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	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	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.	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.
Scope	Food	Food	Food
Established	2001	1985	2009
Inspection	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier
Residue testing	Risk-based	Risk-based	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers
Guarantees	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.
Does NOT	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).

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