Organic Agriculture Promotion Act Article 17
Imported agricultural products shall meet one of the following conditions before they can be sold, labelled or advertised as organic:1.Certified by a domestic or foreign certification body accredited by ROC, given that the certification activities are performed within the territory prescribed on the accreditation certificate.2.Certified by a certification body accredited by a country or member of World Trade Organization that is in organic equivalence with ROC, given that the certification activities are performed within the territory of the accrediting country or WTO member, reviewed qualified by the Central Competent Authority at the request of the importer, and issued with an approval document.Countries or members of WTO with organic equivalence defined in subparagraph 2 of the previous paragraph shall sign the mutual organic equivalence recognition treaty, agreement, or other official documents with ROC. After signing, the countries or members shall be promulgated by the Central Competent Authority.The Central Competent Authority shall establish the regulations to stipulate the application requirement, the review procedures, the data to retain, the labeling, the management, and other relevant items, as described in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 1.
中文原文 有機農業促進法第17條
進口農產品符合下列規定之一者,始得以有機名義販賣、標示、展示或廣告:
一、經我國認證合格之境內或境外驗證機構,於認證證書記載之地區、國家境內實施之有機農產品驗證合格。
二、有機同等性之國家或世界貿易組織會員有機認證合格之驗證機構,於該國或會員境內驗證合格,並由進口業者向中央主管機關申請審查合格,取得同意文件。
前項第二款所定有機同等性之國家或世界貿易組織會員,應與我國完成簽訂雙邊有機同等性相互承認之條約、協定或其他官方約定文件後,由中央主管機關公告之。
第一項第二款進口有機農產品之申請要件、審查程序、資料保存、標示方式、管理及其他相關事項之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。
一、經我國認證合格之境內或境外驗證機構,於認證證書記載之地區、國家境內實施之有機農產品驗證合格。
二、有機同等性之國家或世界貿易組織會員有機認證合格之驗證機構,於該國或會員境內驗證合格,並由進口業者向中央主管機關申請審查合格,取得同意文件。
前項第二款所定有機同等性之國家或世界貿易組織會員,應與我國完成簽訂雙邊有機同等性相互承認之條約、協定或其他官方約定文件後,由中央主管機關公告之。
第一項第二款進口有機農產品之申請要件、審查程序、資料保存、標示方式、管理及其他相關事項之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。