Certification Bodies

Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale (ICEA)

Contract Number: 26
Also known as ICEA
Home Country: Italy
Address: Via Giovanni Brugnoli 15,
Bologna, 40122
Phone Number: +39 051 272 986
Fax Number: +39 051 232 011
Web Address: icea.bio
Extra Information:

Key offices with activities: ICEA India (GOTS & Textile Exchange).

Accreditations

COSMOS

COSMOS-standard - Control Manual Accreditation and Certification Requirements v3.1 (2020)

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2013
Accreditation renewal date: 31 July 2025

Standards

  • COSMOS-standard Cosmetics Organic and Natural Standard v3.1 (2020)

Categories

  • Certification of organic or natural cosmetic products, raw materials with organic content and base formulas
  • Approval of non-organic raw materials that can be used in certified products

Countries or Regions

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • Slovakia
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • USA

EU Programme

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services in addition to the Control measures and labelling requirements as set out in Regulation No (EC) 834/2007 and its implementing regulations.

The details shown below are the EU categories and countries recommended by the IOAS for EU recognition.

For the actual status of the EU accreditation and recognised categories and countries please refer to the current regulation (EC) 1235/2008.

Accreditation Status: Recommended
First Accredited: First recommended in 2012
Accreditation renewal date: 31 July 2025

Standards

  • International Accredited Certification Bodies Equivalent European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries

Categories

  • A: Unprocessed plant products (including wild harvest and producer groups)
  • B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products (excluding beekeeping)
  • D: Processed agricultural products for use as food

Countries or Regions

  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Ivory Coast
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Lebanon
  • Russia
  • Senegal
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

GOTS

Global Organic Textile Standard - Approval Procedure and Requirements for Certification Bodies v3.0 (2022)

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2011
Accreditation renewal date: 31 July 2025

Standards

  • Global Organic Textile Standard v6.0 (2020)

Categories

  • Approval of textile auxiliary agents (chemical inputs) on positive lists
  • Certification of mechanical textile processing and manufacturing operations and their products
  • Certification of wet processing and finishing operations and their products
  • Certification of trading operations and related products

Countries or Regions

  • Belgium
  • China
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

ISO/IEC 17065

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services.

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2007
Accreditation renewal date: 31 July 2025

Standard

  • International Accredited Certification Bodies Equivalent European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries

Categories

  • A: Unprocessed plant products
  • B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products
  • D: Processed agricultural products for use as food

Countries

  • Albania
  • Amenia
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Lebanon
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • Senegal
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Standard

  • ICEA Technical Specifications for Organic & Natural Cosmetic Products DTR 06

Categories

  • Organic Cosmetics
  • Natural cosmetics

Countries

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Cyprus
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • India
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

Standard

  • ICEA Technical Specifications for Eco & Eco Organic Cleaning DTR 07

Categories

  • Organic detergents
  • Natural detergents

Countries

  • Belgium
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Greece
  • India
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • South Korea
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • USA

Textile Exchange

Textile Exchange - Accreditation and Certification Procedures for Textile Exchange Standards 2.1 - ASR-101-V2.1 (2020)

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2011
Accreditation renewal date: 31 July 2025

Standard

  • Textile Exchange - Content Claim Standard 3.1 (2022)

Categories

  • Textile products
  • Leather products
  • Paper products
  • Plastic products

Countries

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

Standard

  • Textile exchange - Organic Content Standard 3.0 (2020)

Categories

  • Textile products
  • Leather products

Countries

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey

Standard

  • Textile Exchange - Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (2017)

Categories

  • Textile products
  • Leather products

Countries

  • China
  • Croatia
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Mauritius
  • Pakistan
  • Romania
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey

Standard

  • Textile Exchange - Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (2017)

Categories

  • Textile products
  • Leather products

Countries

  • Belgium
  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Mauritius
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Slovenia
  • Turkey
  • Tunisia
  • Vietnam
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

Organic Agriculture

IFOAM, Canada, EU

Organic Textiles

GOTS, Textile Exchange

Organic Cosmetics

COSMOS, NATRUE

Sustainable Agriculture

GlobalG.A.P.

ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation

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