Prospects for the development of organic agriculture in Ukraine in the process of EU integration

As Ukrainian organic agriculture harmonizes its structure with European and world standards, it is important for it to cooperate in the interests of local agricultural producers and expand the market of organic agricultural products. This can be achieved only with the help of the state authorities, which should create an economic and legal framework for functioning economy as a whole and the products of organic agriculture. In Ukraine today there is no single legal basis for regulating the market of organic production. Some market regulation measures exist but are incompatible with the EU law. main international document systems for organic production are analyzed: the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines, the IFOAM Basic Standards (IBS) and the EU Regulations. It is concluded that the requirements contained in these documents regarding the rules of production of organic products, their processing, labeling, control, trade should be reproduced as much as possible in national legislation. In addition, private voluntary safety and quality standards, which are guided by global food producers and traders: GLOBAL G. A. P. , FSSC, BRC, IFS Food Standard, ISO. the legislation and structure of certification and supervisory organizations, drawing up a program of financial, informational and marketing support for domestic producers of organic products - these are the measures without which the development of the domestic market of organic products in fierce international competition is almost impossible. The basic principles of organic production in Ukraine should be as close as possible to the EU legislation.