EU Organic Farming

Über das Zertifikat

EU-Bio ist ein Food-Zertifikat. neues Zertifikat

		Quelle des Logos
The official EU regulation for organic farming.
EU	Aussteller: European Commission
Food	Tags: '
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Zertifizierte Marken/Unternehmen: Noch keine.

Vorlage:LabelCheckGreenpeaceAT2018 Since 2009 (or 2010), the certificate is issued via accredited national institutions. The EU monitors the compliance of the member states. Each certification body is inspected annually.

Minimum standards for organic products are defined, among them free outlet for live stock, strictly regulated use of antibiotics, prohibited use of chemical-synthetic pesticides and Fertilizers, the use of food additives, or genetically modified ingredients.

In Austria, the label can be certified via agroVet GmbH.

Text specifications

According to the user manual, the code accompanying the logo is defined as follows:

AB-CDE-999
(code number of the certification site): AB = ISO country code as specified in Article 58(1)(a) according to ISO 3166; CDE = three letter term for the organic production method as specified in Article 58(1)(b), such as "öko", "org", "eko", "bio" etc. (defined in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007); 999 = reference number with max. 3 digits, as specified in Article 58(1)(c)

The general format of the code numbers is as follows:

AB-CDE-999

Where:

1. 
‘AB’ is the ISO code as specified in Article 58(1)(a) for the country where the controls take place; and

2. 
‘CDE’ is a term, indicated in three letters to be decided by the Commission or each Member State, like ‘bio’ or ‘öko’ or ‘org’ or ‘eko’ establishing a link with the organic production method as specified in Article 58(1)(b); and

3. 
‘999’ is the reference number, indicated in maximum three digits, to be attributed, as specified in Article 58(1)(c) by:

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The full list of terms (Annex of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007):

BG: биологичен
ES: ecológico, biológico
CS: ekologické, biologické
DA: økologisk
DE: ökologisch, biologisch
ET: mahe, ökoloogiline
EL: βιολογικό
EN: organic
FR: biologique
GA: orgánach
HR: ekološki
IT: biologico
LV: bioloģisks, ekoloģisks
LT: ekologiškas
LU: biologesch
HU: ökológiai
MT: organiku
NL: biologisch
PL: ekologiczne
PT: biológico
RO: ecologic
SK: ekologické, biologické
SL: ekološki
FI: luonnonmukainen
SV: ekologisk

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