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.
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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
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Belgium
Responsible authority
FiBL Europe
Research Institute for Organic Agriculture in Europe -
Bulgaria
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
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Croatia
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture
Department for organic and integrated production -
Cyprus
Responsible authority
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Environment -
Czechia
Responsible authority
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
Division of Seed and Planting Materials -
Denmark
Responsible authority
SEGES P/S
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Estonia
Responsible authority
Agricultural Board
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France
Responsible authority
Groupement National interprofessionnel des semences et plants
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Finland
Responsible authority
Finnish Food Authority
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Germany
Responsible authority
FiBL Projekte GmbH
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Greece
Responsible authority
Ministry of Rural Development and Food
General Directorate of Food Directorate of Quality Systems and Organic Farming -
Hungary
Responsible authority
National Food Chain Safety Office
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Ireland
Responsible authority
Soil Association Limited
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Italy
Responsible authority
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria
Difesa e certificazione (CREA - DC) -
Latvia
Responsible authority
The State Plant Protection Service
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Lithuania
Responsible authority
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
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Luxembourg
Responsible authority
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL)
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Malta
Responsible authority
Plant Protection Directorate within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights
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Netherlands
Responsible authority
De Stichting Nederlandse Algemene Kwaliteitsdienst Tuinbouw (Naktuinbouw)
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Poland
Responsible authority
Main Inspector of Plant Health and Seed Inspection
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Portugal
Responsible authority
Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária
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Romania
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Slovenia
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
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Slovakia
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Spain
Responsible authority
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca, y Alimentación
Subdirección General de Calidad Diferenciada y Agricultura Ecológica
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Sweden
Responsible authority
Swedish Board of Agriculture
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Norway
Responsible authority
Debio
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Switzerland
Responsible authority
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
FiBL Projekte GmbH -
United Kingdom
Responsible authority
Soil Association
