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of 24 June 1991
on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural
products and foodstuffs
(OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
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►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 CouncilRegul ation (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 CouncilRegul ation (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
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by CouncilDecision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 21, 28.1.1995, p. 21 (2381/94)
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 2092/91
of 24 June 1991
on organic production of agricultural products and indications
referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposalfrom the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommit-
tee (3),
Whereas demand from consumers for organically produced agricul-
turalproducts and foodstuffs is increasing; whereas a new market foragricultural products is thus being created by this phenomenon;
Whereas the market price for such products is higher, while the way
in which they are produced involves less intensive use of land;whereas, therefore, in the context of the reorientation of the commonagricultural 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 con-servation of the countryside;
Whereas, in response to the rising demand, agricultural products and
foodstuffs are being placed on the market with indications stating orimplying to purchasers that they have been produced organically orwithout the use of synthetic chemicals;
Whereas some Member States have already adopted rules and inspec-
tion 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 asit will ensure conditions of fair competition between the producers ofproducts bearing such indications and give the market for organic pro-ducts a more distinctive profile by ensuring transparency at all stagesof production and processing, thereby improving the credibility of
such products in the eyes of consumers;
Whereas organic production methods constitute a specific form of pro-
duction 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 obtainedby such methods;
Whereas, for the implementation of the arrangements concerned, pro-
vision should be made for flexible procedures whereby certain techni-cal details or measures may be amended, amplified or further definedin order to take account of experience gained; whereas, within a suita-ble 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 mini-
mum principles which must be complied with in order for products to
be presented with such indications should be laid down;
Whereas organic production methods entailsignificant restrictions on
the use of fertilizers and pesticides which may have detrimental
effects on the environment or result in the presence of residues inagricultural produce; whereas, in this context, practices accepted in1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 4, 9. 1. 1990, p. 4; and
OJ No C 101, 18. 4. 1991, p. 13.
(2) OJ No C 106, 22. 4. 1991, p. 27.
(3) OJ No C 182, 23. 7. 1990, p. 12.
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the Community when this Regulation is adopted must be complied
with in accordance with codes of practice followed in the Communitywhen 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 prac-
tices and limited use of non-synthetic fertilizers and conditioners of
low solubility; whereas these practices should be specified and condi-
tions 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) inthe 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 methodsmust 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 provi-sion should be made for a Community indication of inspection toappear 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 toorganic production methods:
(a) unprocessed agricultural crop products; also animals and unpro-
cessed animalproducts, to the extent that principl es of production
and specific inspection rules for them are introduced into AnnexesI and III;
(b) products intended for human consumption composed essentially of
one or more ingredients of plant origin; in addition, upon adoptionof the provisions concerning livestock production referred to in(a), products intended for human consumption containing ingredi-
ents of animalorigin.
2. A proposalconcerning the principl es and specific measures of
controlgoverning organic animalproduction, non-processed animalproducts and products intended for human consumption containing
ingredients of animalorigin shal lbe submitted by the Commission as
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation a product shall be regarded as
bearing indications referring to organic production methods where, inthe labelling, advertising material or commercial documents, such aproduct or its ingredients is described by the indications in use ineach Member State suggesting to the purchaser that the product or itsingredients have been obtained in accordance with the rules of produc-
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terms, unless such terms are not applied to agricultural products infoodstuffs or clearly have no connection with the method of produc-tion:
— in Spanish: ecológico,
— in Danish: økologisk,— in German: ökologisch,1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 3
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— in Greek: βιολογικό,
— in English: organic,— in French: biologique,
— in Italian: biologico,
— in Dutch: biologisch,— in Portuguese: biológico,
— in Finnish: luonnonmukainen,
— in Swedish: ekologisk.
Article 3
This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to other Community
provisions governing the production, preparation, marketing, labellingand inspection of the products specified in Article 1.
Definitions
Article 4
For the purpose of this Regulation:
1. ‘labelling’ shall mean any words, particulars, trade marks, brand
names, pictorialmatter or symbol s on any packaging, document,
notice, label, board or collar accompanying or referring to a pro-
duct specified in Article 1;
2. ‘production’ shall mean the operations on the agricultural holding
involved in producing, packaging and initially labelling as pro-
ducts of organic production agricultural products produced on that
holding;
3. ‘preparation’ shall mean the operations of preserving and/or pro-
cessing of agricultural products, and also packaging and/or altera-
tions made to the labelling concerning the presentation of the
organic production method of the fresh, preserved and/or pro-cessed 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 sub-
sequent 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 approxi-
mation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling,presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimateconsumer;
7. ‘plant protection products’ shall mean products as defined in Arti-
cle 2 (1) of Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protectionproducts containing certain active substances (
1), as last amended
by Directive 89/365/EEC (2);1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.
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8. ‘detergents’ shall mean substances and preparations, within the
meaning of CouncilDirective 73/404/EEC of 22 November 1973on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
detergents (
1), as last amended by Directive 86/94/EEC (2), which
are intended to be used for cleaning certain products as referredto 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 agri-
cultural production;
(b) the product was produced in accordance with the rules laid down
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the arrangements laid down in Article 11;
(c) the product was produced or imported by an operator who is sub-
ject to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9;
(d) in the case of products prepared after 1 January 1997, the label-
ling refers to the name and/or the code number of the inspectionauthority or body to which the operator is subject. Member Statesshall decide whether to require a reference to the name and/or to
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 methodsin the sales description of the product only where:
(a) at least 95 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin of the pro-
duct are, or are derived from, products obtained in accordancewith the rules laid down in Article 6 or imported from third coun-
tries 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 provisionallyauthorized by a Member State in accordance with any implement-
ing 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;
(e) the product or its ingredients have not been subjected to treat-
ments 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 label-
ling refers to the name and/or the code number of the inspection
authority or body to which the operator who has carried out themost recent preparation operation is subject. Member States shall1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 5
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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 produc-
tion and must be accompanied by a reference to the ingredients of
agricultural origin concerned, unless such reference is clearlygiven in the list of ingredients.
4. Ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Annex VI,
Section C only where it has been shown that such ingredients are ofagricultural origin and are not produced in sufficient quantity in theCommunity in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6, orcannot be imported from third countries in accordance with the ruleslaid down in Article 11.
