date:Jun 29, 2012
ontrol bodies fail to satisfy a number of EU requirements and fail to take the opportunity to implement certain good practices.
The Commission had not audited Member States control systems between 2001 and the time of the Courts audit.
Also, the competent authorities in Member States encounter difficulties in ensuring the traceability of organic products within their territories and such traceability is even more difficult to achieve for products that have crossed borders.
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