FOODEX Exhibition – TOKYO – JAPAN March 3rd 2009

THE CERTIFICATION AND THE ORGANICS IN ITALY

Fabrizio Piva – General Manager CCPB ltd – BOLOGNA - ITALY

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• WHO IS CCPBWHO IS CCPB

• THE ORGANIC LEGISLATION AND THE RULESTHE ORGANIC LEGISLATION AND THE RULES

• THE MINIMAL REQUIREMENTSTHE MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS

• CERTIFICATION: FIGURES AND FACTSCERTIFICATION: FIGURES AND FACTS

• THE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEMTHE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM

• CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

WHO IS CCPBWHO IS CCPB

IT WAS FOUNDED IT WAS FOUNDED IN IN

BOLOGNA ON LAST BOLOGNA ON LAST 19981998

ORGANIC CERTIFICATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORGANIC CERTIFICATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE “EX” EEC REG. 2092/91, NOW 834/07.THE “EX” EEC REG. 2092/91, NOW 834/07.

VOLOUNTARY FOOD AND NOT FOOD VOLOUNTARY FOOD AND NOT FOOD CERTIFICATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVATE CERTIFICATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVATE RULES.RULES.

INSPECTIONS AND CONTROLS IN COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AND CONTROLS IN COMPLIANCE WITH “CUSTOMER RULES”.WITH “CUSTOMER RULES”.

THE ORGANIC LEGISLATION AND THE RULESTHE ORGANIC LEGISLATION AND THE RULES

• IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) SINCE ON LAST January 1IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) SINCE ON LAST January 1STST 2009 IS IN 2009 IS IN FORCE THE NEW EC REGG. 834/07, 889/08 AND 1235/08, THESE NEW FORCE THE NEW EC REGG. 834/07, 889/08 AND 1235/08, THESE NEW LEGISLATION HAS SUBSTITUTED THE OLD EEC REG 2092/91.LEGISLATION HAS SUBSTITUTED THE OLD EEC REG 2092/91.

• THESE REGULATORIES ARE IN FORCE IN THE ALL 27 MEMBER THESE REGULATORIES ARE IN FORCE IN THE ALL 27 MEMBER COUNTRIES.COUNTRIES.

• IN ITALY, LIKE IN THE MOST OF THE OTHER EU COUNTRIES THERE IN ITALY, LIKE IN THE MOST OF THE OTHER EU COUNTRIES THERE ARE SPECIFIC NATIONAL RULES ABOUT THE RECOGNITION AND THE ARE SPECIFIC NATIONAL RULES ABOUT THE RECOGNITION AND THE ACTIVITY OF THE CERTIFIERS. THESE RULES ARE, OBVIOUSLY, IN ACTIVITY OF THE CERTIFIERS. THESE RULES ARE, OBVIOUSLY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU LEGISLATION.COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU LEGISLATION.

• IN ITALY, AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE THREE NATIONAL DECREES IN ITALY, AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE THREE NATIONAL DECREES ABOUT THIS MATTER: Lgs Decree 220/95, Ministry Decree Aug. 27ABOUT THIS MATTER: Lgs Decree 220/95, Ministry Decree Aug. 27th th 2004, 2004, Lgs Decree July 07Lgs Decree July 07thth 2005. 2005.

• THE NATIONAL PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS THE AGRICULTURE MINISTRY THE NATIONAL PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS THE AGRICULTURE MINISTRY TOGETHER THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (21 REGIONAL AUTHORITIES)TOGETHER THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (21 REGIONAL AUTHORITIES)

THE REQUIREMENTSTHE REQUIREMENTS

• EACH OPERATOR HAS TO BE CONTROLLED AND CERTIFIED, FROM EACH OPERATOR HAS TO BE CONTROLLED AND CERTIFIED, FROM SEEDS TO DISTRIBUTION, BY AN AUTHORIZED CERTIFICATION BODY.SEEDS TO DISTRIBUTION, BY AN AUTHORIZED CERTIFICATION BODY.

• ALL OPERATIONS HAVE TO BE CONTROLLED (FARMING, ALL OPERATIONS HAVE TO BE CONTROLLED (FARMING, HUSBANDRY, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTING AND LABELLING) IN ORDER HUSBANDRY, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTING AND LABELLING) IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIC LEGISLATION.TO VERIFY THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIC LEGISLATION.

