Rosario
Sante Fe
CP 2000
Argentina
May 11th, 2022, following an unsuccessful appeal against the IOAS decision on March 3rd, 2022, IOAS withdrew the LETIS’s ISO/IEC 17065 and EU recommendations for accreditation for the country of Turkey.
October 19th, 2020, IOAS withdrew LETIS’s Global Organic Textile Standard and Textile Exchange accreditation for all countries.
Accreditations
EU Equivalence
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.
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)
- C: Aquaculture products and seaweeds
- D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (including wine)
Countries or Regions
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
IFOAM
IFOAM Accreditation Requirements for Bodies Certifying Organic Production and Processing v2.0 (2014 updated 2019).
Standards
- The IFOAM Standard for Organic Production and Processing V2.0 2014 updated 2019
Categories
- Aquaculture
- Beekeeping
- Crop production
- Grower groups
- Input manufacturing
- Livestock
- Processing and handling
- Wild products
Countries or Regions
- Argentina
- Canada
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
ISO/IEC 17065
ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services.
Standards
- International Accredited Certification Bodies Equivalent European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries
Categories
- A: Unprocessed plant products
- C: Aquaculture products and seaweeds
- D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (including wine)
Countries or Regions
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
