Submit products for evaluation
Timeline
Product applications can be submitted continuously. Processing of the application may take 1-2 months.
Application guidance on how to submit products
Please read the application guidance before submitting your application. This document provides detailed information on how to get registered, how to prepare the application dossier as well as an overview on the evaluation process.
Admission criteria for the Italian Input List
The product evaluation is carried out according to the basic admission criteria of FiBL and its partners and the supplemental admission criteria of the Italian Input List.
The basic admission criteria of FiBL can be found on the website of FiBL Input Lists.
The supplemental admission criteria for the Italian Input List are the following:
Fertilizers, soil conditioners, crop management tools, biostimulants and plant strengtheners
Products for crop health
NEW: Products can be now evaluated according to the Demeter Italy Standard guidelines. Companies with products intended for biodynamic production in Italy can select this option on the application form.
Company registration
Before sending an application, companies have to get registered with FiBL. Only companies who sell the product in Italy are eligile for registration. The registration is effected through filling the distributor registration form and submitting it to FiBL.
Submit products for evaluation
The following forms are to be used for making a product submission for the Italian Input List. Please select the respective form dedicated to the product category your product can be assigned to.
- Application form for fertilizers, soil conditioners and related products
- Application form for plant strengtheners (corroboranti)
- Application form for plant protection products, beneficials and related material
For certain materials the evaluation team requires a non-GMO declaration. Those materials are specified in the GMO risk list below. If relevant, please use the following form:
For certain materials sourced from the aquatic environment, the evaluation team requires a declaration of sustainability. Those materials are specified in the basic admission criteria. If relevant, please use the following form:
Declaration on sustainability for materials sourced from aquatic environment
Please send your applications in PDF-Format to: italy(at)inputs.eu
Other relevant forms and documents
Fees
Evaluation fee: EUR 250.00 per product. This fee is for every product which is evaluated, including products which are found to be non-compliant and therefore cannot be listed.
Listing fee: EUR 150.00 per product per year.
Detailed information about the payment of fees can be found in the application guidance document.
Product claims for products listed on the Italian Input List
For products which are included in the Italian Input List, the following claims may be used on the product packaging and label, in PR materials and on websites:
In English:
(1) ‘approved by FiBL for use in organic farming in Italy’, or
(2) ‘registered in the Italian Input List for organic farming’
In Italian:
(1) 'approvato dal FiBL per l'uso in agricoltura biologica in Italia'
(2) ‘inserito nell`Italian Input List per l’agricoltura biologica’,
Use of names and logos
The names and logos of FiBL, Federbio as well as the EU organic logo and the logos of private label organisations must not be used on the product packaging and label, in PR materials or on websites. The FiBL name can only be used in the permitted product claims set out above.
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