According to Order No. 8765/2021, of the Diário da República of September 3, which amends Order No. 9093/2017, of October 16, new representatives of the Biological Production Observatory.
You new representatives of the Observatory they are the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the Federation of Agrifood Industries (FIPA), the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Services of Portugal (AHRESP), the Competence Center for Organic Agriculture and for Products in Organic Production Mode (CCBIO) and also a representative of Control Bodies with official control tasks delegated by the National Competent Authority in the context of Organic Production.
According to Order 9093/2017, of 16 October, of the DR, this Observatory has the function of promoting an adequate and effective monitoring of the market of biological products, aiming at assessing the impact of ENAB and its possible revision. It is also intended to promote various actions and measures aimed at stimulating the production, availability and consumption of biological products and publicize their results.