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Organska
Kontrola - Bosnia & Herzogovina
Organska
Kontrola is the first certification body in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH),
established in 2004 by the ‘OK Association’ for development and support of
organic agriculture in BIH. OK activities comprise the development of
organic standards, the organisation of inspection and certification
according to OK standards with the aim of providing a more economical
service to organic producers and promote organic production in general.
The Company Council
is the highest authority in Organska Kontrola. The Council appoint a
Director, who is responsible for coordination, the inspection operations and
the certification. The
authority for certification decision is held by the Organska Kontrola
Council but is delegated to the Certification Committee which acts under its
supervision. The Appeal Committee (ad-hoc committee) handles appeals. The
in-house staff are responsible for processing and reviewing applications and
inspection reports. Organska Kontrola
performs its own
inspection work with in-house and contracted inspectors.
Organska
Kontrola have operators active in the areas of crop production, livestock,
processing and wild products.
In July
2007, Organska Kontrola signed an Accreditation Contract and a Seal
Agreement with the IOAS and has recently also been granted ISO/IEC65
accreditation. Organska Kontrola IFOAM Accreditation scope covers: crop
production, livestock, wild products, processing, retailing and grower
groups.
Organska
Kontrola has developed a close cooperation with EU certifiers. Organska
Kontrola operate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also provides a service to
producers in other neighbouring countries such as Serbia, Montenegro and
Croatia.
Mr
Djordje Gataric - President of Council
Mrs Maida Hadziomerovic - Director
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Last updated:
31/01/2008
ORGANSKA
KONTROLA
Butmirska cesta 40
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzogovina
Tel: +397 33 (0) 63 7301Fax: +397 33 (0) 63 6768
Email: office@organskakontrola.ba
Web: www.organskakontrola.ba
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