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of 24 June 1991
on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural
products and foodstuffs
(OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1535/92 of 15 June 1992 L 162 15 16.6.1992
►M2Council Regulation (EEC) No 2083/92 of 14 July 1992 L 208 15 24.7.1992
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 L 25 5 2.2.1993
►M4Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2608/93 of 23 September 1993 L 239 10 24.9.1993
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/94 of 2 March 1994 L 59 1 3.3.1994
►M6Council Regulation (EC) No 1468/94 of 20 June 1994 L 159 11 28.6.1994
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 2381/94 of 30 September 1994 L 255 84 1.10.1994
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/95 of 29 May 1995 L 119 9 30.5.1995
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/95 of 29 May 1995 L 119 11 30.5.1995
►M10Council Regulation (EC) No 1935/95 of 22 June 1995 L 186 1 5.8.1995
►M11Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 of 7 March 1996 L 59 10 8.3.1996
►M12Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/97 of 29 July 1997 L 202 12 30.7.1997
►M13Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/98 of 4 September 1998 L 247 6 5.9.1998
►M14Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/1999 of 12 February 1999 L 40 23 13.2.1999
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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C1Corrigendum, OJ L 21, 28.1.1995, p. 21 (2381/94)
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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
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas demand from consumers for organically produced agricultural
products and foodstuffs is increasing; whereas a new market foragricultural products is thus being created by this phenomenon;
Whereas the market price for such products is higher, while the way in
which they are produced involves less intensive use of land; whereas,therefore, in the context of the reorientation of the common agriculturalpolicy, this type of production may contribute towards the attainment ofa better balance between supply of, and demand for, agricultural
products, the protection of the environment and the conservation of the
countryside;
Whereas, in response to the rising demand, agricultural products and
foodstuffs are being placed on the market with indications stating or
implying to purchasers that they have been produced organically orwithout the use of synthetic chemicals;
Whereas some Member States have already adopted rules and inspection
arrangements for the use of such indications;
Whereas a framework of Community rules on production, labelling and
inspection will enable organic farming to be protected in so far as it will
ensure conditions of fair competition between the producers of productsbearing such indications and give the market for organic products amore distinctive profile by ensuring transparency at all stages ofproduction and processing, thereby improving the credibility of suchproducts in the eyes of consumers;
Whereas organic production methods constitute a specific form of
production at farm level; whereas, consequently, it should be providedthat, on the labelling of processed products, indications referring to
organicproduc tion methods should relate to the ingredients obtained by
such methods;
Whereas, for the implementation of the arrangements concerned,
provision should be made for flexible procedures whereby certain
technical details or measures may be amended, amplified or furtherdefined in order to take account of experience gained; whereas, within asuitable period, this Regulation will be supplemented by equivalent rulescovering livestock production;
Whereas, in the interests of the producers and purchasers of products
bearing indications referring to organic production methods, theminimum principles which must be complied with in order for products
to be presented with such indications should be laid down;
Whereas organic production methods entail significant restrictions on
the use of fertilizers and pesticides which may have detrimental effects
on the environment or result in the presence of residues in agricultural
produce; whereas, in this context, practices accepted in the Communitywhen this Regulation is adopted must be complied with in accordance1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 4, 9. 1. 1990, p. 4; and
OJ No C 101, 18. 4. 1991, p. 13.
(2) OJ No C 106, 22. 4. 1991, p. 27.
(3) OJ No C 182, 23. 7. 1990, p. 12.
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with codes of practice followed in the Community when this Regulation
is adopted; whereas, moreover, in the future, the principles governingthe authorization of products which may be used in this type of farming
must be established;
Whereas, moreover, organicfarming involves varied c ultivation
practices and limited use of non-synthetic fertilizers and conditioners
of low solubility; whereas these practices should be specified and
conditions for the use of certain non-synthetic products laid down;
Whereas the procedures laid down make possible, if this appears
necessary, the addition to Annex I of more specific provisions aimed at
avoiding the presence of certain residues of synthetic chemicals from
sources other than agriculture (environmental contamination) in theproducts obtained by such production methods;
Whereas, to ensure compliance with the rules on production, all stages
of production and marketing should normally be subject to inspection;
Whereas all operators producing, preparing, importing or marketing
products bearing indications referring to organic production methods
must be subject to a regular inspection system, meeting minimum
Community requirements and carried out by designated inspectionauthorities and/or by approved and supervised bodies; whereas provisionshould be made for a Community indication of inspection to appear onthe labelling of the products concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to the following products, where such
products bear, or are intended to bear, indications referring to organicproduction methods:
(a) unprocessed agricultural crop products; also animals and unpro-
cessed animal products, to the extent that principles of productionand specific inspection rules for them are introduced into Annexes Iand III;
(b) products intended for human consumption composed essentially of
one or more ingredients of plant origin; in addition, upon adoption
of the provisions concerning livestock production referred to in (a),
products intended for human consumption containing ingredients ofanimal origin.
2. A proposal concerning the principles and specific measures of
control governing organic animal production, non-processed animal
products and products intended for human consumption containingingredients of animal origin shall be submitted by the Commission assoon as possible and before ►
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation a product shall be regarded as
bearing indications referring to organic production methods where, inthe labelling, advertising material or commercial documents, such a
product or its ingredients is described by the indications in use in each
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following terms, unless such terms are not applied to agriculturalproducts in foodstuffs or clearly have no connection with the method of
production:
— in Spanish: ecológico,
— in Danish: økologisk,— in German: ökologisch,— in Greek: βιολογικό,1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 3
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— in English: organic,— in French: biologique,
— in Italian: biologico,— in Dutch: biologisch,
— in Portuguese: biológico,
— in Finnish: luonnonmukainen,
— in Swedish: ekologisk.
Article 3
This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to other Community
provisions governing the production, preparation, marketing, labellingand inspection of the products specified in Article 1.
Definitions
Article 4
For the purpose of this Regulation:
1. ‘labelling’ shall mean any words, particulars, trade marks, brand
names, pictorial matter or symbols on any packaging, document,notice, label, board or collar accompanying or referring to a product
specified in Article 1;
2. ‘production’ shall mean the operations on the agricultural holding
involved in producing, packaging and initially labelling as products
of organic production agricultural products produced on thatholding;
3. ‘preparation’ shall mean the operations of preserving and/or
processing of agricultural products, and also packaging and/oralterations made to the labelling concerning the presentation of theorganic production method of the fresh, preserved and/or processed
products;
4. ‘marketing’ shall mean holding or displaying for sale, offering for
sale, selling, delivering or placing on the market in any other form;
5. ‘operator’ shall mean any natural or legal person who produces,
prepares or imports from a third country, with a view to thesubsequent marketing thereof, products as referred to in Article 1, orwho markets such products;
6. ‘ingredients’ shall mean the substances, including additives, used in
the preparation of the products specified in Article 1 (1) (b), asdefined in Article 6 (4) of Directive 79/112/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the
labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to theultimate consumer;
7. ‘plant protection products’ shall mean products as defined in Article
2 (1) of Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protectionproducts containing certain active substances(
1), as last amended by
Directive 89/365/EEC(2);
8. ‘detergents’ shall mean substances and preparations, within the
meaning of Council Directive 73/404/EEC of 22 November 1973 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating todetergents(
3), as last amended by Directive 86/94/EEC(4), which are1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.
(2) OJ No L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 58.
(3) OJ No L 347, 17. 12. 1973, p. 51.
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intended to be used for cleaning certain products as referred to in
Article 1 (1) (a).
9. ‘prepackaged foodstuff’ shall mean any single item as defined in
Article 1 (3) (b) of Directive 79/112/EEC;
10. ‘list of ingredients’ shall mean the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6 of Directive 79/112/EEC.
Labelling
Article 5
1. The labelling and advertising of a product specified in Article 1 (1)
(a) may refer to organicproduc tion methods only where:
(a) such indications show clearly that they relate to a method of
agricultural production;
(b) the product was produced in accordance with the rules laid down in
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arrangements laid down in Article 11;
(c) the product was produced or imported by an operator who is subject
to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9;
(d) in the case of products prepared after 1 January 1997, the labelling
refers to the name and/or the code number of the inspectionauthority or body to which the operator is subject. Member Statesshall decide whether to require a reference to the name and/or to thecode number and shall notify the Commission accordingly.
