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After a six month sabbatical(!) the IOAS E-News returns with a new
format; better and more frequent but not bigger. With our new E-News
we still want to provide you with a summary of the most important
developments relating to conformity assessment in organic
agriculture around the world but we also still want to do it briefly
and conveniently. It’s also still free. If you are not receiving
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TECPAR, Brasil
The
Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná has been granted accreditation
against IFOAM Norms …….
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Organic Standard, Ukraine
Organic Standard Ltd of Ukraine has applied to the IOAS for
accreditation against ISO Guide 65 and under the European
Recognition Programme ……
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IOAS Canada and EU programmes
The IOAS Canada voluntary accreditation and European Recognition
Programme expand rapidly …
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Debio withdraws
Debio of Norway, first accredited by the IOAS against IFOAM Norms in
2006, has informed the IOAS of the voluntary withdrawal of their
accreditation as of March 31st, 2009. |
Imports to Taiwan
On
January 29th, 2009 the Republic of Taiwan implemented its
import arrangements for organic foods …
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USDA on fertilisers
Following concern over the content of liquid fertilisers, the USDA
NOP office issue new guidelines for approval ….
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Canada amends
The amended Organic Products Regulations 2009 of Canada were
published in the Canada Gazette. The regulation describes the system
of accreditation and certification as well as including the new
Canadian Organic Regime logo ….
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European equivalence
The
European Commission Organic Farming Unit deadline for receiving
applications for the initial list of control bodies under (EC)
834/07 for recognition of equivalence is October 31st,
2009 ….
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New Zealand’s loss, India’s gain
Afreen Rahman, Client Manager of the IOAS has left New Zealand to
establish an IOAS presence in his home country of India …
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EOCC sign code of conduct
European Organic Certifiers Council members signed a code of conduct
at BioFach, Germany in February …
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Rikke Lundsgaard and Jacqueline Haessig
Rikke Lundsgaard of Denmark and Jacqueline Haessig of the
Philippines join the IOAS Board of Directors …..
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