Because of the COVID Pandemic, the enforcement of the European Regulatory Framework for the organics sector has been postponed until January 1^st 2022.

The implementation of many initiatives have also been delayed.  However, the EU Commission has recently published ones on inspection certificates and official controls.

• Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (inspection certificate & official controls) (europa.eu)

• Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (rules for EU countries & operators) (europa.eu)

• Rules on official controls for organic products intended for import into the EU (europa.eu)

The rules on official controls are the most delicate. A public consultation has just been opened with a very short deadline (July 19^th) for operators to participate.