What is the Ecocert Certification ?

ECOCERT, inspection and certification body for sustainable development.

Since 1991, ECOCERT inspects and certifies companies committed to develop environmentally friendly agriculture. It offers recognition to these companies. ECOCERT contributes and promotes organic farming by working with international institutions to support project development. By winning the confidence of the consumers, ECOCERT has become a benchmark in organic certification world wild.

Faithful to its convictions and consistent with its commitment to organic farming, ECOCERT has opted to put its technical expertise to use in supporting the environment, developing its own specifications for the inspection and certification of products, systems and services. By defining strict requirements that meet consumer expectations, ECOCERT Group encourages economic stakeholders to adopt responsible practices.

Accreditation and approval

Certification is subject to supervision. Certification bodies are themselves audited by the relevant authorities and bodies, as part of the approval and accreditation process. In France, the French Accreditation Committee (Cofrac) is the designated body for the accreditation of certification bodies according to the EN 45011 standard, which requires independence, competence and impartiality. ECOCERT takes all the measures necessary to meet these requirements and ensure the reliability of its decisions.

UNITED STATES

• Ecocert SA is accredited by the USDA (Agricultural Department) for the National Organic Program (NOP). ECOCERT is accredited by the USDA, and products are certified in accordance with the NOP (National Organic Program) Standard. For further information about the NOP standards click here. You can also look at USDA website.

EUROPE

• Ecocert France SAS: Accreditation No 5-0035 for the certification of agricultural and food products.
• Ecocert Greenlife SAS: Accreditation No 5-0520 for the certification of industrial products (cosmetics, detergents) and textiles GOTS.
• Ecocert France SA: Accreditation No 5-0074 for the certification of agricultural and food products in third countries.
• Ecocert Environment SAS (formerly Ecopass SAS): Accreditation No 4-0011 for the ISO 14001, ISO 9001, PEFC certifications; and accreditation No 4-E010 (FR-V-0010) pour the EMAS verification.

JAPAN

• Ecocert Japan Ltd. is accredited by the MAFF (Agricultural Department) for the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS).

EOCERT is also recognized by public and private bodies for the inspection of organic farming standards:

• Private standards inspections: Biodyvin, Bio Suisse, Demeter...
• Approval for the inspection and certification on the basis of national regulations: China, Colombia, South Korea, India,Turkey..