Measures for the Establishment and Administration of Organic Agriculture Demonstration Bases (Trial)

Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1: These Measures are formulated in accordance with China's actual conditions, for the purpose of implementing the Law on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products, carrying out the spirit of the No. 1 Central Document regarding “supporting the construction of green and organic agricultural product production bases,” promoting the healthy development of organic agriculture in a manner suited to local conditions and in a scientific and standardized way, and advancing the transformation of agricultural production methods and the sustainable development of agriculture.
Article 2: An organic agriculture demonstration base (hereinafter referred to as the "base") refers to a production unit (referring to the organic production enterprises involved within the base's production area) or a combination of production units that follows natural laws and ecological principles, conducts production in accordance with the national standard for "Organic Products," establishes and restores the biodiversity and virtuous cycle of the agricultural ecosystem, achieves a balance between crop farming and livestock breeding, and has been reviewed and recognized by the Green Food Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the MOA Green Office).
Article 3: The MOA Green Office is responsible for the overall planning, on-site inspection, and organization and management of final recognition for the establishment of bases nationwide. The provincial-level agricultural administrative departments are responsible for approving the preliminary review opinions of the provincial Green Offices. The green food management institutions of each province (hereinafter referred to as the provincial Green Offices) are responsible for the preliminary review of base establishment application materials within their jurisdictions, the organization and implementation of on-site verification, and the routine supervision of bases after establishment.
Chapter II Application Conditions
Article 4: Bases shall be located in areas with a sound agricultural ecological environment, far from towns, factories, and main traffic lines. Bases shall be relatively independent, with good natural isolation or protection buffer zones established around them. Bases that may be subject to pollution shall undergo environmental quality monitoring. Environmental monitoring shall be completed by monitoring institutions recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, and environmental quality shall comply with the relevant provisions of the national standard for "Organic Products."
Article 5: A base establishment leading group led by the county-level agricultural administrative department shall be established, responsible for the overall planning, organization, and management of base establishment within its jurisdiction.
Article 6: Under the guidance of the base establishment leading group, a base establishment office (hereinafter referred to as the "base office") shall be established as the routine management body of the base.
Article 7: The principal person in charge of the unit where the base unit is located shall be the first responsible person for base establishment, responsible for the specific implementation of the base establishment plan.
Article 8: The base shall establish a sound quality management system.
(1) The base office shall, in light of local actual conditions, formulate base establishment objectives, implementation plans, and specific implementation schemes, organize the formulation of technical documents such as quality management manuals, organic production operating procedures, and production technical plans within the production area, and distribute the relevant technical documents to each base production unit.
(2) The base office shall designate personnel with relevant knowledge and experience to carry out routine production management and routine supervision and inspection.
(3) The base office shall provide training to production management personnel, technical personnel, and farmers of the base units so as to improve the level of agricultural production and management.
(4) Base units shall formulate annual production plans, fill in annual production plan forms, and submit them to the base office for unified archiving.
Article 9: The base shall have established an organic agricultural production system.
The selection and use of production materials in the base shall comply with the requirements of the national standard for "Organic Products." The base shall promote the use of organic agricultural production materials recognized and recommended by authoritative national departments (including seeds, plant protection products, fertilizers, feed, feed additives, veterinary drugs, fishery drugs, growth regulators, etc.) (hereinafter collectively referred to as organic agricultural inputs), and shall strictly prohibit the purchase and use of production materials prohibited for use in organic agriculture.
The base shall be relatively concentrated, with at least 60% of its area having obtained organic certification from a legitimate institution, and shall be of a certain scale. Among them, the planting area for field grain crops shall be no less than 5,000 mu, the planting area for vegetables and fruits shall be no less than 1,000 mu, the planting area for tea gardens shall be no less than 1,000 mu, the area for naturally growing aquatic products shall be no less than 100,000 mu, the area for grazing livestock shall be no less than 100,000 mu, and the area of other bases shall be no less than 100,000 mu. Within three years, all areas must obtain organic certification.
Article 10: The base shall have established a sustainable production system.
The base shall scientifically lay out the core area of organic agricultural production and establish diversified organic agricultural production models, including organic planting bases, organic livestock breeding bases, organic aquaculture bases, and bases for the development of the organic food processing industry. It shall promote straw return-to-field and comprehensive utilization technologies, carry out the production and rational use of organic fertilizer, and implement sustainable production models mainly featuring crop rotation and intercropping of grain and cash crops, as well as internal resource recycling such as “livestock-biogas-grain (vegetables, fruit, tea)” based on biological symbiosis and the combination of use and conservation.
