Organic Certification is required for businesses that act as intermediaries in the organic supply chain.

We call this Certification for Merchants.

Merchants undertake activities such as the following:

The Organic Regulations deem the full supply chain should be certified in order to protect the integrity of the organic product. It is an essential part of the supply change and ensures that organic integrity is assured throughout the supply chain to the consumer.
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Retailers selling pre-packed organic foods DO NOT require certification. If you are buying bulk goods and re-packing them for sale you will be a imple Processor and will require certification.

This rule means that if you are currently procuring organic produce such as livestock, silage, straw, grain, potatoes without any organic certification, you will more than likely need to obtain it; otherwise the organic produce you purchase will lose its organic status and it will not be able to used in an organic system.  

This has implications for any buyer of organic produce, as they will be committing a non-compliance if they purchase goods stored by a non-certified wholesaler.