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The Organic Guarantee System (OGS) Committees |
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The Organic Guarantee System Committees
IFOAMs OGS Committees play an essential role in the development and
continuous improvement of the Organic Guarantee System.
The Norms Management Committee (NMC)
The NMC manages the basic normative documents and processes of the
Organic Guarantee System (OGS) and advises the IFOAM World Board on
issues and policies related to theOGS. The focus of the NMC is on
process and management of the OrganicGuarantee System.
For further information about the NMC please visit the Norms Management Committee Section of this website.
The Standards Committee (SC)
The Standards Committee (SC) develops the IFOAM Basic Standards,
which is the worldwide framework of basic rules and regulations for
organic production and processing, and also the basis for IFOAM
Accreditation. For further information about the SC please visit the Standards Committee Section of this website.
The Criteria Committee (CC)
The Criteria Committee (CC) develops the IFOAM Accreditation
Criteria (IAC), which are IFOAM Accreditation Program requirements for
the operation of organic certification programs. For
further information about the CC (duties, accountability, structure
etc.) please refer to the Critiera Committee Section of this website.
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