§ 6514. Accreditation program
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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.
(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, in the case of a compliance risk with respect to meeting the national standards for organic production established under section 6504 of this title, 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 organically produced, the Secretary shall require the agricultural product to be accompanied by a complete and valid national organic import certificate, which shall be available as an electronic record.
(2)Tracking system
(A)In general The Secretary shall establish a system to track national organic import certificates.
(B)Integration In establishing the system under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may integrate the system into any existing information tracking systems for imports of agricultural products.
(e)Duration of accreditation An accreditation made under this section—
(1)subject to paragraph (2), shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, as determined appropriate by the Secretary;
(2)in the case of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country, shall be for a period of time that is consistent with the certification of a domestic certifying agent, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
(3)may be renewed.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2115, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3944; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(c), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4900.)
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- Public Law 115–334To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–624To extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2115
- 104 Stat. 3944
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2115
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