr





KR-ORG-015


ECO-Leaders Certification Co., Ltd



www.ecoleaders.kr





KR-ORG-017


Jeonnam bioindustry foundation



www.jbf.kr





KR-ORG-020


Green Organic Co., Ltd.


cafe.naver.com/greenorganic6279




KR-ORG-022


Greenstar Agrifood Certification Service



http://그린스타.com/





KR-ORG-023


Control Union Korea



www.controlunion.co.kr





KR-ORG-024


Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, SCNU



http://siacf.scnu.ac.kr/web/siacf/home





KR-ORG-026


Agricultural Products Quality Service



http://apqs.kr





KR-ORG-027


University Industry Liaison office of CNU



http://sanhak.jnu.ac.kr/eng/





KR-ORG-029


Institute of friendly environment-agriculture, Inc.


ifea.co.kr




KR-ORG-030


Korea crops research institute (co., ltd)



https://blog.naver.com/kor034





KR-ORG-031


Korea Organic Certification Co., LTD


koc2022.modoo.at




KR-ORG-032


Jayeondeul Agri-food Certification Institute


jaci.tistory.com




KR-ORG-033


Institute of Organic Food Evaluation



www.ioe42.com





KR-ORG-034


Evergreen Nongouhwi



http://blog.naver.com/evergreen8374





KR-ORG-035


ONNURI ORGANIC Co., Ltd.



https://blog.naver.com/onr77830





KR-ORG-036


Organic T&C LLC.



www.organictnc.org





KR-ORG-037


Ctforum. Inc


ctforum.co.kr




KR-ORG-039


Sungnong


친환경농산물인증.kr




KR-ORG-040


Toji Glonics co. Ltd.


cafe.daum.net/thoji




KR-ORG-041


YANGPYEONG ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION CENTER


yporganic.net




KR-ORG-042


Haezin Corporation


cafe.daum.net/haezingood




KR-ORG-043


Institute of Green Certification


blog.naver.com/green2080_




KR-ORG-044


DODAM Eco-Friendly


dodamecocerti.quv.kr












6.



Certificate issuing bodies and authorities: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




NEW ZEALAND
1.   Product categories








Category of products or products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Live animals or unprocessed animal products


B


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (8)



D


 




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of category A, B and F that have been grown in New Zealand and products of category D processed in New Zealand with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in New Zealand or that have been imported into New Zealand:






—


either from the Union,










—


or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007,










—


or from a third country whose rules of production and inspection have been recognised as equivalent to the MPI Official Organic Assurance Programme on the basis of assurances and information provided by this country’s competent authority in accordance with the provisions established by MPI and provided that only organically produced ingredients intended to be incorporated, up to a maximum of 5 % of products of agricultural origin, in products of category D prepared in New Zealand are imported.
















3.



Production standard: MPI Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.












4.



Competent authority: Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), http://www.mpi.govt.nz/exporting/food/organics/





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




NZ-BIO-001


Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)



http://www.mpi.govt.nz/exporting/food/ organics/




NZ-BIO-002


AsureQuality Limited



https://www.asurequality.com





NZ-BIO-003


BioGro New Zealand Limited



https://www.biogro.co.nz













6.



Certificate-issuing bodies: Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




TUNISIA
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food (9)



D


Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A and F that have been grown in Tunisia and products of category D processed in Tunisia with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Tunisia.












3.



Production standards: Law No 99-30 of 5 April 1999 relating to Organic farming; Decree of the Minister for Agriculture of 28 February 2001, approving the standard specifications of the crop production according to the organic method.












4.



Competent authority: 40 Ministre de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche, www.agriculture.tn and www.onagri.tn





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




TN-BIO-001


Ecocert SA



www.ecocert.com





TN-BIO-007


Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (INNORPI)



www.innorpi.tn





TN-BIO-008


CCPB Srl



www.ccpb.it





TN-BIO-009


CERES GmbH



www.ceres-cert.com





TN-BIO-010


Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH



www.kiwabcs.com













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.




UNITED STATES
1.   Product categories








Category of products


Designation of category


Limitations




Unprocessed plant products


A


 




Live animals or unprocessed animal products


B


 




Processed agricultural products for use as food


D


 




Processed agricultural products for use as feed


E


 




Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation


F


 












2.



Origin: products of categories A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of categories D and E that:






—


have been grown in the United States, or










—


have been imported into the United States and processed or packaged in the United States in accordance with US legislation.
















3.



Production standards: Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), National Organic Program (7 CFR 205).












4.



