In IWTO meeting of Apr. 2008 in Beijing the related committees deliberated the revised definition and agreed on the new version of organic wool and related product (such as organic wool yarn) as well as ecology wool and related product. And the definition was also supplemented to appendix of IWTO Arbitration Agreement and Related International Agreement. The working group suggested that the definition revised by IWTO is only a guiding document applied for world countries. By defining organic wool, ecology wool and related products IWTO can help promote the development of green credit marketing.

Organic wool

Organically-grown Wool

•The farms must be certified as being organic.

•If the end sale country has legal terms, they must confirm to the standard of sale country;

•The standard certified document of the farm must be attached after “organic description”.

Organic Wool Product

•Made from organic wool,such as organic wool yarn;

•The production process of organic wool product has to confirm to global organic textile standard (GOTS).

•Organic wool product has to be pure wool product confirm to global organic textile standard or the local legal;

•All the manufacturers have to pass the certification of organic wool blended product.

Organic Wool-containing Product

•Made from organic wool and other certified organic fiber;

•The content of wool is more than 50%;

•The conversion process must confirm to global organic textile standard;

•The manufacturer must be certified by authority;

•It must confirm to the requirements of waste water treatment of local environmental protection administration.