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	EU Ecolabel (Flower) European Union · Tier 3 Specialty	Naturland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	ECO Ecocert France · Tier 2 Trusted	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	The European Commission's voluntary environmental label. Covers cleaning products, paper, textiles, electronics, accommodation services. NOT an organic mark.	A German farmers' association whose private organic standard is stricter than the EU baseline. Covers food, aquaculture, textiles, and cosmetics. Recognised globally.	France-based independent certifier operating in 130+ countries. One of the world's largest organic + cosmetics + textile certifiers. The 'Ecocert' wordmark on a package usually means Ecocert was the accredited body that ran the inspection against the national/EU standard.	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.
Scope	Several categories	Several categories	Several categories	Food
Established	1992	1982	1991	2001
Inspection	Annual audit by national Ecolabel competent body	Annual on-site by Naturland-accredited inspectors	Annual on-site, ISO 17065-accredited	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body
Residue testing	Per-category limits	Required	Risk-based per standard	Risk-based
Guarantees	Lifecycle-based environmental criteria per product category. Restrictions on hazardous chemicals. Annual licence renewal with audit.	Stricter than EU 2018/848 (lower nitrogen inputs, full-farm conversion, social standards). Annual on-site inspection. Fair-pricing requirements for member farmers.	Inspection against the relevant national or private organic standard (EU 2018/848, USDA NOP, COSMOS, GOTS, Fair for Life, etc.). Annual on-site inspection. Accredited under multiple national systems including USDA NOP and EU 2018/848.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.
Does NOT	Doesn't apply to food. Doesn't mean organic.	Membership-based — only farms that join the Naturland association can use the mark.	Ecocert is the certifier, not the standard — the actual rules come from whichever organic regulation the product is certified under.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.

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