Competent authority: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), www.usda.gov





5.   Control bodies








Code number


Name


Internet address




US-ORG-001


Where Food Comes From Organic



www.wfcforganic.com





US-ORG-003


Baystate Organic Certifiers



www.baystateorganic.org





US-ORG-004


Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH



www.kiwa.com/de/en/markets/agri-feed-food/





US-ORG-005


BIOAGRIcert



http://www.bioagricert.org





US-ORG-006


CCOF Certification Services



www.ccof.org





US-ORG-007


Colorado Department of Agriculture



www.colorado.gov/pacific/agplants/organic





US-ORG-008


Control Union Certification



www.certifications.controlunion.com/en





US-ORG-009


Clemson University



www.clemson.edu/organic





US-ORG-010


Ecocert S.A.S.



www.ecocert.com





US-ORG-011


Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc



www.georgiacrop.com/





US-ORG-013


Global Organic Alliance, Inc.



www.goa-online.org





US-ORG-015


Idaho State Department of Agriculture



www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/ PlantsInsects/Organic/indexOrganicHome.php




US-ORG-018


Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship



https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/ AgDiversification/organiccertification.asp




US-ORG-019


Kentucky Department of Agriculture



www.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/organic/index.htm




US-ORG-022


Marin Organic Certified Agriculture



https://www.marincounty.org/depts/ag/moca





US-ORG-023


Maryland Department of Agriculture



www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/certified_md_organic_farms/index.php





US-ORG-024


Mayacert S.A



www.mayacert.com





US-ORG-025


Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc.



www.mosaorganic.org





US-ORG-026


Minnesota Crop Improvement Association



www.mncia.org





US-ORG-027


MOFGA Certification Services, LLC



www.mofga.org/





US-ORG-028


Montana Department of Agriculture



www.agr.mt.gov/agr/Producer/Organic/





US-ORG-029


Monterey County Certified Organic



https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/ agricultural-resource-programs/
agricultural-product-quality-and-marketing/monterey-county-certifi#ag




US-ORG-030


Natural Food Certifiers



www.nfccertification.com





US-ORG-031


Nature’s International Certification Services



www.naturesinternational.com/





US-ORG-036


NOFA – New York Certified Organic, LLC



www.nofany.org/organiccertification





US-ORG-037


Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association



www.oeffa.org





US-ORG-038


Americert International (OIA North America, LLC)



www.americertorganic.info/





US-ORG-039


Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry



www.oda.state.ok.us





US-ORG-040


OneCert, Inc.



www.onecert.com





US-ORG-041


Oregon Department of Agriculture



www.oda.direct/NOP





US-ORG-042


Oregon Tilth Certified Organic



www.tilth.org





US-ORG-043


Organic Certifiers, Inc.



http://www.organiccertifiers.com





US-ORG-044


Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)



www.ocia.org





US-ORG-046


Organización Internacional Agropecuraria



www.oia.com.ar





US-ORG-047


Pennsylvania Certified Organic



www.paorganic.org





US-ORG-048


Primus Auditing Operations



http://www.primusauditingops.com





US-ORG-049


Pro-Cert Organic Systems, Ltd



www.pro-cert.org





US-ORG-050


Quality Assurance International



www.qai-inc.com





US-ORG-051


Quality Certification Services



www.QCSinfo.org





US-ORG-053


SCS Global Services, Inc.



www.scsglobalservices.com/services/organic-certification





US-ORG-055


Texas Department of Agriculture



www.texasagriculture.gov/RegulatoryPrograms/Organics.aspx





US-ORG-056


Utah Department of Agriculture



http://ag.utah.gov/divisions/plant/organic/index.html





US-ORG-057


Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC



www.vermontorganic.org/





US-ORG-058


Washington State Department of Agriculture



www.agr.wa.gov/departments/organic





US-ORG-059


Yolo County Department of Agriculture



www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/agriculture





US-ORG-062


CERES (Certification of Environmental Standards, GmbH)



http://www.ceres-cert.com/





US-ORG-063


Certificadora de Productos Organicos Eco-LOGICA S.A.



http://www.eco-logica.com/





US-ORG-064


Food Safety S.A.



http://www.foodsafety.com.ar/





US-ORG-065


IBD Certifications



http://www.ibd.com.br/





US-ORG-067


OnMark Certification Services



http://onmarkcertification.com/





US-ORG-068


Perry Johnson Registrar Food Safety, Inc.



http://www.pjrfsi.com/





US-ORG-069


Certimex (Certificadora Mexicana de Productos y Procesos Ecológicos S.C.)



https://certimexsc.com/cmx/





US-ORG-070


Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitada



www.kiwa.com













6.



Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.












7.



Duration of the inclusion:31 December 2026.






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(1)  Pursuant to Article 17(1), point (f), of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, animals and animal products produced during the conversion period shall not be marketed in the Union with the indications referred to in Articles 23 and 24 of that Regulation used in the labelling and advertising of products. Such products are therefore also excluded from the recognitions as regards product categories B and D for all third countries listed in this Annex.

(2)  Ingredients have to be certified by a control authority or control body recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or produced and certified within the scope of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation or produced and certified in the Union in accordance with that Regulation.

(3)  Wine and yeast not included.

(4)  Wine and yeast not included.

(5)  Wine and yeast not included.

(6)  Wine and yeast not included.

(7)  Processed products for use as foods containing algae not included.

(8)  Yeast not included.

(9)  Wine and yeast not included.



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