Introduction

CERES established a series of "Organic Certification Policies" in order to cover organic standard interpretations of all major fields of operation:

•     Third Country Certification

•     Conversion Period

•     Producer Groups

•     Wild Collection

•     Traceability

•     Pesticide Residue Interpretation

•     Sampling Frequency for Pesticide Testing

•     Buffer Zones

•     Maximum Field Size and Hedgerows

•     Crop Rotations, Legumes and Cover Crops

•     Use of Conventional Poultry Manure

•     Pest Control in Processing Plants

•     Logging and Burning

The certification policies will be sent to new clients according to their respective project(s).