United States of America

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recognized the Quebec Accreditation Board / Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (CARTV) for its conformance evaluation system for organic certifiers operating in Quebec, in accordance with Article 205.500 (c) (1), of 7 CFR Part 205, Subpart F, of the National Organic Program (NOP).

This recognition has been published on the USDA Web site and can be viewed at the following address :

www.ams.usda.gov/nop/NOP/TradeIssues/Quebec.html

In accordance with this agreement, the USDA regards the CARTV as being the only organization responsible for supervising the application of the National Organic Program on Quebec territory.