Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May ... (32018R0848)
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- REGULATION (EU) 2018/848 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 30 May 2018
- on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- CHAPTER I
- SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- Article 2
- Scope
- Article 3
- Definitions
- CHAPTER II
- OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION
- Article 4
- Objectives
- Article 5
- General principles
- Article 6
- Specific principles applicable to agricultural activities and aquaculture
- Article 7
- Specific principles applicable to the processing of organic food
- Article 8
- Specific principles applicable to the processing of organic feed
- CHAPTER III
- PRODUCTION RULES
- Article 9
- General production rules
- Article 10
- Conversion
- Article 11
- Prohibition of the use of GMOs
- Article 12
- Plant production rules
- Article 13
- Specific provisions for the marketing of plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material
- Article 14
- Livestock production rules
- Article 15
- Production rules for algae and aquaculture animals
- Article 16
- Production rules for processed food
- Article 17
- Production rules for processed feed
- Article 18
- Production rules for wine
- Article 19
- Production rules for yeast used as food or feed
- Article 20
- Absence of certain production rules for specific livestock species and species of aquaculture animals
- Article 21
- Production rules for products not falling within the categories of products referred to in Articles 12 to 19
- Article 22
- Adoption of exceptional production rules
- Article 23
- Collection, packaging, transport and storage
- Article 24
- Authorisation of products and substances for use in organic production
- Article 25
- Authorisation of non-organic agricultural ingredients for processed organic food by Member States
- Article 26
- Collection of data concerning the availability on the market of organic and in-conversion plant reproductive material, organic animals and organic aquaculture juveniles
- Article 27
- Obligations and actions in the event of suspicion of non-compliance
- Article 28
- Precautionary measures to avoid the presence of non-authorised products and substances
- Article 29
- Measures to be taken in the event of the presence of non-authorised products or substances
- CHAPTER IV
- LABELLING
- Article 30
- Use of terms referring to organic production
- Article 31
- Labelling of products and substances used in crop production
- Article 32
- Compulsory indications
- Article 33
- Organic production logo of the European Union
- CHAPTER V
- CERTIFICATION
- Article 34
- Certification system
- Article 35
- Certificate
- Article 36
- Group of operators
- CHAPTER VI
- OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES
- Article 37
- Relationship with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and additional rules for official controls and other official activities in relation to organic production and labelling of organic products
- Article 38
- Additional rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities
- Article 39
- Additional rules on actions to be taken by the operators and groups of operators
- Article 40
- Additional rules on the delegation of official control tasks and tasks related to other official activities
- Article 41
- Additional rules on actions in case of non-compliance
- Article 42
- Additional rules on measures in the event of non-compliance
- Article 43
- Additional rules on the exchange of information
- CHAPTER VII
- TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
- Article 44
- Export of organic products
- Article 45
- Import of organic and in-conversion products
- Article 46
- Recognition of control authorities and control bodies
- Article 47
- Equivalence under a trade agreement
- Article 48
- Equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- Article 49
- Report from the Commission on the application of Articles 47 and 48
- CHAPTER VIII
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- SECTION 1
- Free movement of organic and in-conversion products
- Article 50
- Non-prohibition and non-restriction of the marketing of organic and in-conversion products
- SECTION 2
- Information, reporting and related derogations
- Article 51
- Information relating to the organic sector and trade
- Article 52
- Information relating to the competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies
- Article 53
- Derogations, authorisations and report
- CHAPTER IX
- PROCEDURAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- SECTION 1
- Procedural provisions
- Article 54
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 55
- Committee procedure
- SECTION 2
- Repeal and transitional and final provisions
- Article 56
- Repeal
- Article 57
- Transitional measures relating to control authorities and control bodies recognised under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- Article 58
- Transitional measures relating to applications from third countries submitted under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- Article 59
- Transitional measures relating to the first recognition of control authorities and control bodies
- Article 60
- Transitional measures for stocks of organic products produced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
- Article 61
- Entry into force and application
- ANNEX I
- OTHER PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)
- ANNEX II
- DETAILED PRODUCTION RULES REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER III
- Part I: Plant production rules
- 1. General requirements
- 1.7. Conversion
- 1.8. Origin of plants including plant reproductive material
- 1.9. Soil management and fertilisation
- 1.10. Pest and weed management
- 1.11. Products used for cleaning and disinfection
- 1.12. Record-keeping obligation
- 1.13. Preparation of unprocessed products
- 2. Detailed rules for specific plants and plant products
- 2.1. Rules on mushroom production
- 2.2. Rules concerning the collection of wild plants
- Part II: Livestock production rules
- 1. General requirements
- 1.2. Conversion
- 1.3. Origin of animals
- 1.3.4. Use of non-organic animals
- 1.4. Nutrition
- 1.4.1. General nutrition requirements
- 1.4.2. Grazing
- 1.4.2.1. Grazing on organic land
- 1.4.2.2. Grazing on common land and transhumance
- 1.4.3. In-conversion feed
- 1.4.3.1. For agricultural holdings that produce organic livestock:
- 1.4.3.2. The figures in point 1.4.3.1 shall be calculated annually as a percentage of the dry matter of feed of plant origin.
