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Multi Lateral Agreement between IFOAM Accredited Certification Organisations

The Multi Lateral Agreement or MLA between certification organisations accredited against IFOAM norms is an agreement to recognise product certified by all signatories as equivalent.

Signing the MLA is optional and the agreement is operated by the group of certification bodies.

Current signatories are:

Agrior : AsureQuality Limited : Aranea Certifierung : Argencert : Australian Certified Organic : Bioagricert : BIO-GRO : Biokontroll : Biopark : BIOS : Bolicert : California Certified Organic Farmers : Consorzio per il Controllo dei Produtti Biologici : Debio : Doalnara Certified Organic Korea : Ecoland : GÄA : Global Organic Agriculturist Association : Instituto Biodinamico : International Certification Services : Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione :  Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale : Japan Organic & Natural Foods Association : LETIS : National Association of Sustainable Agriculture Australia : Naturland : Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand : Organic Crop Improvement Association : Organic Food Development & Certification Center of China : Organización Internacional Agropecuaria : Organic Certifiers : Organska Kontrola : Quality Assurance International : Soil Association Certification : Washington State Department of Agriculture

Last updated: 11/02/2008

Text of the MLA

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