Appendix III. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Table 1)

(At Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure)

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX 2, TABLE 1

Table 1. Substances for use in Soil Fertilizing and Conditioning

Substance	Description; compositional requirements; conditions of use
........ By products of the sugar industry (e.g. Vinasse)	Need recognized by certification body or authority.
Insert the following
By products from oil palm, coconut and cocoa (including empty fruit bunch, palm oil mill effluent (pome), cocoa peat and empty cocoa pods).	Need recognized by certification body or authority.
By-products of industries processing ingredients from organic agriculture	Need recognized by certification body or authority.