I. Transitional period issues concerning the old and new versions of the organic product certification mark. According to the requirements of the Announcement on Launching the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing System (Announcement No. 9 of 2012 of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China), for old-version organic product certification marks that had already been obtained from certification bodies before March 1, 2012, or product packaging already printed with the old-version organic product certification mark, continued use is prohibited after July 1, 2012 (including July 1). If such use is genuinely necessary, it may continue only after being sorted out and made compliant with the new requirements for the use of the organic product certification mark. For old-version organic product certification marks obtained before March 1, 2012, or product packaging already printed with the old-version organic product certification mark that had already been used, and for organic products that had already left the factory for sale before July 1, 2012, the use of the organic product certification mark shall comply with the requirements of the Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification and the National Standard for Organic Products issued in 2005. Organic products that leave the factory for sale after July 1, 2012 (including July 1) must comply with the new requirements for the use of the organic product certification mark.文章源自FOFCC-http://www.fofcc.org.cn/en/11387/
II. Issues concerning permission not to apply the organic product certification mark. In accordance with the national standard GB/T 19630-2011 Organic Products and relevant provisions, the organic product certification mark may be omitted in the following circumstances: organic fruits and vegetables sold through on-site picking; processing raw materials not directly sold at retail; bulk or unpackaged products to which the organic product certification mark cannot be applied, as well as fresh and live animal products; however, a copy of the organic product certification certificate shall be placed in a prominent position in the dedicated sales area.文章源自FOFCC-http://www.fofcc.org.cn/en/11387/
III. Issues concerning large-volume loss of organic product certification marks. If a certified enterprise suffers large-volume loss of obtained organic product certification marks due to force majeure, the certification body may apply to the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China for reissuance by providing relevant evidentiary materials.文章源自FOFCC-http://www.fofcc.org.cn/en/11387/
IV. Issues concerning submission of organic product packaging specifications. For some products that can only be sold in units of measurement such as head, tail, piece, or unit, when submitting information on the use of the organic product certification mark in the information system, the product “packaging specification” may be reported based on average weight.文章源自FOFCC-http://www.fofcc.org.cn/en/11387/