3. The labelling and advertising of a product specified in Article 1 (1)(b) may bear indications referring to organic production methods in thesales description of the product only where:
(a) at least 95 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin of the product
are, or are derived from, products obtained in accordance with the
rules laid down in Article 6 or imported from third countries under
the arrangements laid down in Article 11;
(b) all the other ingredients of agricultural origin of the product are
included in Annex VI, Section C or have been provisionally
authorized by a Member State in accordance with any implementing
measures adopted where appropriate pursuant to paragraph 7;
(c) the product contains only substances listed in Annex VI, Section A,
as ingredients of non-agriculural origin;
(d) the products or its ingredients of agricultural origin, referred to in
subparagraph (a), have not been subjected to treatments involvingthe use of substances not listed in Annex VI, Section B;
(e) the product or its ingredients have not been subjected to treatments
involving the use of ionizing radiation;
(f) the product has been prepared or imported by an operator who is
subject to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9;
(g) in the case of products prepared after 1 January 1997, the labelling
refers to the name and/or the code number of the inspection
authority or body to which the operator who has carried out the most
recent preparation operation is subject. Member States shall decidewhether to require a reference to the name and/or to the codenumber and shall notify the Commission accordingly.
The indications referring to organic production methods must make
it clear that they relate to a method of agricultural production andmust be accompanied by a reference to the ingredients ofagricultural origin concerned, unless such reference is clearly givenin the list of ingredients.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 5
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4. Ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Annex VI,
Section C only where it has been shown that such ingredients are ofagricultural origin and are not produced in sufficient quantity in the
Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6, or
cannot be imported from third countries in accordance with the rules laiddown in Article 11.
5. Products labelled or advertised in accordance with paragraphs 1 or
3 may bear indications referring to conversion to organic productionmethods, provided that:
(a) the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 or paragraph 3
respectively are fully satisfied, with the exception of that concerningthe length of the conversion period referred to in paragraph 1 ofAnnex I;
(b) a conversion period of at least 12 months before the harvest has been
complied with;
(c) such indications do not mislead the purchaser of the product
regarding its difference from products which satisfy all therequirements of paragraphs 1 or 3. After 1 January 1996, suchindications must take the form of the words ‘product underconversion to organic farming’, and must appear in a colour, size
and style of lettering which is not more prominent than the sales
description of the product; in this indication the words ‘organicfarming’ shall not be more prominent than the words ‘product underconversion to’;
(d) the product contains only one ingredient of agricultural origin;
(e) for products prepared after 1 January 1997, the labelling refers to the
name and/or the code number of the inspection authority or body to
which the operator who has carried out the most recent production or
preparation operation is subject. Member States shall decide whetherto require a reference to the name and/or to the code number andshall notify the Commission accordingly.
5a. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3, the labelling
and advertising of a product as referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) may onlybear indications referring to organic production methods where:
(a) at least 70 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin are, or are
derived from, products obtained in accordance with the rules laiddown in Article 6 or imported from third countries under thearrangements laid down in Article 11;
(b) all the other ingredients of agricultural origin of the product are
included in Annex VI, Section C or have been provisionally
authorized by a Member State in accordance with any implementa-tion measures adopted where appropriate, pursuant to paragraph 7;
(c) the indications referring to organic production methods appear in the
list of ingredients and only in clear relation to those ingredientsobtained according to the rules laid down in Article 6 or imported
from third countries under the arrangements laid down in Article 11;
they appear in the same colour and with an identical size and style oflettering as the other indications in the list of ingredients. Suchindications must also appear in a separate statement set in the samevisual field as the sales description and indicating the percentage of
the ingredients of agricultural origin or derived therefrom which
were obtained in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6 orwere imported from third countries under the arrangements laiddown in Article 11. The statement may not appear in a colour, sizeand style of lettering which is more prominent than the salesdescription of the product. The statement shall be in the following
form: ‘X % of the agricultural ingredients were produced in
accordance with the rules of organic production’;
(d) the product contains only substances listed in Annex VI, Section A
as ingredients of non-agricultural origin;
(e) the product or its ingredients of agricultural origin referred to in
subparagraph (a) have not been subjected to treatments involving theuse of substances not listed in Annex VI, Section B;1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 6
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(f) the product or its ingredients have not been subjected to treatments
involving the use of ionizing radiation;
(g) the product has been prepared or imported by an operator who is
subject to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9;
(h) for products prepared after 1 January 1997, the labelling refers to the
name and/or the code number of the inspection authority or
inspecting body to which the operator who has carried out the mostrecent production or preparation operation is subject. Member Statesshall decide whether to require a reference to the name and/or to thecode number and/or shall notify the Commission accordingly.
6. During a transitional period expiring on 31 December 1997, the
labelling and advertising of a product as referred to in Article 1 (1) (b)
prepared partly from ingredients not satisfying the requirements inparagraph 3 (a) may refer to organicproduc tion methods provided that:
(a) at least 50 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin satisfy the
requirements referred to in paragraph 3 (a);
(b) the product satisfies the requirements referred to in paragraph 3 (c),
(d), (e) and (f);
(c) the indications referring to organic production methods:
— appear only in the list of ingredients as provided for in Directive
79/112/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/395/EEC,
— clearly refer to only those ingredients obtained according to the
rules referred to in Article 6 or imported under the arrangementslaid down in Article 11;
(d) the ingredients and their relative levels appear in descending order
by weight in the list of ingredients;
(e) indications in the list of ingredients appear in the same colour and
with an identical size and style of lettering.
7. Detailed rules concerning the implementation of this Article may
be established according to the procedure laid down in Article 14.
8. Limitative lists of the substances and products referred to in
paragraph 3 (b), (c) and (d) and paragraph 5a (b), (d) and (e) shall beestablished in Annex VI, Sections A, B and C, according to theprocedure laid down in Article 14.
Conditions of use and compositional requirements of these ingredients
and substances may be specified.
Where a Member State considers that a product should be added to the
abovementioned lists or that amendments should be made thereto, itshall ensure that a dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion or theamendments is sent officially to the other Member States and the
Commission, which shall present it to the Committee referred to in
Article 14.
9. For the calculation of the percentages referred to in paragraphs 3
and 6, the rules provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 79/112/EEC
shall be applied.
10. In a product as referred to in Article 1 (1), an ingredient obtained
according to the rules laid down in Article 6 shall not be present togetherwith the same ingredient not obtained according to those rules.
11. Before 1 January 1999, the Commission shall review the
provisions of this Article and of Article 10 and submit any appropriateproposals for their revision.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 7
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Rules of production
Article 6
1. The organic production method implies that for the production of
products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) other than seeds and vegetativepropagating material:
(a) at least the requirements of Annex I and, where appropriate, the
detailed rules relating thereto, must be satisfied;
(b) only products composed of substances listed in Annexes I and II
may be used as plant-protection products, detergents, fertilizers, soil
conditioners or for another purpose where such purpose is specifiedin Annex II in regard to certain substances. They may be used onlyunder the specific conditions laid down in Annexes I and II in so faras the corresponding use is authorized in general agriculture in the
Member States concerned in accordance with the relevant Commu-
nity provisions or national provisions in conformity withCommunity law;
(c) only seed or vegetative propagating material produced by the
organicproduc tion method referred to in paragraph 2 is used.
2. The organicproduc tion method implies that for seeds and
vegetative reproductive material, the mother plant in the case of seeds
and the parent plant(s) in the case of vegetative propagating material
have been produced in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs(a) and (b) of the previous paragraph for at least one generation or, in thecase of perennial crops, two growing seasons.
3. (a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (c), seeds and vegetative
propagating material not obtained by the organicproduc tionmethod may, during a transitional period expiring on 31
December 2000 and with the approval of the competent authority
of the Member State, be used in so far as users of suchpropagating material can show to the satisfaction of theinspection body or authority of the Member State that theywere unable to obtain on the market propagating material for anappropriate variety of the species in question and satisfying the
requirements of paragraph 2. In that case, propagating material
which is not treated with products not listed in Annex II, SectionB must be used, if available on the Community market. MemberStates shall inform the other Member States and the Commissionof any authorization granted under this paragraph.