5. Products labelled or advertised in accordance with paragraphs 1
or 3 may bear indications referring to conversion to organic produc-tion methods, provided that:
(a) the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 or paragraph 3 respec-
tively are fully satisfied, with the exception of that concerning thelength of the conversion period referred to in paragraph 1 ofAnnex I;
(b) a conversion period of at least 12 months before the harvest has
been complied with;
(c) such indications do not mislead the purchaser of the product
regarding its difference from products which satisfy all the
requirements of paragraphs 1 or 3. After 1 January 1996, suchindications must take the form of the words ‘product under con-version to organic farming’, and must appear in a colour, size andstyle 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 ‘productunder 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 orbody to which the operator who has carried out the most recentproduction 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.
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
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 provisionallyauthorized by a Member State in accordance with any implemen-tation measures adopted where appropriate, pursuant to paragraph7;
(c) the indications referring to organic production methods appear in
the list of ingredients and only in clear relation to those ingredi-
ents obtained according to the rules laid down in Article 6 or
imported from third countries under the arrangements laid downin Article 11; they appear in the same colour and with an identicalsize and style of lettering as the other indications in the list ofingredients. Such indications must also appear in a separate state-
ment set in the same visual field as the sales description and indi-
cating the percentage of the ingredients of agricultural origin orderived therefrom which were obtained in accordance with therules laid down in Article 6 or were imported from third countriesunder the arrangements laid down in Article 11. The statementmay not appear in a colour, size and style of lettering which is1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 6
more prominent than the sales description of the product. The
statement shall be in the following form: ‘X % of the agriculturalingredients 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 treat-
ments 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 themost recent production or preparation operation is subject. Mem-ber States shall decide whether to require a reference to the nameand/or to the code number and/or shall notify the Commissionaccordingly.
6. During a transitionalperiod expiring on 31 December 1997, the
labelling and advertising of a product as referred to in Article 1 (1)(b) prepared partly from ingredients not satisfying the requirements inparagraph 3 (a) may refer to 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 Direc-
tive 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 arrange-ments 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.
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 proce-
dure laid down in Article 14.
Conditions of use and compositionalrequirements 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 theCommission, which shall present it to the Committee referred to inArticle 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.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 7
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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 bepresent together with the same ingredient not obtained according to
those rules.
11. Before 1 January 1999, the Commission shall review the provi-
sions of this Article and of Article 10 and submit any appropriate pro-
posals 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 vege-tative 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,soilconditioners or for another purpose where such purpose isspecified in Annex II in regard to certain substances. They maybe used only under the specific conditions laid down in Annexes Iand II in so far as the corresponding use is authorized in general
agriculture in the Member States concerned in accordance with
the relevant Community provisions or national provisions in con-formity with Community law;
(c) only seed or vegetative propagating material produced by the
organic production method referred to in paragraph 2 is used.
2. The organic production method implies that for seeds and vege-
tative reproductive material, the mother plant in the case of seeds and
the parent plant(s) in the case of vegetative propagating material have
been produced in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (a)and (b) of the previous paragraph for at least one generation or, in thecase of perennialcrops, two growing seasons.
3. (a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (c), seeds and vegeta-
tive propagating materialnot obtained by the organic produc-tion method may, during a transitionalperiod expiring on 31December 2000 and with the approvalof the competent author-
ity of the Member State, be used in so far as users of such pro-
pagating materialcan show to the satisfaction of the inspectionbody or authority of the Member State that they were unable toobtain on the market propagating materialfor an appropriatevariety of the species in question and satisfying the require-
ments of paragraph 2. In that case, propagating materialwhich
is not treated with products not listed in Annex II, Section Bmust be used, if available on the Community market. MemberStates shall inform the other Member States and the Commis-sion 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 transitionalmeasure referred to in subpara-graph (a) with regard to certain species and/or types of pro-pagating materialand/or the absence of chemicaltreatment,
— the maintenance, after 31 December 2000, of the derogation
provided for in subparagraph (a) with regard to certain spe-cies and/or types of propagating materialand with regard to
the whole Community or certain parts thereof,
— the introduction of proceduralrul es and criteria concerning
the derogation referred to in subparagraph (a) and the infor-mation thereon communicated to the professionalorganiza-1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 8
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tions concerned, to other Member States and the Commis-
sion.
4. Before 31 December 1999, the Commission shall review the pro-
visions of this Article, in particular paragraph 1 (c) and paragraph 2and 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 transitionalper-iod expiring on 31 December 1997 in so far as the following condi-tions are met:
(a) the competent authority of the Member State has authorized the
use after the user or users of such materialhave demonstrated tothe satisfaction of the inspection body or authority of the MemberState 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 pro-
ducts other than those listed in Annex II, Sections A and B;
(c) the seedlings come from a producer who has accepted an inspec-
tion system equivalent to the arrangements laid down in Article 9and has agreed to apply the restriction in subparagraph (b); this
provision shall enter into force on 1 January 1996;
(d) after planting, the seedlings must have been cultivated in accor-
dance with the provisions of Article 6 (1) (a) and (b) for a periodof 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 thisparagraph shall be withdrawn as soon as the shortage comes to anend, and shall expire on 31 December 1997 at the latest.
4. (a) Where an authorization as referred to in paragraph 3 has been
granted, the Member State shall immediately notify to the otherMember State and to the Commission the following informa-tion:
— 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 Com-
mission and to the Member State which granted the authoriza-
tion shows that an appropriate variety is available during the
period of the storage, the Member State shall consider with-drawing the authorization or reducing its period of validity, andshall inform the Commission and the other Member States ofthe measures it has taken, within 10 days of the date of receiptof the information.
(c) At the request of a Member State or at the Commission's initia-
tive, the matter shall be submitted for examination to the Com-mittee referred to in Article 14. It may be decided, in accor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, that theauthorization shall be withdrawn or its period of valdityamended.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 9
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Article 7
1. Products not authorized at the date of adoption of this Regula-
tion for a purpose indicated in Article 6 (1) (b) may be included inAnnex II, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) if they are used for the purpose of plant pest or disase control:
— they are essentialfor the controlof a harmfulorganism or a
particular disease for which other biological, cultural, physicalor 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 ofperennial crops, direct contact may take place, but only outsidethe 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 essentialfor 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 environ-
ment or contribute to the contamination thereof.
