Organic Agriculture Act (No. 823 of 1997). Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Estonian Legislation in Translation, publication of the Estonian Translation and Legislative Support Centre, pp. 9-30. Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Food quality control/food safety Institution Sugar Residues Animal production Plant production Pesticides Certification Packaging/labelling Transport/storage International trade Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entered into force on 17 July 1997. Abstract An Act to lay the basis for a system that assures the quality of ecologically or bio-dynamically ("organic") grown and handled foodstuffs and the development of environmentally sustainable agricultural production. Full text English