Standard Development and Standard Revision
Donau Soja , as a multi-stakeholder organisation, seeks to engage stakeholders when changes are proposed and made to our standards. Here you will find detailed information about this process and current work on standards development, as well as information on how these key documents were created.
Find out more about the standard development and decision making process: Process Description Standard Development.
Currently Donau Soja holds two standards, the Donau Soja standard and Europe Soya standard.
Below you can find out more about latest revisions and current standard development processes
Latest Revisions
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Donau Soja has started the latest revision process of the Donau Soja / Europe Soya Standard in August 2023 and concluded it in December 2023.
Why a revision
The regular revision of our standards is a commitment to continuous improvement. We are continuously collecting feedback by our members and partners on how to improve the standards, additional suggestions for improvement derive for example as part of benchmarking procedures.
The main purpose of the standard revision 2024 was to further align the Donau Soja / Europe Soya standard with legal requirements. This refers to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which entered into force on 29 June 2023 and will be applicable form harvest 2024 as well as the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2023-20227. Further technical adaptations were implemented.
aligned the Donau Soja / Europe Soya standard with relevant requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
aligned the Donau Soja / Europe Soya standard with relevant requirements of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2023-2027
implemented technical/editorial changes
For further information please contact standard@donausoja.org.
Standard Development
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Over the past decade, Donau Soja has been an influential force in promoting the production and marketing of non-GMO, European soya.
With two standards for sustainable, non-GMO and European soy, Donau Soja and Europe Soya, the organisation has created two certification systems that are broadly recognized as leading high-quality standards in this area. The coming years, Donau Soja aims to expand its work to other (protein) crops, to accelerate and strengthen the transition towards a more balanced crop rotation in Europe. One of the steps foreseen is the creation of a certification system for multiple crops in line with the requirements of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
DONAU SOJA EU RED STANDARD
The development of the Donau Soja EU RED standard began in January 2023 with the establishment of the project team and the ad hoc Standard Working Group. Since the Donau Soja EU RED Standard is intended to meet the requirements of the EU Renewable Energy Directive the main goal of the Standard Working Group was to provide expertise and inputs. During the course of the Project so far the Standard Working Group met twice in virtual meetings. The Standard Working Group was led by the Donau Soja Technical Standard Committee and supported by the expertise of Dutch consultancy Schuttellaar and Partners. The Donau Soja Technical Standard Committee prepared draft documents based on inputs by the Standard Working Group and provided them to the Donau Soja Board and Presidium for approval. The next step is to submit the standard documents to the European Commission.
For further information please contact standard@donausoja.org.
