Mr. Stanley Kao
Representative
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
States
4201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-2137

Dear Representative Kao:

On behalf of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), I am
pleased to inform you that the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has reviewed Taiwan ’ s Council of
Agriculture (COA) Organic Agriculture Promotion Act and
Enforcement Rules for the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act of
2019 (hereinafter “ Taiwan organic regulations ” ). Based on
that review, pursuant to the Organic Foods Production Act of
1990 (OFPA) (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.), under authority
delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA has determined
that agricultural products produced and handled in accordance
with Taiwan organic regulations in effect as of May 30, 2020,
are produced and handled under an organic certification program
that provides safeguards and guidelines governing the production
and handling of such products that are at least equivalent to
the requirements of OFPA.

Accordingly, subject to the conditions set forth in Appendix 1
of this letter, agricultural products produced and handled in
conformity with Taiwan organic regulations as in effect on May
30, 2020, are deemed by USDA to have been produced and handled
in accordance with the OFPA and USDA ’ s organic regulations
under the National Organic Program (NOP) (7 CFR part 205). These
products may be sold, labeled, or represented in the United
States as organically produced, including by display of the USDA
organic seal as well as the Taiwan organic mark, under the
conditions set forth in Appendix 1.

AIT furthermore wishes to advise the Taiwan authorities that the
United States is also pleased to acknowledge Taiwan ’ s
recognition of the equivalence of the organic system of the
United States for products produced and handled in accordance
with the OFPA and USDA ’ s organic regulations in its letter
effective as of May 30, 2020. USDA ’ s Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) and Foreign Agricultural Service and the Office of
the United States Trade Representative are committed to working
with the Taiwan COA ’ s Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) as
described in this cover letter and its associated appendices and
in the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States ’ (TECRO) letter of today ’ s date and its
associated appendices.

With best regards,

Sincerely,

Ingrid D. Larson
Managing Director


Ms. Ingrid Larson
Managing Director
American Institute in Taiwan
1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1700
Arlington, VA 22209

Dear Managing Director Larson:

On behalf of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO), I am pleased to advise you
that Taiwan ’ s Council of Agriculture (COA), Agriculture and
Food Agency (AFA) has reviewed the U.S. Department of
Agriculture ’ s (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP)
regulations (Title 7, Part 205 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations) (hereinafter “ USDA NOP regulations ” ). Based on
that review, AFA has determined that agricultural products
produced and handled in accordance with the USDA NOP regulations
in effect as of May 30, 2020, are produced and handled under an
organic certification program, which provides safeguards and
guidelines governing the production and handling of such
products that are at least equivalent to the requirements of the
Taiwan Organic Agriculture Promotion Act and Enforcement Rules
for the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act of 2019 (hereinafter
“ Taiwan organic regulations ” ).

Accordingly, subject to the conditions set forth in Appendix 1
of this letter, agricultural products produced and handled in
conformity with the USDA NOP regulations as in effect on May 30,
2020, are deemed by AFA to have been produced and handled in
accordance with Taiwan organic regulations. These products may
be sold, labeled, or represented on Taiwan as organically
produced, including by display of the USDA organic seal, under
the conditions set forth in Appendix 1.

On behalf of TECRO, I further wish to advise you that the Taiwan
authorities are also pleased to acknowledge the United States ’
recognition of the equivalence of the organic system of Taiwan
for products produced and handled in accordance with Taiwan
organic regulations in its letter effective as of May 30, 2020.
Taiwan ’ s COA AFA is committed to working with USDA ’ s
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Foreign Agricultural
Service and the Office of the United States Trade Representative
as described in this cover letter and its associated appendices
and in the American Institute in Taiwan ’ s (AIT) letter of
today ’ s date and its associated appendices.

Sincerely,

Stanley Kao
Representative

Enclosure: As stated