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IMO Organic Standard: EU organic certification in non-EU countries
As a result of the European legislation IMO compiled the EU Regulations into an own IMO Organic Standard which serves as the baseline for certification in non-EU countries. It is called the IMO Organic Equivalence Standard for Operators in Non-EU Countries or in short terms: IMO Organic Standard.
The IMO Organic Standard has been adapted from Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 and Regulation (EC) N° 889/2008. It is a standard for organic operators who work outside the European Union and who wish to be certified as meeting requirements that are equivalent to the requirements of the Regulations of the European Union.
The IMO Organic Standard combines the propositions and provisions of the said EU Regulations for certification of organic products and it adapts them for application in non-EU countries. The Standard establishes rules for organic production and its certification which are equivalent to the rules set by the Regulations of the European Union for operators within the European Union.
The Regulations of the European Union include requirements with respect to the control system, which are based on the presence of certain administrative structures in the Member States and on the level of the institutions of the European Union which are not present in non-EU countries. Where specific clauses of the Regulations of the European Union make reference to authorities in the Member States, this competence is entrusted to the certification body acting in Third Countries and hereby considered as compliant; where reference is made to institutions, services or technical requirements which are not available, not relevant or inappropriate in non-EU countries these are replaced by equivalent measures.
The language of the IMO Organic Standard follows closely the language of the Regulations of the European Union. It deviates only where organic production in non-EU countries is based on equivalent conditions to meet the requirements of the European Union.
In order to facilitate international cooperation and trade, IMO has promoted to harmonise its Organic Standard with standards of other certification bodies and for this reason the structure and wording of the standard created by IOAS (the IFOAM International Organic Accreditation Service) has also been taken into account wherever adequate.
If you are interested to obtain a copy of the IMO Organic Standard, please contact us at imo_organic_standard@imo.ch.
The IMO Organic Standard has been adapted from Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 and Regulation (EC) N° 889/2008. It is a standard for organic operators who work outside the European Union and who wish to be certified as meeting requirements that are equivalent to the requirements of the Regulations of the European Union.
The IMO Organic Standard combines the propositions and provisions of the said EU Regulations for certification of organic products and it adapts them for application in non-EU countries. The Standard establishes rules for organic production and its certification which are equivalent to the rules set by the Regulations of the European Union for operators within the European Union.
The Regulations of the European Union include requirements with respect to the control system, which are based on the presence of certain administrative structures in the Member States and on the level of the institutions of the European Union which are not present in non-EU countries. Where specific clauses of the Regulations of the European Union make reference to authorities in the Member States, this competence is entrusted to the certification body acting in Third Countries and hereby considered as compliant; where reference is made to institutions, services or technical requirements which are not available, not relevant or inappropriate in non-EU countries these are replaced by equivalent measures.
The language of the IMO Organic Standard follows closely the language of the Regulations of the European Union. It deviates only where organic production in non-EU countries is based on equivalent conditions to meet the requirements of the European Union.
In order to facilitate international cooperation and trade, IMO has promoted to harmonise its Organic Standard with standards of other certification bodies and for this reason the structure and wording of the standard created by IOAS (the IFOAM International Organic Accreditation Service) has also been taken into account wherever adequate.
If you are interested to obtain a copy of the IMO Organic Standard, please contact us at imo_organic_standard@imo.ch.
