Special Report No 09/2012: Audit of the Control System governing the production, processing, distribution and imports of organic products

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Series Details No.09, 2012 (June 2012)
Publication Date September 2012
ISBN 978-92-9237-669-7
ISSN 1831-0834
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Abstract:

This European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) performance audit focuses on the effectiveness of the system for supervising organic production and how the various institutions involved (the EU Commission and the competent Member State authorities, accreditation bodies and control bodies) have fulfilled their responsibilities with regard to both the control system within the EU and the management of the import schemes currently in operation.

The Court considered that the shortcomings highlighted by its audit need to be remedied in order to provide sufficient assurance that the system is operating effectively and ensure that consumer confidence is not undermined.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/10.2865/50111
Related Links
ECA: Press Release, ECA/12/30: ECA Special Report: The control system for organic production http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/15202742.PDF
Die Tageszeitung, 21.05.13: The war against the organic mafia (via PressEurop0 http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3795501-war-against-organic-mafia
ECA: Special Report No 09/2012: Audit of the control system governing the production, processing, distribution and imports of organic products [PDF] https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocuments/sr12_09/sr12_09_en.pdf
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