1a. The conditions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to
products which were in common use before the adoption of this Regu-lation according to the codes of practice on organic farming followedin the Community.
2. If need be, the following may be specified for any product
included in Annex II:
— the detailed description of the product,
— the conditions of its use and compositional and/or solubility
requirements, with regard in particular to the need to insure forthese products a minimalpresence of residues on edibl e parts ofthe crop and on edible crop products as well as a minimum effecton the environment,
— particular labelling requirements for products referred to in Article
1 where such products are obtained with the aid of certain pro-
ducts referred to in Annex II.
3. Amendments to Annex II, concerning either inclusion or cancel-
ling of products as referred to in paragraph 1 or inclusion or amend-ments of specifications as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be adoptedby the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 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 theCommission, which shall introduce it to the committee referred to inArticle 14.
Inspection system
Article 8
1. Any operator who produces, prepares or imports from a third
country products as specified in Article 1 for the purpose of marketingthem shall:
(a) notify this activity to the competent authority of the Member State
in which the activity is carried out; such notification shall includethe information specified in Annex IV;1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 10
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(b) submit his undertaking to the inspection system referred to in Arti-
cle 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 supervi-
sion of the operators concerned.
3. The competent authority shall ensure that an updated list con-
taining the names and addresses of operators subject to the inspectionsystem 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
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be subject.
2. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure that
an operator who complies with the provisions of this Regulation andpays his contribution to inspection expenses has access to the inspec-
tion system.
3. The inspection system shall comprise at least the application of
the precautionary and inspection measures specified in Annex III.
4. For the application of the inspection system operated by private
bodies, Member States shall designate an authority responsible for theapprovaland supervision of such bodies.
5. For the approval of a private inspection body, the following shall
be taken into account:
(a) the standard inspection procedure to be followed, containing a
detailed description of the inspection measures and precautionswhich the body undertakes to impose on operators subject to itsinspection;
(b) the penalties which the body intends to apply where
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(c) the availability of appropriate resources in the form of qualified
staff, administrative and technicalfacil ities, inspection experience
and reliability;
(d) the objectivity of the inspection body vis-à-vis the operators sub-
ject to its inspection.
6. After an inspection body has been approved, the competent
authority shall:
(a) ensure that the inspections carried out by the inspection body are
objective;
(b) verify the effectiveness of its inspections;
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found and penalties applied;
(d) withdraw approvalof the inspection body where it fail s to satisfy
the requirements referred to in (a) and (b) or no longer fulfils thecriteria indicated in paragraph 5 or fails to satisfy the requirements
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6a. Before 1 January 1996, Member States shall issue a code num-
ber to each inspection body or authority approved or designated inaccordance with the provisions of this Article. They shall inform theother Member States and the Commission thereof; the Commissionshall publish the code numbers in the list referred to in the last sub-paragraph of Article 15.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 11
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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 speci-
fied 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 under-taking 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 andassistance deemed necessary by the competent authority for thefulfilment of its obligations pursuant to this Regulation;
(b) send to the competent authority of the Member State by 31 Janu-
ary each year a list of operators subject to their inspection on 31December of the previous year and present to the said authority aconcise annualreport.
9. The inspection authority and inspection bodies referred to in
paragraph 1 shall:
(a) ensure that, where an irregularity is found regarding the imple-
mentation of Articles 5 and ►
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referred to in Annex III, the indications provided for in Article 2
referring to the organic production method are removed from theentire lot or production run affected by the irregularity concerned;
(b) where a manifest infringement, or an infringement with prolonged
effects is found, prohibit the operator concerned from marketing
products with indications referring to the organic production
method for a period to be agreed with the competent authority ofthe Member State.
10. The following may be adopted in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 14:
(a) detailed rules concerning the requirements indicated in paragraph
5 and the measures listed in paragraph 6;
(b) implementation measures concerning the provisions of paragraph
9.
11. As from 1 January 1998 and without prejudice to the provisions
of paragraphs 5 and 6, approved inspection bodies must satisfy the
requirements laid down in the conditions of standard EN 45011 of 26June 1989.
Indication that products are covered by the inspection scheme
Article 10
1. The indication and/or the logo shown in Annex V indicating that
products are covered by the specific inspection scheme, may appear
on the labeling of products as referred to in Article 1 only where suchproducts:
(a) satisfy the requirements of Article 5 (1) or (3);
(b) have been subject to the inspection arrangements referred to in
Article 9 throughout the production and preparation process;
(c) are sold directly by the producer or preparer to the ultimate consu-
mer in sealed packaging, or placed on the market as prepackagedfoodstuffs; in the case of direct sales by the producer or preparerto the ultimate consumer, the sealed packaging is not requiredwhen the labelling enabled the product requiring this indication tobe identified clearly and unambiguously;1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 12
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(d) show on the labelling the name and/or business name of the pro-
ducer, preparer or vendor together with the name or code numberof the inspection authority or body, and any indication required in
accordance with the provisions of the regulations on the labelling
of foodstuffs, in accordance with Community legislation.
2. No claim may be made on the label or advertising material that
suggests to the purchaser that the indication shown in Annex V consti-tutes 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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5 and 6 ◄or the measures referred to in Annex III, the indica-
tion shown in Annex V is removed from the entire lot or produc-tion 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 rightto use the indication shown in Annex V for a period to be agreedwith the competent authority of the Member State.
4. Rules on withdrawal of the indication shown in Annex V where
certain infringements of Articles 5, 6 and 7 or of the requirements andmeasures in Annex III are detected may be adopted in accordancewith the procedure laid down in Article 14.
General enforcement measures
Article 10 a
1. Where a Member State finds irregularities or infringements relat-
ing to the application of this Regulation in a product coming fromanother 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 Com-mission thereby.
2. Member States shall take whatever measures and action are
required to prevent fraudulent use of the indications referred to inArticle 2 and/or Annex V.
