Organic farming, control procedures

Prerequisites

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Documents required

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Please note

The Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture supports farms in questions of converting to organic farming and promotes the expansion of the production and marketing of organic agricultural products and food. It informs consumers, producers and companies in the food industry (dealers, processors, restaurateurs and importers as well as their service providers) on questions of organic certification and the organic control procedure (Organic Farming Act, EU Organic Regulation).

• What requirements must a product labeled organic or eco meet?
• What are activities that are subject to eco-control?
• When can organic seals and the EU eco logo be used?

Deadlines

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Procedure

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Processing time

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Fees

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Legal basis

Organic Farming Act (ÖLG) (see links)


Legislation for the organic sector (see links)

The EU Organic Regulation (834/2007) applies to the following agricultural products, including aquaculture, provided they are placed on the market or are intended to be placed on the market:
a) live or unprocessed agricultural products,
b) processed agricultural products for use as food,
c) feed,
d) vegetative propagation material and seeds for cultivation.
The products of hunting and fishing for wild animals are not considered to have come from organic production. This regulation also applies to yeasts used as food or feed.
This does not include, for example, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles and building materials.
Accredited private control bodies for organic farming monitor and check compliance with the EU organic regulation directly on site at farms and companies after the conclusion of control contracts.
The competent authorities in the federal state in which the respective company is based are responsible for monitoring the eco-inspection bodies and interpreting the legal provisions.