Article 11: The base shall have established an industrialized operation system.
The base shall rely on leading enterprises and specialized farmer cooperative organizations, strengthen the integration of production and marketing, and vigorously promote business models such as “company + farmers,” “company + cooperative (association) + farmers,” “cooperative + farmers,” and “association + farmers.” Leading enterprises, cooperatives (associations), and farmers shall sign contracts, with the contract signing and performance rate reaching 80%, and establish a close interest linkage mechanism featuring shared benefits and shared risks. After three years, the contract signing and performance rate shall reach 90% or more.
Article 12: The base shall achieve internal resource recycling.
The areas covered by the base shall, through methods such as the biogas conversion of straw and human and livestock/poultry manure, promote the resource transformation and reuse of agricultural production waste and the construction of ecological homeland in rural areas. Among them, the comprehensive utilization rate of straw and the comprehensive utilization rate of human, livestock, and poultry manure shall both reach 90%, and after three years shall reach 95% or more.
Article 13: The base shall have established a traceability system.
(1) The base shall set up base identification signs in prominent locations, indicating information such as the base name, establishing unit, and establishment time. A base location map and a base unit distribution map shall be drawn, and base units shall be uniformly numbered.
(2) Base units shall set up identification signs in prominent locations, indicating the name of the person in charge of the base unit, number, scale, and the names of the main products produced.
(3) Base units shall assign dedicated personnel to be responsible for recording daily production, harvesting (including fishing, slaughtering, etc.), transportation, storage, processing, sales, and other links, promptly complete organic agricultural production management records, fill in record forms, and truthfully record routine organic agricultural production management activities, especially the use of organic agricultural inputs. The above records shall implement a signature responsibility system. All
kinds of records shall be submitted to the base office within one week after the end of a production season, and records shall be kept for at least 5 years.
(4) Products produced by the base shall be harvested and stored separately to avoid mixing with non-organic products, and it is strictly prohibited to use prohibited substances to prevent and control pests and diseases during storage.
(5) Products produced by the base shall be traceable, and a strict recall system and responsibility traceability system shall be implemented for quality problems.
Chapter III Application Procedures and Supervision and Management
Article 14: The township (town) government, county government, or state-owned farm where the base is located shall apply for base establishment on its own in accordance with the principle of voluntariness.
Article 15: Application Procedures
(1) The unit intending to apply for base establishment shall submit a written application to the provincial Green Office where it is located, fill in the "Application Form for the Establishment of an Organic Agriculture Demonstration Base," and attach relevant documents and materials.
(2) Within 60 working days after receiving the written application and relevant documents and materials, the provincial Green Office shall organize relevant personnel to conduct a preliminary review of the materials, conduct on-site verification of the base, issue review opinions, and after approval by the provincial-level agricultural administrative department where it is located, submit the application materials and preliminary review opinions to the MOA Green Office.
(3) After receiving the preliminary review opinions and relevant documents and materials, the MOA Green Office shall organize an expert group (hereinafter referred to as the expert group) to review the materials and organize on-site inspection work.
(4) The expert group shall, within 60 working days after receiving the relevant documents and materials, complete the material review and on-site inspection, and submit written assessment opinions to the MOA Green Office.
Article 16: The MOA Green Office shall deliberate on the preliminary review opinions and assessment opinions submitted by the provincial Green Offices and the expert group. For those meeting the conditions, the MOA Green Office shall issue uniformly produced “National Organic Agriculture Demonstration Base” certificates and plaques, and announce them to the public through relevant media. The certificates and plaques shall be valid for three years.
Chapter IV Supervision and Management
Article 17: Entrusted by the MOA Green Office, the provincial Green Offices are responsible for the routine supervision of the bases. The MOA Green Office shall exercise dynamic management over the bases, conduct supervisory spot checks on the bases from time to time, and organize a comprehensive review once a year. Those that pass supervisory spot checks and reviews may continue to use the plaques; for those that fail supervision and inspection or review, or that fail to meet the requirements of these Measures after three years, the MOA Green Office shall revoke the designation, stop the base from using the plaque, and announce it to the public through relevant media.
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Article 18: These Measures shall be interpreted by the Green Food Office of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Article 19: These Measures shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11250/