Organic Certification
REGULATIONS EC 834/2007 & 889/2008
EC regulations 834/2007 & 889/2008 were established in order to set standards for organic production, labeling and control of organic products.
For this purpose, producers and businesses wishing to comply with organic products EC regulations 834/2007 & 889/2008 must implement a control system which covers all stages of the organic supply chain: production at farm level, food processing, distribution, import and retail activities.
Producers / businesses in the organic supply chain who work in the fields specified below, must comply with EC regulations 834/2007 & 889/2008.
• Crop Production
• Mushroom production
• Animal Production
• Apiculture
• Aquaculture
• Collection of Wild Plants and Herbs
• Processing Food / Feed
• Standardization of Food / Feed
• Marketing Food / Feed
• Introduction of Organic Products from countries outside the European Union (third countries)
OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS OF INSPECTION
Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production which implements processes wherein the environment, human health, plants and animal welfare are a priority and are actively protected.
