28 countries currently participate in the Scheme. International organisations and NGOs also participate as observers in the meetings of the Scheme. 

Participating countries 

Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Bulgaria	Croatia	Finland
France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Ireland	Israel
Italy	Kenya	Luxembourg	Morocco	Netherlands	New Zealand
Poland	Romania	Serbia	Slovak Republic	Slovenia	South Africa
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Türkiye

 Contact details of the National Designated Authority in the countries above

How to participate in the activities of the Scheme

The Scheme is open to any member country of the World Trade Organisation or the United Nations or one of its Specialised Agencies. Countries can participate in some or all of the produce concerned.

Countries join the Scheme via a request by their Government to the OECD Secretary-General. Within three years of joining, they must establish an export quality control of the produce in accordance with the guidelines defined by the Scheme. Exporting countries must conform with the standards adopted by the Scheme and importing countries must recognise them as standards which are to be applied to exported fruit and vegetables produced in the country of origin.