Europe
EU Certification
ACO offers two certification pathways for organic products intended for export to the EU:
- Unprocessed plant products and processed plant products for use as food, which have been grown and processed in Australia and certified to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce, can be exported to the EU based on Australia’s status as an equivalent third country. No additional certification is required.
- All other products must be certified directly to the EU organic regulations to be eligible for export to the EU.
Important Links
The EU rules on producing and labelling organic products are accessible via the following links. The rules are available in 24 languages, however, please note that ACO only provides certification services in English. It is a requirement of certification with ACO that all documents and records be maintained in English and that all correspondence occurs in English.
2018/848 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products.
2021/1165 (English / Chinese / Thai):
List of products and substances allowed in organic production.
2020/464 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Additional rules for livestock production, additional rules for processed food and feed.
2020/2146 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Rules for granting derogations in exceptional circumstances.
2021/2119 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Records to be maintained by operators and groups of operators.
2021/279 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Steps to be followed by the operator in case of suspected non-compliance due to the presence of prohibited substances, additional documents and records to be maintained by groups of operators.
2021/1698 (English / Chinese / Thai):
Rules for certification bodies operating in third countries.
EU organic logo and user manual
For further information about exporting the Europe or gaining EU certification please contact the ACO Client Support Office.