JAS - Japan
The certification procedure for organic products in Japan ( JAS : Japanese Agricultural Standard ) has been in force since April 2001. Since then, Argentina has requested the standard equivalency, which was granted in 2006. Presently, only the European Union, USA , Australia and Argentina have standards equivalent to JAS.
Argentina has obtained the equivalence with Japanese organic standards, which means that any product certified under Argentine standards can enter Japan directly, without any re-certification by a Japanese certifier, as happened in the past .
OIA has been introduced to the Japanese Government and approved by SENASA to issue certificates destined to Japan. |