Department of Agriculture Notice Number: 2013/04
Date issued: 23 December 2013
Date of Expiry: Until Further Notice
Distributed to: Approved Certifying Organisations
Last Notice in the category: 2013/03
Instruction issued under: Export Control (Organic Produce Certification) Orders
Department of Agriculture
Export Organic Program details
Phone: +61 2 6272 3928
Email: NPG Exports
Further to MAA2013-03, the Department of Agriculture (the department) provides the following update on the status of equivalence negotiations with the Republic of Korea in relation to new requirements being implemented on 1 January 2014 for the import into Korea of processed and semi processed certified organic products:
The department has confirmed that product shipped on or before 31 December 2013 and arriving into Korea after 1 January 2014 may be labelled as organic in accordance with the current labelling system.
The department also understands that, pending equivalence determination, the following list of processed foods may continue to be exported to Korea on or after 1 January 2014 in accordance with the current requirements. However, the department strongly encourages exporters to verify import requirements for all organic goods with their importers prior to export.
For all other processed and semi-processed products, exporters are reminded that any organic producer or certifying organisation that wishes to export processed and semi processed organic food to Korea on or after 1 January 2014 is required to be approved by the Korean Government through an individual (commercial level) conformity assessment arrangement.
|
Serial No. |
Type of Food |
Serial No. |
Type of Food |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Butter |
35 |
Canola oil |
|
2 |
Semi-hard cheese |
36 |
Sunflower oil |
|
3 |
Whole milk powder |
37 |
Olive oil |
|
4 |
Nonfat dry milk |
38 |
Palm oil |
|
5 |
Mixed milk powder |
39 |
Coconut oil |
|
6 |
Concentrated whey |
40 |
Mixed cooking oil |
|
7 |
Sweet whey powder |
41 |
Shortening |
|
8 |
Whey protein powder |
42 |
Other edible oils and fats |
|
9 |
Lactose |
43 |
Tea |
|
10 |
Processed lactium |
44 |
Coffee (roasted) |
|
11 |
Dry cured meat |
45 |
Fruit and vegetable juices |
|
12 |
Whole egg liquid |
46 |
Soybean milk |
|
13 |
Yolk liquid |
47 |
Soybean milk powder |
|
14 |
Albumen liquid |
48 |
Fermented vinegar |
|
15 |
Whole egg powder |
49 |
Curry powder |
|
16 |
Yolk powder |
50 |
Processed spices |
|
17 |
Dried albumen |
51 |
Peanut or processed nuts |
|
18 |
Livestock products not subject to standard specifications (dried milk protein) |
52 |
Starches |
|
19 |
Processed cocoa |
53 |
Other starches |
|
20 |
Chocolates |
54 |
Processed fruits and vegetables |
|
21 |
Jams |
55 |
Bee honey |
|
22 |
Marmalade |
56 |
Flour |
|
23 |
Other jams |
57 |
Nutrition-enriched flour |
|
24 |
White sugar |
58 |
Other flour |
|
25 |
Brown sugar |
59 |
Dried yeast |
|
26 |
Liquefied glucose |
60 |
Dried yeast products |
|
27 |
Powdered/crystaline glucose |
61 |
Yeast extracts |
|
28 |
Dextrin |
62 |
Processed cereals |
|
29 |
Sugar syrups |
63 |
Processed pulses |
|
30 |
Fructo oligosaccharide |
64 |
Processed potatoes |
|
31 |
Isomalto oligosaccharide |
65 |
Other processed products (liquid extracted from molasses or malt) |
|
32 |
Malto oligosaccharide |
66 |
Oils and fats containing gamma linolenic acid |
|
33 |
Soybean oil |
67 |
Soybean lecithin |
|
34 |
Corn oil (maize oil) |
Please direct any enquiries regarding this matter to the contacts listed above.
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.