Notice

Notice on the Cancellation of Organic Product certificate of Dalian Longhao Agricultural Product Development Co., Ltd.

Announcement on the Cancellation of Organic Product certificate Certification for Dalian Longhao Agricultural Product Development Co., Ltd. No. 22 of 2022 The organic product certificate held by Dalian Longhao Agricultural Product Development Co., Ltd. issued by Liaoning Fangyuan Organic Food Certification Co., Ltd. (FOFCC) (Certificate No.: 1...
Notice

Notice on the Training for the Interpretation of Additional Regulatory Policies on Organic Products Imported into the EU in 2022

To all IBD-certified organisations: In order to further implement the additional regulatory measures on imported organic products introduced by the European Union on 11 May 2022, IBD and FOFCC have formulated targeted implementation rules. To enable all certified enterprises to meet the relevant requirements of this policy, FOFCC has decided to focus on...
FOFCC news

EU issues additional regulatory measures for organic products for 2022

To all IBD-certified organisations: On 8 March 2022, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Organic Production re-evaluated the supervision and complaint cases regarding organic products imported into the EU from third countries in the previous year, and...
Notice

Notice on the Implementation of Electronic Certification Certificates

To all certified organisations: Affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the Shenyang area, in order to ensure the timely issuance of certification certificates, reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading, and on the premise of ensuring that the certification business processes and handling procedures are safe and reliable, ...
Notice

Notice on the Implementation of the New Application Form for COI for Export to the EU

To all IBD-certified organisations: The new rules for the Certificate of Inspection (COI) for organic products exported to the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2021/2306, will enter into force on 1 January 2022. Consequently, IBD has updated the application form template for issuing COIs, including completion instructions and the new...
FOFCC news

IBD-certified Chinese organic livestock and poultry products have been approved for export to the EU

On 16 December 2021, the European Union officially issued Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, which published the list of control bodies. According to this regulation, IBD's certification results for certified organisations in China are recognised as equivalent to the new EU organic regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the EU...
Laws and regulations

Summary of issues related to the transition period of the new EU organic regulation EU848/2018

To all IBD-certified organisations and related parties: As 2021 is drawing to a close, the new EU organic regulation EU 848/2018 was published in May 2018 and was originally scheduled to formally take effect in January 2021. This regulation replaces regulation (EC) 834/2007, but affected by the new...
Notice

Announcement on Revoking the Organic Product Certification Certificate of Dandong Wubaimu Fruit and Vegetable Professional Cooperative

2021 No. 07 Organic strawberries produced by Dandong City Wubaimu Fruit and Vegetable Professional Cooperative failed sampling inspection by the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation. Upon verification, the organic product certification certificate corresponding to the above products (certificate number: 122OP1700017) was valid until...
Industry news

2021 EU organic regulations summary

On 30 May 2018, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2018/848, which was originally scheduled for implementation on 1 January 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its implementation was postponed to 1 January 2022 to officially replace the old EU organic regulation (EC) No 834/2007, but 2...
Industry news

2020 EU Organic Imports Report: China drops to third place in total organic product exports to the EU

    At the end of June 2021, the European Commission released the 2020 annual report on EU imports of organic products, which analyses the COIs (Certificates of Inspection for organic products imported into the EU) issued on the TRACES system (the EU's electronic Certificate of Inspection management system)...
Notice

Notice on the Withdrawal of the Organic Product Certification Certificate of Ningbo Yufangtang Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

2021 No. 01 Due to internal company restructuring, Ningbo Yufotang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. has applied for the cancellation of the organic product certification certificate (Certificate No.: 122OP1700018) held by it and issued by Liaoning Fangyuan Organic Food Certification Co., Ltd. (FOFCC), which was valid until 2021...