List of countries with organic agriculture regulation explained

This list documents the status of formal government-standards, regulations, and certification of organic farming and organic food.

List of countries with regulations on organic agriculture[1]

Region Country Status Website (where available)
European Union (28) Austria Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Belgium Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Bulgaria Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Croatia Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Cyprus Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Czech Republic Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Denmark Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Estonia Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Finland Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  France Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Germany Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Greece Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Hungary Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Ireland Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Italy Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Latvia Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Lithuania Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Luxembourg Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Malta Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Poland Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Portugal Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Romania Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Slovak Republic Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Slovenia Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Spain Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  Sweden Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
  The Netherlands Fully implemented http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834
Others Europe (9) Albania Not fully implemented  
  Iceland Fully implemented http://www.landbunadarraduneyti.is/log-og-reglugerdir/Reglugerdir/Allar_reglugerdir/nr/79
  Macedonia Fully implemented  
  Moldova Fully implemented  
  Montenegro Fully implemented http://www.skupstina.me/skupstinaweb/tekstovi_list.php?s_id_zakoda=110
  Norway Fully implemented https://debio.no/english/
  Serbia Not fully implemented  
  Switzerland Fully implemented http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/c910_18.html
  Turkey Fully implemented  
UkraineFully implemented[46] [47]|-| width="175" valign="top" |  || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | United Kingdom || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834 |-| width="175" valign="top" | Asia and Pacific Region (12) || width="107" valign="top" | Australia || width="117" valign="top" | Only export regulations || width="272" valign="top" | https://web.archive.org/web/20150318060249/http://agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/aqis/exporting/food/organic/national-standard-edition-3-5.doc |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Bangladesh || width="117" valign="top" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Bhutan || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | China || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | India || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/organic/ORGANIC_CONTENTS/English_Organic_Sept05.pdf |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Israel || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Japan || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | https://web.archive.org/web/20071002223659/http://www.maff.go.jp/soshiki/syokuhin/hinshitu/e_label/index.htm |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | New Zealand || width="117" valign="top" | Only export regulations || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Philippines || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | South Korea || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Taiwan || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Thailand || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.acfs.go.th/ |-| width="175" valign="top" | Americas and Caribbean (14) || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Argentina || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Bolivia || width="117" valign="top" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.aopeb.org/ |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Brazil || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | http://www.planetaorganico.com.br/ |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Canada || width="117" valign="top" | Fully Implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/organic-products/certification-and-verification/eng/1300366596306/1300366657966 |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Chile || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Costa Rica || width="117" valign="top" | National regulations not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | https://web.archive.org/web/20070912061206/http://www.mag.go.cr/doc_d/reg_ley_mag.html |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Dominican Republic || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Ecuador || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | https://web.archive.org/web/20070827135131/http://www.sica.gov.ec/agronegocios/productos%20para%20invertir/organicos/principal.htm |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | El Salvador || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | https://web.archive.org/web/20070911043445/http://www.elsalvadororganico.com.sv/ |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Honduras || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.senasa.gob.hn/ |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Mexico || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | https://www.ccof.org/certification/international-programs/mexico |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Paraguay || width="117" valign="top" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Peru || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | US || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" | http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm |-| width="175" valign="top" | Africa (2) || width="107" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Ghana || width="117" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" | Not fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" |  |-| width="175" valign="top" |   || width="107" valign="top" | Tunisia || width="117" valign="top" | Fully implemented || width="272" valign="top" |  |}

Countries with regulations in development

Region Country Website  
Europe (3) Bosnia Herzegovina  
  Russia  
Asia and Pacific Region (8) Armenia  
  Azerbaijan  
  Georgia [2]
  Hong Kong  
  Indonesia  
  Lebanon  
  Saudi Arabia  
  Vietnam  
Americas and Caribbean (3) Cuba  
  Nicaragua  
  St. Lucia  
Africa (2) Cameroon  
  Egypt  
  Madagascar  
  South Africa [3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Huber, Silva, Gelman, FiBL Switzerland, survey 2006
  2. http://www.elkana.org.ge ELKANA - ბიოლოგოიურ მეურნეობათა ასოციაცია
  3. http://www.afrisco.net/Html/Product_Stardards.htm In

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