Accreditation

Accrediation
  • In March 2000, the Ministry of Commerce launched NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production) design to establish National Standards for Organic Products, which could then be sold under the logo ‘India Organic’.
  • For proper implementation of NPOP, NAPP (National Accreditation Policy and Programme) has been formulated with Accreditation regulation announced in May 2001.
  • These make it mandatory that all certification bodies whether internal or foreign operating in the country must be accredited by an Accreditation agency.
  • An agricultural product can only be exported as organic product if a certification body duly accredited by APEDA certifies it.
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