CELEX: 51989PC0552
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND INDICATIONS REFERRING THERETO ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS

No C 4/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 9. 1. 90
             Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on organic production of agricultural products and
                           indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
                                                     COM(89) 552 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 6 December 1989)
                                                        (90/C 4/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         production methods should relate specifically to the
                                                                 ingredients obtained by such methods;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 Whereas, for the implementation of the arrangements
thereof,                                                         concerned, provision should be made for flexible
                                                                 procedures whereby certain technical details or measures
                                                                 may be amended, amplified or further defined in order
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               to take account of experience gained; whereas the rules
                                                                 covering livestock production should however be
Having regard      to  the   opinion    of  the   European       introduced by means of an amendment to this Regu-
Parliament,                                                      lation;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                 Whereas, in the interests of the producers and purchasers
Social Committee,                                                of products bearing indications referring to organic
                                                                 production methods, the minimum principles with which
                                                                 producers must comply in order for their products to be
Whereas        demand        from       consumers       for      presented with such indications should be laid down;
organically-produced agricultural products and food-
stuffs is increasing; whereas a new market for agri-
                                                                 Whereas, as a rule, organic production methods imply a
cultural products is thus being created;
                                                                 renunciation of the use of synthetic chemicals; whereas,
                                                                 however, the use of certain synthetic chemicals must not
Whereas the market price for such products is higher,            be totally ruled out where they are essential for the
while the way in which they are produced involves less           production of a given agricultural product; whereas the
intensive use of land; whereas, therefore, in the context        limits and procedures for authorizing such exceptions
of the reorientation of the common agricultural policy,          should be laid down;
this type of production may contribute towards the
attainment of "a better balance between supply of and            Whereas, moreover, organic farming involves various
demand for agricultural products, the protection of the          cultivation practices and limited use of non-synthetic
environment and the conservation of the countryside;             fertilizers and conditioners of low solubility; whereas
                                                                 these practices should be specified and conditions for the
Whereas, in response to the rising demand, agricultural          use of certain non-synthetic products laid down;
products and foodstuffs are being placed on the market
with indications stating or implying to purchasers that          Whereas, the provided procedures permit to complete, if
they have been produced organically or without the use           this appears necessary, Annex I with more specific
of synthetic chemicals;                                          provisions aiming to avoid the presence of certain
                                                                 residues of synthetic chemicals from other sources than
                                                                 agriculture (environmental contamination) in the
Whereas some Member States have recently adopted                 products obtained by this production method;
rules and inspection arrangements for the use of such
indications;
                                                                 Whereas, to ensure compliance with the rules on
                                                                 production, all stages of production and marketing
Whereas a framework of Community rules on                        should normally be subject to inspection;
production, labelling and inspection will enable this type
of production to develop by ensuring conditions of fair          Whereas all operators producing, preparing, importing
competition between the producers of products bearing            or marketing products bearing indications referring to
such indications and will improve the credibility of such        organic production methods must be subject to certain
products in consumers' eyes; whereas such a framework            particular inspection arrangements;
will also prevent the creation of barriers to intra-
Community trade in such products;
                                                                 Whereas, in this connection, encouragement should be
                                                                 given to initiatives by operators to comply with a system
Whereas organic production methods constitute a                  of regular inspection of their undertakings and their
specific form of production at farm level; whereas,              production; whereas if such inspection meets minimum
consequently, it should be provided that, on the labelling       Community requirements and is carried out by bodies
of processed products, indications referring to organic          approved and supervised by the Member States, such
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 initiatives should be rewarded by entitlement to use a                                        Article 3
 Community indication of inspection on the labelling of
 the products concerned;                                          This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to other
                                                                  Community provisions governing the production, prep-
                                                                  aration, marketing, labelling and inspection of the
 Whereas, after a trial period, the possibility of extending      products specified in Article 1.
