14/03/2019
Since 1991, the EU has had a control system governing the
production, processing, distribution and import of organic
products. It aims to give consumers the confidence that
organic rules are applied at every stage of the supply chain.
The EU organic sector has developed rapidly over recent
years. Following up on our Special Report No 9/2012
published in June 2012, we found that the control system
had improved. Our recommendations had generally been
implemented, but some challenges remained. We make
recommendations to address the remaining weaknesses we
identified in the Member States for EU products, to improve
the supervision of imported organic products through
better cooperation as well as to carry out more complete
traceability checks.
Special report no 04/2019: The control system for organic products has improved, but some challenges remain
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