Global Market Access

OCIA's Multiple Accreditations = International Selling Power

Accreditation Programs

OCIA maintains accreditation with these organizations:

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

http://www.ifoam.org

OCIA’s IFOAM-accredited certification program is your product’s passport into many international markets.

Japan Agriculture Standards (JAS)

http://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html

OCIA has Registered Foreign Certification Organization (RFCO) status from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. This means expanded marketing opportunities to Japan for your products.

United States National Organic Program (NOP)

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=NationalOrganicProgram&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&page=NOPNationalOrganicProgramHome&acct=AMSPW

Want to sell your organic product in the US? OCIA has the NOP-accredited organic certification services that you need to succeed!

Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants(CARTV)

http://www.cartvquebec.com/en/organic-designation/organic-reference-standard.asp

OCIA’s CARTV accreditation puts Québec’s thriving organic market at your fingertips!

Costa Rica Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)

http://www.mag.go.cr

Whether you’re buying or selling, OCIA certification can give you access to Central America’s premier organic markets, including Costa Rica.

Verification Programs

OCIA can verify your product as organic to these international organizations:

European Union 2092/91 organic regulations

http://www.organic-europe.net/europe_eu/eu-regulation-2092-91.asp

This is the regulation that covers what organic production is for member states of the European Union. The EU 2092/91 is the equivalent in the European Union of what the NOP is in the US. However, it only establishes a minimum standard for organic production. Individual member states may have higher standards. This is often required for Import.

JAS Equivalency

This is a verification that OCIA performs for members and associates to verify that Lignin Sulfonate, Alkali-Extracted Humic Acid & Potassium Bicarbonate have not been used in the growing, or manufacture of their product. JAS Equivalency allows for NOP certified product to be exported to Japan, providing the applicant will be shipping to a JAS certified importer that is willing to affix the JAS Seal in Japan, or be processed by a JAS certified processor/manufacturer in the United States. This is required for issuance of a USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Certificate (AMS or TM-11 Form) of export.

Bio-Suisse

http://www.biosuisse.ch/

Bio-Suisse, based in Switzerland, is a certifier much like OCIA. They certify to several different programs such as the Swiss Ordinance of Organic Farming and to their own set of standards. OCIA facilitates certification for their members to Bio-Suisse, but does not make the final decision. An additional questionnaire must be completed to apply for Bio-Suisse.

Swiss Ordinance of Organic Farming

This is a verification to the minimum standard for organic production in Switzerland. This verification is required for import to Switzerland.