The private sector perspec.ve on developing an ASEAN organic standards and a system for recognizing conformity assessment

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1 The private sector perspec.ve on developing an ASEAN organic standards and a system for recognizing conformity assessment Patrick Belisario President Organic Producers & Trade Associa.on

2 Contents Introduc.on About OPTA Organic Trends Global Asia and Southeast Asia Opportuni.es and challenges/ques.ons

3 About OPTA Established in 1995 as a non- stock corpora.on Pioneered the organic weekend / weekly market in Philippines in several villages in Maka. At present, OPTA has 60 members from producers, processors, retailers, academe and others Programs and ac.vi.es include market linkage, policy advocacy, trade fair par.cipa.on, educa.on and training and market guarantee.

4 Global and Asian Organic Trends Global Organic Consump.on Global and Asian Organic Produc.on Cer.fied Operators in Southeast Asia Cer.fied Area in Southeast Asia Organic Goods Flowing in ASEAN Organic Cer.fica.on Bodies in ASEAN (2012)

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9 Organic Goods Flowing Among ASEAN Very limited at the moment Philippines Coconut products, fer.lizers from seaweeds Indonesia Coffee, guano Thailand Rice

10 Organic Cer.fica.on Bodies in ASEAN Country Local Foreign (Source: USDA, 01/2013) Philippines OCCP, NICERT BCS, CERES, CUC*, ECOCERT, GOA, IMO, IMZ, Organic Cer.fiers, OCIA, Cambodia Laos Malaysia Singapore Sri Lanka ECOCERT ECOCERT, OMIC ECOCERT, ICEA, NASAA CERES, ONECERT Thailand **ACT, OCI- DA, NOSA ACO, BCS, BIOAGRICERT, CERES, CUC, ECOCERT, ICEA, **SOIL ASSOCIATION Timor Leste Vietnam Indonesia **BIOCERT, SDS, MA, SUCOFINDO, LESOS, PERSADA, INOFICE, SUMATERA CUC CUC CERES, CUC, ECOCERT BIO- INSPECTA, BUREAU VERITAS, CERES, CUC, ECOCERT, ICEA, NASAA, ONECERT; **ACT (**Source: Ecocert)

11 Key and challenges in developing regional organic standards and a system for recognizing conformity assessment

12 The Key Opportunity in developing ASEAN organic standards Asian Regional Organic Standards A product of private and public collabora.on in the region finalized last February 2012; Facilitated in a transparent manner by FAO, IFOAM and UNCTAD; With produc.on and processing standards which allows trading of raw and processed products Appropriate to tropical agriculture condi.ons with shorter conversion period

13 The Other Key Opportunity in developing ASEAN organic standards ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 based on 4 pillars single market and produc.on base, compe..ve economic region, equitable economic development, and integra.on into the global economy

14 Key challenges in developing ASEAN organic standards Companies from member countries have the same commodi.es or products which may lead to compe..on or distrust during inspec.on and cer.fica.on; Most member countries are more oriented towards the lucra.ve market in Europe and North America with less trading among Members;

15 Key Opportuni.es in developing a system for recognizing conformity assessment Conformity assessment for organic in ASEAN follows the same rigors for Inspec.on, Cer.fica.on & Accredita.on which are opera.onal in some member countries like Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia; There are many foreign cer.fica.on bodies opera.ng in the ASEAN countries and some have set up their local branches. There are capable local- based organic inspectors opera.ng within the region with interna.onal qualifica.ons;

16 Key Opportuni.es in developing a system for recognizing conformity assessment The ASEAN members can benefit from the Global Organic Market Access Project which developed and made available the following plaeorm or tools for harmoniza.on and equivalence: Interna.onal Requirements for Organic Cer.fica.on Bodies Equitools Common Objec.ves and Requirements for Organic Standards

17 Key ques.ons in developing a system for recognizing conformity assessment Is there a need to align future system for ASEAN to established interna.onal recogni.on system? Can ASEAN develop and operate a different system? Is there an exis.ng capability? Is ASEAN involving all stakeholders (local regional and interna.onal; producers, traders, CBs, etc) in developing the system? Is the process transparent and inclusive?

18 Sources USDA NOP Website FiBL IFOAM Ecocert