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Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 organic productionThis text is from July 2009 and it is not being updated. For updates on the EU regulation on organic farming please see the Organic-World.net homepage. AboutIn June 2007 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production
and labelling of organic products was published and it came into force
on January 1, 2009. It repeales the former Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. With Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs considerable protection for both consumers and producers has been achieved. This regulation has been implemented in all countries of the European Union since 1992. In August 1999 rules on production, labelling and inspection of the most relevant animal species were agreed (Council Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999 of 19 July 1999), covering issues as foodstuffs, disease prevention and veterinary treatments, animal welfare, husbandry practices and the management of manure. In March 2000 the European Commission introduced with Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 of 17 December 1999 a logo bearing the words 'Organic Farming - EC Control System'. This logo can be used on a voluntary basis by producers whose systems and products have been found to satisfy Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. Also in countries outside the European Union, organic products are either legally protected, or the development of organic regulations is in progress (e.g. Norway, Switzerland). Several EU countries have developed their own national regulations as well as national logos for organic products; in some cases this occurred long before Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 came into force. In December 2006 the European Commission reached a general approach on the revision of the regulation. On June 12, 2007, the Agriculture Ministers of the European Union reached political agreement on a new regulation on organic production and labelling. The new regulation was published on July 20, 2007 and came into force on January 1, 2009 (Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/92). On September 18, 2008 the implementing rules were published as Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control.
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ImportsOn December 12, 2008, the EU published COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries. This regulation describes the provisions for establishing the list of certification bodies being approved for operations in Third Countries as well as the countries recognized as being equivalent with the EU Regulation (Third Country list). The rules further describe the provisions for the certificates for imported products. These rules are most relevant for certification bodies operating in third countries which want to apply for recognition by the EU (Article 11). The deadline for submitting these documents for certification bodies operating an equivalent system is the 31.10.2009. Certification bodies need to provide the documents as listed below including an assessment report from an accreditation or supervisory body. The certification bodies need to make sure with their accreditation body that they satisfy in their reports the requirements below by describing the ability of the certification body to meet the EU Regulation requirements. Certification bodies will have to list all non-EU countries where they intend to operate and provide proof that they have notified their operations in these countries. (Text by Beate Huber, FiBL)
European Logo
There will be a new design for the EU logo for organic products.
It is expected that during 2009 year a competition will be launched
for art and design students to create a new design for the EU
organic logo. More information will be posted at the EU's
organic farming homepage.
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Since
October 10, 2005, the portal www.oekoregelungen.de
has been online. The site, which is part of the
Central Internet Portal www.oekolandbau.de, presents
information on organic regulations, private standards,
logos and inspection bodies for most European countries
as well as for South Africa, the Unites States and
Argentina. The information is, however, available
in German only. The project is funded under the
German Federal Organic Farming Scheme BOEL.
Research
Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL