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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1789 24.7.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1789 of 23 July 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain third countries, competent authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1789 24.7.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1789 of 23 July 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain third countries, competent 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 Articles 48(3) and 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, the control bodies recognised by them and certain competent authorities.
(2) Argentina informed the Commission that its competent authority has recognised the control body ‘Control Union Argentina SA’ (AR-BIO-005).
(3) Australia informed the Commission that its competent authority has withdrawn the recognition of the control body ‘NASAA Certified Organic’ (AU-BIO-004).
(4) India informed the Commission that its competent authority has suspended the recognition of the control bodies ‘Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd’ (IN-ORG-011), ‘Global Certification Society’ (IN-ORG-029) and ‘Krushi Certification Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-038). India also informed the Commission that its competent authority has recognised the control bodies ‘TQ Cert Services Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-006), ‘Baltic Testing India Pvt. Ltd.’ (IN-ORG-045), ‘Zenith Certifications Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-046) and ‘Trace Assure Global Certifications Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-047). India also informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)’ (IN-ORG-016), ‘Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)’ (IN-ORG-021), ‘Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)’ (IN-ORG-024) ‘Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency’ (IN-ORG-027), ‘Telangana State Organic Certification Authority’ (IN-ORG-031), ‘Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA)’ (IN-ORG-032), ‘MS Agroland Services Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-
037), ‘Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA)’ (IN-ORG-040), ‘Getcert Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-041), ‘Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS)’ (IN-ORG-043) and ‘Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body’ (IN-ORG-044) have changed their internet address. India also informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products)’ (IN-ORG-009), ‘Chhattisgarh State Organic Certification Agency (CGOCERT)’ (IN-ORG-035) and ‘CERT ID India Private Limited’ (IN-ORG-039) have changed their name and internet address.
(5) Japan informed the Commission that the control body ‘Ecocert Japan Limited’ (JP-BIO-006) changed its name and internet address.
(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).
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(6) South Korea informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘The Centre for Environment Friendly Agricultural Products Certification (Institute of Hadong Green Tea)’ (KR-ORG-014), ‘Jeonnam bioindustry foundation’ (KR-ORG-
017) and ‘University Industry Liaison Office of CNU’ (KR-ORG-027) changed their name, that the control bodies ‘Hansol Food, Agriculture, Fisher-Forest Certification Centre’ (KR-ORG-013) and ‘Korea Organic Certification Co., LTD’ (KR-ORG-031) changed their internet address and that the control bodies ‘KAgrifood Certification Center CO., LTD’ (KR-ORG-006), ‘Institute of friendly environment-agriculture, Inc.’ (KR-ORG-029) and ‘Ctforum.Inc’ (KR-ORG-
037) changed their name and internet address. South Korea also informed the Commission that its competent authority has withdrawn the recognition of the control body ‘DODAM Eco-Friendly’ (KR-ORG-044).
(7) Tunisia informed the Commission that the name of its competent authority has been changed. It also informed that its competent authority has withdrawn the recognition of the control bodies ‘Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (INNORPI)’ (TN-BIO-007) and ‘CERES GmbH’ (TN-BIO-009), that the control body ‘Ecocert SA’ (TN-BIO-001) has changed its name and that the control body ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ (TN-BIO-010) has changed its internet address.
(8) The United States informed the Commission that its competent authority has withdrawn the recognition of the control body ‘Yolo County Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-059), that the control bodies ‘Control Union Certification’ (US-ORG-008) and ‘Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitada’ (US-ORG-070) changed their internet address and that the control body ‘IBD Certifications’ (US-ORG-065) has changed its name and internet address.
(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/883(4) deleted Annex II to Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/2325. As a consequence, references in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 to that annex and to the subject matter covered by it should be deleted.
(10) Since the expiry date of the recognition of a third country for the purpose of equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 is set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the application of Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2021/2325 should be aligned with that expiry date. Consequently, references to that date should also be removed from Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.
(11) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is amended as follows:
(1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘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 that have been recognised under Article 33(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union’;
(2) Article 2 is deleted;
(4) 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 (OJ L, 2025/883, 15.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/883/oj).
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(3) Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the third paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 shall apply until the expiry date of the recognition as set in Article 48(1), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2018/848’;
(b) the fourth paragraph is deleted;
(4) Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 Entry into force 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, 23 July 2026.
For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 3/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I 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
(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.
ARGENTINA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal B products Processed agricultural products for D use as food(1) Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Wine and yeast not included.
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 4/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026
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 www.oia.com.ar
(OIA) AR-BIO-005 Control Union Argentina SA http://www.controlunion.com
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
AUSTRALIA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Processed agricultural products for D Composed essentially of one or more use as food(1) ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Wine and yeast not included.
