Organic certification

The principle of agriculture is the production of healthy food from a balanced and fertile soil.

The land where it will be produced must go through a conversion period before the harvest or planting of products so that they can be labeled as organic. This means that the land must have been managed according to organic regulations for at least 2 to 3 years (depending on the type of product and the regulation). During production and processing organic and non-organic product must be separated and contamination must be prevented. The production and processing of organic products must be inspected by an accredited independent third party in accordance with the inspection system established in the applicable regulation. If all requirements have been met, a certificate can be issued and the applicable logos can be used on certified products.

We carry out the following auditing and certification services through the accreditation of our parent company Control Union Certifications:

Logo	Accredited / Recognized by:
	RVA Organismo de Acreditación Nacional de Holanda
	MAFF
	USDA/NOP – National Organic Program Reconocido por el Ministerio de Agricultura de Estados Unidos
	Organic Mafra Korea

The following programs are also audited:

Likewise, Control Union Services has its own recognitions and/or accreditations for the following programs:

Program	Accredited / Recognized by
	Orgánico Ecuador	SAE AGROCALIDAD
	Orgánico Colombia	ONAC Ministerio de Agricultura
	Paraguay	Senave ONA
	Chile	INN SAG
	Bolivia	SENASAG
	Guatemala	OGA SAE
	Perú	SENASA ALCANCE SAC

We also have an Equivalency program that consists of evaluating your fertilizer or crop protection material according to local organic regulations in Europe, USA, Japan, Peru, Ecuador.

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Getting certified in 6 steps

Control Union aims to provide assurance and confidence to all interested parties that a product, process, service or organisation that it certified fulfils the requirements of the relevant inspection or certification standard. It’s for that reason that the certification process is laid down in procedures, which describes the entire process, from application to certificate issuance and who is qualified to conduct such activities.

All our certification programs

Client application to a certification program

Submit your application for the program of your interest in any of the services we offer, through our commercial executives.

Application review

Financial offer: an authorized person will review your application and verify if CU can provide the service based on the requested scope of certification, if yes, we will issue you a financial proposal.

Contract signing

If you return the signed financial proposal, you become a CU client.

Audit planning

We will schedule the audit of your organization in compliance with the requirements established by the program.

Audit execution

Once the audit is scheduled, the assigned auditor will send you the Audit Plan. On the day of the audit, the auditor will evaluate your organization’s compliance against the specified program requirements. If there are non-compliance, you will be given time to resolve them.

Certification review and decision

After you resolve the non-compliances within the timeframe, an independent certifier will review and make a decision; if positive, a certificate will be issued. If the results are not satisfactory, you may reapply as required by the certification program.

Regulations for each country

Perú

D.S 044-2006-AG Reglamento Técnico para productores Orgánicos del Perú (pdf)

Decreto Supremo DS 010-2012-AG (pdf)

D.S. 002-2020-MINAGRI (pdf)

Lineamientos de georeferenciación 2023 (pdf)

Ecuador

Acuerdo Ministerial 299 (pdf)

Resolucion_0105_-_2023 (pdf)

Reglamento 187_2006 (pdf)

Paraguay

Resolucion_665-14__1 (pdf)

Resolución N° 143-11 (pdf)

Decreto Supremo Nº3 de 2016. Aprueba Reglamento de la Ley No 20.089 que crea el Sistema Nacional de Certificación de Productos Orgánicos Agrícolas (pdf)

Certificación de Productos Orgánicos

Europa

REGLAMENTO (CE) No 834/2007 Consolidado en JUNIO 2013 (pdf)

Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS)

Standards

Notificación 1605 – Producción orgánica (pdf)

Criterios técnicos

Notificación 1830 – Manual JAS para campo y pienso (pdf)

Notificación 1833 – Manual JAS de reempaque (pdf)

Notificación 1971 – Método de Inspección SPA (pdf)

USDA NOP – United States Department of Agriculture – National Organic Program standard

USDA Organic Regulation

National Organic Program Handbook

Ley N° 29196 (pdf)

Ley 30983 modifica 29196 (pdf)

D.S.N°008-2022-MINAGRI (pdf)

Portal de autoridad local

Resolución DAJ-20133EC-0201.0099 Instructivo de la normativa general para promover y Regular la producción Orgánica – Ecológica – Biológica en el Ecuador. (pdf)

Colombia

Resolucion_00187_2006 (pdf)

Resolución 199 de 2016 – Modificación parcial al Reglamento adoptado por la Resol. 0187 de 2006 (pdf)

Ley 3481/08 “De Fomento y control de la Producción orgánica (pdf)

Chile

LEY No 20.089. 7 Crea Sistema Nacional de Certificación de Productos Orgánicos Agrícolas (pdf)

Decreto Supremo Nº2 de 2016. Aprueba Normas Técnicas de la Ley No 20.089 que crea el Sistema Nacional de Certificación de Productos Orgánicos Agrícolas (pdf)

Bolivia

Ley_3525 (pdf)

Guatemala

RTCA_produccion_organica (pdf)

REGLAMENTO (CE) No 889/2008 Consolidado en noviembre de 2018 (pdf)

Notificación 1606 – Procesamiento orgánico (pdf)

Notificación 1831 – Manual JAS para productos procesados y alimento animal (pdf)

Métodos de inspección

Notificación 1971 – Método de inspección (pdf)

República Dominicana

Resolución N° 15/2008 Reglamento para la Agricultura Orgánica de la Republica Dominicana (pdf)

Subparte G: Administrativa: Lista Nacional de sustancias permitidas y prohibidas

Equivalences

The CU Equivalency Program is a program developed to provide the service of evaluating inputs (products used in agricultural, livestock and food production) that want to be marketed by mentioning that they are compatible for use in organic production under one or more Organic Standards according to which it was evaluated.

Relación de productos e Insumos Aprobados para su uso en la Agricultura Orgánica (pdf)

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