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| 24 January 2012 |
6 recommendations on how to improve the organic certification system |
A well-functioning certification system is necessary for a well-functioning organic market. Therefore, the goal of the organic certification system is to gain consumer trust in the organic integrity of the product she or he buys.
In a new report, the CERTCOST project gives six recommedations on how to improve the certification system. This report sums up the recommendations of the CERTCOST project and briefly describes the research process leading to these recommendations.
Get the report (D24) |
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| 24 January 2012 |
Synthesis: Economic analysis of certification systems in organic food and farming |
| In a new report, the CERTCOST project provides an overview on what is known about the organic certification sector in Europe seen from an economic viewpoint. The report presents selected important results of the work which we think are of interest to a diversity of stakeholders connected with the organic certification system.
Get the report (D23) |
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| 03 January 2012 |
BioFach panel discussion: Improving the organic certification system |
On occasion of the Organic World Fair, BioFach 2012 in Nuremberg, the CERTCOST project coordinator, Prof. Stephan Dabbert, will present the final recommendations based on an economic analysis of organic certification systems Then there will be room for en open panel discussion including the audience.
The presentation will take place on Friday 17. February 2012, 10.00-11.00 in the Prague Room. |
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| 14 December 2011 |
How to improve the organic certification system |
Final recommendations from CERTCOST
The CERTCOST project's Recommendations for Improving the Organic Certification System are presented in a new public report. It attempts to answer the question "how to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of organic certification?" by giving recommendations for organic operators, control bodies/control authorities, competent authorities and other member state authorities, accreditation bodies, the European Commission,
and other stakeholders.
This report is based on the project results, reports and deliverables of the CERTCOST project. Valuable input has been provided by all project participants and by many stakeholders from the organic certification sector during the course of the project.
Get the report on Recommendations for Imroving the Organic Certification System
[Photos are from the final Brussels workshop in October 2011] |
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| 22 November 2011 |
New report evaluates the revision of council regulation |
Organic imports from third countries represent an important part of organic products consumed in most EU Member States. In Denmark for example, in 2008, almost 10 percent of the organic products were imported from third countries representing a value of 16.6 Mio Euro. In the EU-15, the number of EU operators certified as importers of organic products from third countries has increased from 1,300 in 2002 to 2,340 in 2007, which corresponds to an annual growth rate of more than 12 percent.
This report provides a first evaluation of the new import regulation for organic products. The objectives of this evaluation are to provide an in-depth understanding of the strengths and weaknesses as well as the cost implications of the new import regulation for organic products. Furthermore, the report aims at formulating scientifically based policy recommendations for the EU Commission, national competent authorities and private actors from the organic sector.
Get the report Evaluation of the revision of council regulation (eec) no 2092/91, import regime in two exporting non-eu countries (tr, ch) and on an international level. |
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Key scientific journal articles
Organic Eprints
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Organic rules and certification
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