Organic standards for Northern Ireland
The documents on this page contain the requirements for organic certification in Northern Ireland, in accordance with the new EU Regulation (EC) 2018/848 and subsequent implementing and delegated acts. You can find a full list and links to the regulations on IFOAM website.
You can download our standards documents below. These documents were published in 2025.
For further information on the latest updates please visit the Certification Updates page.
Soil Association organic standards for Northern Ireland
The standards documents below contain both the baseline regulation in accordance with (EC) 2018/848 along with the Soil Association higher standards.
Organic standards for Northern Ireland
The documents below contain the baseline standards for licensees in Northern Ireland, according to regulation (EC) 2018/848
Supporting documents
- Northern Ireland summary of changes - updated 26 January 2026
- Annex: Sourcing organic ingredients - updated 5 June 2025
- Annex: Research derogation
- Glossary - updated 21 March 2024