Imports from third countries
Article 11
1. Without prejudice to Article 5, products as specified in Article 1
which are imported from a third country may be marketed only
where:
(a) they originate in a third country appearing in a list to be drawn up
by a Commission decision in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 14 and were produced in a region or a productionunit 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 certi-
ficate:
— was obtained within a system of production applying rules
equivalent to those laid down in ►
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— was subject to a system of inspection recognized as equivalent
in accordance with paragraph 2 (b).
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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 applica-
tion of rules equivalent to those laid down in ►M10 Article
6◄;
(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 originalcopy, to the premises of the
first consignee; thereafter the importer must keep the certificate at
the disposalof the ►
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authority ◄for not less than two years;
(b) be drawn up in accordance with procedures and a modelto be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14.
4. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article may be
determined according to the procedure referred to in Article 14.
5. When examining a request from a third country, the Commission
shall require it to supply all the necessary information; it may alsoentrust experts with the task of carrying out, under its authority, anon-the-spot examination of the rules of production and inspectionmeasures 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 ofthe Member State to market until ►
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2002◄, products imported from a third country not included
in the list referred to in paragraph 1 (a) provided the impor-
ter(s) furnish(es) the competent authority of the importing
Member State with sufficient evidence that the imported pro-ducts were manufactured according to production rules equiva-lent to those laid down in ►
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ject to inspection measures of equivalent effectiveness to thosereferred to in Articles 8 and 9, and that such inspection mea-
sures will be permanently and effectively applied.
Such authorization shall be valid only as long as the abovemen-
tioned conditions are shown to be satisfied. ►
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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 thedecision referred to in paragraph 1 (a), and which was notexamined in the framework of the request submitted by thethird country, and only where that third country has agreed tothe continuation of the authorization arrangements provided for
in this paragraph. ◄
(b) Where a Member State has received sufficient evidence from
an importer, it shall forthwith notify to the Commission and theother Member States the third country from which products are
imported and supply detailed information on the production and
inspection arrangements and the guarantees that they will bepermanently and effectively applied.
(c) At the request of a Member State or at the Commission's initia-
tive, the matter shall be submitted to the Committee referred to
in Article 14 for examination. Should it emerge from thisexamination that the imported products were not manufacturedaccording to equivalent production rules and/or inspection mea-sures of equivalent effectiveness, the Commission shall requestthe Member State which granted the authorization to withdraw1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 14
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it. It may be decided, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 14, that the imports in question shall be pro-hibited 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 noti-fied by another Member State, pursuant to (b), unless signifi-
cant 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 pro-
visions of paragraph 1 and submit any appropriate proposalforits 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 theMember State concerned and add it to the list referred to in paragraph1 (a). The Commission shall forward the request to the third countryconcerned.
Free movement within the Community
Article 12
Member States may not, on grounds relating to the method of produc-
tion, to labelling or to the presentation of that method, prohibit orrestrict the marketing of products as specified in Article 1 that meetthe requirements of this Regulation.
Administrative provisions and implementation
Article 13
The following may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 14:
— detailed rules for applying this Regulation;
— amendments to Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI,
— amendments to Annex V in order to define a Community logo to
accompany or replace the indication that products are covered by
the inspection scheme.
Article 14
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of repre-
sentatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative ofthe Commission.
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the
representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee adraft 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 ofthe Member States within the committee shall be weighed in the man-ner 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,1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 15
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without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the mea-
sures 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 Councilhas not acted, the proposed measures shal lbeadopted by the Commission.
Article 15
Before 1 July each year, Member States shall inform the Commission
of measures taken in the preceding year for the implementation of thisRegulation and shall communicate in particular:
— a list of the operators who, on 31 December of the previous year,
had given notification under Article 8 (1) (a) and are subject tothe inspection system referred to in Article 9,
— a report on supervision pursuant to Article 9 (6).
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 stan-
dard inspection procedure, their penalty arrangements and, whereappropriate, their mark.
The Commission shall each year publish, in the ‘C’ series of the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Communities , the lists of approved
bodies notified to it within the deadlines laid down in the foregoingsubparagraph.
Article 16
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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 Jan-
uary 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 periodfor imports from a third country where, following a request by thethird country, the stage reached in examining the matter does not per-
mit a decision regarding the inclusion of the country concerned in the
list provided for in Article 11 (1) (a) before expiry of the periodreferred 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 wherethe operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspection bodythat during that period he was producing in accordance with thenationalprovisions in force or, fail ing that, with the recognized inter-nationalstandards 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), author-ize the use in their territory of products containing substances notlisted in Annex II, where they consider that the requirements of Arti-
cle 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 con-tinue to authorize, in accordance with their nationalprovisions, 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 4and 5.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 16
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ANNEX I
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AT FARM LEVEL
Plants and plant products
1. The principles set out in this Annex must normally have been applied on
the parcels during a conversion period of at least two years before sowing
or, in the case of perennial crops other than grassland, at least three years
before the first harvest of products as referred to in Article 1 (1) (a). The
inspection body may, with the approvalof the competent authority, decide,
in certain cases, to extend or reduce that period, having regard to previous
parceluse.
In particular, the conversion period may be reduced to the strict minimum
by a Member State in situations where the parcels have been treated with a
product not included in Annex II, part B as part of a pest or disease control
scheme made mandatory by the competent authority of the Member State
on its territory or on certain parts of its territory in respect of a specific
crop.
The reduction in the conversion period must take account of all the follow-
ing 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 per-
ennialcrop, in the crop,
— the Member State concerned must notify the other Member States of its
decision concerning the obligation of treatment and also the level of the
reduction decided for the conversion period,
— products of the harvest following treatment may not be sold bearing an
indication referring to organic production.
2. The fertility and the biological activity of the soil must be maintained or
increased, where appropriate, by:
(a) cultivation of legumes, green manures or deep-rooting plants in an
appropriate multiannual rotation programme;
(b) incorporation in the soilof organic material , composted or not, from
holdings producing according to the rules of this Regulation. Pending
the adoption of common technical rules concerning organic livestock
production, by-products from livestock farming, such as farmyard man-
ure, may be used if they come from livestock holdings respecting exist-
ing national rules or, in the absence thereof, internationally recognized
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 prepara-
tions►M4 ◄may be used.
So-called ‘biodynamic preparations’ from stone meal, farmyard manure or
plants may also be used for the purposes covered by this paragraph.
3. Pests, diseases and weeds shall be controlled by a combination of the fol-
lowing measures:
— choice of appropriate species and varieties,
— appropriate rotation programme,— mechanicalcul tivation procedures,— protection of naturalenemies of pests through provisions favourabl e to
them (e.g. hedges, nesting sites, release of predators),
— flame weeding.
Only in cases of immediate threat to the crop may recourse be had to pro-
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4. The collection of edible plants and parts thereof, growing naturally in nat-
uralareas, forests and agricul turalareas, 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 animalexcrements (incl uding 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. mineralproducts of Annex II, Part A to Regul ation (EEC) No 2092/91,
water and soil.
Animals and animal products
Pending the adoption of the proposalreferred to in Articl e 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 pro-
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ANNEX II
Part A
Fertilizers and soil conditioners
Generalconditions for al lthe 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, compositionalrequirements, conditions
for use
Compound products or products containing only
materials listed hereunder:
— Farmyard manure Product comprising a mixture of animalexcre-
ments and vegetable matter (animal bedding)
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animalspecies
Coming from extensive husbandry and only in
the sense of ►C1Article 6 (5) ◄of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2)
— Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poul-
try manureNeed recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animalspecies
Coming from extensive husbandry and only in
the sense of ►C1Article 6 (5) ◄of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2328/91
— Composted animalexcrements, incl uding
poultry manure and composted farmyard
manure includedNeed recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of the animalspeciesFactory farming origin forbidden
— Liquid animal excrements (slurry, urine, etc.) Use after controlled fermentation and/or appro-
priate dilution
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
Indication of animalspeciesFactory farming origin forbidden
— Composted household waste. Compost of source separated household waste;
only vegetable and animal waste;
produced in a closed and monitored collection
system, accepted by the Member State;
maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:
Cadmium: 0,7; Copper: 70; Nickel: 25; Lead:
45; Zinc: 200; Mercury: 0,4; Chromium (total):
70; Chromium (VI): 0 (
3);
only during a period expiring on 31 March 2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
— Peat Use limited to horticulture (market gardening,
floriculture, arboriculture, nursery)
— Clays (e.g. perlite, vermiculite, etc.)— Mushroom culture wastes The initial composition of the substrate must be
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for use
— Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and
insects
— Guano Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Composted mixture of vegetable matter Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Products or by-products of animalorigin as
below:Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— blood meal
— hoof meal
— horn meal
— bone mealor degel atinized bone meal
— animalcharcoal— fish meal
— meat meal
— feather, hair and ‘chiquette’ meal— wool
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matter of Chromium (VI): 0 (3)◄
— hair
— dairy products— Products and by-products of plant origin for
fertilizers
(for instance, oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks,
malt culms, etc.)
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(i) physicalprocesses incl uding dehydration,
freezing and grinding;
(ii) extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or
alkaline solution;
(iii) fermentation;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority ◄
— Sawdust and wood chips Wood not chemically treated after felling
— Composted bark Wood not chemically treated after felling— Wood ash From wood not chemically treated after felling
— Soft ground rock phosphate Product as specified by CouncilDirective 76/
116/EEC (
3), as last amended by Directive 89/
284/EEC (5)
Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg
of P205
— Aluminium calcium phosphate Product as specified by Directive 76/116/EEC, as
last amended by Directive ►C189/284/
EEC◄;
Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg
of P205
Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5)
— Basic slag Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Crude potassium salt
(for instance: kainit, sylvinite, etc.)Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Potassium sulphate containing magnesium
saltNeed recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
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NameDescription, compositionalrequirements, conditions
for use
— Calcium carbonate of natural origin
(for instance: chalk, marl, ground limestone,
Breton ameliorant, (maërl), phosphate chalk)
— Magnesium and calcium carbonate of natural
origin
(for instance: magnesian chalk, ground mage-
sium limestone, etc.)Only of natural origin
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Magnesium sulfate (for instance: kieserite)
— Calcium chloride solution Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identifica-
tion 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
— Industriall ime from sugar production Need recognized by the inspection authority or
inspection body;
only during a period expiring on 31 March 2002.
— Elemental sulphur Product as specified by Directive 76/446/EEC, as
amended by Directive 89/284/EEC
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Trace elements Trace elements included in Directive 89/530/
EEC (6)
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Sodium chloride Only mined salt
Need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
— Stone meal
(1) OJ No L 218, 6. 8. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.
(3) Limit of determination.
(4) OJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 21.
(5) OJ No L 111, 22. 4. 1989, p. 34.
(6) OJ No L 281, 30. 9. 1989, p. 116.
B.PRODUCTS FOR PLANT PROTECTION
General conditions applicable for all the products composed or containing the following active sub-
stances:
— use in accordance with provisions of Annex I,
— only in accordance with the specific provisions of the plant protection product legislation applic-
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I.Substances of crop or animal origin
NameDescription; compositionalrequirements; conditions
for use
Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachta
indica . (Neem tree)Insecticide;
only to be used on mother plants for the
production of seeds and on parent plants for
the production of other vegetative reproduc-
tive material, and on ornamental crops.
(*) Beeswax Pruning agent
Gelatine Insecticide
(*) Hydrolysed proteins Attractant;
only in authorized applications in combina-
tion with other appropriate products of this
Annex II, part B.
Lecithin Fungicide
Extract (aqueous solution) from Nicotiana
tabacumInsecticide;
only against aphids in subtropical fruit trees
(e.g. oranges, lemons) and tropical crops
(e.g. bananas); use only at the start of the
vegetation period;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority;
only during a period expiring 31 March
2002.
Plant oils (e.g. mint oil, pine oil, caraway oil). Insecticide, acaricide, fungicide and sprout
inhibitor.
Pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium .Insecticide
Quassia extracted from Quassia amara . Insecticide, repellent
Rotenone extracted from Derris spp. and
Lonchocarpus spp. andTerphrosia spp.Insecticide;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
(*) In certain Member States the products market with (*) are not considered as plant protection
products and are not subject to the provisions of the plant protection products legislation.
II.Microorganisms used for biological pest control
NameDescription; compositionalrequirements; conditions
for use
Microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and fungi)
e.g.Bacillus thuringensis, Granulosis virus,
etc.Only products not genetically modified in
the meaning of Directive 90/220/EEC (1).