(b) The procedure laid down in Article 14 may be applied to decide
on:
— the introduction, before 31 December 2000, of restrictions
concerning the transitional measure referred to in subpara-graph (a) with regard to certain species and/or types of
propagating material and/or the absence of chemical treat-
ment,
— the maintenance, after 31 December 2000, of the derogation
provided for in subparagraph (a) with regard to certain speciesand/or types of propagating material and with regard to thewhole Community or certain parts thereof,
— the introduction of procedural rules and criteria concerning
the derogation referred to in subparagraph (a) and theinformation thereon communicated to the professionalorganizations concerned, to other Member States and theCommission.
4. Before 31 December 1999, the Commission shall review the
provisions of this Article, in particular paragraph 1 (c) and paragraph 2
and submit any appropriate proposals with a view to their revision.
Article 6a
1. For the purposes of this Article, ‘seedlings’ shall mean whole
seedlings intended for planting for plant production.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 8
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2. The organic production method implies that when producers use
seedlings, they have been produced in accordance with Article 6.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, seedlings not obtained by
organicproduc tion methods may be used during a transitional periodexpiring on 31 December 1997 in so far as the following conditions aremet:
(a) the competent authority of the Member State has authorized the use
after the user or users of such material have demonstrated to thesatisfaction of the inspection body or authority of the Member State
that they were not able to obtain an appropriate variety of the species
in question on the Community market;
(b) the seedlings have not been treated, since sowing, with any products
other than those listed in Annex II, Sections A and B;
(c) the seedlings come from a producer who has accepted an inspection
system equivalent to the arrangements laid down in Article 9 and hasagreed to apply the restriction in subparagraph (b); this provision
shall enter into force on 1 January 1996;
(d) after planting, the seedlings must have been cultivated in accordance
with the provisions of Article 6 (1) (a) and (b) for a period of at leastsix weeks before harvesting;
(e) the labelling of any product containing ingredients derived from
such seedlings may not include the indication referred to in Article10;
(f) without prejudice to any restriction resulting from the procedure
referred to in paragraph 4, any authorization granted under this
paragraph shall be withdrawn as soon as the shortage comes to anend, and shall expire on 31 December 1997 at the latest.
4. (a) Where an authorization as referred to in paragraph 3 has been
granted, the Member State shall immediately notify to the otherMember State and to the Commission the following information:
— the date of the authorization,
— the name of the variety and species concerned,
— the quantities that are required and the justification for those
quantities,
— the expected period of the storage,
— any other information requested by the Commission or the
Member States.
(b) If the information submitted by any Member State of the
Commission and to the Member State which granted theauthorization shows that an appropriate variety is available
during the period of the storage, the Member State shall consider
withdrawing the authorization or reducing its period of validity,and shall inform the Commission and the other Member States ofthe measures it has taken, within 10 days of the date of receipt ofthe information.
(c) At the request of a Member State or at the Commission's
initiative, the matter shall be submitted for examination to the
Committee referred to in Article 14. It may be decided, inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, that theauthorization shall be withdrawn or its period of valdity amended.
Article 7
1. Products not authorized at the date of adoption of this Regulation
for a purpose indicated in Article 6 (1) (b) may be included in Annex II,provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) if they are used for the purpose of plant pest or disase control:
— they are essential for the control of a harmful organism or a
particular disease for which other biological, cultural, physical orplant breeding alternatives are not available, and1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 9
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— the conditions for their use preclude any direct contact with the
seed, the crop or crop products; however, in the case of perennialcrops, direct contact may take place, but only outside the
growing season of the edible parts (fruits) provided that such
application does not indirectly result in the presence of residuesof the product in the edible parts, and
— their use does not result in, or contribute to, unacceptable effects
on, or contamination of, the environment;
(b) if they are used for fertilization or soil-conditioning purposes:
— they are essential for specific nutrition requirements of crops or
specific soil-conditioning purposes which cannot be satisfied by
the practices mentioned in Annex I, and
— their use does not result in unacceptable effects on the
environment or contribute to the contamination thereof.
1a. The conditions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to
products which were in common use before the adoption of this
Regulation according to the codes of practice on organic farmingfollowed in the Community.
2. If need be, the following may be specified for any product included
in Annex II:
— the detailed description of the product,
— the conditions of its use and compositional and/or solubility
requirements, with regard in particular to the need to insure forthese products a minimal presence of residues on edible parts of thecrop and on edible crop products as well as a minimum effect on theenvironment,
— particular labelling requirements for products referred to in Article 1
where such products are obtained with the aid of certain productsreferred to in Annex II.
3. Amendments to Annex II, concerning either inclusion or cancel-
ling of products as referred to in paragraph 1 or inclusion or
amendments of specifications as referred to in paragraph 2, shall beadopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 14.
4. Where a Member State considers that a product should be added to
Annex II or that amendments should be made thereto, it shall ensure thata dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion or the amendments is sentofficially to the other Member States and the Commission, which shallintroduce it to the committee referred to in Article 14.
Inspection system
Article 8
1. Any operator who produces, prepares or imports from a third
country products as specified in Article 1 for the purpose of marketingthem shall:
(a) notify this activity to the competent authority of the Member State in
which the activity is carried out; such notification shall include the
information specified in Annex IV;
(b) submit his undertaking to the inspection system referred to in Article
9.
2. Member States shall designate an authority or body for the
reception of notifications.
Member States may provide for the communication of any additional
information which they consider to be necessary for effective super-vision of the operators concerned.
3. The competent authority shall ensure that an updated list
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Article 9
1. Member States shall set up an inspection system operated by one
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from third countries products as referred to in Article 1 ◄shall be
subject.
2. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure that
an operator who complies with the provisions of this Regulation andpays his contribution to inspection expenses has access to the inspectionsystem.
3. The inspection system shall comprise at least the application of the
precautionary and inspection measures specified in Annex III.
4. For the application of the inspection system operated by private
bodies, Member States shall designate an authority responsible for theapproval and supervision of such bodies.
5. For the approval of a private inspection body, the following shall
be taken into account:
(a) the standard inspection procedure to be followed, containing a
detailed description of the inspection measures and precautionswhich the body undertakes to impose on operators subject to its
inspection;
(b) the penalties which the body intends to apply where
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(c) the availability of appropriate resources in the form of qualified
staff, administrative and technical facilities, inspection experienceand reliability;
(d) the objectivity of the inspection body vis-à-vis the operators subject
to its inspection.
6. After an inspection body has been approved, the competent
authority shall:
(a) ensure that the inspections carried out by the inspection body are
objective;
(b) verify the effectiveness of its inspections;
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found and penalties applied;
(d) withdraw approval of the inspection body where it fails to satisfy the
requirements referred to in (a) and (b) or no longer fulfils the criteria
indicated in paragraph 5 or fails to satisfy the requirements
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6a. Before 1 January 1996, Member States shall issue a code number
to each inspection body or authority approved or designated inaccordance with the provisions of this Article. They shall inform theother Member States and the Commission thereof; the Commission shall
publish the code numbers in the list referred to in the last subparagraph
of Article 15.
7. The inspection authority and the approved inspection bodies
referred to in paragraph 1 shall:
(a) ensure that at least the inspection measures and precautions
specified in Annex III are applied to undertakings subject to theirinspection;
(b) not disclose information and data they obtain in their inspection
activity to persons other than the person responsible for theundertaking concerned and the competent public authorities.
8. Approved inspection bodies shall:
(a) give the competent authority, for inspection purposes, access to their
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deemed necessary by the competent authority for the fulfilment of
its obligations pursuant to this Regulation;
(b) send to the competent authority of the Member State by 31 January
each year a list of operators subject to their inspection on 31
December of the previous year and present to the said authority a
concise annual report.
