Taipei Times
Date: May 30, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Countries planning to sell organic produce to Taiwan would have to sign equivalence
Tainan organic farmer Wu Lee-chuan inspects plants on March 6.
Photo: Chiu Hao-tang, Taipei Times
agreements with the nation within one year after the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act (有機農業促進法) takes effect today, Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said yesterday, hailing the act’s implementation as a step forward in agricultural transformation.
The act, which was promulgated on May 30 last year for implementation a year after, aims to protect domestic organic farmers, Chen said.
The agreements mean both sides mutually recognize the other’s organic produce.
At present, 22 countries are allowed to sell organic produce to Taiwan — 16 EU nations, the UK (listed as non-EU), New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada and Chile.
