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	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	EU Ecolabel (Flower) European Union · Tier 3 Specialty	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	The European Commission's voluntary environmental label. Covers cleaning products, paper, textiles, electronics, accommodation services. NOT an organic mark.	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.	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food	Several categories
Established	2009	1992	2001	1983
Inspection	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual audit by national Ecolabel competent body	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited
Residue testing	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Per-category limits	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.	Lifecycle-based environmental criteria per product category. Restrictions on hazardous chemicals. Annual licence renewal with audit.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.
Does NOT	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Doesn't apply to food. Doesn't mean organic.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.

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