European Commissioner for agriculture, Phil Hogan met today in Paris his Chilean counterpart, Minister Carlos Furcher. Commissioner Hogan stated at that occasion: "I very much welcome the end of negotiations with Chile with a view to concluding an agreement on trade in organic products. The European organic sector continues to be one of our most dynamic production sectors and Chile has great potential in developing opportunities for organic farmers and businesses. This agreement will contribute to creating jobs and growth for both partners, with the guarantee for the consumer of solid control systems."
The agreement is broad in scope, including all EU organic products, and will allow for products produced and controlled according to EU rules to be directly placed on the Chilean market and vice versa. It will also aim at reciprocally protecting the organic logos as well as providing for a system of updates of the product's coverage, along with increased co-operation, information exchange and dispute settlement in organic trade.
