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Document 32025R0883

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

C/2025/2051

OJ L, 2025/883, 15.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/883/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/883/oj

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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.

(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.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/883/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)


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