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Programme guides, ISO/IEC 17065 information and official legislative sources in one place. The content is based on official sources from public authorities and scheme owners; every page shows its last update date.
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StandardISO/IEC
What is ISO/IEC 17065?
The structure of the standard, the concept of a certification scheme, how it differs from related standards, and the new edition.
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Comparison7 programmes
Who grants authorisation, and what does a body need?
The authority, body requirements and VORCETT status of all seven programmes in one table.
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Programme guideTR-ORG
Turkish Organic Agriculture
What is organic certification, how does the process work, and how are bodies authorised?
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Programme guideTR-GAP
Good Agricultural Practices (İTU)
What GAP is, who it applies to, and the control and certification process.
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Programme guideEU-ORG
EU Organic
Regulation (EU) 2018/848, recognition of control bodies and e-COI/TRACES.
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Programme guideUS-NOP
USDA Organic / NOP
US organic certification, the OSP, on-site review and USDA accreditation.
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Programme guideGG-IFA
GLOBALG.A.P. IFA
The farm assurance standard: scope, process and certification body approval.
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Programme guideGG-GRASP
GRASP
The social practice assessment carried out together with IFA.
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Programme guideJP-JAS
Organic JAS
Japan’s organic system, MAFF registration and product scopes.
Source library
Official sources
All official sources used on our programme pages. Links were checked on 25 September 2026; for the current state of legislation, the relevant authority’s website prevails.
Türkiye
8 sources
- Ministry — Authorised Body Audit Instruction (2020), accreditation section, p. 12 (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry — Organic Agriculture: General Information (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry — Organic Agriculture Authorised Bodies (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry — Good Agricultural Practices (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Regulation on Good Agricultural Practices (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Regulation on Good Agricultural Practices — current text, mevzuat.gov.tr (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry — GAP Authorised Bodies (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
- TÜRKAK — Certification Accreditation Department (in Turkish) (opens in a new tab)
European Union
6 sources
- European Commission — Organic legislation (opens in a new tab)
- European Commission — Controls and enforcement (opens in a new tab)
- European Commission — Trade in organic products (opens in a new tab)
- European Commission — Information for control bodies (opens in a new tab)
- EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (opens in a new tab)
- EUR-Lex — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 (opens in a new tab)
United States
6 sources
- USDA AMS — Organic Certification and Accreditation (opens in a new tab)
- USDA AMS — Becoming a Certified Operation (opens in a new tab)
- USDA AMS — Accredited Certifying Agents (opens in a new tab)
- USDA AMS — Becoming a Certifying Agent (opens in a new tab)
- eCFR — 7 CFR Part 205, Subpart F (opens in a new tab)
- USDA AMS — Peer review of Japan’s organic program (opens in a new tab)
GLOBALG.A.P.
8 sources
- GLOBALG.A.P. — Name change from FoodPLUS to Agraya (30 June 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — Certification body approval and accreditation requirements (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — IFA for fruit and vegetables (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — Solutions (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — General Regulations: Rules for Certification Bodies (v6, April 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — Understanding accreditation (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. — Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) (opens in a new tab)
- GLOBALG.A.P. Wiki — terminology (opens in a new tab)