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the organic goods have been carried out in accordance with the National Organic Standard; and
 (ii) all importing country requirements relating to the export operations and the organic goods have been met.
Note: An organic goods certificate must be in a form approved by the Secretary (see section 5‑5).

2‑13  Requirements before organic goods certificate may be issued
  For the purposes of subparagraph 62(2)(b)(iii) of the Act, the following requirements must be complied with before an organic goods certificate in relation to prescribed organic goods may be issued:
 (a) export operations in relation to the organic goods have been carried out in accordance with the National Organic Standard;
 (b) the applicable requirements of the Act in relation to the export operations and the organic goods have been complied with;
 (c) all importing country requirements relating to the export operations and the organic goods have been met.
Note: A reference to the Act includes a reference to these rules (see section 1‑6 and subsection 432(1) of the Act).

2‑14  Issuing bodies for organic goods certificates
  For the purposes of section 63 of the Act, each of the following is an issuing body for an organic goods certificate:
 (a) an approved certifying body;
 (b) the Secretary.

2‑15  Changes that require applicant to give additional or corrected information to issuing body
  For the purposes of paragraph 66(1)(b) of the Act, each of the following changes is prescribed in relation to prescribed organic goods in relation to which an application for an organic goods certificate has been made:
 (a) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the integrity of the organic goods cannot be ensured;
 (b) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that operations to produce or prepare the organic goods for export have not been carried out in accordance with the National Organic Standard;
 (c) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an importing country requirement relating to the export operations or the organic goods has not been met.
Note: If a change prescribed by this section occurs, the applicant must, as soon as practicable, give the issuing body additional or corrected information, to the extent that it is relevant to the issuing body's consideration of the application (see subsection 66(2) of the Act).

2‑16  Circumstances for refusing to issue organic goods certificate
  For the purposes of paragraph 67(3)(g) of the Act, each of the following circumstances is prescribed in relation to an application for an organic goods certificate in relation to prescribed organic goods:
 (a) the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that operations to produce or prepare the organic goods for export were carried out in accordance with the National Organic Standard;
 (b) compliance with the National Organic Standard in relation