- 1.5. Health care
- 1.5.1. Disease prevention
- 1.5.2. Veterinary treatment
- 1.6. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.7. Animal welfare
- 1.8. Preparation of unprocessed products
- 1.9. Additional general rules
- 1.9.1. For bovine animals, ovine animals, caprine animals and equine animals
- 1.9.1.1. Nutrition
- 1.9.1.2. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.9.2. For cervine animals
- 1.9.2.1. Nutrition
- 1.9.2.2. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.9.3. For porcine animals
- 1.9.3.1. Nutrition
- 1.9.3.2. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.9.4. For poultry
- 1.9.4.1. Origin of animals
- 1.9.4.2. Nutrition
- 1.9.4.3. Animal welfare
- 1.9.4.4. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.9.5. For rabbits
- 1.9.5.1. Nutrition
- 1.9.5.2. Housing and husbandry practices
- 1.9.6. For bees
- 1.9.6.1. Origin of animals
- 1.9.6.2. Nutrition
- 1.9.6.3. Health care
- 1.9.6.4. Animal welfare
- 1.9.6.5. Housing and husbandry practices
- Part III: Production rules for algae and aquaculture animals
- 1. General requirements
- 2. Requirements for algae
- 2.1. Conversion
- 2.2. Production rules for algae
- 2.3. Algae cultivation
- 2.3.1. Algae culture at sea shall only utilise nutrients naturally occurring in the environment, or from organic aquaculture animal production, preferably located nearby as part of a polyculture system.
- 2.3.2. In facilities on land where external nutrient sources are used, the nutrient levels in the effluent water shall be verifiably the same, or lower, than the inflowing water. Only nutrients of plant or mineral origin authorised pursuant to Article 24 for use in organic production may be used.
- 2.3.3. Culture density or operational intensity shall be recorded and shall maintain the integrity of the aquatic environment by ensuring that the maximum quantity of algae which can be supported without negative effects on the environment is not exceeded.
- 2.3.4. Ropes and other equipment used for growing algae shall be re-used or recycled where possible.
- 2.4. Sustainable collection of wild algae
- 3. Requirements for aquaculture animals
- 3.1. General requirements
- 3.1.1. Conversion
- 3.1.2. Origin of aquaculture animals
- 3.1.3. Nutrition
- 3.1.4. Health care
- 3.1.4.1. Disease prevention
- 3.1.4.2. Veterinary treatments
- 3.1.5. Housing and husbandry practices
- 3.1.6. Animal welfare
- 3.2. Detailed rules for molluscs
- 3.2.1. Origin of seed
- 3.2.2. Housing and husbandry practices
- 3.2.3. Cultivation
- 3.2.4. Management
- 3.2.5. Specific cultivation rules for oysters
- Part IV: Processed food production rules
- 1. General requirements for the production of processed food
- 2. Detailed requirements for the production of processed food
- Part V: Processed feed production rules
- 1. General requirements for the production of processed feed
- 2. Detailed requirements for the production of processed feed
- Part VI: Wine
- 1. Scope
- 2. Use of certain products and substances
- 3. Oenological practices and restrictions
- Part VII: Yeast used as food or feed
- 1. General requirements
- ANNEX III
- COLLECTION, PACKAGING, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF PRODUCTS
- 1. Collection of products and transport to preparation units
- 2. Packaging and transport of products to other operators or units
- 3. Special rules for transporting feed to other production or preparation units or storage premises
- 4. Transport of live fish
- 5. Reception of products from other operators of units
- 6. Special rules for the reception of products from a third country
- 7. Storage of products
- ANNEX IV
- TERMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 30
- ANNEX V
- ORGANIC PRODUCTION LOGO OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CODE NUMBERS
- 1. Logo
- 2. Code numbers
- AB-CDE-999
- ANNEX VI
- MODEL OF CERTIFICATE
- Certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products
- Annex – List of members of group of operators as defined in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848
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