# C_2021456EN.01026301.xml

| 10.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 456/263 |
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10.11.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 456/263

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P9_TA(2021)0005

Non-objection to a delegated act: date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2020)08462 — 2020/2902(DEA))

(2021/C 456/28)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2020)08462), |
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having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2020)08462),

| — | having regard to the Commission's letter of 17 December 2020 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the delegated regulation, |
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having regard to the Commission's letter of 17 December 2020 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the delegated regulation,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 14 January 2021, |
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having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 14 January 2021,

| — | having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having 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, |
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having 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,

| — | having regard to Rule 111(6) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 111(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for a decision of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, |
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having regard to the recommendation for a decision of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

| A. | whereas, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting extensive movement restrictions, exceptional difficulties have been encountered by all Member States and by farmers in all Member States; |
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whereas, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting extensive movement restrictions, exceptional difficulties have been encountered by all Member States and by farmers in all Member States;

| B. | whereas the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, initially set for 1 January 2021, has been recently amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 to 1 January 2022; |
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whereas the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, initially set for 1 January 2021, has been recently amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 to 1 January 2022;

| C. | whereas the delegated regulation aims at aligning the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 (2) with the amended date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848; |
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whereas the delegated regulation aims at aligning the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 (2) with the amended date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848;

| D. | whereas, to avoid confusion and ensure legal certainty for the organic sector, it is of paramount importance to speed up the entry into force of the delegated regulation; |
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whereas, to avoid confusion and ensure legal certainty for the organic sector, it is of paramount importance to speed up the entry into force of the delegated regulation;

| 1. | Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation; |
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| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission. |
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(1)  OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 of 13 January 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 (OJ L 87, 23.3.2020, p. 1).

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