Below you can download all position papers and letters by IFOAM EU Group.  

Position papers 

Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council
December 2012 - REGULATION
Labelling of origin required on products labelled with the EU organic logo
December 2012 - REGULATIONControls in organic production and processing
October 2012 - REGULATION

Actions recommended for improving the credibility of organic imports from third countries
October 2012 - REGULATION

Organic poultry production and rearing (update of the position of January 2012)
May 2012 - REGULATION
Flexibility in the Organic Regulation (update of position of July 2011)
February 2012  - REGULATION

Reaction to the CAP Legislative Proposals 2014-2020
January 2012 

Organic poultry production and rearing (update of the position of August 2010)
January 2012 - REGULATION

Organic greenhouse production
January 2012 - REGULATION

"The EU Soil Directive - building the foundations for a quagmire or healthy humus?"
September 2011

Flexibility in the Organic Regulation
July 2011  - REGULATION

Position archives

Official letters

IFOAM EU Group second letter to Commission on improvement of controls within the organic control system
December 19, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group input to the USDA-NOP consultation on Sunset Review for nutrients, vitamins and minerals
December 19, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on Parity in the use of Stevia rebaudiana in the European Union (annexes)
December 6, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on improvement of controls within the organic control system
November 9, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on EU/US equivalence agreement: livestock products and conversion period
November 9, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group called on Head of States not to distribute blank cheques for agricultural spending
November 9, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group comments on EOCC pesticides residues guidelines
October 31, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group voting recommendations on the report on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)
October 10, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on EU/US equivalence agreement: Question list
September 19, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on EU/US equivalence agreement: Control measures for livestock products
July 25, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on annexes I, II, XII and article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008
July 6, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on environmental performance
July 5, 2012 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to Commission on annexes I, II and XII of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008
May 17, 2012 - Regulation

Common NGO letter to the President of the European Parliament on Transparency within the CAP Legislative Process
May 8, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU letter on organic feed
March 28, 2012 - Regulation

Common letter to MEPs regarding the CAP addressing EU proteins
March 20, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter to the European Commission on ecolabelling, sustainable food and ecological performance
February 7, 2012 - Policy

Common NGO letter to the European Commission on EFSA's drafting of guidelines on GM-animals
January 27, 2012 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter on organic feed
October 20, 2011 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter on promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products
October 17, 2011 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter on organic feed
September 27, 2011 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter to the European Commission on ecolabelling (annexes 1, 2)
September 27, 2011 - Policy

Common NGO letter to the European Commission re: Inter-Service Consultation on CAP reform
September 1, 2011 - Policy

Letter to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, on the future of rural development programmes
June 22, 2011 - Policy

IFOAM EU Group letter on organic processing
May 30, 2011 - Regulation

IFOAM EU Group letter on organic processing (annexes 1, 2, 3, 4)
May 20, 2011 - Regulation