EU certified operations must use the EU leaf logo on products. The logo and labelling guidelines can be downloaded from the EU website http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/downloads/logo/index_en.htm

Products carrying the EU logo or being exported to Europe must ensure:

– At least 95%of the products ingredients are of agricultural origin and have been organically produced to a standard recognised by the EU.

– All products comply with ACO inspection and control measures

– All products must bear either the name of the producer/preparer or vendor.

– The correct EU code of the inspection body

– ‘ In Conversion’ labelling in not permitted

– BIO code and Non-EU Agriculture must use Myriad Pro font

Product exported to Europe requires the mandatory EU code to be on the label. ACO has two EU codes as detailed below:

AU-BIO-001

Product which is certified to the National Standard and meets the requirements of Department of Agriculture.

AU-BIO-107

Product produced in Australia – which includes wine, livestock/or livestock by-products, plant processed product which contains imported EU certified ingredients. Product produced internationally in a country where ACO has EU recognition e.g. Fiji, China, Vanuatu (as per EU regulation 1235/2008)

see: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R1235-20160105

EU Logo- https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/downloads/logo_en

EU Logo Fact Sheet- https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/sites/orgfarming/files/docs/body/organic_logo-faq_en.pdf