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	Naturland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Rainforest Alliance Global · Tier 3 Specialty
What it means	A German farmers' association whose private organic standard is stricter than the EU baseline. Covers food, aquaculture, textiles, and cosmetics. Recognised globally.	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	Sustainable-agriculture certification (post-2020 merged standard with UTZ). Covers environmental, social, and economic criteria. NOT an organic mark.
Scope	Several categories	Several categories	Food	Food
Established	1982	1983	1985	1987
Inspection	Annual on-site by Naturland-accredited inspectors	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual third-party audit (RA-accredited)
Residue testing	Required	Risk-based	Risk-based	Risk-based
Guarantees	Stricter than EU 2018/848 (lower nitrogen inputs, full-farm conversion, social standards). Annual on-site inspection. Fair-pricing requirements for member farmers.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	Reduced (not eliminated) synthetic pesticide use, with bans on the most hazardous classes. Forest conservation requirements (no deforestation after the cut-off date). Worker welfare and community development requirements. Annual third-party audit.
Does NOT	Membership-based — only farms that join the Naturland association can use the mark.	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Allows synthetic pesticides — does NOT meet any organic standard. Often confused with organic but it's a different programme.

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