(1) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.
III.Substances to be used in traps and/or dispensers
Generalconditions:
— the traps and/or dispensers must prevent the penetration of the substances in the environment
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NameDescription; composition requirements; conditions
for use
(*) Diammonium phosphate Attractant;
only in traps
Metaldehyde Molluscicide;
only in traps containing a repellent to higher
animalspecies;
only during a period expiring 31 March
2002.
Pheromones Insecticide, attractant;
in traps and dispensers.
Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambdacyha-
lothrin)Insecticide;
only in traps with specific attractants;
only against Batrocera oleae andCeratitis
capitata wied;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority.
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
(*) In certain Member States the products market with (*) are not considered as plant protection
products and are not subject to the provisions of the plant protection products legislation.
IV.Other substances from traditional use in organic farming
NameDescription; compositionalrequirements; conditions
for use
Copper in the form of copper hydroxide, cop-
per oxychloride, (tribasic) copper sulphate,
cuprous oxideFungicide;
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
inspection authority
(*) Ethylene Degreening bananas
Fatty acid potassium salt (soft soap) Insecticide
(*) Potassium alum (Kalinite) Prevention of ripening of bananas
Lime sulphur (Calcium polysulphide) Fungicide, insecticide, acaricide;
only for winter treatments in fruit trees,
olive trees and vines.
Paraffin oil Insecticide, acaricide
Mineraloil s Insecticide, fungicide;
only in fruit trees, vines, olive trees and tro-
picalcrops (e.g. bananas);
only during a period expiring on 31 March
2002;
need recognized by the inspection body or
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NameDescription; compositionalrequirements; conditions
for use
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 plant protection products legislation.
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ANNEX III
MINIMUM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES UNDER THE INSPECTION SCHEME REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE 8 AND 9
A.Plants and plant products from farm production or collection
1. Production must take place in a unit the land parcels and production and
storage locations of which are clearly separate from those of any other
unit not producing in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regula-
tion; processing and/or packaging workshops may form part of the unit,
where its activity is limited to processing and packaging of its own agri-
cultural produce.
2. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the producer,
even where his activity is limited to the collection of wild plants, and the
inspection body must draw up:
— a full description of the unit, showing the storage and production pre-
mises and land parcels and/or collection areas and, where applicable,
premises where certain processing and/or packaging operations take
place,
— all the practical measures to be taken by the producer at unit-level to
ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation,
— and, in case of collection of wild plants, the guarantees given by third
parties, if appropriate where relevant which the producer can provide
to ensure that the provisions of Annex I, point 4 are satisfied.
The description and the measures concerned must be contained in an
inspection report countersigned by the producer concerned.
In addition, the report must specify:
— the date of the last application on the parcels and/or collection areas
concerned of products, the use of which is not compatible with Article
6 (1) (b),
— an undertaking by the producer to carry out operations in accordance
with Articles 5 and 6 and to accept, in the event of infringement,
enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9) and, where
relevant, in Article 10 (3).
3. Each year, before the date indicated by the inspection body, the producer
must notify the body of its schedule of production of crop products, giving
a breakdown by parcel.
4. Written and/or documentary accounts must be kept which enable the
inspection body to trace the origin, nature and quantities of all raw materi-
als bought, and the use of such materials; in addition, written or documen-
tary accounts must be kept of the nature, quantities and consignees of all
agricultural products sold. Quantities sold directly to the final consumer
shall be accounted on a daily basis.
Where the unit itself processes its own agricultural produce, the accounts
must contain the information as referred to in point B, 2, third hyphen of
this Annex.
5. Storage, in the unit, of input products other than those the use of which is
compatible with Articles 6 (1) (b) and 7 is prohibited.
6. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make
a full physical inspection, at least once a year, of the unit. Samples for
testing of products not authorized under this Regulation may be taken.
However, such samples must be taken where the use of unauthorized pro-
ducts is suspected. An inspection report must be drawn up after each visit,
countersigned by the responsible person of the unit.
7. The producer must give the inspection body, for inspection purposes,
access to the storage and production premises and to the parcels of land,
as well as to the accounts and relevant supporting documents. He must
provide the inspection body with any information deemed necessary for
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8.1. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units,
including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or con-
tainers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and pro-
vided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications
required by law:
(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or
preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a
statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to
identify unequivocally the person responsible for the production of the
product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic produc-
tion method, in accordance with Article 5.
8.2. However, the closing of packaging or containers is not required where:
(a) transportation is between a producer and another operator who are
both subject to the inspection system referred to in Article 9, and
(b) the products are accompanied by a document giving the information
required under the previous subparagraph.
9. Where an operator runs severalproduction units in the same area, produ-
cing crops or crop products not covered by Article 1, together with storage
premises for input products (such as fertilizers, plant protection products,
seed) must also be subject to the inspection arrangements as regards the
first subparagraph of point 2 and points 3 and 4. Crops of the same vari-ety as those produced at the unit referred to in point 1 may not be pro-
duced at these units.
However, producers may derogate from the rule referred to in the last sen-
tence of the preceding subparagraph:
(a) in the case of the production of perennialcrop products (fruit growing,
vines and hops) provided the following conditions are met:
1. the production in question forms part of a conversion plan in
respect of which the producer gives a firm undertaking and which
provides for the beginning of the conversion of the last part of the
area concerned to organic production in the shortest possible period
which may not in any event exceed a maximum of five years,
2. appropriate measures have been taken to ensure the permanent
separation of the products obtained from each unit concerned,
3. the inspection body or authority is notified of the harvest of each
of the products concerned at least 48 hours in advance,
4. immediately upon completion of the harvest, the producer informs
the inspection body or authority of the exact quantities harvested
on the units concerned together with any particular distinguishing
features (such as quality, colour, average weight, etc.) and confirms
that the measures taken to separate the products have been applied,
5. the conversion plan and the measures referred to in points 1 and 2
have been approved by the inspection body or authority. This
approvalmust be confirmed each year after the start of the conver-
sion plan;
(b) in the case of areas intended for agricultural research agreed by the
Member States' competent authorities, provided that conditions 2, 3
and 4 and the relevant part of condition 5 referred to in (a) are met;
(c) in the case of production of seed, vegetative propagating materialand
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 com-
posed 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 proces-
sing, packaging and storage of agricultural products before and after the
operations concerning them,
— all the practical measures to be taken at the level of the unit to ensure
compliance with this Regulation.
This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an
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In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the operator to per-
form the operations in such a way as to comply with Article 5 and to
accept, in the event of infringement, the enforcement of the measures
referred to in Article 9 (9) and, where relevant, in Article 10 (3).
2. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace:
— the origin, nature and quantities of agricultural products as referred to in
Artricle 1 which have been delivered to the unit,
— the nature, quantities and consignees of products as referred to in Article
1 which have left the unit,
— any other information, such as the origin, nature and quantities of ingre-
dients, additives and manufacturing aids delivered to the unit and the
composition of processed products, that is required by the inspection
body for the purposes of proper inspection of the operations.
3. Where products not referred to in Article 1 are also processed, packaged or
stored in the unit concerned:
— the unit must have separate areas within the premises for the storage of
products as referred to in Article 1, before and after the operations,
— operations must be carried out continuously until the complete run has
been dealt with, separated by place or time from similar operations per-
formed on products not covered by Article 1,
— if such operations are not carried out frequently, they must be
announced in advance, with a deadline agreed on with the inspection
body,
— every measure must be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid
mixtures with products not obtained in accordance with the rules laid
down in this Regulation.
4. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a
full physcal inspection, at least once a year, of the unit. Samples for testing
of products not authorized under this Regulation may be taken. However,
they must be taken where the use of unauthorized products is suspected. An
inspection report must be drawn up after each visit countersigned by the
person responsible for the unit inspected.
5. The operator must give the inspection body, for inspection purposes, access
to the unit and to the written accounts and relevant supporting documents.
He must provide the inspection body with any information necessary for the
purposes of the inspection.
6. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units,
including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or con-
tainers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and pro-
vided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications
required by law:
(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or
preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a
statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to
identify unequivocally the person responsible for the preparation of the
product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production
method according to the relevant provisions of Article 5.
On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, the operator shall check
the closing of the packaging or container where it is required and the pre-
sence 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 men-
tioned in the accounts referred to in point B. 2. Where the check leaves any
doubt that the product concerned came from an operator subject to the
inspection system provided for in Article 9, it may only be put into proces-
sing or packaging after elimination of that doubt, unless it is placed on the
market without indication referring to the organic production method.
C.Importers of plant products and foodstuffs composed essentially of
plant products from third countries
1. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the importer and
inspection body must draw up:
— a full description of the importer's premises and of his import activities,
indicating as far as possible the points of entry of the products into the
Community and any other facilities the importer intends to use for the
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— all the practical measures to be taken by the importer to ensure compli-
ance 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 of infringement, the
enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9);
— to ensure that any storage facilities that the importer will use are open
to inspection, to be carried out either by the inspection body or, when
these storage facilities are situated in another Member State or region,
by an inspection body approved for inspection in that Member State or
region.
2. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace for
each lot of products referred to in Article 1, imported from a third country:
— the origin, nature and quantity of the lot concerned, and on request by
the inspection body, any details on the transport arrangements from the
exporter in the third country to the importer's premises or storage facil-
ities;
— the nature, quantities and consignees of the lot concerned, and on
request by the inspection body, and details on the transport arrangements
from the importer's premises or storage facilities to the consignees.
3. The importer shall inform the inspection body of each imported consign-
ment into the Community, giving any details this body or authority may
require, such as a copy of the inspection certificate for the importation of
organic products. When the products concerned are circulating in a Member
State or region other than the one where the inspection body is approved
for inspection, that body may pass the information to a body, approved for
inspection in that Member State or region, for on-the-spot inspection of the
imported consignment.
4. Where imported products referred to in Article 1 are stored in storage facil-
ities where also other agricultural products or foodstuffs are processed,
packaged or stored:
— the products as referred to in Article 1 must be kept separate from the
other agricultural products and/or foodstuffs;
— every measure must be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid
mixtures with products not obtained in accordance with the rules laid
down in this Regulation.
5. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a
full physical inspection, at least once a year, of the importer's premises and,
where relevant, of a selection of the other storage facilities which the
importer uses.
The inspection body shall inspect the written accounts mentioned in point
C. 2 and the certificates referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) and (3). Samples
for testing of substances not authorized under this Regulation may be taken.
However, they must be taken where the use of unauthorized substances is
suspected. An inspection report must be drawn up after each visit, counter-
signed by the person responsible for the unit inspected.
6. The importer must, for inspection purposes, give the inspection body access
to his premises and to the written accounts and relevant supporting docu-
ments, in particular any import certificates. He must provide the inspection
body with any information necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
7. Products as referred to in Article 1 shall be imported from a third country
in appropriate packaging or containers, closed in a manner preventing sub-
stitution of the content and provided with identification of the exporter and
with any other marks and numbers serving to identify the lot with the
inspection certificate.
On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, imported from a third
country, the operator shall check the closing of the packaging or containerand the correspondance of the identification of the lot with the certificate
referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) or a similar certificate where required by
the authorities under any arrangements adopted under Article 11 (6). The
result of this verification shall be explicitly mentioned in the accounts
referred to in point C. 2. Where the check leaves any doubt as to the origin
of the product from a third country or from an exporter in a third country
not accepted under Article 11, the product may be put on the market, or
processed or packaged, only after such doubt has been dispelled, unless it is
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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 the content and provided with a label
stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:
(a) the name and address of the importer of the product, or a statement
which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to identify
unequivocally the importer of the product;
(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production
method under Article 5.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 30
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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 his undertaking, where the Member State has implemented the inspec-
tion system by approving such bodies.1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 31
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ANNEX V
INDICATION THAT PRODUCTS ARE COVERED BY THE INSPEC-
TION SCHEME
The indication that a product is covered by the inspection scheme must be
shown in the same language or languages as used for the labelling.
ES: Agricultura Biológica — Sistema de control CEE
DK: Økologisk Landbrug — EF Kontrolordning
D: Ökologische Agrarwirtschaft — EWG-Kontrollsystem, or Biologische
Landwirtschaft — EWG-Kontrollsystem
GR: Βιολογική Γεωργία —Σύστηµα Ελέγχου ΕΟΚ
EN: Organic Farming — EEC ControlSystemF: Agriculture biologique — Système de contrôle CEEI: Agricoltura Biologica — Regime di controllo CEE
NL: Biologische landbouw — EEG-controlesysteem
P: Agricultura Biológica — Sistema de Controlo CEE
FI: Luonnonmukainen maataloustuotanto — ETY: n valvontajärjestelmä —
Ekologiskt 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 to the 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
physicalprocesses 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 Direc-
tive 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 Direc-
tive as referred to in Article 3 (1) of Directive 89/107/EEC;
6. carriers, including carrier solvents: food additives used to dissolve, dilute,
disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive without altering its
technological function in order to facilitate its handling, application or use;
7. flavouring: substances and products as defined in Article 1 (2) of Council
Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of
the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source
materials for their production (3), and covered by that Directive.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Sections A, B and C cover the ingredients and processing aids which may be
used in the preparation of foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more
ingredients of plant origin, referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) of this Regulation,
with the exception of wines.
Notwithstanding reference to any ingredient in Sections A and C or any pro-
cessing aid in Section B, any ingredient or such processing aid shall be used
only in accordance with relevant Community legislation and/or national legisla-
tion compatible with the Treaty and, in the absence thereof, in accordance with
the principles of good manufacturing practice for foodstuffs. In particular, addi-
tives 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 pro-
visions of Directive 88/388/EEC and solvents according to the provisions of
CouncilDirective 88/344/EEC of 13 June 1988 on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of
foodstuffs and food ingredients (4).1991R2092 — EN — 01.12.1998 — 003.001 — 33
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p 27.
(3) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1988, p 61.
(4) OJ No L 157, 24. 6. 1988, p 28.
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SECTION A — INGREDIENTS OF NON-AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN
(REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3)(B)OF REGULA-
TION (EEC)No 2092/91) :
A.1. Food additives, including carriers
Name Specific conditions (5)
E 170 Calciumcarbonates —
E 270 Lactic acid —E 290 Carbondioxyde —
E 296 Malic acid —
E 300 Ascorbic acid —
E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract anti-oxydant in fats and oilsE 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 flourE 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 LaugengebäckE 938 Argon —
E 941 Nitrogen —E 948 Oxygen —
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A.2. Flavourings within the meaning of Directive 88/388/EEC
Substances and products as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and 1 (2) (c)
of Directive 88/388/EEC labelled as natural flavouring substances or nat-
ural 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 proces-
sing, with the exception of micro-organisms genetically modified
within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/220/EEC;
(ii) Micro-organisms genetically modified within the meaning of Article
2 (2) of Directive 90/220/EEC: if they have been included according
to the decision procedure of Article 14.
A.5. Minerals (trace elements included), vitamins, aminoacids and other nitro-
gen compounds
Minerals (trace elements included), vitamins, aminoacids and other nitro-
gen compounds, only authorized as far their use is legally required in the
foodstuffs in which they are incorporated.
SECTION B — PROCESSING AIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS WHICH
MAY BE USED FOR PROCESSING OF ORGANI-
CALLY PRODUCED INGREDIENTS OF AGRICUL-
TURAL ORIGIN, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (3)
(C)OF REGULATION (EEC)No 2092/91
Name Specific conditions
Water
Calcium chloride coagulation agent
Calcium carbonateCalcium hydroxideCalcium sulphate coagulation agent
Magnesium chloride (or nigari) coagulation agent
Potassium carbonate drying of grapes
Sodium carbonate sugar productionCitric acid oilproduction and hydrol ysis of starchSodium hydroxyde ►
M12 — sugar production
— oilproduction from rape seed (Bras-
sica spp) only during a period
expiring on 31 March 2002 ◄
Sulphuric acid sugar production
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Ethanolsol vent
Tannic acid filtration aidEgg white albumen
Casein
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Isinglass
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agent◄
Silicon dioxide gel or colloidal solution
Activated carbon
TalcBentonite
Kaolin
Diatomaceous earthPerlite
Hazelnut shells
Rice meal—
Beeswax releasing agent
Carnauba wax releasing agent
Preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes:
(i) Any preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes normally used as pro-
cessing aids in food processing, with the exception of micro-organisms
genetically modified within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/
220/EEC;
(ii) Micro-organisms genetically modified within the meaning of Article 2 (2)
of Directive 90/220/EEC:
If they have been included hereunder according to the decision procedure
of Article 14.
SECTION C — INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCED ORGANICALLY,
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (4)OF REGULATION
(EEC)No 2092/91
C.1. Unprocessed vegetable products, as well as products derived therefrom
by processes referred to under definition 2 (a):
C.1.1. Edible fruits, nuts and seeds
Coconuts
BrazilnutsCashew nuts
Dates
PineapplesMangoesPapayas
Sloes
CocoaMaracujas (Passion fruit)Colanuts
Peanuts
RosehipsSallowthornsBlueberries
Maple syrup
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Pine kernels
Radish seeds
Acorns
FenugreekAcerola
Chicory
Dried banana powder ( Musa L.)
Gooseberries ( Ribes crispa L.)
Dried strawberry powder ( Fragaria L.)
Dried raspberries ( Ribus idaeus L.)
Dried red currants ( Ribes rubrum L.)
C.1.2. Edible spices and herbs
—
Lesser galanga ( Alpinia officinarum )
Allspice (Pimenta dioica )
C.1.3. Cereals
Wild rice (Zizania plauspra )
C.1.4. Oilseeds and ol eaginous fruits
Sesamum seeds
C.1.5. Miscellaneous
Algae, including seaweed
C.2. Vegetable products, processed by processes as referred to under defini-
tion 2 (b):
C.2.1. Fats and oils, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified,
derived from plants other than:
olive
sunflower
C.2.2. Sugars; starch; other products from cereals and tubers
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Rice paper
Gluten
Fructose
C.2.3. Miscellaneous
C.3. AnimalProducts
Honey
Gelatin
Buttermilk powder
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