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7 U.S.C. § 6504 — National standards for organic production
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To be sold or labeled as an organically produced agricultural product under this chapter, an agricultural product shall—
(1) have been produced and handled without the use of synthetic chemicals, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(2) except as otherwise provided in this chapter and excluding livestock, not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances, including synthetic chemicals, have been applied during the 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the agricultural products; and
(3) be produced and handled in compliance with an organic plan agreed to by the producer and handler of such product and the certifying agent.
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To be sold or labeled as an organically produced agricultural product under this chapter, an agricultural product shall—
(1) have been produced and handled without the use of synthetic chemicals, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(2) except as otherwise provided in this chapter and excluding livestock, not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances, including synthetic chemicals, have been applied during the 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the agricultural products; and
(3) be produced and handled in compliance with an organic plan agreed to by the producer and handler of such product and the certifying agent.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to accredit a governing State official, and any private person, that meets the requirements of this section as a certifying agent for the purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation as a certified organic farm or handling operation.
**(b) Requirements** To be accredited as a certifying agent under this section, a governing State official or private person shall—
(1) prepare and submit, to the Secretary, an application for such accreditation;
(2) have sufficient expertise in organic farming and handling techniques as determined by the Secretary; and
(3) comply with the requirements of this section and [section 6515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6515&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Additional documentation and verification** The Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program established under this chapter, has the authority, and shall grant a certifying agent the authority, to require producers and handlers to provide additional documentation or verification before granting a certification under [section 6503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6503&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of a compliance risk with respect to meeting the national standards for organic production established under [section 6504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6504&num=0&edition=prelim), as determined by the Secretary or the certifying agent.
**(d) Accreditation of foreign organic certification program**
(1) **In general** — For an agricultural product being imported into the United States to be represented as
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 6505
§ 6503. National organic production program
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish an organic cer-
tification program for producers and handlers of
agricultural products that have been produced
using organic methods as provided for in this
chapter.
(b) State program
In establishing the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall permit each State to im-
plement a State organic certification program
for producers and handlers of agricultural prod-
ucts that have been produced using organic
methods as provided for in this chapter.
(c) Consultation
In developing the program under subsection
(a), and the National List under section 6517 of
this title, the Secretary shall consult with the
National Organic Standards Board established
under section 6518 of this title.
(d) Certification
The Secretary shall implement the program
established under subsection (a) through certi-
fying agents. Such certifying agents may certify
a farm or handling operation that meets the re-
quirements of this chapter and the requirements
of the organic certification program of the State
(if applicable) as an organically certified farm or
handling operation.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2104, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 3937.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EXCLUSIONS FROM ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132
Stat. 4899, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2018], the
Secretary [of Agriculture] shall issue regulations to
limit the type of organic operations that are excluded
from certification under section 205.101 of title 7, Code
of Federal Regulations, and from certification under
any other related sections under
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