Organic & Demeter Standards<\/h2>\n
Please look at\u00a0both<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0standards\u00a0\u2013\u00a0meeting the requirements of the Organic standards is a prerequisite of the Demeter standards<\/p>\n Demeter UK Combined Standards<\/a><\/p>\n Demeter Social Responsibility Standard<\/a><\/p>\n BDA Certification Organic Production Standards<\/a><\/p>\n BDA Certification Organic Processing & Trader Standards<\/a><\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Producer \u2013 Conversion Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Producer – Additional Land Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Processing and Packing with Import and Wholesale Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Please use the following forms to get your products and labels approved before printing labels and to add products to your schedule.<\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Label Only Approval form<\/a><\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Licensee Product MIPS and label approval form<\/a><\/p>\n Demeter and Organic Licensee Single Ingredient Product Specification form<\/a><\/p>\n Please check\u00a0the official database for availability of o<\/span>rganic seed and organic vegetative propagating material in the UK<\/span>\u00a0before applying for a derogation : <\/span>OrganicXseeds UK<\/a><\/p>\n Derogations can only be approved for non-organic seeds where organic is not available.<\/p>\n For organic and biodynamic seeds please try:<\/p>\n Esk Seeds and Plants<\/a><\/p>\n Seeds of Italy<\/a><\/p>\n Keep in mind that all seeds must be GMO free, for Demeter that includes New Breeding Techniques (Precision Breeding) Non-organic seed derogation form<\/a><\/p>\n Non-organic trees and plants derogation form<\/a><\/p>\n Please consider that any derogation for non-organic livestock or feed needs to be submitted to DEFRA, so please allow time for this process.\u00a0All derogation requests must be submitted in good time before the derogation would come\u00a0into effect. Please review relevant sections of the standards and the derogation forms for specific restrictions or evidence needed for each derogation.<\/p>\n Suggested marketplaces for organic livestock and feed:<\/p>\n Any veterinary procedures such as tail docking & castrations are now included in your animal health plan & farming questionnaire completed prior to inspection.<\/p>\n Derogation form – non-organic feed\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Derogation form – animal tethering<\/a><\/p>\n Derogation form – common grazing<\/a><\/p>\n Derogation form – general<\/a><\/p>\n Derogation form – non-organic herd expansion<\/a><\/p>\n Derogation form – non-organic poultry<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock Movement to Slaughter form<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock Transfer form<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please contact rswann@biodynamic.org.uk for more information and forms for non-organic ingredient derogations.<\/p>\n Guidance \u2013 Labelling Organic Products<\/a><\/p>\n Guidance \u2013 Labelling Demeter Products<\/a><\/p>\n Demeter Labelling Manual<\/a><\/p>\n GOV.UK Labelling Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n Plant Cultivation<\/a><\/p>\n Biodynamic Preparations\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n See our Quality Manual which explains our operating procedures<\/p>\n BDA Quality Manual Version 12.4 – April 2026<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This page has documentation that you will need to be a Demeter licensee.\u00a0\u00a0If you have any questions about any of these documents please feel free to get in touch certification@biodynamic.org.uk Organic & Demeter Standards Please look at\u00a0both\u00a0standards\u00a0\u2013\u00a0meeting the requirements of the Organic standards is a prerequisite of the Demeter standards Demeter UK Combined Standards Demeter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" This page has documentation that you will need to apply or be a Demeter licensee.\u00a0<\/strong> If you have any questions about any of these documents please feel free to get in touch certification@biodynamic.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nApplication Forms<\/h2>\n
Product & Label Specification Forms<\/h2>\n
Production Derogation Forms<\/h2>\n
SEEDS<\/h4>\n
Please see the list of seeds that have not been produced from CMS (cytoplasmic fusion) \u2013 especially for brassicas:\u00a0Cell fusion free positive list – seed<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0LIVESTOCK<\/h4>\n
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Other Production Forms<\/h2>\n
Processing Derogation Forms<\/h2>\n
Labelling<\/h2>\n
Biodynamic Preparation Good Practice Manuals<\/h2>\n
Operating Procedures<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\nOrganic & Demeter Standards\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nPlease look at both<\/span> standards<\/strong> - meeting the requirements of the Organic standards is a prerequisite of the Demeter standards\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter UK Combined Standards<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nBDA Certification Organic Production Standards<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nBDA Organic Processing & Importing Standards<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n
Application forms<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nDemeter and Organic producer - conversion application form<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter and Organic Processing and Packing with Import and wholesale Application Form<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n
Product & Label Specification forms<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nPlease use the following forms to get your products and labels approved before printing labels and to add products to your schedule.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter and Organic Label Only Approval form<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nDemeter and Organic Licensee Product MIPS and label approval form<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nDemeter and Organic Licensee Single Ingredient Product Specification form<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n
Derogation forms<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nPlease consider that any derogation for non organic seeds or livestock<\/span> needs to submitted to DEFRA, so please allow time for this process.<\/strong>\r\n
You can source open pollinated Biodynamic & Organic seeds here<\/h5>\r\n
SEEDCOOPERATIVE.ORG.UK<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\r\nAny veterinary procedures such as Tail docking & castrations are now included in your animal health plan & farming questionnaire completed prior to inspection<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDefra Derogation form - non-organic seeds<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter derogation form - non-organic trees and plants<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter Derogation form - non organic poultry & livestock<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter Derogation form - common grazing<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter Derogation form - non organic feed<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nDemeter Derogation form - general<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nFor Demeter processing derogation, please get in touch with Richard Swann on<\/strong>\u00a0 rswann@biodynamic.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\r\n
Labelling<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nGuidance - labelling - Organic Products<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nGuidance - labelling - Demeter products<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n