Organic farming information system

The organic farming information system (OFIS) is the centralised database containing information on:

• ingredient authorisations;
• control authorities and control bodies in the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland;
• control bodies and authorities for equivalence.

EU countries enter information according to the current legislation on organic farming.

The OFIS database enables EU countries and the European Commission to exchange agricultural data on organic products, and provides up-to-date information to the public.

Organic seed databases

All organic plants and plants products need to be grown from plant reproductive materials (seeds, cuttings, rhizomes etc.) which conform to organic standards.

Each EU country is required to maintain a national organic seed database for farmers to easily identify suppliers of organic seeds in their countries. EU countries communicate their designated organisation responsible for updating the listing of seeds produced organically and their suppliers. Since 1 January 2022, national organic seed databases are required to include the availability of organic and in-conversion plant reproductive material, as per Regulation (EU) 2018/848.

The links to the national organic seed databases for Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are featured on this page for technical reference.

• Austria

  Responsible authority

  AGES - Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety Institut für Saat- und Pflanzgut, Pflanzenschutzdienst und Bienen Institute for Seed and Propagating Material, Phytosanitary Service and Apiculture

  Organic seed database

• Belgium

  Responsible authority

  FiBL Europe
  Research Institute for Organic Agriculture in Europe

  Organic seed database

• Bulgaria

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry

  Organic seed database

• Croatia

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Agriculture
  Department for organic and integrated production

  Organic seed database

• Cyprus

  Responsible authority

  Department of Agriculture
  Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Environment

  Organic seed database

• Czechia

  Responsible authority

  Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
  Division of Seed and Planting Materials

  Organic seed database

• Denmark

  Responsible authority

  SEGES P/S

  Organic seed database

• Estonia

  Responsible authority

  Agricultural Board

  Organic seed database

• France

  Responsible authority

  Groupement National interprofessionnel des semences et plants

  Organic seed database

• Finland

  Responsible authority

  Finnish Food Authority

  Organic seed database

• Germany

  Responsible authority

  FiBL Projekte GmbH

  Organic seed database

• Greece

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Rural Development and Food
  General Directorate of Food Directorate of Quality Systems and Organic Farming

  Organic seed database

• Hungary

  Responsible authority

  National Food Chain Safety Office

  Organic seed database

• Ireland

  Responsible authority

  Soil Association Limited

  Organic seed database

• Italy

  Responsible authority

  Consiglio per la Ricerca e sperimentazione in Agricoltura
  Centro di sperimentazione e certificazione delle sementi (CRA-SCS)

  Organic seed database

• Latvia

  Responsible authority

  The State Plant Protection Service

  Organic seed database

• Lithuania

  Responsible authority

  The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

  Organic seed database

• Luxembourg

  Responsible authority

  Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL)

  Organic seed database

• Malta

  Responsible authority

  Plant Protection Directorate within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

  Organic seed database

• Netherlands

  Responsible authority

  De Stichting Nederlandse Algemene Kwaliteitsdienst Tuinbouw (Naktuinbouw)

  Organic seed database

• Poland

  Responsible authority

  Main Inspector of Plant Health and Seed Inspection

  Organic seed database

• Portugal

  Responsible authority

  Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária

  Organic seed database

• Romania

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  Organic seed database

• Slovenia

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

  Organic seed database

• Slovakia

  Responsible authority

  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  Organic seed database

• Spain

  Responsible authority

  Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca, y Alimentación

  Subdirección General de Calidad Diferenciada y Agricultura Ecológica

  Organic seed database

• Sweden

  Responsible authority

  Swedish Board of Agriculture

  Organic seed database

• Norway

  Responsible authority

  Debio

  Organic seed database

• Switzerland

  Responsible authority

  Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
  FiBL Projekte GmbH

  Organic seed database

• United Kingdom

  Responsible authority

  Soil Association

  Organic seed database