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	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	China Organic (COFCC) China · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	Germany's national organic mark, owned by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on most German organic packaging since 2001. Same standard as the EU Leaf — Bio-Siegel is the brand consumers recognise.	China's national organic certification under the Certification and Accreditation Administration. Mandatory on any product sold as '有机' (organic) in mainland China.
Scope	Food	Food	Food
Established	1985	2001	2005
Inspection	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual on-site by CNCA-accredited certifier
Residue testing	Risk-based	Risk-based	Required
Guarantees	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual third-party certification. Each certified product carries a unique 17-digit traceability code.
Does NOT	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	Imported organic foods must be re-certified under the Chinese standard — overseas certifications alone are not accepted for the 有机 label.

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