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For this years BioFach 2010, IFOAM EU Group organised several workshops. Please view the uploaded presentations of the different speakers.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

EU Standards and Legislation:
Widening the scope of the organic regulation.
New areas in the scope of the organic regulation?
The organic regulation 2.0 – Experiences from NL

Moderator:
Camilla Mikkelsen, IFOAM EU Group, Brussels
Speakers:
Keith Ball, IFOAM EU Group Brussels
Marian Blom, biologica NL, NL
Francia Blake, Soil Association Ltd. UK
Opening Slide available here

Congress: New areas in the scope of the Organic Regulation

Francis Blake
Policy Advisor
Soil Association
Presentation available here

Thursday February 17, 2011

Update on EU legislation and EU-organic-logo

Maria Fladl
European Commission
DG AGRI
Presentation available here

The EU Regulation at work: the Control System and the Expert Group for Technical Advice on organic production (EGTOP)

Stefano Cinti
Presentation available here

Friday February 18, 2011

8th Open meeting of the International Organic Out Of Home Community
Following presentations on country reports available here

Country Report Belgium
Tales from the Biggest Belgian Distributor

Renaat Daem, Biofresh Company
Presentation available here

Country Report Germany
Anchoring skills for sustainable development in vocational
training curricula for HoReCa professionals – a new project

Nancy Mattausch, Institute of Teacher Training for Vocational
Education
Presentation available here

Country Report Finland
Finnish Supply Chains in Public Procurement: an obstacle
course or impending Springtime?

Marja-Riitta Kottila, EkoCentria - Finnish Organic Catering
Centre
Presentation available here

Country Report Denmark I
Organic Supply Chains in Public Procurement - barriers and
potentials

Niels Heine Kristensen, Aarlborg University
Presentation available here

Country Report Denmark II
Copenhagen Ambitions: experiences in organic procurement

Anya Hultberg, Københavns Madhus
Presentation available here

Catering Forum / Gastro Forum
Issues in organic catering: Certification
Following Catering Forum Presentations available here

Opening the session

Camilla Mikkelsen, IFOAM-EU Group, Brussels, Belgium
Carola Strassner, a’verdis and University of Applied Sciences, Muenster,
Germany
Presentation available here

The Norwegian approach to organics in large scale
kitchens – Why we changed the system

Harald Bjørn-Larsen, Debio, Norway
Presentation available here

Easy Steps to Organic Certification – Has the Revision of
the EC-Regulation had any impact?

Carola Strassner, a’verdis – Sustainable FoodService
Solutions, Germany
Presentation available here

Organic catering and public procurement in EU context
Camilla Mikkelsen, IFOAM-EU Group, Brussels

Presentation available here

“Quality assurance for organic integrity"

Moderator:

Bavo van den Idsert, VBP and Vice-President of the IFOAM EU-Group

Speakers:

Hans Braeckman, Fytolab Presentation available here

Cecile Frissur, Synabio

“BioFishForum” - Year after introduction of EU-

Regulation and update reports

Moderator:

Lena Wietheger, IFOAM EU-Group

Speakers:

Stefan Bergleiter, IFOAM EU Aquaculture Group

(presentation attached)

Michael Böhm, InterBioBretagne (presentation attached)

Michele Stark, IMO (presentation attached)

Saturday February, 19, 2011

Importing to the EU : Regulatory possibilities and obstacles
Slide available here

Importing to the EU:
Regulatory possibilities and obstacles

Jim Pierce
Oregon Tilth, US
Presentation available here

The EU Import Rules for Organic Products

Beate Huber
FiBl
Presentation available here

"Strengthening added values of organic food"

Moderator:

Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU Group

Speakers:

Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU -office co-ordinator for IFOAM EU SGOP, Jurrien Roossien, Sales manager Ingredients, DO‐IT bv, Member of the Board VBP, Cecile Frissur, Synabio

Specialist Group Organic Processing

Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU -office co-ordinator for IFOAM EU SGOP
Presentation available here

Adding Value to Organic Products

Jurrien Roossien, Sales manager Ingredients, DO‐IT bv,
Member of the Board VBP
Presentation available here

The EU Import Regulation and Current Status of Implementation

Caroline Pottier
European Commission
DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Presentation available here