Manual on importing organic products to Europe

To operate successfully in importing organic products to Switzerland and the European Union, it is crucial to have accurate information on market access conditions, FiBL reports. For this reason, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) – carried out by Osec, the official Swiss foreign trade promotion agency – and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) have jointly published a manual.
 

“The Organic Market in Europe” aims to assist interested parties in developing and transitional countries wanting to export organic products to Europe. Across about 150 pages, the handbook offers a wide range of information about the organic market in the EU and EFTA countries, as well as a comparison of the EU Organic Standards and Bio-Suisse Regulations. The manual is available to download from SIPPO. A printed version can be ordered free of charge from FiBL.

The Swiss Import Promotion Programme has been promoting imports into Switzerland and the European Union from developing and transitional countries on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The programme supports the import of products from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and helps them become integrated into the international trade system. Although SIPPO is mainly aimed at SMEs in developing and transitional countries, Swiss and European importers can also benefit from its services.

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