Organic Agriculture Promotion Act. Country/Territory Taiwan Province of China Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Ecological production/organic production Certification Institution Authorization/permit Biodiversity Research Processing/handling Offences/penalties Packaging/labelling Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Act has been enacted for maintaining water and soil resources, ecological environment, biodiversity, animal welfare and consumer interests, and promoting agricultural operation that is eco-friendly and sustainable use of resources. The Act consists of 42 articles divided into 6 Chapters: General Principles; Promotion of Organic Agriculture; Management of Accreditation Body and Certification; Management of Organic Agricultural Products; Penalties; Supplementary Provisions. Full text English/Chinese Website law.coa.gov.tw References - Legislation Implemented by Regulations for Approving and Supervising Organic Accreditation Bodies. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Registration, Authorization/permit, Certification, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations for Managing and Reviewing Imported Organic Agricultural Products. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Registration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Operation Directions for the Inspection of Organic Agricultural Products and In-conversion Agricultural Products and the Handling of its Results. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Enforcement Rules for Organic Agriculture Promotion Act. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Certification, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations for Managing the Labeling and Marks of Organic Agricultural Products and In-conversion Agricultural Products. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Operation Rules for Review and Assessment of World Trade Organization Members or Countries in Organic Equivalence. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: International trade, Ecological production/organic production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Criteria for Determining the Penalties for Violating Organic Agriculture Promotion Act. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2019 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX