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"BCOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2092/91
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
"M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1535/92 of 15 June 1992 L 162 15 16.6.1992
"M2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2083/92 of 14 July 1992 L 208 15 24.7.1992
"M3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 L 25 5 2.2.1993
"M4 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2608/93 of 23 September 1993 L 239 10 24.9.1993
"M5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/94 of 2 March 1994 L 59 1 3.3.1994
"M6 Council Regulation (EC) No 1468/94 of 20 June 1994 L 159 11 28.6.1994
"M7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2381/94 of 30 September 1994 L 255 84 1.10.1994
"M8 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/95 of 29 May 1995 L 119 9 30.5.1995
"M9 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/95 of 29 May 1995 L 119 11 30.5.1995
"M10 Council Regulation (EC) No 1935/95 of 22 June 1995 L 186 1 5.8.1995
"M11 Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 of 7 March 1996 L 59 10 8.3.1996
"M12 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/97 of 29 July 1997 L 202 12 30.7.1997
"M13 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/98 of 4 September 1998 L 247 6 5.9.1998
"M14 Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/1999 of 12 February 1999 L 40 23 13.2.1999
"M15 Council Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999 of 19 July 1999 L 222 1 24.8.1999
Amended by:
"A1 Act 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
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 21, 28.1.1995, p. 21 (2381/94)1991R2092 — EN — 24.08.1999 — 005.001 — 1
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 Economic
Community, 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 for
agricultural 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 agricultural
policy, this type of production may contribute towards the attainment of a
better balance between supply of, and demand for, agricultural products,
the protection of the environment and the conservation of the country-
side;
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 or
without 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 products
bearing such indications and give the market for organic products a more
distinctive profile by ensuring transparency at all stages of production
and processing, thereby improving the credibility of such products in the
eyes of consumers;
Whereas organic production methods constitute a specific form of
production at farm level; whereas, consequently, it should be provided
that, on the labelling of processed products, indications referring to
organic production 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 further
defined in order to take account of experience gained; whereas, within a
suitable period, this Regulation will be supplemented by equivalent rules
covering livestock production;
Whereas, in the interests of the producers and purchasers of products
bearing indications referring to organic production methods, the
minimum principles which must be complied with in order for products
to be presented with such indications should be laid down;!B
(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.
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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 Community
when this Regulation is adopted must be complied with in accordance
with codes of practice followed in the Community when this Regulation
is adopted; whereas, moreover, in the future, the principles governing the
authorization of products which may be used in this type of farming must
be established;
Whereas, moreover, organic farming involves varied cultivation 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 the
products 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 inspection
authorities and/or by approved and supervised bodies; whereas provision
should be made for a Community indication of inspection to appear on
the 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 organic
production methods:
(a) unprocessed agricultural crop products; also animals and unpro-
cessed animal products, to the extent that principles of production
and specific inspection rules for them are introduced into Annexes I
and 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 of
animal 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 containing
ingredients of animal origin shall be submitted by the Commission as
soon as possible and before "M10 30 June 1995. 3
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation a product shall be regarded as
bearing indications referring to organic production methods where, in the
labelling, advertising material or commercial documents, such a product
or its ingredients is described by the indications in use in each Member
State suggesting to the purchaser that the product or its ingredients have
been obtained in accordance with the rules of production laid down in
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terms are not applied to agricultural products in foodstuffs or clearly
have no connection with the method of production:
— in Spanish: ecológico,
— in Danish: økologisk,
— in German: ökologisch,— in Greek: /betatwoι/omikronλ/omikronγικ/omikronacute,
— 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, labelling
and 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 that
holding;
3. ‘preparation’ shall mean the operations of preserving and/or
processing of agricultural products, and also packaging and/or
alterations made to the labelling concerning the presentation of the
organic 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 the
subsequent marketing thereof, products as referred to in Article 1, or
who markets such products;
6. ‘ingredients’ shall mean the substances, including additives, used in
the preparation of the products specified in Article 1 (1) (b), as
defined 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 the
ultimate consumer;!B
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7. ‘plant protection products’ shall mean products as defined in Article
2 (1) of Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978
prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection
products 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 to
detergents (3), as last amended by Directive 86/94/EEC (4), which are
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 organic production 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
"M10 Article 6 3or imported from a third country under the
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 inspection authority
or body to which the operator is subject. Member States shall decide
whether to require a reference to the name and/or to the code 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 the
sales 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 involving
the use of substances not listed in Annex VI, Section B;!B
(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.
(4) OJ No L 80, 25. 3. 1986, p. 51.!M10
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(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 decide whether
to require a reference to the name and/or to the code number 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 and
must be accompanied by a reference to the ingredients of agricultural
origin concerned, unless such reference is clearly given in the list of
ingredients;
(h) the product has been produced without the use of genetically
modified organisms and/or any products derived from such
organisms.
4. Ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Annex VI,
Section C only where it has been shown that such ingredients are of
agricultural 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 laid
down in Article 11.
5. Products labelled or advertised in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 3
may bear indications referring to conversion to organic production
methods, provided that:
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respectively are fully satisfied, with the exception of that concerning
the length of the conversion period referred to in paragraph 1 of
Annex 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 the
requirements of paragraphs 1 or 3. After 1 January 1996, such
indications must take the form of the words ‘product under
conversion 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 ‘organic
farming’ shall not be more prominent than the words ‘product under
conversion 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 whether
to require a reference to the name and/or to the code number and
shall notify the Commission accordingly;
(f) the product has been produced without the use of genetically
modified organisms and/or any products derived from such
organisms.
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 only bear
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 laid!M10
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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 implemen-
tation 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 ingredients
obtained 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 of
lettering as the other indications in the list of ingredients. Such
indications must also appear in a separate statement set in the same
visual 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 or
were imported from third countries under the arrangements laid
down in Article 11. The statement may not appear in a colour, size
and style of lettering which is more prominent than the sales
description 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 the
use of substances not listed in Annex VI, Section B;
(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 most
recent production or preparation operation is subject. Member States
shall decide whether to require a reference to the name and/or to the
code number and/or shall notify the Commission accordingly;
(i) the product has been produced without the use of genetically
modified organisms and/or any products derived from such
organisms.
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 in
paragraph 3 (a) may refer to organic production 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 arrangements
laid 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.!M10
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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 be
established in Annex VI, Sections A, B and C, according to the
procedure 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, it shall
ensure that a dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion or the
amendments 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 together
with 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 appropriate proposals for
their revision.
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 vegetative
propagating 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 specified
in Annex II in regard to certain substances. They may be used only
under the specific conditions laid down in Annexes I and II in so far
as 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 with Community
law;
(c) only seed or vegetative propagating material produced by the organic
production method referred to in paragraph 2 is used;
(d) genetically modified organisms and/or any product derived from
such organisms must not be used, with the exception of veterinary
medicinal products.
2. The organic production 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:
(a) without the use of genetically modified organisms and/or any
products derived from such organisms, and!B
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(b) in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 for at
least one generation or, in the case 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 organic production
method 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
such propagating material can show to the satisfaction of the
inspection body or authority of the Member State that they were
unable to obtain on the market propagating material for an
appropriate 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, Section
B must be used, if available on the Community market. Member
States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission
of 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
species and/or types of propagating material and with regard
to the whole Community or certain parts thereof,
— the introduction of procedural rules and criteria concerning
the derogation referred to in subparagraph (a) and the
information thereon communicated to the professional
organizations concerned, to other Member States and the
Commission.
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.
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
organic production methods may be used during a transitional period
expiring on 31 December 1997 in so far as the following conditions are
met:
(a) the competent authority of the Member State has authorized the use
after the user or users of such material have demonstrated to the
satisfaction 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 has
agreed to apply the restriction in subparagraph (b); this provision
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(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 least
six weeks before harvesting;
(e) the labelling of any product containing ingredients derived from such
seedlings may not include the indication referred to in Article 10;
(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 an
end, 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 other
Member 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 the
authorization 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
of the measures it has taken, within 10 days of the date of receipt
of the 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, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, that the
authorization 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
or plant breeding alternatives are not available, and
— the conditions for their use preclude any direct contact with the
seed, the crop or crop products; however, in the case of perennial
crops, 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 residues
of 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.!M10
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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 farming
followed 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 for
these products a minimal presence of residues on edible parts of the
crop and on edible crop products as well as a minimum effect on the
environment,
— particular labelling requirements for products referred to in Article 1
where such products are obtained with the aid of certain products
referred to in Annex II.
3. Amendments to Annex II, concerning either inclusion or cancelling
of products as referred to in paragraph 1 or inclusion or amendments of
specifications as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in 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 that
a dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion or the amendments is sent
officially to the other Member States and the Commission, which shall
introduce 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 marketing them
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 supervision
of the operators concerned.
3. The competent authority shall ensure that an updated list containing
the names and addresses of operators subject to the inspection system is
made available to interested parties.
Article 9
1. Member States shall set up an inspection system operated by one or
more designated inspection authorities and/or by approved private bodies
to which the "M10 operators producing, preparing or importing from
third countries products as referred to in Article 1 3shall be subject.
2. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure that an
operator who complies with the provisions of this Regulation and pays
his contribution to inspection expenses has access to the inspection
system.
3. The inspection system shall comprise at least the application of the
precautionary and inspection measures specified in Annex III.!B1991R2092 — EN — 24.08.1999 — 005.001 — 11
4. For the application of the inspection system operated by private
bodies, Member States shall designate an authority responsible for the
approval 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 precautions
which the body undertakes to impose on operators subject to its
inspection;
(b) the penalties which the body intends to apply where "M10 ir-
regularities and/or infringements 3are found;
(c) the availability of appropriate resources in the form of qualified staff,
administrative and technical facilities, inspection experience and
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;(c) take cognizance of any
"M10 irregularities and/or infringements
3found 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
"M10 laid down in paragraphs 7, 8, 9 and 11. 3
6a. Before 1 January 1996, Member States shall issue a code number to
each inspection body or authority approved or designated in accordance
with the provisions of this Article. They shall inform the other 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 their inspection;
(b) not disclose information and data they obtain in their inspection
activity to persons other than the person responsible for the
undertaking concerned and the competent public authorities.
8. Approved inspection bodies shall:
(a) give the competent authority, for inspection purposes, access to their
offices and facilities, together with any information and assistance
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 "M10 63or of the measures referred to
in Annex III, the indications provided for in Article 2 referring to the
organic production method are removed from the entire lot or
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(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 method
for a period to be agreed with the competent authority of the
Member 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 26
June 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 such
products:
(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 not
required when the labelling enabled the product requiring this
indication 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 number
of 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 V
constitutes a guarantee of superior organoleptic, nutritional or salubrious
quality.
3. The inspection authority and inspection bodies referred to in Article
9 (1) must:
(a) ensure that, where an irregularity is found under
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and 63or 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.!B
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4. Rules on withdrawal of the indication shown in Annex V where
certain infringements of Articles 5, 6 and 7 or of the requirements and
measures in Annex III are detected may be adopted in accordance with
the 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 which designated the
inspection authority or approved the inspection body and the Commis-
sion thereby.
2. Member States shall take whatever measures and action are required
to prevent fraudulent use of the indications referred to in Article 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 and
under the inspection of an inspection body specified, where
appropriate, 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 the
certificate:
— was obtained within a system of production applying rules
equivalent to those laid down in "M10 Article 6 3, and
— 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 into
account in particular:
(a) the guarantees which the third country can offer, at least in respect of
production for export to the Community, as regards the application
of rules equivalent to those laid down in "M10 Article 6 3;
(b) the effectiveness of the inspection measures applied, which, at least
in respect of production for export to the Community, must be
equivalent to the inspection measures referred to in Articles 8 and 9
to ensure compliance with the rules referred to in (a).
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 at
the disposal of the
"M10 inspection body and/or inspection
authority 3for 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.!B
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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
measures actually 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 of
the Member State to market until "M10 31 December 2002 3,
products imported from a third country not included in the list
referred 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
manufactured according to production rules equivalent to those
laid down in "M10 Article 6 3and were subject to inspection
measures of 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
abovementioned conditions are shown to be satisfied. "M10 It
shall expire from the time of the decision to include a third
country in the list referred to in paragraph 1 (a), unless it
concerns a product which was produced in a region not specified
in the decision referred 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 the authorization arrangements provided for in
this paragraph. 3
(b) Where a Member State has received sufficient evidence from an
importer, it shall forthwith notify to the Commission and the
other Member States the third country from which products are
imported and supply detailed information on the production and
inspection arrangements and the guarantees that they will be
permanently 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 manu-
factured according to equivalent production rules and/or
inspection measures of equivalent effectiveness, the Commission
shall request the Member State which granted the authorization
to withdraw 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 of the 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
notified by another Member State, pursuant to (b), unless
significant new evidence is submitted justifying a review of the
examination and decision referred to in (c).
Before 31 July 1994, the Commission shall re-examine the
provisions of paragraph 1 and submit any appropriate proposal
for its review.
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’ s
inspection 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.!B
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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, prohibit
or restrict the marketing of products as specified in Article 1 that meet
the 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 representative
of 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 the matter.
The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 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, without
delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be
taken. 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 this
Regulation 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).!B
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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 December of
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 foregoing
subparagraph.
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 a
decision regarding the inclusion of the country concerned in the list
provided for in Article 11 (1) (a) before expiry of the period referred to in
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 that
during that period he was producing in accordance with the national
provisions in force or, failing that, with the recognized international
standards for organic production.
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 in
Annex II, where they consider that the requirements of Article 7 (1) are
satisfied.
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.!B
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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 yearsbefore the first harvest of products as referred to in Article 1 (1) (a). Theinspection 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 Stateon its territory or on certain parts of its territory in respect of a specificcrop.
The reduction in the conversion period must take account of all the
following points:
— the parcels were already converted or were undergoing conversion to
organic farming,
— 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 levelof 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. Pendingthe adoption of common technical rules concerning organic livestockproduction, 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, internationallyrecognized practices concerning organic livestock production.
Other organic or 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
preparations "
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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),!
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— flame weeding.
Only in cases of immediate threat to the crop may recourse be had to
products referred to in Annex II.
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.
B. LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS FROM THE FOLLOW-
ING SPECIES: BOVINE (INCLUDING BUBALUS AND BISON
SPECIES), PORCINE, OVINE, CAPRINE, EQUIDAE, POULTRY .
4. Feed
4.18. Feedingstuffs, feed materials, compound feedingstuffs feed ad-
ditives, processing aids for feedingstuffs and certain products used
in animal nutrition must not have been produced with the use ofgenetically modified organisms or products derived therefrom.!
B
(1) This percentage is calculated on weight of total components of the substrate (excluding
the covering material and any added water) before composting.!M4
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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 con-
taining only materials listed hereunder:
— Farmyard manure Product comprising a mixture of animal
excrements and vegetable matter (ani-mal 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)
3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2328/91 (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 3669/93 (2)
— Dried farmyard manure and dehy-
drated 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)
3of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91
— Composted animal excrements,
including poultry manure andcomposted farmyard manure in-cludedNeed recognized by the inspection
body or inspection authority
Indication of the animal species
Factory farming origin forbidden
— Liquid animal excrements (slurry,
urine, etc.)Use after controlled fermentation and/
or appropriate dilution
Need recognized by the inspection
body or inspection authority
Indication of animal species
Factory farming origin forbidden!
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NameDescription, compositional requirements,
conditions for use
— 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 limited to products of thepresent list
— Dejecta of worms (vermicompost)
and insects
— Guano Need recognized by the inspection
body or inspection authority
— Composted mixture of vegetable
matterNeed 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
— fur "
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mg/kg of dry matter of Chromium
(VI): 0 (3)3!M7
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NameDescription, compositional requirements,
conditions for use
— hair
— dairy products
— Products and by-products of plant
origin for fertilizers
(for instance, oilseed cake meal,
cocoa husks, malt culms, etc.)
— Seaweeds and seaweed products "M12 As far as directly obtained by:
(i) physical processes includ-
ing dehydration, freezingand grinding;
(ii) extraction with water or
aqueous acid and/or alka-
line solution;
(iii) fermentation;
need recognized by the inspec-
tion body or inspection auth-
ority3
— 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 Direc-
tive 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 Direc-
tive"C189/284/EEC 3;
Cadmium content less than or equal to
90 mg/kg of P205
Use limited to basic soils (pH 47,5)
— 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 saltNeed recognized by the inspection
body or inspection authority
Derived from crude potassium salt
— Stillage and stillage extract Ammonium stillage excluded
— Calcium carbonate of natural ori-
gin
(for instance: chalk, marl, ground
limestone, Breton ameliorant,(maërl), phosphate chalk)
— Magnesium and calcium carbonate
of natural origin
(for instance: magnesian chalk,
ground magesium limestone, etc.)Only of natural origin
Need recognized by the inspection
body or inspection authority
— Magnesium sulfate (for instance:
kieserite)!
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NameDescription, compositional requirements,
conditions for use
— 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 produc-
tionNeed 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 Directive89/284/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)"M12 Limit of determination. 3
(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 (*)).!M7
(*) 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.!M12
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I. Substances of crop or animal origin
NameDescription; compositional
requirements; conditions for use
Azadirachtin extracted from Azadi-
rachta indica . (Neem tree)Insecticide;
only to be used on mother plants for
the production of seeds and onparent plants for the production ofother vegetative reproductive ma-
terial, and on ornamental crops.
(
*) Beeswax Pruning agent
Gelatine Insecticide
(*) Hydrolysed proteins Attractant;
only in authorized applications in
combination with other appropriateproducts 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 veg-
etation 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 Chrysan-
themum cinerariaefolium .Insecticide
Quassia extracted from Quassia
amara .Insecticide, repellent
Rotenone extracted from Derris
spp. and Lonchocarpus spp. and
Terphrosia 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 plantprotection products legislation.
II. Microorganisms used for biological pest control
NameDescription; compositional
requirements; conditions for use
Microorganisms (bacteria, viruses
and fungi) e.g. Bacillus thuringen-
sis, Granulosis virus, etc.Only products not genetically modi-
fied in the meaning of Directive90/220/EEC (
1).
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III. Substances to be used in traps and/or dispensers
General conditions:
— the traps and/or dispensers must prevent the penetration of the
substances in the environment and prevent contact of the substanceswith the crops under cultivation.
— the traps must be collected after use and disposed of safely
NameDescription; composition requirements;
conditions for use
(*) 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
lambdacyhalothrin)Insecticide;
only in traps with specific attrac-
tants;
only against Batrocera oleae and
Ceratitis 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 plantprotection 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, (tri-basic) 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 polysul-
phide)Fungicide, insecticide, acaricide;
only for winter treatments in fruit
trees, olive trees and vines.
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NameDescription; compositional
requirements; conditions for use
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;
only in fruit trees, olive trees and
vines.
(*) 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 plantprotection 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 packagingworkshops may form part of the unit, where its activity is limited toprocessing 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 wildplants, 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 thisRegulation,
— 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 notcompatible 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 inArticle 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 cropproducts, 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
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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 tothe 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 theinspection.
8.1. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other
units, including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriatepackaging or containers closed in a manner preventing substitutionof 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 anotherseller 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 Article9, 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 inspectionarrangements as regards the first subparagraph of point 2 andpoints 3 and 4. Crops of the same variety as those 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 conditionsare met:
1. the production in question forms part of a conversion plan
in respect of which the producer gives a firm undertakingand which provides for the beginning of the conversion ofthe 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 eachunit concerned,
3. the inspection body or authority is notified of the harvest
of each of the products concerned at least 48 hours inadvance,
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 themeasures taken to separate the products have been
applied,
5. the conversion plan and the measures referred to in points
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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 5referred 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 inspection report, countersigned by the responsible person of theunit.
In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the operator
to perform the operations in such a way as to comply with Article 5and to accept, in the event of infringement, the enforcement of themeasures 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 properinspection 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 afterthe 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 byArticle 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 accord-ance 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 theunit. Samples for testing of products not authorized under thisRegulation may be taken. However, they must be taken where the
use of unauthorized products is suspected. An inspection report
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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 theinspection.
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 prejudiceto 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 anotherseller 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 ofArticle 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 requiredand 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 referredto in point B. 2. Where the check leaves any doubt that the productconcerned 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 themarket without indication referring to the organic productionmethod.
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 theproducts into the Community and any other facilities theimporter intends to use for the storage of the imported
products;
— all the practical measures to be taken by the importer to ensure
compliance with this Regulation.
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 ofinfringement, the enforcement of the measures referred to inArticle 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 bodyapproved 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 transportarrangements from the exporter in the third country to theimporter’ 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
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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 productsconcerned are circulating in a Member State or region other thanthe 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 theimported consignment.
4. Where imported products referred to in Article 1 are stored in
storage facilities where also other agricultural products or food-stuffs 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 accord-
ance 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 otherstorage 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 thisRegulation may be taken. However, they must be taken where theuse 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 andrelevant supporting documents, in particular any import certifi-cates. 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 identifi-cation of the exporter and with any other marks and numbersserving 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 packagingor container and the correspondance of the identification of the lotwith the certificate referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) or a similar
certificate where required by the authorities under any arrange-
ments adopted under Article 11 (6). The result of this verificationshall 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, orprocessed 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 wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging
or containers closed in a manner preventing substitution of thecontent and provided with a label stating, without prejudice to anyother 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 unequivocally the importer of the product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic
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ANNEX IV
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
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ANNEX V
INDICATION THAT PRODUCTS ARE COVERED BY THE INSPECTION
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: Βι/omikronλ/omikronγική Γεωργία — Σύστηµα Ελέγ/khi/omikronυ Ε/OmikronΚ
EN: Organic Farming — EEC Control System
F: Agriculture biologique — Système de contrôle CEEI: Agricoltura Biologica — Regime di controllo CEENL: Biologische landbouw — EEG-controlesysteem
P: Agricultura Biológica — Sistema de Controlo CEE
FI: Luonnonmukainen maataloustuotanto — ETY: n valvontajärjestelmä/Eko-
logiskt jordbruk — EEG-kontrollsystem
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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 tothe ultimate consumer (
1);
2. ingredients of agricultural origin:
(a) single agricultural products and products derived therefrom by appropri-
ate 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 ofplant 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 nationallegislation compatible with the Treaty and, in the absence thereof, in accordancewith 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 provisionsof 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 andfood ingredients (
4).
(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.
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SECTION A — INGREDIENTS OF NON-AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN
(REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3) (B) OF REGU-
LATION (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 Malic acid —E 300 Ascorbic acid —
E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract anti-oxydant in fats and
oils
E 322 Lecithins —
E 330 Citric acid —
E 333 Calcium citrates —
E 334 Tartaric acid (L (+) −) —
E 335 Sodium tartrate —E 336 Potassium tartrate —
E 341 (i) Monocalciumphosphate raising agent for self
raising flour
E 400 Alginic acid —
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 Arabic gum —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
Laugengebäck
E 938 Argon —
E 941 Nitrogen —E 948 Oxygen —
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
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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 process-
ing, with the exception of micro-organisms genetically modifiedwithin 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 requiredin the foodstuffs in which they are incorporated.
SECTION B — PROCESSING AIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS WHICH
MAY BE USED FOR PROCESSING OF ORGANICALL Y
PRODUCED INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURALORIGIN, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3) (C) OF
REGULATION (EEC) No 2092/91
Name Specific conditions
Water
Calcium chloride coagulation agent
Calcium carbonate
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium sulphate coagulation agent
Magnesium chloride (or nigari) coagulation agent
Potassium carbonate drying of grapes
Sodium carbonate sugar production
Citric acid oil production and hydrolysis of starch
Sodium hydroxyde "
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— oil production from rape
seed (Brassica spp) only
during a period expiring on
31 March 2002 3
Sulphuric acid sugar production
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Ethanol solvent
Tannic acid filtration aid
Egg white albumen
Casein
Gelatin
Isinglass
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Silicon dioxide gel or colloidal solution
Activated carbon
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Name Specific conditions
Diatomaceous earth
Perlite
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-organismsgenetically modified within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Directive90/220/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
HA VE 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
C.1.2. Edible spices and herbs:
Allspice Pimenta dioica
Cardamom Fructus cardamomi (minoris) (mala-
bariensis) Elettaria cardamomum
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):
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Cocoa Theobroma cacao
Coco Cocos nucifera
Olive Olea europaea
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
C.2.2. Sugars; starch; other products from cereals and tubers:
Beet sugar
FructoseRice 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:
Aquatic organisms, not originating from aquaculture
Buttermilk powderGelatinHoney
Lactose
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