Links and Information
| International legislation and standards on organic farming | |
| EU | At European level, organic production is regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products. See a »consolidated version 01.05.2004, (PDF file) |
| IFOAM | »The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) provides »the IFOAM norms for organic production and processing. |
| Codex Alimentarius | »The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts. Codex Alimentarius provides »guidelines for production, processing, labelling and marketing of organically produced foods.(PDF file) |
National legislation and standards on organic farming |
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| Austria | Inputs list: »ABG Betriebsmittelkatalog |
| Germany | Inputs list:
»Betriebsmittelliste 2006 für den ökologischen Landbau in Deutschland |
| Italy | List of fertilizers and soil conditioners allowed for organic farming: in Italian: »Registro dei Fertilizzanti per l'Agricoltura Biologica / »English |
| Switzerland | Organic farming ordinance: »Bioverordnung
(PDF file), »Verordnung
des EVD (PDF file) |
| United Kingdom | » Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS) area with link to UKROFS standards |
| USA | National legislation on organic agriculture:
»US
National Organic Programme |
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Other relevant links |
| » Organic Europe: Country reports, Events, address database, European information |
| »European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming |
»Organic farming projects in Key Action 5 |
| »EU-AgriNet (EU-funded agricultural research portal) |
| Entwicklung von Beurteilungsverfahren für Betriebs- und Hilfsstoffe in der ökologischen Produktion: »Short description in German »Abstract in German/English, »Full report (PDF file). |
»International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR) |
| » Organic Eprints: open access archive for papers related to research in organic agriculture |
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