9. The inspection authority and inspection bodies referred to in
paragraph 1 shall:
(a) ensure that, where an irregularity is found regarding the implemen-
tation of Articles 5 and ►M106◄or of the measures referred to
in Annex III, the indications provided for in Article 2 referring to theorganicproduc tion method are removed from the entire lot or
production run affected by the irregularity concerned;
(b) where a manifest infringement, or an infringement with prolonged
effects is found, prohibit the operator concerned from marketing
products with indications referring to the organic production methodfor a period to be agreed with the competent authority of theMember State.
10. The following may be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 14:
(a) detailed rules concerning the requirements indicated in paragraph 5
and the measures listed in paragraph 6;
(b) implementation measures concerning the provisions of paragraph 9.
11. As from 1 January 1998 and without prejudice to the provisions
of paragraphs 5 and 6, approved inspection bodies must satisfy the
requirements laid down in the conditions of standard EN 45011 of 26June 1989.
Indication that products are covered by the inspection scheme
Article 10
1. The indication and/or the logo shown in Annex V indicating that
products are covered by the specific inspection scheme, may appear on
the labeling of products as referred to in Article 1 only where suchproducts:
(a) satisfy the requirements of Article 5 (1) or (3);
(b) have been subject to the inspection arrangements referred to in
Article 9 throughout the production and preparation process;
(c) are sold directly by the producer or preparer to the ultimate
consumer in sealed packaging, or placed on the market as
prepackaged foodstuffs; in the case of direct sales by the producer
or preparer to the ultimate consumer, the sealed packaging is notrequired when the labelling enabled the product requiring thisindication to be identified clearly and unambiguously;
(d) show on the labelling the name and/or business name of the
producer, preparer or vendor together with the name or code numberof the inspection authority or body, and any indication required in
accordance with the provisions of the regulations on the labelling of
foodstuffs, in accordance with Community legislation.
2. No claim may be made on the label or advertising material that
suggests to the purchaser that the indication shown in Annex Vconstitutes a guarantee of superior organoleptic, nutritional or salubriousquality.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 12
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3. The inspection authority and inspection bodies referred to in
Article 9 (1) must:
(a) ensure that, where an irregularity is found under ►M10Articles 5
and 6◄or the measures referred to in Annex III, the indication
shown in Annex V is removed from the entire lot or production run
affected by the irregularity concerned;
(b) where a manifest infringement, or an infringement with prolonged
effects, is found, withdraw from the operator concerned the right to
use the indication shown in Annex V for a period to be agreed with
the competent authority of the Member State.
4. Rules on withdrawal of the indication shown in Annex V where
certain infringements of Articles 5, 6 and 7 or of the requirements andmeasures in Annex III are detected may be adopted in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 14.
General enforcement measures
Article 10 a
1. Where a Member State finds irregularities or infringements
relating to the application of this Regulation in a product coming
from another Member State and bearing indications as referred to in
Article 2 and/or Annex V, it shall inform the Member State whichdesignated the inspection authority or approved the inspection body andthe Commission thereby.
2. Member States shall take whatever measures and action are
required to prevent fraudulent use of the indications referred to inArticle 2 and/or Annex V.
Imports from third countries
Article 11
1. Without prejudice to Article 5, products as specified in Article 1
which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where:
(a) they originate in a third country appearing in a list to be drawn up by
a Commission decision in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 14 and were produced in a region or a production unit andunder the inspection of an inspection body specified, whereappropriate, in the decision concerning the third country in question;
(b) the competent authority or body in the third country has issued a
certificate of inspection stating that the lot designated in thecertificate:
— was obtained within a system of production applying rules
equivalent to those laid down in ►
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— was subject to a system of inspection recognized as equivalent in
accordance with paragraph 2 (b).
2. For the purpose of deciding whether, for certain products as
specified in Article 1, a third country may at its request be included in
the list referred to in paragraph 1 (a), the following shall be taken intoaccount in particular:
(a) the guarantees which the third country can offer, at least in respect
of production for export to the Community, as regards theapplication of rules equivalent to those laid down in
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On the basis of this information, the regions or production units of
origin, or the bodies whose inspections are deemed to be equivalent,may be specified in the Commission decision.
3. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 (b) must:
(a) accompany the goods, in the original copy, to the premises of the
first consignee; thereafter the importer must keep the certificate atthe disposal of the ►
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authority ◄for not less than two years;
(b) be drawn up in accordance with procedures and a model to be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14.
4. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article may be
determined according to the procedure referred to in Article 14.
5. When examining a request from a third country, the Commission
shall require it to supply all the necessary information; it may also
entrust experts with the task of carrying out, under its authority, an on-
the-spot examination of the rules of production and inspection measuresactually applied in the third country in question.
6. (a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the importer(s) in a
Member State shall be authorized by the competent authority ofthe Member State to market until ►
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products imported from a third country not included in the listreferred to in paragraph 1 (a) provided the importer(s) furnish(es)
the competent authority of the importing Member State with
sufficient evidence that the imported products were manufacturedaccording to production rules equivalent to those laid down in►
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equivalent effectiveness to those referred to in Articles 8 and 9,
and that such inspection measures will be permanently and
effectively applied.
Such authorization shall be valid only as long as the above-
mentioned conditions are shown to be satisfied. ►M10It shall
expire from the time of the decision to include a third country inthe list referred to in paragraph 1 (a), unless it concerns a productwhich was produced in a region not specified in the decisionreferred to in paragraph 1 (a), and which was not examined in the
framework of the request submitted by the third country, and only
where that third country has agreed to the continuation of theauthorization arrangements provided for in this paragraph. ◄
(b) Where a Member State has received sufficient evidence from an
importer, it shall forthwith notify to the Commission and theother Member States the third country from which products areimported and supply detailed information on the production andinspection arrangements and the guarantees that they will bepermanently and effectively applied.
(c) At the request of a Member State or at the Commission's
initiative, the matter shall be submitted to the Committee referred
to in Article 14 for examination. Should it emerge from this
examination that the imported products were not manufacturedaccording to equivalent production rules and/or inspectionmeasures of equivalent effectiveness, the Commission shallrequest the Member State which granted the authorization towithdraw it. It may be decided, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 14, that the imports in question shall be
prohibited or that their continuation shall be subject to certain ofthe import conditions being amended within a given period.
(d) The notification referred to in (b) shall not be required where it
concerns production and inspection arrangements already notifiedby another Member State, pursuant to (b), unless significant newevidence is submitted justifying a review of the examination anddecision referred to in (c).
Before 31 July 1994, the Commission shall re-examine the
provisions of paragraph 1 and submit any appropriate proposalfor its review.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 14
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7. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 14 at the request of a Member State, approve a third country'sinspection body which has previously been assessed by the Member
State concerned and add it to the list referred to in paragraph 1 (a). The
Commission shall forward the request to the third country concerned.
Free movement within the Community
Article 12
Member States may not, on grounds relating to the method of
production, to labelling or to the presentation of that method, prohibitor restrict the marketing of products as specified in Article 1 that meetthe requirements of this Regulation.
Administrative provisions and implementation
Article 13
The following may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 14:
— detailed rules for applying this Regulation;
— amendments to Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI,
— amendments to Annex V in order to define a Community logo to
accompany or replace the indication that products are covered by the
inspection scheme.
Article 14
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of
representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representativeof the Commission.
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the
representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft
of the measures to be taken.
The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit
which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of thematter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down inArticle 148 (2) of the Treaty. The votes of the representatives of the
Member States within the committee shall be weighed in the manner set
out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the measure envisaged if they are in
accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the
committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, withoutdelay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to betaken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral to
it the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by
the Commission.
Article 15
Before 1 July each year, Member States shall inform the Commission of
measures taken in the preceding year for the implementation of thisRegulation and shall communicate in particular:
— a list of the operators who, on 31 December of the previous year, had
given notification under Article 8 (1) (a) and are subject to the
inspection system referred to in Article 9,
— a report on supervision pursuant to Article 9 (6).1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 15
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In addition, by 31 March each year, Member States shall inform the
Commission of the list of inspection bodies approved on 31 Decemberof the previous year, their legal and operational structure, their standard
inspection procedure, their penalty arrangements and, where appropriate,
their mark.
