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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
01/12/2022
Labelling Textiles

Joint open letter on concerns over PEF methodology for textiles

26/10/2022
Textiles

Open letter on concerns about the PEF methodology and its application to apparel and footwear products

27/04/2021
Animal welfare Food policy

Ending the use of cages in animal farming

Ending the use of cages in animal farming. “End the cage age” ECI received 1.4 million verified signatures from every…
29/05/2019
Organic regulations Seeds

Common letter to the European Commission on the Organic Regulation 2018/848 and the upcoming Delegated Act on "Organic Heterogeneous Materials"

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

Less and better: A call for policy action on animal farming

20/03/2018
GMOs Seeds

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

20/12/2017
Seeds

High number of patent applications for plants and animals

12/07/2017
Seeds

Request for prolongation of the temporary experiment set up by Commission implementing Decision 2014/150/EU providing for certain derogations for the marketing of populations of plant species

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

03/02/2016
Seeds

Stop patents on conventionally bred seeds, plants and animals

17/12/2015
Seeds

EP Resolution on Patents and Plant Breeders Rights

19/11/2015
Organic regulations

On organic aquaculture - Use of non-organic juvenils on Organic Production

18/11/2015
Organic regulations

On the upcoming Trilogue Negotiations on the New Organic Regulation

16/07/2015
Seeds

Call for an ambitious reform of the EU seed and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) marketing law

07/03/2014
Animal welfare

On Commission Communication on sustainable food

25/02/2014
GMOs Seeds

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

11/12/2013
Biodiversity Seeds

Parliament must stand up for S&PRM law that favours diversity

31/10/2013
GMOs Seeds

On college debate on 6 November on genetically modified maize

27/09/2011
Organic regulations

Concerns about the intention to extend the scope of the Ecolabel to include agricultural food products, processed foods and products from aquaculture To Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment and Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

17/11/2010
Organic regulations

On European standards for natural and organic cosmetics

17/11/2010
Organic regulations

On processing – Annexes VIII and IX of Reg. (EC) No 889/2008 ‐ the first areas to be discussed by the expert group

15/10/2010
Animal welfare

On draft Commission report on cloning of animals for food

29/09/2010
Organic regulations

On re-examination of nitrite/nitrate, SO2 and HCl

29/04/2010
Organic regulations

On Committee vote on regulation on novel foods – 4th May

15/03/2010
Animal welfare

On key amendments of the Marit Paulsen report on evaluation and assessment of the Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006‐2010 (COM(2006)0013 – 009/2202(INI))

16/10/2008
Organic regulations

Draft Regulation on a Community scheme COM (2008) 401/3

Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
25/06/2024
Organic regulations

Management of pesticide residues in organic products – a follow-up brief 

IFOAM Organics Europe published its Position Paper on the Management of Pesticide Residues in Organic Products early summer in 2023.…
30/11/2022
Textiles

Social & environmental impacts of organic and non-organic textiles - An overview of the literature

30/06/2022
Organic regulations

Use of Flavourings in Organic Food

This guidance is based on IFOAM Organics Europe understanding of the new Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (referred to in this document…
12/03/2012
Organic regulations Plant health care

Guideline for Pesticide Residue Contamination for International Trade in Organic

18/06/2009
Animal welfare

Organic - part of the solution! Animal welfare

Leaflets
16/02/2021
About us Vision

Making Europe more organic - A short overview of IFOAM Organics Europe's past, present & future work

18/06/2020
Knowledge for organic Seeds

LIVESEED - Boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe

Seeds are the foundation of farming. Therefore, organic production should start with organic seed. Applying organic seed is mandatory according…
26/06/2019
About us Vision

Making Europe more organic - A short overview of IFOAM EU's past, present and future work

23/08/2017
Vision

Transforming food and farming - Making it happen, an organic roadmap

Reports and studies
10/11/2023
GMOs Seeds

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes?

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes? is a briefing providing an overview of the…
28/11/2022
Organic regulations Plant health care

Report on contaminants present in food - Evaluation of survey results

This report contains the results of a survey on contaminants on food and how to deal with them. The survey…
17/10/2022
Organic regulations Plant health care

Pilot study of spray drift on small organic farms in Switzerland

Spray drift is a major problem for organic farmers, particularly in small fields (Speiser and Kretzschmar, 2021). To support the…
02/06/2022
Organic regulations Plant health care

Cases of pesticide residues – Illustrating the decisions taken by control bodies and control authorities in Europe

The handling of organic products contaminated with pesticide residues is highly diverse within Europe. Also, differences between different actors within…
14/11/2018
Animal welfare

Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation

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