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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
15/12/2022
GMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe and ENGA letter to COM Kyriakides and Wojciechowski regarding the impact assessment on potential future legislation on “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs)

01/12/2022
Labelling Textiles

Joint open letter on concerns over PEF methodology for textiles

10/11/2022
Plant health care

Joint letter to call on the Parliament and the Council to support the Commission’s proposal on the SUR

29 NGOs, the European organic movement, beekeepers and IBMA (biocontrol manufacturers) call on the Parliament and the Council to support…
03/11/2022
Plant health care

Joint statement from 16 organisations across Europe on the SAIO Regulation regarding PPPs' records to be kept by professional users

We co-signed with 15 NGOs this joint statement regarding the SAIO (Statistics on Agricultural Inputs and Outputs) Regulation (approved by the European Parliament…
26/10/2022
Textiles

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

24/10/2022
Plant health care

The Commission’s new initiative for a Fertiliser Communication and the urgency of the Integrated Nutrients Management Action Plan

24/10/2022
Plant health care

Joint letter on the Commission’s new initiative for a Fertiliser Communication and the urgency of the Integrated Nutrients Management Action Plan

04/10/2022
GMOs

European Commission’s biased road to deregulation of new GMOs

Targeted survey is fatally flawed and cannot be used for impact assessment of “new genomic techniques” legislation.
21/03/2022
Plant health care

Publication of the revision of the legislation on the sustainable use of pesticides, on 23 March 2022

17/03/2022
CAP Food policy Food security

Re: EP resolution on food security

The war against Ukraine raises legitimate concerns over price increases and availability of certain agriculture inputs, namely cereals for animal…
07/03/2022
Food policy

Joint open letter on concerns over PEF methodology for agri-food products

28/02/2022
Plant health care

Joint statement on the revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive

February 28, 2022 – We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the lack of ambition in the proposal on…
21/10/2019
CAP

Joint open letter to Members of the European Parliament calling for a more ambitious CAP

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"

22/05/2019
GMOs

Open letter to the European Commission - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

17/05/2019
GMOs

Open letter to Spitzenkandidaten - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

08/05/2019
Food policy

Open letter to the lead candidates for the role of European Commission President on a common food policy and a VP responsible for sustainable food systems

07/05/2019
Food policy

Letter from 55 civil society organisations to EU Heads of Government for the nomination of next EU Commissioners

15/04/2019
CAP

Open letter to the Council Permanent Representations on the recommendations of the organic farming sector concerning the CAP’s future Green Architecture ahead of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting

25/03/2019
CAP

Open letter to Members of the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee on supporting organic farming in the CAP vote on the 2nd of April 2019

04/10/2016
Climate change

Open letter to environment ministers on the Effort Sharing and the LULUCF Regulations

05/07/2016
GMOs

Oppose authorisation of three genetically modified (GM) maize for cultivation

13/05/2016
Climate change

Upcoming exchange of views in the Agriculture Council on climate and agriculture (May 17) with particular reference to the forthcoming Effort Sharing Decision and LULUCF proposals

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

22/04/2016
Climate change

Letter to ensure that the 2030 Effort Sharing Decision, the EU's largest climate instrument, is fit for purpose

16/03/2016
GMOs

New techniques of genetic engineering: Why EU GMO law must be fully applied to the so-called ‘New Plant Breeding Techniques’

24/02/2016
GMOs

Open letter on new invasive species in Spain that can outcross with genetically modified maize

22/02/2016
Climate change

Open letter by 76 public health, environmental, civil society, organic farming and animal welfare organisations on the opening of the trilogue negotiations on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive

03/02/2016
Seeds

Stop patents on conventionally bred seeds, plants and animals

Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
06/12/2022
Plant health care

Press briefing: EU’s first legally binding pesticide reduction targets under threat

IFOAM Organics Europe & GLOBAL 2000 press briefing on the background and threats to the EU Sustainable Use of Plant…
30/11/2022
Textiles

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

26/10/2022
Food policy

Zooming in on the limitations of the PEF methodology for agri-food products

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…
09/06/2022
Plant health care

Proposal to develop a new indicator for monitoring the Farm to Fork pesticide reduction target

IFOAM Organics Europe calls for the European Commission to develop a new indicator for monitoring the Farm to Fork pesticide…
16/08/2019
Fairness & transparency

The Unfair Trading Practices Directive: a transposition and implementation guide

22/02/2019
Fairness & transparency

Full Cost Accounting to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems

Leaflets
10/02/2022
25% organic target Food policy

Making organic products in sustainable public procurement happen

Organic products in public procurement can play a key role in making the target of 25% of organic land by…
26/06/2019
About us Vision

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

05/06/2019
GMOs

All techniques of genetic modification must be regulated

Organic farming is GMO-free per definition but is endangered by the development of new techniques of genetic modification. If their…
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