Transcript Workshop C results - Food quality certification schemes

Workshop C results - Food quality labelling
schemes – part III green paper
• Importance of food quality labelling schemes
• Contribute to sustainable development, preservation of
local traditions, potential add market value, potential
better market access
• Help consumers in their choice, respond to consumer’s
needs
• Guarantee for the consumer (trust) : origin, importance
of the transparency of the certification schemes,
distinction between public – private certification
• Necessary promotion to the consumer (information,
marketing, public procurement)
Workshop C results - Single EU
market in organic products
• Good foundation : EU regulation 834/2007 – certification
at EU level – good financial support
• Balance between support of supply (producers - market
structures measures - research) and to the demand
(consumers – promotion, information, public
procurement )
• Necessity of keeping the integrity of organic production
• Keeping the consumer’s trust (control, logo)
• Importance of local / regional markets, which are part of
the global EU market