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Organic Standards

The full text of these other standards is available by clicking on the name of the standard.

Nebraska-based OneCert International is now offering a new resource on Organic Standards. They include the full text of the NOP regulations plus the additional requirements of the standards in the following list. This resource is available for free via email at http://www.onecert.net/oc_standards.htm. Hardcopies are available for a nominal fee.

Canadian Standards:

Canadian Organic Standard

Canadian Organic Growers Response to the Canadian Organic Standard

Normes biologiques de référence du Québec

Organic Standards for Quebec

Standards Council of Canada

European Standards:

Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 (European Union)

2092/91 Annexes (European Union)

http://organicrules.org/ offers side by side comparisons of between minimum 15 European organic standards and EU regulation 2092/91. This database refers to the EU project, Organic-Revision.

http://www.organic-europe.net/europe_eu/default.asp (links to European standards and statistics and other organic resources)

Japanese Standards:

JAS Standards for Production

JAS Standards for Processing

International Standards:

BIO SUISSE Standards (Switzerland)

Synopsis of BIO SUISSE standards for producers outside of Switzerland (Switzerland)

Codex Alimentarius - UN standards

FAS/USDA Summary - English language

IFOAM NORMS

Int'l Organization for Standardization

Mexico Federal Organic Law - in Spanish language only at this time -

United States Standards:

National Organic Program (NOP)

NOP Indexed [MS doc] Thanks to Stanley Edwards for providing this info!

NOP 5006 Instruction - Processed Manure. 7-17-2007 [pdf]

Sunset for National List Materials

American Organic Standards [voluntary]

This site last updated on April 21, 2008