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

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