• EACH OPERATOR HAS TO DESCRIBE, TO THE CERTIFICATION BODY EACH OPERATOR HAS TO DESCRIBE, TO THE CERTIFICATION BODY (CB) AND TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, IN AN APPLICATION FORM AND (CB) AND TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, IN AN APPLICATION FORM AND IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY AND THE ACTIVITIES IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY AND THE ACTIVITIES MADE BY THE COMPANY.MADE BY THE COMPANY.

• EVERY YEAR THE OPERATOR HAS TO BE CONTROLLED AT LEAST EVERY YEAR THE OPERATOR HAS TO BE CONTROLLED AT LEAST ONE TIME.ONE TIME.

• THE OPERATOR HAS TO UPDATE ALL INFORMATIONS TO THE CB AND THE OPERATOR HAS TO UPDATE ALL INFORMATIONS TO THE CB AND TO RECEIVE BY IT THE UPDATED CERTIFICATE.TO RECEIVE BY IT THE UPDATED CERTIFICATE.

THE REQUIREMENTSTHE REQUIREMENTS

• THE CB CAN TAKE SOME SAMPLES WHEN IT SUSPECTS THAT THE THE CB CAN TAKE SOME SAMPLES WHEN IT SUSPECTS THAT THE OPERATOR COULD USE NOT ADMITTED SUBSTANCES. OPERATOR COULD USE NOT ADMITTED SUBSTANCES.

• THE CB CAN PERFORM SOME NOT ANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS WHEN IT THE CB CAN PERFORM SOME NOT ANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS WHEN IT THINKS BETTER.THINKS BETTER.

• IS IT POSSIBLE TO DECREASE THE MINIMAL FREQUENCY OF THE IS IT POSSIBLE TO DECREASE THE MINIMAL FREQUENCY OF THE INSPECTIONS (1/YEAR) ONLY FOR THE WHOLESALERS THAT DON’T INSPECTIONS (1/YEAR) ONLY FOR THE WHOLESALERS THAT DON’T PRODUCE, PREPARE OR LABEL THE PRODUCTS BUT ONLY STORAGE THE PRODUCE, PREPARE OR LABEL THE PRODUCTS BUT ONLY STORAGE THE PACHED ORGANIC PRODUCTS.PACHED ORGANIC PRODUCTS.

• THE CB’S HAVE TO BE ACCREDITED IN COMPLIANCE BY THE ISO 65 RULE THE CB’S HAVE TO BE ACCREDITED IN COMPLIANCE BY THE ISO 65 RULE AND ONLY AFTER THEY CAN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL PUBLIC AND ONLY AFTER THEY CAN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL PUBLIC AUTHORITY.AUTHORITY.

• THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS THAT COME FROM THIRD COUNTRIES (NOT EU) THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS THAT COME FROM THIRD COUNTRIES (NOT EU) HAVE TO BE EQUIVALENT WITH THE EU LEGISLATION. HAVE TO BE EQUIVALENT WITH THE EU LEGISLATION.

FIGURES AND FACTSFIGURES AND FACTS

• ACTUALLY IN ITALY THERE ARE 9 RECOGNIZED CB’S.ACTUALLY IN ITALY THERE ARE 9 RECOGNIZED CB’S.

• 3 OF THEM, AND 2 ARE IN THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROCESS, ARE 3 OF THEM, AND 2 ARE IN THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROCESS, ARE RECOGNIZED IN LINE WITH THE JAS SYSTEM.RECOGNIZED IN LINE WITH THE JAS SYSTEM.

• 50,276 CERTIFIED OPERATORS50,276 CERTIFIED OPERATORS

- 43,159 FARMERS- 43,159 FARMERS

- 2,065 FARMERS WITH PROCESSING ACTIVITIES- 2,065 FARMERS WITH PROCESSING ACTIVITIES

- 4,782 PROCESSORS- 4,782 PROCESSORS

- 211 IMPORTERS- 211 IMPORTERS

- 59 OTHERS- 59 OTHERS

• ABOUT 1,000 AUDITORSABOUT 1,000 AUDITORS

• MORE THAN 62,000 INSPECTIONSMORE THAN 62,000 INSPECTIONS

• MORE THAN 5,440 CHEMICAL LAB TESTSMORE THAN 5,440 CHEMICAL LAB TESTS

THE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM

SINCERT (ISO 65 Accreditation)

AGRICULTURE MINISTRY

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

CERTIFICATION BODIES

PUBLIC CONTROLS BODIES

OPERATORS

THANKS FOR THE YOUR ATTENTION

FOODEX Exhibition – TOKYO – JAPAN March 3rd 2009