The Commission shall each year publish, in the ‘C’ series of the Official
Journal of the European Communities , the lists of approved bodies
notified to it within the deadlines laid down in the foregoingsubparagraph.
Article 16
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
2. Within nine months of the entry into force of this Regulation,
Member States shall implement Articles 8 and 9.
3. Article 5, Article 8 (1) and Article 11 (1) shall apply from 1
January 1993.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, the date of
application of Article 11 (1) may be deferred for a specified period for
imports from a third country where, following a request by the third
country, the stage reached in examining the matter does not permit adecision regarding the inclusion of the country concerned in the listprovided for in Article 11 (1) (a) before expiry of the period referred toin the first subparagraph.
For the purposes of complying with the conversion period referred to in
paragraph 1 of Annex I, the period which has elapsed before the entry
into force of this Regulation shall be taken into account where the
operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspection body thatduring that period he was producing in accordance with the nationalprovisions in force or, failing that, with the recognized internationalstandards for organicproduc tion.
4. For 12 months following the entry into force of this Regulation,
Member States may, by way of derogation from Article 6 (1), authorize
the use in their territory of products containing substances not listed inAnnex II, where they consider that the requirements of Article 7 (1) aresatisfied.
5. For a period expiring 12 months after the establishment of Annex
VI in accordance with Article 5 (7), Member States may continue to
authorize, in accordance with their national provisions, the use of
substances not listed in the said Annex VI.
6. Each Member State shall inform the other Member States and the
Commission of substances authorized pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 16
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ANNEX I
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AT FARM LEVEL
Plants and plant products
1. The principles set out in this Annex must normally have been applied on the
parcels during a conversion period of at least two years before sowing or, in
the case of perennial crops other than grassland, at least three years before the
first harvest of products as referred to in Article 1 (1) (a). The inspection body
may, with the approval of the competent authority, decide, in certain cases, to
extend or reduce that period, having regard to previous parcel use.
In particular, the conversion period may be reduced to the strict minimum by a
Member State in situations where the parcels have been treated with a product
not included in Annex II, part B as part of a pest or disease control scheme
made mandatory by the competent authority of the Member State on its
territory or on certain parts of its territory in respect of a specific crop.
The reduction in the conversion period must take account of all the following
points:
— the parcels were already converted or were undergoing conversion to
organicfarming,
— the degradation of the plant protection product concerned must result in an
insignificant level of residue in the soil and, where the latter is a perennial
crop, in the crop,
— the Member State concerned must notify the other Member States of its
decision concerning the obligation of treatment and also the level of the
reduction decided for the conversion period,
— products of the harvest following treatment may not be sold bearing an
indication referring to organic production.
2. The fertility and the biological activity of the soil must be maintained or
increased, where appropriate, by:
(a) cultivation of legumes, green manures or deep-rooting plants in an
appropriate multiannual rotation programme;
(b) incorporation in the soil of organic material, composted or not, from
holdings producing according to the rules of this Regulation. Pending the
adoption of common technical rules concerning organic livestock
production, by-products from livestock farming, such as farmyard manure,
may be used if they come from livestock holdings respecting existing
national rules or, in the absence thereof, internationally recognized
practices concerning organic livestock production.
Other organicor mineral fertilizers, mentioned in Annex II, may be applied
only to the extent that adequate nutrition of the crop being rotated or soil
conditioning are not possible by the methods set out under (a) and (b) of the
preceding subparagraph.
For compost activation, appropriate micro-organism or plant-based prepara-
tions►M4 ◄may be used.
So-called ‘biodynamic preparations’ from stone meal, farmyard manure or
plants may also be used for the purposes covered by this paragraph.
3. Pests, diseases and weeds shall be controlled by a combination of the
following measures:
— choice of appropriate species and varieties,
— appropriate rotation programme,
— mechanical cultivation procedures,
— protection of natural enemies of pests through provisions favourable to
them (e.g. hedges, nesting sites, release of predators),
— flame weeding.
Only in cases of immediate threat to the crop may recourse be had to products
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4. The collection of edible plants and parts thereof, growing naturally in natural
areas, forests and agricultural areas, is considered an organic production
method provided that:
— those areas have received no treatments with products other than those
referred to in Annex II for a period of three years before the collection;
— the collection does not affect the stability of the natural habitat or the
maintenance of the species in the collection area.
5. For production of mushrooms, substrates may be used, if they are composed
only of the following components:
5.1. farmyard manure and animal excrements (including the products referred
to in indents 1 to 4 of Annex II, Part A to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91):
(a) either from holdings producing according to the organic production
method;
(b) or satisfying the requirements referred to in Annex II, Part A, indents
1 to 4, of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, only up to 25 %(1), and only
when the product under 5.1(a) is not available;
5.2. products of agricultural origin, other than those covered under point 5.1
(e.g. straw), from holdings producing according to organic production
method;
5.3. peat not chemically treated;
5.4. wood, not treated with chemical products after felling;
5.5. mineral products of Annex II, Part A to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
water and soil.
Animals and animal products
Pending the adoption of the proposal referred to in Article 1 (2), and for the
purpose of preparation of ingredients referred to in Article 5 (3) (a), animals shall
be raised in accordance with the existing national rules, or in the absence thereof,
internationally recognized practices concerning organic livestock production.1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 18
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ANNEX II
Part A
Fertilizers and soil conditioners
General conditions for all the products:
— use in accordance with provisions of Annex I,
— use only in accordance with the provisions of fertilizer legislation applicable within each Member
State.
NameDescription, compositional requirements, conditions for
use
Compound products or products containing only
materials listed hereunder:
— Farmyard manure Product comprising a mixture of animal excre-
ments and vegetable matter (animal bedding)
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animal species
Coming from extensive husbandry and only in the
sense of ►C1Article 6 (5) ◄of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2)
— Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated
poultry manureNeed recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animal species
Coming from extensive husbandry and only in the
sense of ►C1Article 6 (5) ◄of Regulation
(EEC) No 2328/91
— Composted animal excrements, including
poultry manure and composted farmyard
manure includedNeed recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of the animal speciesFactory farming origin forbidden
— Liquid animal excrements (slurry, urine, etc.) Use after controlled fermentation and/or appro-
priate dilution
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animal speciesFactory farming origin forbidden
— Composted household waste. Compost of source separated household waste;
only vegetable and animal waste;
produced in a closed and monitored collection
system, accepted by the Member State;
maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:
Cadmium: 0,7; Copper: 70; Nickel: 25; Lead: 45;
Zinc: 200; Mercury: 0,4; Chromium (total): 70;
Chromium (VI): 0 (
3);
only during a period expiring on 31 March 2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
— Peat Use limited to horticulture (market gardening,
floriculture, arboriculture, nursery)
— Clays (e.g. perlite, vermiculite, etc.)— Mushroom culture wastes The initial composition of the substrate must be
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use
— Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insects
— Guano Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Composted mixture of vegetable matter Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Products or by-products of animal origin as
below:Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— blood meal— hoof meal— horn meal— bone meal or degelatinized bone meal— animal charcoal— fish meal— meat meal— feather, hair and ‘chiquette’ meal
— wool
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— hair— dairy products— Products and by-products of plant origin for
fertilizers
(for instance, oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks,
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(i) physical processes including dehydration,
freezing and grinding;
(ii) extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or
alkaline solution;
(iii) fermentation;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority ◄
— Sawdust and wood chips Wood not chemically treated after felling— Composted bark Wood not chemically treated after felling— Wood ash From wood not chemically treated after felling
— Soft ground rock phosphate Product as specified by Council Directive 76/116/
EEC (
3), as last amended by Directive 89/284/
EEC (5)
Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg
of P205
— Aluminium calcium phosphate Product as specified by Directive 76/116/EEC, as
last amended by Directive ►C189/284/EEC ◄;
Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg
of P205
Use limited to basicsoils (pH > 7,5)
— Basic slag Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Crude potassium salt
(for instance: kainit, sylvinite, etc.)Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Potassium sulphate containing magnesium
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inspection authority
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use
— Calcium carbonate of natural origin
(for instance: chalk, marl, ground limestone,
Breton ameliorant, (maërl), phosphate chalk)
— Magnesium and calcium carbonate of natural
origin
(for instance: magnesian chalk, ground mage-
sium limestone, etc.)Only of natural origin
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Magnesium sulfate (for instance: kieserite)
— Calcium chloride solution Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identification
of deficit of calcium
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Calcium sulphate (gypsum) Product as specified by Directive 76/116/EEC, as
amended by Directive 89/284/EEC
Only of natural origin
— Industrial lime from sugar production Need recognized by the inspection authority or
inspection body;
only during a period expiring on 31 March 2002.
