As part of this agreement, the EU recognises the USDA National Organising Programme as equivalent to the EU organic programme (in accordance with EU law) and allows US organic products to be marketed in the EU using the EU organic logo under two conditions: we are committed to the authenticity of our EVOO, to our ecological and sustainable harvesting practices, as well as to health standards. The USDA bio and DIO logos are both proud to be seen on every can of the EVOO furies. The agreement is limited to U.S.-made organic products either in the United States or where final processing or packaging is done within the United States. On 15 February 2012, the European Union and the United States announced that from 1 June 2012, certified organic products from their respective countries will be able to be present across the Atlantic. At the BioFach World Organic Fair in Nuremberg, formal letters were signed at the BioFach World Organic Fair in Nuremberg, where Dacian Cioloé, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, signed the agreement. Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the United States of America; and Isi Siddiqui, Chief Negotiator for Agriculture in the United States. BioFach is the world`s largest organic trade show. In addition, the European Commission has amended EC 1235/2008 to include the United States as an equivalent third country programme. The United States has an equivalency agreement with the European Union (EU).
This means that, as long as the terms of the agreement are met, organic farms certified according to USDA organic or organic EU standards can be labelled and sold as organic in both countries. Similarly, the United States allows European products manufactured and processed under the EU organic programme to be marketed in the United States using the USDA bio logo under two conditions: in addition to these restrictions, all products negotiated under the Convention must be accompanied by an organic import certificate. This document lists the place of production, the organization that certified the organic product, which determines whether banned substances and methods have not been used, certifies that the terms of the agreement have been met and allows the tracing of the products marketed.