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- 2601: The Organic Certification Process
- 2602: Recordkeeping of Certified Operations
- 2603: Organic Certificates
- 2604: Responsibilities of Certified Operations Changing Accredited Certifying Agents
- 2605: Reinstating Suspended Organic Operations
- 2606: Processing Requests for Temporary Variances
- 2607: Disclosure of Information: USDA-Accredited Certifying Agents and Certified Operations to the National Organic Program
- 2609: Unannounced Inspections
- 2610: Sampling Procedures for Residue Testing
- 2611: Laboratory Selection Criteria for Pesticide Residue Testing
- 2611-1: Prohibited Pesticides for NOP Residue Testing
- 2613: Responding to Results from Pesticide Residue Testing
- 2613-1: Response to Comments
- 2614: Technical Assistance
- 2615: Organic System Plans, Organic System Plan Updates, and Notification of Changes
- 2616: Resource Inventory Supplements for Producers Participating in USDA NRCS Conservation Activity Plan 138
- 2617: USDA NRCS Conservation Activity Plan 138 for Organic System Plans and Requirements for Certifying Agent Technical Service Providers (pdf)
- 2040: Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production