Our Organic Policies

CERES has developed "Organic Certification Policies" to interprete selected aspects of the organic standards.

1.1	CERES Quality Goals	2018-01-15
2.1.6	CERES Anti Corruption Policy	2019-09-23
4.1.1	CERES equivalent standard for Third Countries	2020-06-05
4.1.2	Policy Conversion Period	2019-06-25
4.1.3	Group Certification and Internal Control Systems (ICS)	2019-10-30
4.1.3.1	Policy Group Certification with 100% External Control	2019-05-18
4.1.4	Organic Wild Collection	2020-05-06
4.1.5	Traceability	2009-04-01
4.1.6	NOP Processing	2017-09-30
4.1.8	Policy on Buffer Zones	2010-05-01
4.1.10	Minimum Requirements for Crop Rotation, Cover Crops and Legumes	2020-01-03
4.1.11	Use of Conventional Poultry Manure by Organic Farmers	2008-12-30
4.1.12	Pest Control in Processing Plants	2019-12-14
4.1.13	Ecosystem Destruction and Burning	2019-12-20
4.1.14	Micro Algae Standard	2019-10-17
4.1.17	Use of organic seeds and planting stock	2018-10-10
4.1.18	Policy on Composting Procedures under NOP	2010-05-01
4.1.19	Policy on Inert Ingredients under NOP	2011-06-20
4.1.20	Beekeeping under NOP	2014-04-01
4.1.22	Policy Humic Acids	2020-01-03
4.1.24	Organic Sericulture Certification under NOP and analogue to Reg. (EC) 834/07	2014-07-28
4.1.25	Organic Certification for South Africa	2014-08-01