Policy paper

Organics: provisional common framework

How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in policy areas covering organic production and certification.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 3 February 2022

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Organic production provisional common framework

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3049-8, CP 596

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This command paper sets out how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on the principles and overarching standards for organic production and certification. This includes official controls, labelling and trade of organic produce and organic aquaculture.

The provisional common framework has received ministerial approval from all 4 governments. It was laid in the UK Parliament to enable parliamentary scrutiny to begin.

Published 3 February 2022