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The World of Organic Agriculture: Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2012

The World of Organic Agriculture: Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2012. Beate Huber. Organic Regulations by Continent (2011). Organic Regulations by Continent (2011). EU Regulation 834/2007. Inter American Commission on Organic Agr. Asia Regional Organic Standards.

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The World of Organic Agriculture: Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2012

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  1. The World of Organic Agriculture:Regulations and Certification Emerging Trends 2012 Beate Huber

  2. Organic Regulations by Continent (2011)

  3. Organic Regulations by Continent (2011) EU Regulation 834/2007 Inter American Commission on Organic Agr Asia Regional Organic Standards East African Organic Pro-duct Standard

  4. Countries Drafting Regulation • Europe: Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina • Asia: Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam • America and Carribean: Jamaica, St Lucia • Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

  5. Countries with most certifiers The Organic Standard Hall 4 Stand 346 www.organicstandard.com/directory

  6. Bilateral agreements of major markets 2012 2010 2011 Source: The Global Market for Organic Food & Drink (Organic Monitor)

  7. Bilateral Agreement EU/US • Mutual recognition that the US Organic Program and the EU system are equivalent • Geographical scope: Products grown or imported in US/EU (acceptance of each others imports) • Exclusion (complementary certification required that products have not been treated with antibiotics) • Apples and pears from US • Livestock from EU • Not in the scope: • Wine • Aquaculture • It shall apply as from 01. June 2012 Quelle:

  8. New import rules in EU • Publication of first list of control bodies (CB) recognized for operations in Third Countries (06.12.11) • 30 CB’s approved • 3 from EU, • 27 others (US, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America) • Scope of countries: around 60 • Coming into force on 01.07.2012 • Update of the list expected prior enforcement covering in total 50-60 CB’s Quelle:

  9. Outlook • Breakthrough for trade between EU and US • And outside the EU/US/CAN?

  10. Outlook • 85 % oftheorganicfarmersare outside EU/US • Equivalenceagreementsareneeded all overtheworld • Governmentsand private standardsettersneedtocontinuecooperationandstandardsconvergence • IFOAM providestofacilitatethisprocess

  11. Thank you very much Further Information: FiBLCH-5070 Frick beate.huber@fibl.org Quelle:

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