"Russian law is more liberal, as it allows imports containing the name of organic the English language and have certificates obtained in other countries to turn to Russia without a certification in Russia", — said the Deputy Chairman of the management Board of the Association "Rusprodsoyuz" Dmitry Leonov.

Just these products would not be in Russia officially be considered organic, said the Executive Director of the National organic Union Oleg Mironenko.

As he wrote in a Wednesday newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to the letter from the Executive Director of the Association "RusBrand" Alexey Popovichev the head of the Ministry Dmitry Patrushev, the entry into force on 1 January 2020, the law "On organic production" can lead to the disappearance from stores of imported organic products, as they will not have the appropriate Russian certificates, which, in turn, threatens vendors and networks "billions in losses".

"We do not share the concerns of colleagues. The law on organic production was published in August 2018, and the requirements for organic products were formulated in 2016. During this time market participants could prepare for and receive Russian certificates," — said Leonov.

In turn, the representative of Roskoshestvo recalled that, at the moment manufacturers can put any terms on the packaging of their products and to position it as an environmentally friendly, bio, organic, farming, but these definitions by themselves do not bear and are just a marketing ploy.

"Thus, consumers are misled, and the good manufacturers that already produce organic products really fall in terms of unfair competition", — consider in the organization.

In Roskoshestvo noted that the market still traded goods with the labels "Organic" and derived from them without any kind of certification and confirmation of this fact. Previously, this area in Russia was regulated by standards, the use of which was voluntary, but the law made the standards mandatory for manufacturers marking their products with a single mark or the word "Organic", we believe in the organization. Roskoshestvo agrees with the opinion of "Rusprodsoyuz" that imports with the English name of organic c foreign certificates while you can go to Russia without a certification procedure.