Information session on the new EU Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products (EU 2018/848)

The Fit For Market SPS programme, in collaboration with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), organised an information session specifically designed for the Dominican Republic on the new EU Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products (EU 2018/848), and its implications for the certification of producer groups. This event took place online on 1 December 2022.

The session was opened by Escipión Joaquin Oliveira Gomez, Assistant Secretary General, Sustainable Economic Transformation and Trade, Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Darío Vargas Mena, Deputy Minister of Agricultural Extension and Training at the Ministry of Agriculture and Vilma Arbaje, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs.

During the session, which was attended by more than 150 people, the main regulatory changes were discussed. Two experts, Mr Salvador Garbay and Ms Florentine Meinshausen from FiBL, presented detailed explanations on the new rules, applicable as of 1 January 2022, as well as on the transitional periods in force.

Participants were also invited to send any requests for support to COLEACP regarding the new Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme or other topics.

This activity is supported by the Fit For Market SPS and Fit For Market Plus programmes, implemented by COLEACP within the Framework of Development Cooperation between the and the European Union  and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).