Frequently Asked Questions

Covered in this section are some of the most frequently asked questions and they should prove to be a helpful a guide in better understanding Quebec's Act Respecting Reserved Designations and Added-Value Claims, as well as how it applies to organic designation.

In order to browse easily through this section, the questions are grouped under the following topics:

• Accreditation and Recognition of Certifying Bodies
• Certification
• Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (CARTV)
• Consumer information
• Definitions
• Distribution and Retail Sales
• Environment and Society
• Fields of Application
• Import/Export
• Labeling and Packaging
• Merchants
• Monitoring
• Organic Agriculture
• Organic Reference Standards
• Production, Processing and Preparation
• Reserved Designations

Accreditation and Recognition of Certifying Bodies