[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR205.201]

[Page 393]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 1 (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 205_NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C_Organic Production and Handling Requirements
 
Sec. 205.201  Organic production and handling system plan.

    (a) The producer or handler of a production or handling operation, 
except as exempt or excluded under Sec. 205.101, intending to sell, 
label, or represent agricultural products as ``100 percent organic,'' 
``organic,'' or ``made with organic (specified ingredients or food 
group(s))'' must develop an organic production or handling system plan 
that is agreed to by the producer or handler and an accredited 
certifying agent. An organic system plan must meet the requirements set 
forth in this section for organic production or handling. An organic 
production or handling system plan must include:
    (1) A description of practices and procedures to be performed and 
maintained, including the frequency with which they will be performed;
    (2) A list of each substance to be used as a production or handling 
input, indicating its composition, source, location(s) where it will be 
used, and documentation of commercial availability, as applicable;
    (3) A description of the monitoring practices and procedures to be 
performed and maintained, including the frequency with which they will 
be performed, to verify that the plan is effectively implemented;
    (4) A description of the recordkeeping system implemented to comply 
with the requirements established in Sec. 205.103;
    (5) A description of the management practices and physical barriers 
established to prevent commingling of organic and nonorganic products on 
a split operation and to prevent contact of organic production and 
handling operations and products with prohibited substances; and
    (6) Additional information deemed necessary by the certifying agent 
to evaluate compliance with the regulations.
    (b) A producer may substitute a plan prepared to meet the 
requirements of another Federal, State, or local government regulatory 
program for the organic system plan: Provided, That, the submitted plan 
meets all the requirements of this subpart.