CFAs: Union Quality Scheme on Organic Production Method Program

Deadline: 23-Apr-25

The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications for the Union Quality Scheme on Organic Production Method Program.

The objective is to increase the awareness and recognition of the Union quality scheme on organic production.
Information and promotion programmes on the Union quality scheme on organic production method should be a key priority in the internal market since this scheme provides consumers with assurances on the sustainability, quality and characteristics of the product and the production process used and the environmental and climate benefits they generate, achieve added value for the products concerned and enhance their market opportunities.
The expected ultimate impact is to increase awareness of the Union quality scheme on organic production and to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of organic products, raise their profile and increase their market share.

Projects should have a minimum duration of 12 and a maximum duration of 36 months.

In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in an EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
In order to assess the participants’ eligibility, the following documents are requested:
- private entity: extract from the official journal, copy of articles of association/statutes, extract of trade or association register, certificate of liability to VAT (if, as in certain countries, the trade register number and VAT number are identical, only one of these documents is required)
- public entity: copy of the resolution or decision establishing the public company, or other official document establishing the public-law entity
- entities without legal personality: documents providing evidence that their representative(s) has/have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf.

For more information, visit EC.