— Elemental sulphur Product as specified by Directive 76/446/EEC, as
amended by Directive 89/284/EEC
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Trace elements Trace elements included in Directive 89/530/
EEC (6)
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Sodium chloride Only mined salt
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Stone meal
(1) OJ No L 218, 6. 8. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.
(3) Limit of determination.
(4) OJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 21.
(5) OJ No L 111, 22. 4. 1989, p. 34.
(6) OJ No L 281, 30. 9. 1989, p. 116.
B.PRODUCTS FOR PLANT PROTECTION
General conditions applicable for all the products composed or containing the following active
substances:
— use in accordance with provisions of Annex I,
— only in accordance with the specific provisions of the plant protection product legislation applicable
within the Member State where the product is used (where relevant(*)).1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 21
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I.Substances of crop or animal origin
NameDescription; compositional requirements; conditions
for use
Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachtaindica
. (Neem tree)Insecticide;
only to be used on mother plants for the
production of seeds and on parent plants for the
production of other vegetative reproductive
material, and on ornamental crops.
(*) Beeswax Pruning agent
Gelatine Insecticide
(*) Hydrolysed proteins Attractant;
only in authorized applications in combination
with other appropriate products of this Annex
II, part B.
Lecithin Fungicide
Extract (aqueous solution) from Nicotiana
tabacumInsecticide;
only against aphids in subtropical fruit trees
(e.g. oranges, lemons) and tropical crops (e.g.
bananas); use only at the start of the vegetation
period;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority;
only during a period expiring 31 March 2002.
Plant oils (e.g. mint oil, pine oil, caraway oil). Insecticide, acaricide, fungicide and sprout
inhibitor.
Pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium .Insecticide
Quassia extracted from Quassia amara . Insecticide, repellent
Rotenone extracted from Derris spp. and
Lonchocarpus spp. andTerphrosia spp.Insecticide;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
(*) In certain Member States the products market with (*) are not considered as plant protection
products and are not subject to the provisions of the plant protection products legislation.
II.Microorganisms used for biological pest control
NameDescription; compositional requirements; conditions
for use
Microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and fungi)
e.g.Bacillus thuringensis, Granulosis virus,
etc.Only products not genetically modified in the
meaning of Directive 90/220/EEC (1).
(1) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.
III.Substances to be used in traps and/or dispensers
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(*) Diammonium phosphate Attractant;
only in traps
Metaldehyde Molluscicide;
only in traps containing a repellent to higher
animal species;
only during a period expiring 31 March 2002.
Pheromones Insecticide, attractant;
in traps and dispensers.
Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambdacyha-
lothrin)Insecticide;
only in traps with specific attractants;
only against Batrocera oleae andCeratitis
capitata wied;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
(*) In certain Member States the products market with (*) are not considered as plant protection
products and are not subject to the provisions of the plant protection products legislation.
IV.Other substances from traditional use in organic farming
NameDescription; compositional requirements; conditions
for use
Copper in the form of copper hydroxide, copper
oxychloride, (tribasic) copper sulphate, cuprous
oxideFungicide;
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
(*) Ethylene Degreening bananas
Fatty acid potassium salt (soft soap) Insecticide
(*) Potassium alum (Kalinite) Prevention of ripening of bananas
Lime sulphur (Calcium polysulphide) Fungicide, insecticide, acaricide;
only for winter treatments in fruit trees, olive
trees and vines.
Paraffin oil Insecticide, acaricide
Mineral oils Insecticide, fungicide;
only in fruit trees, vines, olive trees and tropical
crops (e.g. bananas);
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
Potassium permanganate Fungicide, bactericide;
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for use
(*) Quartz sand Repellent
Sulphur Fungicide, acaricide, repellent
(*) In certain Member States the products market with (*) are not considered as plant protection
products and are not subject to the provisions of the plant protection products legislation.
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ANNEX III
MINIMUM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES UNDER THE INSPECTION SCHEME REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE 8 AND 9
A.Plants and plant products from farm production or collection
1. Production must take place in a unit the land parcels and production and
storage locations of which are clearly separate from those of any other unit
not producing in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regulation;
processing and/or packaging workshops may form part of the unit, where its
activity is limited to processing and packaging of its own agricultural
produce.
2. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the producer, even
where his activity is limited to the collection of wild plants, and the
inspection body must draw up:
— a full description of the unit, showing the storage and production
premises and land parcels and/or collection areas and, where applicable,
premises where certain processing and/or packaging operations take
place,
— all the practical measures to be taken by the producer at unit-level to
ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation,
— and, in case of collection of wild plants, the guarantees given by third
parties, if appropriate where relevant which the producer can provide to
ensure that the provisions of Annex I, point 4 are satisfied.
The description and the measures concerned must be contained in an
inspection report countersigned by the producer concerned.
In addition, the report must specify:
— the date of the last application on the parcels and/or collection areas
concerned of products, the use of which is not compatible with Article 6
(1) (b),
— an undertaking by the producer to carry out operations in accordance
with Articles 5 and 6 and to accept, in the event of infringement,
enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9) and, where
relevant, in Article 10 (3).
3. Each year, before the date indicated by the inspection body, the producer
must notify the body of its schedule of production of crop products, giving a
breakdown by parcel.
4. Written and/or documentary accounts must be kept which enable the
inspection body to trace the origin, nature and quantities of all raw materials
bought, and the use of such materials; in addition, written or documentary
accounts must be kept of the nature, quantities and consignees of all
agricultural products sold. Quantities sold directly to the final consumer shall
be accounted on a daily basis.
Where the unit itself processes its own agricultural produce, the accounts
must contain the information as referred to in point B, 2, third hyphen of this
Annex.
5. Storage, in the unit, of input products other than those the use of which is
compatible with Articles 6 (1) (b) and 7 is prohibited.
6. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a
full physical inspection, at least once a year, of the unit. Samples for testing
of products not authorized under this Regulation may be taken. However,
such samples must be taken where the use of unauthorized products is
suspected. An inspection report must be drawn up after each visit,
countersigned by the responsible person of the unit.
7. The producer must give the inspection body, for inspection purposes, access
to the storage and production premises and to the parcels of land, as well as
to the accounts and relevant supporting documents. He must provide the
inspection body with any information deemed necessary for the purposes of
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8.1. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units,
including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or
containers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and
provided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications
required by law:
(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or
preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a
statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to
identify unequivocally the person responsible for the production of the
product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production
method, in accordance with Article 5.
8.2. However, the closing of packaging or containers is not required where:
(a) transportation is between a producer and another operator who are both
subject to the inspection system referred to in Article 9, and
(b) the products are accompanied by a document giving the information
required under the previous subparagraph.
9. Where an operator runs several production units in the same area, producing
crops or crop products not covered by Article 1, together with storage
premises for input products (such as fertilizers, plant protection products,
seed) must also be subject to the inspection arrangements as regards the first
subparagraph of point 2 and points 3 and 4. Crops of the same variety asthose produced at the unit referred to in point 1 may not be produced at these
units.
