{"id":2071,"date":"2019-11-25T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T09:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2024-07-22T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T11:49:27","slug":"certification-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/certifications\/food\/organic-farming\/certification-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification EU"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” el_class=”initial-section” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

Certifies agricultural products, processed agri-food products, feed and pet food, aquaculture products, algae and microalgae (spirulina), yeasts. It guarantees the conformity of the productions obtained with organic methods at all stages of the production chain, from the field to the table<\/strong>, in compliance with European Union regulations (Reg. EU 848\/18)<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=”85px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block title=”INFORMATIONS” pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” el_class=”info” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

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Since 2007, the EU has made mandatory the use of the common organic label<\/strong> (the green flag with the European star leaf) for all packaged products, produced in the territory of the Community, which contain at least 95% of organic ingredients . The code of the control body and the actual origin<\/strong> (EU \/ non-EU) of the constituent ingredients must be indicated next to the European mark. By origin we mean the place of agricultural production<\/strong>, information that makes the organic at the forefront and in contrast with European policies on consumer information. When you read ITALY (or Spain, France, etc.) it means that 100% of the ingredients have been grown on the national territory.<\/p>\n

EU legislation provides for the obligation to subject<\/strong> all the players in the supply chain to the control system, starting from agricultural production to marketing.<\/strong> The control bodies authorized<\/strong> by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the certification of organic operators in Italy are supervised by the Regions and other public authorities in charge of supervision (Fraud Repression, NAS, etc.). The obligation to submit to the control system<\/strong>, initially provided only for agricultural, zootechnical and food preparation producers, was extended<\/strong> first to the retail sale of loose<\/strong> and pre-wrapped products (eg fruit and vegetable department, gastronomy, bread and bakery products, etc.) and then to warehousing and wholesale distribution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Only operators who sell organic products directly to the consumer or end user in prepackaged packaging and who do not produce, prepare, store or store such products, unless they are connected to the point of sale, do not import the same from a Third Country or have not entrusted these activities to third parties.<\/p>\n

End user<\/strong> means, for example, the farmer who buys the seeds from the agricultural consortia and other specialized retailers or the restaurateurs, not yet subject to the control obligations imposed by the EC Reg. 2018\/848.<\/p>\n

Ministerial Decree 6793\/2018 specifies that “direct sales” means the sale in which there is the simultaneous presence of the operator or his sales staff and the final consumer. Consequently, the exemption from liability does not apply to online platforms that sell organic products.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=”85px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block title=”AREE DI INTERESSE SPECIFICHE” pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”][\/spb_text_block] [spb_column width=”1\/3″ el_position=”first”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

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AQUACULTURE AND ALGAE<\/h4>\n

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FEED AND PET FOOD<\/h4>\n

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FOOD PREPARATION<\/h4>\n

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PLANT PRODUCTION<\/h4>\n

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ZOOTECHNY AND BEEKEEPING<\/h4>\n

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IMPORT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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EU EQUIVALENCE<\/h4>\n

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\nRequest for control and certification service.<\/span>
\nThe company reports its organic production activities to the competent authority through the Biological Information System (SIB) or similar regional systems. The operator declares the type of activity and the production units and supply chains of activities subject to control. The agricultural companies declare all the land carried out with biological and conversion or conventional methods.
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\nPreliminary assessment.<\/span>
\nThe operator presents a management plan in order to describe all the measures it intends to take to comply with the organic requirements related to the activity conducted. Farms with conventional or cultured risk<\/strong> crops define precautionary measures<\/strong> to prevent contamination caused by treatments on conventional crops. In the case of parallel cultivation,<\/strong> it has a total maximum five-year conversion plan. In case of zootechnical productions the operator presents the management plan of the breeding and the management plan of the livestock manure. On the basis of the activities carried out, the operator presents: the Plant Production Plan<\/strong> (PAPV), Preparations (PAP) and Zootechnical\/Beekeeping Productions (PAPZ)<\/strong> which must be updated annually according to the methods and deadlines set by the application provisions and information systems national and regional levels. The operators who carry out preparation activities<\/strong> provide the list of suppliers of biological raw materials and the preparation recipes for all the organic products for which certification is required.
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\nOn-site inspection verification.<\/span>
\nICEA sends a Control Technician to all the operators in the production chain, in order to ascertain the correct application and effectiveness of the declared measures of the management plan and other related documents. The suitability of the structures and the correct management of the company production processes in relation to the requisites required by the European legislation for the various sectors of activity is also assessed.
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\nIssue of the Certificate of Conformity.<\/span>
\nbased on the information and data collected in the assessment and verification process. The Certificate of Conformity shows the list of certified products and their classification based on the “organic” or “in conversion” production method.
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\nSurveillance: periodic inspections and analyzes.<\/span>
\nICEA establishes an annual surveillance<\/strong> through periodic inspections and analyzes planned on the basis of a careful analysis of the risks<\/strong> to confirm the maintenance of the compliance conditions and the punctual and correct keeping of the obligatory registrations required for control purposes.
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