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The Council of Agriculture Announcement
Date: February 12, 2009
Document number: Nung-Mu No.0980040226
Subject: The Council of Agriculture has promulgated that New Zealand has been listed as a country with equivalent management of organic animal products and processed products under Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Agricultural Production and Certification Act. The announcement comes into force upon promulgation.
Origin of the law: Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Agricultural Production and Certification Act
Contents:
1. Countries with equivalent management of organic agricultural products and processed products under Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of agricultural Production and Certification Act have been promulgated and listed by the council Jan. 12, 2009, in document number Nung-Liang No. 0981046004 and Jan. 20, 2009, in document number Nung-Liang No. 0981046118.
2. The results of foreign certification are used for imported organic products, so long as the certifying organizations are from countries announced by the Council of Agriculture as countries with equivalent management of organic agricultural products or are certified by certification organizations accredited by international organic accreditation agencies. The products should cover only those in the announced list.