However, producers may derogate from the rule referred to in the last
sentence of the preceding subparagraph:
(a) in the case of the production of perennial crop products (fruit growing,
vines and hops) provided the following conditions are met:
1. the production in question forms part of a conversion plan in respect
of which the producer gives a firm undertaking and which provides
for the beginning of the conversion of the last part of the area
concerned to organic production in the shortest possible period which
may not in any event exceed a maximum of five years,
2. appropriate measures have been taken to ensure the permanent
separation of the products obtained from each unit concerned,
3. the inspection body or authority is notified of the harvest of each of
the products concerned at least 48 hours in advance,
4. immediately upon completion of the harvest, the producer informs
the inspection body or authority of the exact quantities harvested on
the units concerned together with any particular distinguishing
features (such as quality, colour, average weight, etc.) and confirms
that the measures taken to separate the products have been applied,
5. the conversion plan and the measures referred to in points 1 and 2
have been approved by the inspection body or authority. This
approval must be confirmed each year after the start of the
conversion plan;
(b) in the case of areas intended for agricultural research agreed by the
Member States' competent authorities, provided that conditions 2, 3 and
4 and the relevant part of condition 5 referred to in (a) are met;
(c) in the case of production of seed, vegetative propagating material and
transplants, provided that conditions 2, 3 and 4 and the relevant part of
condition 5 referred to in (a) are met.
B.Processing and packaging units for plant products and foodstuffs
composed essentially of plant products
1. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the producer and
inspection body must draw up:
— a full description of the unit, showing the facilities used for the processing,
packaging and storage of agricultural products before and after the
operations concerning them,
— all the practical measures to be taken at the level of the unit to ensure
compliance with this Regulation.
This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an
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In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the operator to perform
the operations in such a way as to comply with Article 5 and to accept, in the
event of infringement, the enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9
(9) and, where relevant, in Article 10 (3).
2. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace:
— the origin, nature and quantities of agricultural products as referred to in
Artricle 1 which have been delivered to the unit,
— the nature, quantities and consignees of products as referred to in Article 1
which have left the unit,
— any other information, such as the origin, nature and quantities of
ingredients, additives and manufacturing aids delivered to the unit and the
composition of processed products, that is required by the inspection body
for the purposes of proper inspection of the operations.
3. Where products not referred to in Article 1 are also processed, packaged or
stored in the unit concerned:
— the unit must have separate areas within the premises for the storage of
products as referred to in Article 1, before and after the operations,
— operations must be carried out continuously until the complete run has
been dealt with, separated by place or time from similar operations
performed on products not covered by Article 1,
— if such operations are not carried out frequently, they must be announced
in advance, with a deadline agreed on with the inspection body,
— every measure must be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid
mixtures with products not obtained in accordance with the rules laid down
in this Regulation.
4. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a
full physcal inspection, at least once a year, of the unit. Samples for testing of
products not authorized under this Regulation may be taken. However, they
must be taken where the use of unauthorized products is suspected. An
inspection report must be drawn up after each visit countersigned by the
person responsible for the unit inspected.
5. The operator must give the inspection body, for inspection purposes, access to
the unit and to the written accounts and relevant supporting documents. He
must provide the inspection body with any information necessary for the
purposes of the inspection.
6. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units, including
wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or containers closed in
a manner preventing substitution of the content and provided with a label
stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:
(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or
preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a
statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to
identify unequivocally the person responsible for the preparation of the
product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production
method according to the relevant provisions of Article 5.
On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, the operator shall check the
closing of the packaging or container where it is required and the presence of
the indications referred to in the previous paragraph, in point A. 8. 1 or in
point C. 8. The result of this verification shall be explicitly mentioned in the
accounts referred to in point B. 2. Where the check leaves any doubt that the
product concerned came from an operator subject to the inspection system
provided for in Article 9, it may only be put into processing or packaging after
elimination of that doubt, unless it is placed on the market without indication
referring to the organicproduc tion method.
C.Importers of plant products and foodstuffs composed essentially of plant
products from third countries
1. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the importer and
inspection body must draw up:
— a full description of the importer's premises and of his import activities,
indicating as far as possible the points of entry of the products into the
Community and any other facilities the importer intends to use for the
storage of the imported products;
— all the practical measures to be taken by the importer to ensure compliance
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This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an
inspection report, countersigned by the importer.
In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the importer:
— to perform the import operations in such a way as to comply with the
provisions of Article 11 and to accept, in the event of infringement, the
enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9);
— to ensure that any storage facilities that the importer will use are open to
inspection, to be carried out either by the inspection body or, when these
storage facilities are situated in another Member State or region, by an
inspection body approved for inspection in that Member State or region.
2. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace for each
lot of products referred to in Article 1, imported from a third country:
— the origin, nature and quantity of the lot concerned, and on request by the
inspection body, any details on the transport arrangements from the
exporter in the third country to the importer's premises or storage facilities;
— the nature, quantities and consignees of the lot concerned, and on request
by the inspection body, and details on the transport arrangements from theimporter's premises or storage facilities to the consignees.
3. The importer shall inform the inspection body of each imported consignment
into the Community, giving any details this body or authority may require,
such as a copy of the inspection certificate for the importation of organic
products. When the products concerned are circulating in a Member State or
region other than the one where the inspection body is approved for
inspection, that body may pass the information to a body, approved for
inspection in that Member State or region, for on-the-spot inspection of the
imported consignment.
4. Where imported products referred to in Article 1 are stored in storage facilities
where also other agricultural products or foodstuffs are processed, packaged or
stored:
— the products as referred to in Article 1 must be kept separate from the other
agricultural products and/or foodstuffs;
— every measure must be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid
mixtures with products not obtained in accordance with the rules laid down
in this Regulation.
5. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a
full physical inspection, at least once a year, of the importer's premises and,
where relevant, of a selection of the other storage facilities which the importer
uses.
The inspection body shall inspect the written accounts mentioned in point C. 2
and the certificates referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) and (3). Samples for testing
of substances not authorized under this Regulation may be taken. However,
they must be taken where the use of unauthorized substances is suspected. An
inspection report must be drawn up after each visit, countersigned by the
person responsible for the unit inspected.
6. The importer must, for inspection purposes, give the inspection body access to
his premises and to the written accounts and relevant supporting documents, in
particular any import certificates. He must provide the inspection body with
any information necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
7. Products as referred to in Article 1 shall be imported from a third country in
appropriate packaging or containers, closed in a manner preventing
substitution of the content and provided with identification of the exporter
and with any other marks and numbers serving to identify the lot with the
inspection certificate.
On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, imported from a third
country, the operator shall check the closing of the packaging or container and
the correspondance of the identification of the lot with the certificate referred
to in Article 11 (1) (b) or a similar certificate where required by the authorities
under any arrangements adopted under Article 11 (6). The result of this
verification shall be explicitly mentioned in the accounts referred to in point C.
2. Where the check leaves any doubt as to the origin of the product from a
third country or from an exporter in a third country not accepted under Article
11, the product may be put on the market, or processed or packaged, only after
such doubt has been dispelled, unless it is placed on the market without
indication of the organic production method.
8. Products referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units, including
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stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:
(a) the name and address of the importer of the product, or a statement which
enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to identify unequi-
vocally the importer of the product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production
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INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 8 (1)(a)
(a) Name and address of operator;
(b) Location of premises and, where appropriate, parcels (land register data)
where operations are carried out;
(c) Nature of operations and products;
(d) Undertaking by the operator to carry out the operations in accordance with
Articles 5, 6, 7 and/or 11;
(e) In the case of an agricultural holding, the date on which the producer ceased
to apply products the use of which is not compatible with Articles 6 (1) (6)
and 7 on the parcels concerned;
(f) The name of the approved body to which the operator entrusted inspection of
his undertaking, where the Member State has implemented the inspection
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ANNEX V
INDICATION THAT PRODUCTS ARE COVERED BY THE INSPEC-
TION SCHEME
The indication that a product is covered by the inspection scheme must be shown
in the same language or languages as used for the labelling.
