CHE/271
WTO/TBT
CH Suisse
  • 65 - Agriculture
  • 67 - Technologie alimentaire
2022-08-27
2022-06-29

Organic products

Draft Amendment of the Ordinance on Organic Farming of 22 September 1997 (RS 910.18) and Draft Amendment of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) Ordinance on Organic Farming of 22 September 1997 (910.181)

The amendment proposal for the Ordinance on Organic Farming of 22 September 1997 (RS 910.18) includes the following elements:

a) extension fo the scope to pet food

b) clearer provisions on the prohibition of hydroponics, incorporation of the principle of soil-bound cultivation and specification of exceptions (e.g. sprout cultivation, cultivation in pots)

d) ban of the use of nanomaterials

e) revision of the procedure for the authorisation of non-organic ingredients of agricultural origin f) minimum requirements for organic certificates

The amendment proposal for the EAER Ordinance on Organic Farming (RS 910.181) includes the following elements:

a) use and labelling of flavourings and essential oils

b) restriction of the use of ion exchange and adsorption resin processes (after 2 years transitional period)

c) use of conventional yeast extract or autolysate in the production of organic yeast only permitted until 31.12.2023. 

d) Updating of various references