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Application Forms

For complete application packs containing the appropriate application form, e notes and any other documents, please click here.  Individual forms can be found below.

501 Processor
Application Form
 

 502 Producer
Application Form
 		 503 NOP
Application Form
 
504 Importer
Application Form
 		 505 Trader Retail
Application Form
 		 507 Trader Storage
Application Form
 
508 Non Food
Application Form
 		 509 Aquaculture
Application Form
 		  

 

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Standards

For complete standards packs containing the appropriate books and any other documents, please click here.  Individual books can be found below.

1001 Arable
Standards
 

 1002 Livestock
Standards		 1003 Processing
Standards
1004 General, Labelling
and Importing
Standards		 1101 Salmonids
Standards
(approved by Defra)		 1102 Gadoid
Standards
(approved by Defra)
 
1103 Bi-Valve Molluscs
Standards
(approved by Defra)
 		 1200 NOP General
Standards
 		 1201 NOP Producer
Standards
1202 NOP Processing
Standards		 Non Food
Standards
 		  

 

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E Notes

A selection of appropriate e notes are included in the application packs which can be found here. Further individual e notes can be found below.

E Note 0301
10 Simple Rules that must
 be Observed
 

 E Note 0302
Effective Organic Separation
 		 E Note 0303
Imports from Third Countries
 
E Note 0304
Sanitation in Premises used for
Storage, Processing or Packing
of Organic Products
 		 E Note 0305
Pest Control in Organic Premises
 		 E Note 0306
Annual Audit for Box Schemes
and Retail
 
E Note 0307
Annual Audit for Farmers
 		 E Note 0308
Annual Audit for Importers
 		 E Note 0309
Annual Audit for Processors
 
E Note 0310
Organic Requirements for
Retailers
 		 E Note 0311
The OFF Logo
 		 E Note 0312
Applying Organic Standards to
Restaurants and Food Service
Operations
 
E Note 0313
Organic Certification of
Contract Warehouse / Storage
 		 E Note 0314
Best Practice for Processors
(including on farm processors)
and Storage Units
 		 E Note 0315
Livestock Feeds
 
E Note 0316
Arable Producers
 		 E Note 0317
Livestock Health
 		 E Note 0318
Poultry Producers
 
E Note 0319
Exporting to USA,
Key Features for Producers
 		 E Note 0320
Exporting to USA,
Key Features for Processors
and Traders
 		 E Note 0321
Permitted Ingredients of
Non-Agricultural Origin
 
E Note 0322
Permitted Processing Aids
and Other Products
 		 E Note 0323
Specimen Procedure for
Organic Processing and Packing
 		 E Note 0324
What are Non-Compliances?
 
E Note 0325
Annual Organic Reconciliation
 		 E Note 0326
Using Wild Plant Ingredients
in Organic
 		 E Note 0327
Egg Producers
 
E Note 0328
Aquaculture Feeds
for Fin Fish
 		 E Note 0329
Certification of Aquaculture
 		 E Note 0330
Key Requirements in
Organic Aquaculture
 
E Note 0331
Horses on Organic Land
 		 E Note 0332
Key Requirements for a Health
and Bio- Security Plan for
Organic Aquaculture Operations
 		 E Note 0333
Key Requirements for the
Development of an Effective
Environmental and Quality
Management System
 
E Note 0334
Suspension, Withdrawals
and Deletions
 		 E Note 0335
Instructions for the use of
Organic Recipe Calculation Sheet
 		 E Note 0336
Permitted Ingredients of
Agricultural Origin which have
not been Organically Produced
 
E Note 0337
The Rules of Composition
 		    

 

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Derogation Forms

If you feel you are unable to meet a certain area of the standards please complete one of the forms below and submit to our office for approval.  Please note that derogations are not automatically approved and you must supply as much information as possible to support your request.  The Organic Food Federations primary concern is to ensure the organic standards are upheld.

0559 Request for Approval to
use Non-Organic Feed
 

 0560 Request for the
use of Copper
 		 0561 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Suckler Cows
 
0562 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Turkey Poults
 		 0563 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Day Old Chicks
 		 0564 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Pullets
 
0565 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Goslings
 		 0566 Application to use
Non-Organic Seed Mix
 		 0567 Application to use
Non-Organic Seed
 
0568 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Pigs
 		 0569 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Sheep
 		 0570 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Smolts
 
0571 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Aquaculture Feed
 		 0572 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Aquaculture
Brood Stock
 		 0573 Request for Derogation
Due to Bad Weather
(Aquaculture)
 
0574 Request for Derogation
to run Non-Organic Livestock
on Organic Land
 		    

 

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Other

Please find below a list of helpful documents to assist with your organic certification.

0400 Rules for Operators
 

 0511 Recipe Calculation
 		 0512 Recipe Calculation
(Feed Mill)
0518 Subcontractor use
of OFF Logo
 		 0521 Artwork Sign-Off
 Request
 		 0529 Transfer Record for
Organic Livestock
0530 Field Record Sheet
 		 0531 Request for Additional
Land to enter Transition 1
 		 Livestock Health Plan
Template
 
Rules for Non-Food
Operators
 		 The Green List Manure Management Plan

 

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