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1 Österreichs führende Bio-Kontrollstelle Inspection & certification Austria Bio Garantie

2 Personel introduction: Joe RITT Start of organic inspections 1992 ( Ernte -organisation, after that ABG) Manager Department International Director (Austria Bio Garantie / agrovet) (ABG: Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania) Consultant AMA Marketing (TWL / int. EC organic programme)

3 Austria Bio Garantie 1993: 1 st organic inspection body in Austria Active all over the world 2011: ~ organic farmers ~ processing companies Guidelines additional to national & EU-law: Bio Austria, demeter, Bio-Suisse, NOP, JAS,... Collaboration with agrovet: AMA seal of quality, ISO, HACCP, GMO-free, GlobalGAP,...

4 Austria Bio Garantie Director: Hans Matzenberger Shareholders: organic associations labs organic inspection bodies Non Profit Organisation

5 Organic? or NOT Organic?

6 Do you know the difference?

7 To be totally sure! Organic evidence on the product from organic agriculture Evidence of the inspection body e.g.: AT-BIO-301

8 Certification for farmers Important: guidelines name product(s) validity This certificate relates exclusively with the unit/s and/or products mentioned on the annex This certificate is valid for products of the harvest 2011 and until

9 Certification for processors Important: name guidelines product(s) validity

10 Overview I. Legal basics II. Organic inspections III. Organic certifications IV. Organic market

11 Legal basics How to get the right to offer organic inspection/certification services?

12 Legal basics EC commission / nat. board regulation 834/2007- nat. law EN Ministry Accreditation body Private inspection bodies

13 Legal basics our work is checked by: EC commission / nat. board regulation 834/2007- nat. law Accreditation body check Austria Bio Garantie Ministry certificate our double check is your guarantee!

14 Overview I. Legal basics II. Organic inspections III. Organic certifications IV. Organic market

15 Areas of inspection Farming

16 Processing / Trading Areas of inspection

17 Sampling

18 Kind of inspections Audit Random inspection Cross check Analyses (GMO, pesticides, ) Monitoring of the flow of goods Data cross linking (Flow Web)

19 Process chain organic inspection consumer consumer trade chain bakery packaging mill storage storage farmer farmer Means of production (seeds, fertiliser, crop protection, )

20 Overview I. Legal basics II. Organic inspections III. Organic certifications IV. Organic market

21 Organic certification Inspector - guidelines profile of qualification, training and evaluation manual and sanction check list for the inspection Certifier controls work of inspector plausibility tracebility accuracy conformity Organic certificate Monitorinig of inspection body food authority accreditation authority (EN 45011) Certificate

22 Overview I. Legal basics II. Organic inspections III. Organic certifications IV. Organic market

23 organic everywhere

24 organic everywhere

25 organic everywhere

26 organic everywhere NOP IFOAM BIOLAND Demeter JAS ECOR JR Standard Nat. Turkey P.

27 NOP IFOAM BRC organic everywhere CO2 Foodprint BIOLAND Demeter GMP JAS IFS GLOBALGAP JR Standard AMA-GS ISO ECOR HACCP Nat. Turkey P.

28 organic everywhere NOP CO2 Foodprint BRC Demeter BIOLAND IFOAM GMP JAS Naturland IFS BIO AUSTRIA BIO SUISSE AMA-GS ECOR GLOBALGAP HACCP BIO SERBIA JR Standard ISO Nat. Turkey Pr. QS

29 certification everywhere from 1 hand 96 services

30 certification everywhere all over the world

31 certification everywhere for your success in a partnership

32 Trust ist good control is better

33 Further information, regulation, guidelines:

34 Thank you for your attention!

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