The EU is currently implementing the revised rules on the import regime. The first list of certification bodies approved for their operations in Third Countries was agreed on on 26/27.10.2011. The workshop should help to better understand the criteria for assessment of certification bodies and provides a platform for control bodies, accreditation bodies, authorities and traders to discuss approval and surveillance procedures under the new import system. It aimed at contributing to the elaboration of the Code of Good Practice agreed by the sector as encouraged by the Commission in the Guidelines on imports of organic products into the European Union.

The workshop took place at the Club of the University Foundation in Brussel at 13th of October 2011.  

Minutes of the AFI 7 meeting |  <link fileadmin afi docs afi-workshop-2011 afi-workshop_2011-10-13.pdf>Programm of the meeting | Participants list

Beate Huber, FiBL, CH
Stakeholder Assessment of the revised import scheme - results of the Certcost project
Presentation_Certcost_2011-10-13.pdf

Paul Axmann, EU-Commission DG VI
The new list of equivalent control bodies in third countries: Problems and solutions encountered during the application process
<link fileadmin afi docs afi-workshop-2011 presentation_european-commission_2011-10-13.pdf>Presentation_European-Commission_2011-10-13.pdf

Jan Deane, IOAS, UK
Evaluation of third countries certification bodies for EU-recognition by IOAS - Equivalence Assessment reports
Presentation_IOAS_2011-10-13.pdf

Dr. Jochen Neuendorff, DAkkS, DE
Evaluation of third countries certification bodies for EU-recognition: the example of an EA accreditation body
<link fileadmin afi docs afi-workshop-2011 presentation_dakks_2011-10-13.pdf>Presentation_DAkkS_2011-10-13.pdf

Robin Fransella, DEFRA, UK
Problems with third countries imports from the perspective of a competent authority
<link fileadmin afi docs afi-workshop-2011 presentation_defra_2011-10-13.pdf>Presentation_DEFRA_2011-10-13.pdf