European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2020)08462 — 2020/2902(DEA))
Date: 2021-01-19
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural production, animal feedingstuffs, apiculture, aquaculture, food inspection, insect, organic farming, organic product, seed








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10.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 456/263






P9_TA(2021)0005
Non-objection to a delegated act: date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products
European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2020)08462 — 2020/2902(DEA))
(2021/C 456/28)

The European Parliament,






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










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










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










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










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having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 12(2)(e), Article 14(2)(c) and Article 15(2)(a) and (d) thereof,










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










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










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










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










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










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












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Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation;












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Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 of 13 January 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products (OJ L 87, 23.3.2020, p. 1).