ES: Agricultura Biológica — Sistema de control CEE
DK: Økologisk Landbrug — EF Kontrolordning
D: Ökologische Agrarwirtschaft — EWG-Kontrollsystem, or Biologische
Landwirtschaft — EWG-Kontrollsystem
GR: Βιολογική Γεωργία —Σύστηµα Ελέγχου ΕΟΚ
EN: OrganicFarming — EEC Control SystemF: Agriculture biologique — Système de contrôle CEEI: Agricoltura Biologica — Regime di controllo CEE
NL: Biologische landbouw — EEG-controlesysteem
P: Agricultura Biológica — Sistema de Controlo CEE
FI: Luonnonmukainen maataloustuotanto — ETY: n valvontajärjestelmä —
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ANNEX VI
INTRODUCTION
For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions will apply:
1. ingredients: substances as defined in Article 4 of this Regulation under the
restrictions as referred to in Article 6 (4) of Council Directive 79/112/EEC of
18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to
the ultimate consumer(1);
2. ingredients of agricultural origin:
(a) single agricultural products and products derived therefrom by appropriate
washing, cleaning, thermic and/or mechanical processes and/or by
physical processes having the effect of reducing the moisture content of
the product;
(b) also, products derived from the products mentioned under (a) by other
processes used in food processing, unless these products are considered
food additives or flavourings as defined under points 5 or 7 hereunder;
3. ingredients of non-agricultural origin: ingredients other than ingredients of
agricultural origin and belonging to at least one of the following categories:
3.1. food additives, including carriers for food additives, as defined under
points 5 and 6 hereunder;
3.2. flavourings, as defined under point 7 hereunder;3.3. water and salt;
3.4. micro-organism preparations;
3.5. minerals (including trace elements) and vitamins;
4. processing aids: substances as defined in Article 1 (3) (a) of Council Directive
89/107/EEC(
2) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human
consumption;
5. food additives: substances as defined in Article 1 (1) and (2) of Directive 89/
107/EEC and covered by that Directive or by a comprenhensive Directive as
referred to in Article 3 (1) of Directive 89/107/EEC;
6. carriers, including carrier solvents: food additives used to dissolve, dilute,
disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive without altering its
technological function in order to facilitate its handling, application or use;
7. flavouring: substances and products as defined in Article 1 (2) of Council
Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source
materials for their production(3), and covered by that Directive.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Sections A, B and C cover the ingredients and processing aids which may be used
in the preparation of foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more ingredients
of plant origin, referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) of this Regulation, with the
exception of wines.
Notwithstanding reference to any ingredient in Sections A and C or any
processing aid in Section B, any ingredient or such processing aid shall be used
only in accordance with relevant Community legislation and/or national
legislation compatible with the Treaty and, in the absence thereof, in accordance
with the principles of good manufacturing practice for foodstuffs. In particular,
additives shall be used according to the provisions of Directive 89/107/EEC and,
where relevant, those of any comprehensive Directive as referred to in Article 3
(1) of Directive 89/107/EEC; flavourings shall be used according to the
provisions of Directive 88/388/EEC and solvents according to the provisions of
Council Directive 88/344/EEC of 13 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws
of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs
and food ingredients(4).1991R2092 — EN — 15.03.1999 — 004.001 — 32
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p 27.
(3) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1988, p 61.
(4) OJ No L 157, 24. 6. 1988, p 28.
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SECTION A — INGREDIENTS OF NON-AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN
(REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3)(B)OF REGULA-
TION (EEC)No 2092/91) :
A.1. Food additives, including carriers
Name Specific conditions (5)
E 170 Calciumcarbonates —
E 270 Lactic acid —E 290 Carbondioxyde —
E 296 Malicac id —
E 300 Ascorbic acid —
E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract anti-oxydant in fats and oilsE 322 Lecithins —
E 330 Citricac id —
E 333 Calcium citrates —E 334 Tartaricac id (L (+) −) —
E 335 Sodium tartrate —E 336 Potassium tartrate —
E 341 (i) Monocalciumphosphate raising agent for self raising flourE 400 Alginicac id —
E 401 Sodium alginate —
E 402 Potassium alginate —
E 406 Agar —
E 407 Carrageenan —E 410 Locust beam gum —
E 412 Guar gum —E 413 Tragacanth gum —
E 414 Arabicgum —
E 415 Xanthan gum —E 416 Karaga gum —
E 440 (i) Pectin —
E 500 Sodiumcarbonates —E 501 Potassiumcarbonates —
E 503 Ammoniumcarbonates —
E 504 Magnesiumcarbonates —E 516 Calcium sulphate CR
E 524 Sodiumhydroxyde surface treatment of LaugengebäckE 938 Argon —
E 941 Nitrogen —E 948 Oxygen —
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A.2. Flavourings within the meaning of Directive 88/388/EEC
Substances and products as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and 1 (2) (c) of
Directive 88/388/EEC labelled as natural flavouring substances or natural
flavouring preparations, according to Article 9 (1) (d) and (2) of that
Directive.
A.3. Water and salt
Drinking water
Salt (with sodium chloride or potassium chloride as basic components),
generally used in food processing.
A.4.
Micro-organism preparations
(i) Any preparations of micro-organisms normally used in food processing,
with the exception of micro-organisms genetically modified within the
meaning of Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/220/EEC;
(ii) Micro-organisms genetically modified within the meaning of Article 2
(2) of Directive 90/220/EEC: if they have been included according to
the decision procedure of Article 14.
A.5. Minerals (trace elements included), vitamins, aminoacids and other nitrogen
compounds
Minerals (trace elements included), vitamins, aminoacids and other nitrogen
compounds, only authorized as far their use is legally required in the
foodstuffs in which they are incorporated.
SECTION B — PROCESSING AIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS WHICH
MAY BE USED FOR PROCESSING OF ORGANICALLY
PRODUCED INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL
ORIGIN, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3)(C)OF
REGULATION (EEC)No 2092/91
Name Specific conditions
Water
Calcium chloride coagulation agent
Calcium carbonateCalcium hydroxide
Calcium sulphate coagulation agent
Magnesium chloride (or nigari) coagulation agentPotassium carbonate drying of grapes
Sodium carbonate sugar productionCitric acid oil production and hydrolysis of starchSodium hydroxyde ►
M12— sugar production
— oil production from rape seed
(Brassica spp) only during a period
expiring on 31 March 2002 ◄
Sulphuric acid sugar production
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Ethanol solvent
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Egg white albumen
Casein
Gelatin
IsinglassVegetable oils ►
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agent◄
Silicon dioxide gel or colloidal solution
Activated carbon
TalcBentonite
Kaolin
Diatomaceous earthPerlite
Hazelnut shells
Rice meal —
Beeswax releasing agent
Carnauba wax releasing agent
Preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes:
(i) Any preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes normally used as
processing aids in food processing, with the exception of micro-organisms
genetically modified within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/220/
EEC;
(ii) Micro-organisms genetically modified within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of
Directive 90/220/EEC:
If they have been included hereunder according to the decision procedure of
Article 14.
SECTION C — INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCED ORGANICALLY,
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(4)OF REGULATION
(EEC)No 2092/91
C.1. Unprocessed vegetable products as well as products derived therefrom by
processes referred to under definition 2(a):
C.1.1. Edible fruits, nuts and seeds:
Acerola Malpighia punicifolia
Acorns Quercus spp
Cashew nuts Anacardium occidentale
Cola nuts Cola acuminata
Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
Gooseberries Ribes uva-crispa
Maracujas (passion fruit) Passiflora edulis
Papayas Carica papaya
Pine kernels Pinus pinea
Raspberries (dried) Rubus idaeus
Red currants (dried) Ribes rubrum
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Allspice Pimenta dioica
Cardamom Fructus cardamomi (minoris)
(malabariensis) Elettaria carda-
momum
Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Clove Syzygium aromaticum
Ginger Zingiber officinale
Horseradish seeds Armoracia rusticana
Lesser galanga Alpinia officinarum
Watercress herb Nasturtium officinale
C.1.3. Miscellaneous:
Algae, including seaweed
C.2. Vegetable products, processed by processes as referred to under definition
2(b):
C.2.1. Fats and oils whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, derived
from plants other than:
Cocoa Theobroma cacao
Coco Cocos nucifera
Olive Olea europaea
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
C.2.2. Sugars; starch; other products from cereals and tubers:
Beet sugarFructose
Rice paper
Starch from rice and waxy maize
C.2.3. Miscellaneous:
Curry composed of:
— Coriander Coriandrum sativum
— Mustard Sinapis alba
— Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
— Ginger Zingiber officinale
Pea protein Pisum spp
Rum: only obtained from cane sugar juice
C.3. Animal products:
Aquaticorganisms, not originating from aquac ulture
Buttermilk powder
GelatinHoney
Lactose
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