13437: How to safeguard integrity within organic systems

Huber, Beate and Neuendorff, Jochen (2007) How to safeguard integrity within organic systems. [oral] Presentation at European Organic Congress, Belgium, Brussels, 4.-6.12.2007.

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Summary

Conclusions
No more rules, but
-Enforcement
-- Focus on implementatin instead of documentation
-- Transparency (e.g. flexibility rule, equivalency assessments)
- Increase of effectiveness
-- Provide incentives for detecting fraud
- Risk orientation
-- Not the 95 % compliant operators but the 5 % irregularities need to be targeted

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Zertifizierungssysteme, Anti Fraud Initiative, organic standard, certification system, communication, transparency, surveillance
Subject Areas:	Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication Values, standards and certification
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL > International Cooperation
Total budget (Euro):	0
Orgprints ID Number:	13437
Contact:	Huber, Beate
Deposited On:	21 April 2008
EPrint Type:	Oral presentation
Peer Review Status:	Not peer-reviewed
Related Links:	http://www.fibl.org, http://www.ifoam.org/

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