Organic Standards
The full text of these standards is available by clicking on the links.
Bio-Suisse Standards (Switzerland)
Canada:
1. Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, 2018 – ONLY the Organic Products section Part 13 (printed page numbers 167-182; document page numbers 191-206): https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-2018-108.pdf
2. Canadian Organic Standards - CAN/CGSB-32.310 (the Standards), 2020 Corrigendum No. 1, March 2021: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/ongc-cgsb/P29-32-310-2020-eng.pdf
3. The Permitted Substances Lists - CAN/CGSB-32.311 (the PSL), 2020 Corrigendum No. 1, March 2021: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/ongc-cgsb/P29-32-311-2020-eng.pdf
4. Canada Organic Office Operating Manual, v. 18, July 2020: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/organic-products/certification-and-verification/operating-manual/eng/1389199079075/1389199224543?chap=0
5. Standards Interpretation Committee – Final Q&As – updated frequently so please go to http://www.organicfederation.ca/ (on the right side of the page under “Interpretation of the COS” you’ll see a “click here” in bold which will take you to the most current version of SIC Q&A which you can then save and/or print)
European Union:
Council Regulation (EC No. 834/2007) (European Union)
EC No. 889/2008
Organics-Europe
India:
Organic Product Standards in India | Prakati India
Japan:
Republic of Korea:
For English language pdf documents, click here. Courtesy of Isidor Yu.
Latin America:
Chile: They have a law, rule, and technical standard: http://tinyurl.com/p8q86nu
Costa Rica: Costa Rica’s rule is equivalent to EU as Third Country since approx 2005: http://www.mag.go.cr/legislacion/2001/de-29782.pdf
Info provided by Luis Brenes & Juan Carlos Benitez Izurieta
Mexico: English language
United States:
National Organic Program (NOP)
Other International Standards:
Codex Alimentarius - UN standards Please note this site is not secure.
IFOAM NORMS - Purchase download or CD. Also available via this link is the USDA/EU Regs Comparison
Int'l Organization for Standardization