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-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.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 5/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 CANADA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal B products Processed agricultural products for D use as food Processed agricultural products for E use as feed Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
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 www.csi-ics.com Integration (CSI) CA-ORG-005 Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti www.ccpb.it Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL) CA-ORG-006 Ecocert Canada www.ecocertcanada.com CA-ORG-007 Fraser Valley Organic Producers www.fvopa.ca Association (FVOPA) CA-ORG-010 LETIS S.A. www.letis.com.ar CA-ORG-013 Organic Crop Improvement www.ocia.org Association (OCIA) CA-ORG-014 Organic Producers Associa- tion of www.opam-mb.com Manitoba Coop- erative Incorporated
(OPAM) CA-ORG-015 Pacific Agricultural Certifi- cation www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca Society (PACS) CA-ORG-016 Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro- www.ocpro.ca Cert) 6/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026 CA-ORG-017 Quality Assurance Inter- national http://www.qai-inc.com Incorporated (QAI) CA-ORG-018 Quality Certification Services (QCS) www.qcsinfo.org CA-ORG-019 Organisme de Certification Québec http://www.quebecvrai.org/ Vrai (OCQV) CA-ORG-021 TransCanada Organic Certification http://www.tcocert.ca/contacts/ Services (TCO Cert)
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
COSTA RICA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Processed agricultural products for D Processed plant products only use as food(1) Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Wine and yeast not included.
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 www.kiwa.lat Limitada CR-BIO-003 Eco-LOGICA www.eco-logica.com CR-BIO-007 Primus Auditing www.primusauditingops.com Operations de Costa Rica S.A.
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 7/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 ISRAEL
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Processed agricultural products for D Composed essentially of one or more use as food(1) ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Wine and yeast not included.
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 www.skal.co.il certification IL-ORG-003 IQC Institute of Quality & www.iqc.co.il Control IL-ORG-004 Plant Protection and www.ppis.moag.gov.il Inspection Services (PPIS) IL-ORG-005 Lab-path Ltd. www.lab-path.co.il
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
8/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026 INDIA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
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-006 TQ Cert Services Private Limited www.tqcert.in;
IN-ORG-007 IMO Control Pvt. Ltd www.imocontrol.in IN-ORG-009 Indian Society for Certification of Organic www.iscop.org products (ISCOP) IN-ORG-013 SGS India Pvt. Ltd www.sgsgroup.in IN-ORG-014 Uttarakhand State Organic Certification www.usoca.org Agency (USOCA) IN-ORG-016 Rajasthan State Organic Certification https://.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/rssoca/ Agency (RSOCA) IN-ORG-017 Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India www.cgcert.com
(CGCERT) IN-ORG-018 Tamil Nadu Organic Certification www.tnocd.net Department (TNOCD) IN-ORG-021 Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification https://www.mpsoca.org Agency (MPSOCA) IN-ORG-024 Odisha State Organic Certification Agency www.ossopca.nic.in
(OSOCA) IN-ORG-025 Gujarat Organic Products Certification www.gopca.in Agency (GOPCA) IN-ORG-026 Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification www.upsoca.org Agency IN-ORG-027 Karnataka State Organic Certification https://kssoca.karnataka.gov.in/en Agency
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 9/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 IN-ORG-030 GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd www.greencertindia.in IN-ORG-031 Telangana State Organic Certification http://tssoca.telangana.gov.in Authority IN-ORG-032 Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification https://www.bssca.co.in/ Agency (BSSOCA) IN-ORG-035 Chhattisgarh State Seed and Organic https://cgocert.in/ Certification Agency (CGSSOCA) IN-ORG-036 GSCI Service Private Limited http://www.gsciservices.com/ IN-ORG-037 MS Agroland Services Private Limited https://www.agrolandgroup.com/ IN-ORG-039 FoodChain ID India Private Limited https://www.foodchainid.com/ IN-ORG-040 Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products https://apsopca.org/ Certification Authority (APSOPCA) IN-ORG-041 Getcert Private Limited www.getcert.co.in IN-ORG-042 GCL International Assessment Private https://gcl-intl.co.in Limited IN-ORG-043 Shivalik Natural Resources Management http://www.snrms.org/ Society (SNRMS) IN-ORG-044 Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body https://msocb.org IN-ORG-045 Baltic Testing India Pvt. Ltd. https://balticcontrol.com IN-ORG-046 Zenith Certifications Private Limited www.zenithcertifications.com IN-ORG-047 Trace Assure Global Certifications Private https://traceassure.global/ Limited
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
JAPAN
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal B products Processed agricultural products for D use as food(1)
(1) Processed products for use as foods containing algae not included.
