10. In the case of a suspension or cancellation of its accreditation, the certification body shall provide the Agency, without delay, with a list of holders of certifications and a list of pending applications for certification.

11. For the purpose of this Part and Part 3, the percentage of organic products contained in a multi-ingredient product shall be determined in accordance with CAN/CGSB 32.310.

• 12. (1) A person who wishes to obtain an organic certification for an agricultural product shall apply to a certification body, subject to subsection (3), within 12 months before the day on which the product is expected to be marketed, in the form provided by the Agency and signed by the applicant.

• (2) The application shall contain

  • (a) the name of the agricultural product;

  • (b) in the case of a multi-ingredient product, a statement setting out its composition and the percentage of organic products it contains;

  • (c) a statement naming the substances used in the production and processing of the agricultural product and describing the manner in which those substances are used; and

  • (d) a report setting out in detail the methods used in the production and processing of the agricultural product and the control mechanisms in place to ensure that those methods comply at all times with the requirements set out in CAN/CGSB 32.310.

• (3) In the case of an initial application for an organic certification of a product set out in column 1 of Schedule 1, the application shall be filed within the time set out in column 2.

• 13. (1) A certification body shall certify an agricultural product as organic if it determines, after verification, that

  • (a) in the case of a multi-ingredient product, at least 70% of its contents are organic and its composition complies with the requirements set out in CAN/CGSB 32.310;

  • (b) the substances used in the production and processing of the agricultural product are those set out in, and used in the manner described in, CAN/CGSB 32.311; and

  • (c) the production and processing methods used and the control mechanisms in place comply with the requirements set out in CAN/CGSB 32.310 and with the general principles respecting organic production set out in that standard.

• (2) The certification body shall issue documents to the applicant confirming the organic certification of the product.

• 14. (1) A person who wishes to package and label an organic product shall apply to a certification body, in the form provided by the Agency and signed by the applicant, for certification that the packaging and labelling are done in accordance with the requirements set out in CAN/CGSB 32.310.

• (2) The application shall contain

  • (a) the name of the organic product packaged and labelled;

  • (b) a statement naming the substances used in the packaging and labelling of the organic product and describing the manner in which those substances are used; and

  • (c) a report setting out in detail the packaging and labelling methods used and the control mechanisms in place to ensure that those methods comply at all times with the requirements set out in CAN/CGSB 32.310.