Ethiopian Organic Agriculture System Proclamation No. 488/2006. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 21 of 8 March 2006. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Ecological production/organic production Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling International trade Internal trade Fraud Plant production Certification Institution Registration Authorization/permit Inspection Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Offences/penalties Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Proclamation concerns organically produced agricultural products for human consumption or animal feed. An "organic agricultural product" means a product which is produced, processed or handled and distributed without the use of synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organism. Every operator of organic agricultural products shall be obliged to register with an accredited inspection and certification body and to comply with the national organic agricultural product inspection and certification system. Accreditation shall be done with the Ministry of Agriculture · and Rural Development, which shall be in general the principal authority for purposes of this Act. The Proclamation establishes the Organic Agricultural Production System Council which shall assist the Ministry in accreditation and supervision of organic certification. The procedures of organic production at farm level, pest management, permitted biological control, transportation, storage, processing, labelling, advertising and minimum inspection requirements as well as inspection and precautionary measures and accreditation requirements for inspection and certification bodies shall be prescribed by Regulations, but in case such rules are not issued the Ministry may cause other relevant internationally accepted standards to be recognized and applied. The Ministry shall determine the brand of Ethiopian organic products. Full text English