10/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026
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.htmand 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 www.hyoyuken.org Society, HOAS JP-BIO-002 AFAS Certification Center Co., Ltd www.afasseq.com JP-BIO-003 NPO Kagoshima Organic Agriculture www.koaa.or.jp Association JP-BIO-004 Center of Japan Organic Farmers Group www.yu-ki.or.jp JP-BIO-005 Japan Organic and Natural Foods jona-japan.org/organic Association JP-BIO-006 Ecocert Japan Ltd https://www.ecocert.com/ja-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 www.axis-asac.net and Certification and Association for Sustainable Agricultural Certification JP-BIO-012 Environmentally Friendly Rice Network www.epfnetwork.org/okome
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 11/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 JP-BIO-013 Ooita Prefecture Organic Agricultural www.d-b.ne.jp/oitayuki Research Center JP-BIO-014 AINOU www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei kouhyou.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 https://www.kanhokyo.or.jp/ Association 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 http://www.kumayuken.org/ Association JP-BIO-028 Hokkaido Organic Promoters Association http://www.hosk.jp/CCP.html JP-BIO-029 Association of organic agriculture http://www8.ocn.ne.jp/~koaa/jisseki.html certification Kochi corporation NPO 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 http://www.infrc.or.jp/ Center 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 http://www.nokaiken.or.jp Institute 12/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026 JP-BIO-041 Japan Agricultural Standard Certification http://jascert.or.jp/ Alliance JP-BIO-042 Japan Association for Inspection and www.syken.or.jp Investigation of Food Including Fats and Oils 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.
SOUTH KOREA
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Processed agricultural products for D use as food
2. Origin: products of category D processed in the South Korea with organically grown ingredients that have been
grown in the South Korea or that have been imported into the South Korea: — either from the Union, — or from a third country for which the South 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 South 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.doand 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 www.gafc.kr Cooperation Co. Ltd KR-ORG-006 K Agrifood Certification Center CO., LTD www.kafcc.net 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
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 13/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 KR-ORG-013 Hansol Food, Agriculture, Fisher-Forest www.hansolnonglim.co.kr Certification Center KR-ORG-014 Hadong Tea & Bio Foundation www.hgreent.or.kr Certification center KR-ORG-015 ECO-Leaders Certification Co., Ltd www.ecoleaders.kr KR-ORG-017 Jeonnam Bio 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 http://siacf.scnu.ac.kr/web/siacf/home Foundation, SCNU KR-ORG-026 Agricultural Products Quality Service http://apqs.kr KR-ORG-027 CNU R&BD Foundation http://sanhak.jnu.ac.kr/eng/ KR-ORG-029 KOECO LLC. www.ko-eco.com KR-ORG-030 Korea crops research institute (co., ltd) https://blog.naver.com/kor034 KR-ORG-031 Korea Organic Certification Co., LTD www.kocert.co.kr KR-ORG-032 Jayeondeul Agri-food Certification jaci.tistory.com Institute 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 CO., LTD 인증포럼.kr KR-ORG-039 Sungnong 친환경농산물인증.kr KR-ORG-040 Toji Glonics co. Ltd. cafe.daum.net/thoji KR-ORG-041 YANGPYEONG ENVIRONMENT- yporganic.net FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION CENTER KR-ORG-042 Haezin Corporation cafe.daum.net/haezingood KR-ORG-043 Institute of Green Certification blog.naver.com/green2080_
6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities:as at point 5.
14/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026 NEW ZEALAND
1. Product categories Category of products or products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal B products Processed agricultural products for D use as food(1) Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Yeast not included.
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).
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1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Processed agricultural products for D Composed essentially of one or more use as food(1) ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation
(1) Wine and yeast not included.
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:Direction Générale de l’Agriculture Biologique au Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche, www.agriculture.tnand www.onagri.tn
5. Control bodies Code number Name Internet address TN-BIO-001 Ecocert SAS www.ecocert.com TN-BIO-008 CCPB Srl www.ccpb.it TN-BIO-010 Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH www.kiwa.de
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.
UNITED STATES
1. Product categories Category of products Designation of category Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal B products Processed agricultural products for D use as food Processed agricultural products for E use as feed Vegetative propagating material and F seeds for cultivation 16/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026
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.controlunion.com/service/certifica tion/ 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, www.georgiacrop.com/ Inc 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 https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/ Stewardship 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/certi fied_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
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/oj 17/19EN OJ L, 24.7.2026 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 www.naturesinternational.com/ Services US-ORG-036 NOFA – New York Certified Organic, LLC www.nofany.org/organiccertification US-ORG-037 Ohio Ecological Food and Farm www.oeffa.org Association US-ORG-038 Americert International (OIA North www.americertorganic.info/ America, LLC) US-ORG-039 Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, www.oda.state.ok.us Food and Forestry 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 www.ocia.org
(OCIA) 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/RegulatoryPro grams/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 www.agr.wa.gov/departments/organic Agriculture 18/19 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1789/ojEN OJ L, 24.7.2026 US-ORG-062 CERES (Certification of Environmental http://www.ceres-cert.com/ Standards, GmbH) US-ORG-063 Certificadora de Productos Organicos Eco- http://www.eco-logica.com/ LOGICA S.A.
US-ORG-064 Food Safety S.A. http://www.foodsafety.com.ar/ US-ORG-065 Qima https://www.qima.com.br/food/organic 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 https://certimexsc.com/cmx/ Productos y Procesos Ecológicos S.C.) US-ORG-070 Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitada https://www.kiwa.com/lat/es
6. Certificate issuing bodies:as at point 5.’
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