date:Mar 27, 2014
e European Union and for imported products, by removing many of the current exceptions in terms of production and controls;
to reinforce controls by making them risk-based;
to make it easier for small farmers to join organic farming by introducing the possibility for them to sign up to a group certification system;
to better address the international dimension of trade in organic products with the addition of new provisions on exports; and finally
to simplify the legislation to reduce admini