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(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2020/427 
of 13 Januar y 2020 
amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards certain detailed production rules for organic products 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to 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 (1), and in particular 
Article 12(2)(e), Article 14(2)(c) and Article 15(2)(a) and (d) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Chapt er III of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down general production rules for organic products, while detailed 
production rules are set out in Annex II to that Regulation. 
(2) Since for the production of sprouted seeds, the seedlings use excl usively the reser ves in the seeds to sprout and are 
consumed directly as foodstuff, the seeds used for the production of sprout ed seeds should be organic. 
(3) As rega rds the feeding of bee colonies, where the survival of the colony is endangered due to climatic conditions, the 
possibility to use pollen from organic apiculture could avoid the larvae to starve. In order to enhance the chances of 
survival of the colony , it is appropr iate to allow bee colonies also to be fed with organic pollen. 
(4) As regards the requirements on the origin of aquaculture animals, in particular juvenile production, the larval 
rear ing is charact erised by three phases: the egg hatchin g and autotr ophic phase where larvae consume their yolk 
sac reser ves, the heterotroph ic phase where larvae are fed on plankt on and the final weaning to new feeding 
regimes. As that last phase of larval development leads to the juvenile form, new conditions for juvenile production 
should be provided that incor porate the most recent knowledg e on the sector in line with organic principles. 
(5) The current rules on feed for carnivorous aquaculture animals include a general quantitative restr iction on feed of 
plant origin. As the resulting diet does not meet the nutr itional needs of all species and stages of development, that 
restr iction should be abolished. 
(6) Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(7) In the interest of clarity and lega l certainty , this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Regulation 
(EU) 2018/848, 
(1)OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 23.3.2020                                                                                                                                            L 87/1   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 1 Januar y 2021. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 13 Januar y 2020.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Ursula VON DER LEYEN     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 87/2                                                                                                                                            23.3.2020   ANNEX 
Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended as follo ws: 
(1) in Part I, point 1.3. is replaced by the follo wing: 
‘1.3. By way of derogat ion from point 1.1., the production of sprout ed seeds, provided that the seeds are organic, and 
the obtaining of chicor y heads including by dipping in clear wate r shall be allowed.’; 
(2) in point 1.9.6.2. of Part II, point (b) is replaced by the following: 
‘(b) bee colonies may only be fed where the survival of the colony is endangered due to climatic conditions. In such 
case, bee colonies shall be fed with organic hone y, organic pollen, organic sugar syrups, or organic sugar.’ 
(3) Part III is amended as follo ws: 
(a) in point 3.1.2., the followi ng point is added: 
‘3.1.2.3. Juvenile production 
In the larval rear ing of mar ine fish species, rear ing syste ms (preferably the “mesocosm” or “large volume rear ing”) 
may be used. Those rear ing syste ms shall meet the follo wing requirements: 
(a) the initial stoc king density shall be below 20 eggs or larvae per litre; 
(b) the larval rear ing tank shall have a volume of minimum 20 m3; and 
(c) the larvae shall feed on the natural plankt on developing in the tank , supplemented as appropr iate by external ly 
produced phytopl ankton and zooplankton.’ 
(b) in point 3.1.3.3., point (e) is replaced by the follo wing: 
‘(e) organic feed mat erials of plant or animal origin.’   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 23.3.2020                                                                                                                                            L 87/3