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222 WINE LAW organic production. In turn, Action 7) established that research would be promoted within the framework of the Horizon 2020 Program. 3) Monitoring and evaluation The availability of statistical data is essential to shape, monitor and evaluate the application of the European Union’s policy on organic production, particularly regarding the knowledge of the productive sector, of the prices applied throughout the chain of supply of organic food, trade, consumer preferences and the specific marketing channels used for these products. Actions 8) and 9) contemplated the publication of periodic reports on organic production and analysis of the added value along the food supply chain. 4) Consumer confidence in the organic production regime of the European Union The new legal framework for accreditation and market surveillance in the EU 28 is a key instrument to demonstrate the technical competence of conformity assessment bodies. Within the Union, it is now a single national body acting as a public authority in charge of accreditation tasks. Within the framework of the European Cooperation for Accreditation, a working group was created with the specific task of dealing with issues related to the accreditation of organic sector control bodies. The work carried out by this group in close collaboration with the Commission has resulted in the adoption – and its application in January 2014 – of the EA Guidelines on the use of EN 45011 and ISO / EC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 29 , binding for national accreditation bodies operating in this sector. In this area, Action 12) established that the Commission would develop, before 2015, an electronic certification system for imports as a module integrated into the Traces system. 5) External dimension of organic production in the European Union The strength of Union exports lies in finished products, both processed and unprocessed, ready for consumption. The Codex Alimentarius (established by FAO and WHO, with 185 member countries and the European Union as an organisation) establishes a set of standards used as a reference in international trade and, within it, in that of organic products. With the development of trade on a global scale and the risk of conflict between divergent national standards, 28 Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008. 29 Source : http://www.european-accreditation.org/publication/ea-6-02-m ( accessed on 12 August 2020).