Sec. 3. Definitions
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Section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— by striking The term and inserting the following: The term ; and by adding at the end the following: When used in the context of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, the term certifying agent includes a certifying agent— accredited in accordance with section 2106(b)(1); or accredited by a foreign government that acted under an equivalency arrangement negotiated between the United States and the foreign government. ; by redesignating paragraphs
(13)through
(21)as paragraphs
(14)through (22), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(12)the following: The term national organic program import certificate means a form developed for purposes of the program under this title— to provide documentation sufficient to verify that an agricultural product imported for sale in the United States satisfies the requirement under section 2106(b)(1); and which shall include, at a minimum, information sufficient to indicate, with respect to the agricultural product— the origin; the destination; the certifying agent issuing the national organic program import certificate; the harmonized tariff code, if a harmonized tariff code exists for the agricultural product; the total weight; and the organic standard to which the agricultural product is certified. .
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