{"id":9407,"date":"2019-02-01T02:14:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T01:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/?page_id=9407"},"modified":"2019-02-02T00:16:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T23:16:54","slug":"international-regulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/international-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"International regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-4356\" class=\"type-post-2 single-content type-post no-postcover no-social post-4356 post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hidden-from-main-page-en category-uncategorized-en\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><u>EU law on organic production<\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2007 the European Council of Agricultural Ministers agreed on a\u00a0Council Regulation (EC) No. 834\/2007 setting out the principles, aims and overarching rules of organic production and defining how organic products were to be labelled.<\/p>\n<p>The regulation set a new course for developing organic farming further, with the following aims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sustainable cultivation systems,<\/li>\n<li>a variety of high-quality products,<\/li>\n<li>greater emphasis on environmental protection,<\/li>\n<li>more attention to biodiversity,<\/li>\n<li>higher standards of animal protection,<\/li>\n<li>consumer confidence,<\/li>\n<li>protecting consumer interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organic production respects natural systems and cycles. Biological and mechanical production processes and land-related production should be used to achieve\u00a0sustainability, without having recourse to genetically modified organisms (GMOs).<\/p>\n<p>In organic farming,\u00a0closed cycles\u00a0using internal resources and inputs are preferred to open cycles based on external resources. If the latter\u00a0<em>are<\/em>\u00a0used, they should be organic materials from other organic farms natural substances materials obtained naturally, or mineral fertilisers with low solubility.<\/p>\n<p>Exceptionally, however, synthetic resources and inputs may be permissible if there are no suitable alternatives. Such products, which must be scrutinised by the Commission and EU countries before authorisation, are listed in the annexes to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.250.01.0001.01.ENG\">implementing regulation<\/a>\u00a0(Commission Regulation (EC) No. 889\/2008).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Labelling organic foods<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Foods may be labelled \u201corganic\u201d only if at least 95% of their agricultural ingredients meet the necessary standards. In non-organic foods, any ingredients which meet organic standards can be listed as organic. To ensure credibility, the code number of the certifying organisation must be provided.<\/p>\n<p>Organic production outlaws the use of genetically modified organisms and derived products. However, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/en\/ALL\/;ELX_SESSIONID=jdtPJ8qLMMgNC9p6DGGkfrw2LSpqVf18vV2G41LjvkGwgJyt20zh!1404494154?uri=CELEX:32003R1829\">regulation on genetically modified food and feed<\/a>\u00a0lays down a threshold (0.9%) under which a product\u2019s GMO content does not have to be indicated. Products with GMO content below this threshold can be labelled organic.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1\u00a0July\u00a02010, producers of packaged organic food have been required under EU law to use the EU organic logo. However, this is not a binding requirement for organic foods from non-EU countries. Where the EU organic logo\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0used, the place where any farmed ingredients were produced must be indicated.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Importing organic products<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organic products from non-EU countries can be distributed on the EU market only if produced and inspected under conditions that are identical or equivalent to those applying to EU organic producers. The rules introduced by the 2007 regulation are more flexible than the previous set-up, under which organic goods could be imported from outside the EU only if they were EU-certified, their production was monitored by the EU countries and an import licence had been issued.<\/p>\n<p>The import licence procedure has been replaced by new import rules. Control bodies (Certifying organisations) operating in non-EU countries are now directly authorised and monitored by the European Commission and EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>This allows the EU Commission to supervise and monitor the import of organic products and the checks carried out on organic guarantees. The new legislation also lays the foundation for EU rules on organic produce including wine, aquaculture products and seaweed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\">National Organic Program (NOP)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"comment-respond\">\n<p>develops the rules &amp; regulations for the production, handling, labeling, and enforcement of all USDA organic products. This process, referred to as rulemaking, involves input from the National Organic Standards Board (a Federal Advisory Committee made up of fifteen members of the public) and the public. The NOP also maintains a Handbook that includes guidance, instructions, policy memos, and other documents that communicate the organic standards.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Regulatory References<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/cgi-bin\/text-idx?c=ecfr&amp;sid=3f34f4c22f9aa8e6d9864cc2683cea02&amp;tpl=\/ecfrbrowse\/Title07\/7cfr205_main_02.tpl\">USDA organic regulations.<\/a><\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/NOP-ReglamentosOrganicosEstadounidenses.pdf\">Los\u00a0Reglamentos Org\u00e1nicos Estadounidenses<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PDF) \u00a07\u00a0CFR Part205 includes all USDA organic standards, including prohibited practices, requirements, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/rules-regulations\/organic\/national-list\">National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/rules-regulations\/organic\/handbook\">Program Handbook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>This compilation of guidance documents, policy memos, and instructions is intended to clarify policies and assist those who own, manage, or certify organic operations with complying with NOP regulations.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/NOPOFPA.pdf\">Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (pdf)<\/a>.<\/strong>The Act that established the NOP and its authority to enforce agricultural products sold, labeled, or represented as \u201corganic\u201d within the U.S.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/rules-regulations\/resource-center-preamble\">Preamble<\/a><\/strong>. If you are interested in the history of the NOP standards, you may want to review the preamble to the final rule, which established the National Organic Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/e\/policies\/standard\/jas\/specific\/organic.html\">Organic JAS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The JAS Standards for organic plants and organic processed foods of plant origin were established in 2000 on the basis with the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods which were adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The organic JAS system has been further developed with the addition of the JAS Standards for organic livestock products, organic processed foods of animal origin and organic feeds which took effect in November 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Operators certified by registered Japanese or overseas certifying bodies are able to attach the organic JAS logo to products that were produced or manufactured in accordance with relevant organic JAS Standards.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Organic\u00a0JAS\u00a0System<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/e\/jas\/specific\/pdf\/organic_products_system_1501.pdf\">The Inspection Certification System for Organic Products (January 2015) \uff08PDF\uff1a325KB\uff09<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/e\/jas\/specific\/pdf\/org01.pdf\">Overview of the Organic JAS\uff08PDF\uff1a267KB\uff09<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/e\/policies\/standard\/jas\/specific\/criteria_o.html\">Standards and Technical Criteria.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU law on organic production In 2007 the European Council of Agricultural Ministers agreed on a\u00a0Council Regulation (EC) No. 834\/2007 setting out the principles, aims and overarching rules of organic production and defining how organic products were to be labelled. The regulation set a new course for developing organic farming further, with the following aims: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9407","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaorganica.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}