 the regular inspection arrangements compulsorily to all
 operators engaged in the production and marketing of
 products obtained organically should be reviewed in                                         Definitions
 order to arrive to a single control system for all
 operators concerned;
                                                                                               Article 4
                                                                  For the purposes of this Regulations:
Whereas products imported from third countries must
 satisfy requirements and be subject to an inspection
 system equivalent to those applicable to Community                1. labelling means any words, particulars, trademarks,
 products,                                                             brand names, pictorial matter or symbols appearing
                                                                       on any packaging, document, notice, label, board or
                                                                       collar accompanying or referring to a product
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                          specified in Article 1;
                             Scope                                2. production means the operations involved in
                                                                      producing agricultural products in the state in which
                                                                       they are normally produced on the farm;
                            Article 1
This Regulation shall apply to the following products,
where such products bear or are intended to bear indi-            3. preparation means the operations of processing,
cations referring to organic production methods:                      preserving and packaging of agricultural products;
(a) unprocessed agricultural crop products; also animals          4. marketing means holding or displaying for sale,
      and unprocessed animal products, to the extent that             offering for sale, selling, delivering or placing on the
      principles of production and specific inspection rules          market in any other form;
      for them are introduced into Annexes I and III;
(b) products intended for human consumption composed              5. operator means any natural or legal person who
      essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin,         produces, prepares or imports from a third country,
      and, in addition, upon adoption of the provisions               with a view to the subsequent marketing thereof,
      concerning livestock production referred to in (a),             products as referred to in Article 1, or who markets
      products     intended     for   human      consumption          such products;
      containing ingredients of animal origin.
                                                                  6. synthetic chemical means a substance with a defined
                            Article 2                                 chemical structure, which may contain certain
                                                                      impurities resulting from the manufacturing process,
For the purposes of this Regulation a product shall be                and which:
regarded as bearing indications referring to organic
production methods where, in the labelling, advertising
material or commercial documents, such a product or its               — has been obtained by chemical synthesis, with or
ingredients is described by:                                              without the intervention of a preparation or a
                                                                           preparation of enzymes or micro-organisms, or
— the term 'organic' or 'biodynamic', unless such terms
     clearly have no connection with the method of                    — has been isolated from matter of mineral,
     production,                                                          vegetable or animal origin by chemical processes
                                                                           liable to cause one or more specific modifications
                                                                          of the chemical composition of the substance,
— indications referring to farming without the use of
                                                                          giving a chemical composition identical to or
     synthetic chemical pesticides, soil conditioners or
                                                                          different from that of the original substance;
     fertilizers,
— other indications suggesting or implying to the                 7. ingredients means the substances, including additives,
     purchaser that the product or its ingredients have               used in the preparation of the products specified in
     been obtained in accordance with the rules of                   Article 1 (b) that are still present, albeit in modified
     production laid down in Articles 6 and 7.                        form, in the final product;
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 8. plant protection products means products as defined in       — such ingredients are of agricultural origin and are not
    Article 2 (1) of Council Directive 79/117/EEC (»);                produced in the Community in accordance with the
                                                                      rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7,
 9. detergents means substances and preparations, within
    the meaning of Council Directive 73/404/EEC (2),             — the ingredients in question do not exceed 5 % of the
    which are intended to be used for cleaning certain                content of the final product,
    products as referred to in Article 1 (a).
                                                                 — the labelling indications referring to organic
                          Labelling                                   production methods clearly relate exclusively to those
                                                                      ingredients which have been obtained in accordance
                           Article 5                                  with the rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7 or
                                                                      imported from a third country under the
 1.    The labelling and advertising of a product specified           arrangements laid down in Article 11.
 in Article 1 (a) may refer to organic production methods
 only where:
                                                                 A limitative list of these ingredients may be determined
 (a) such indications show clearly that they relate to a         in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
     method of agricultural production;                           14.
 (b) the product was produced in accordance with the
     rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7 or imported from
     a third country under the arrangements laid down in                              Rules of production
     Article 11;
                                                                                            Article 6
 (c) the product was produced or imported by an
     operator who has agreed to be subject to the regular        For the production of products as referred to in Article
     inspection system referred to in Article 8 and/or has        1 (a):
     followed the notification procedure referred to in
     Article 9.                                                  (a) at least the requirements of Annex I and, where
                                                                       applicable, detailed rules relating thereto, must be
2.     The labelling and advertising of a product specified            respected;
in Article 1 (b) may refer to organic production methods
only where:
                                                                 (b) products composed of or incorporating one or more
(a) such indications show clearly that they relate to a                synthetic chemicals may not be used as plant
     method of agricultural production and are linked                  protection products, detergents, fertilizers, soil
     with the mention of the agricultural product in                   conditioners, or animal feedingstuffs.
     question, as obtained on the farm;
(b) all the ingredients of agricultural origin of the                                       Article 7
     product are derived from agricultural products
                                                                 1.      Notwithstanding Article 6 (b), products containing
     obtained in accordance with the rules laid down in
                                                                 synthetic chemicals listed in Annex II, may be used for
     Articles 6 and 7 or imported from a third country
                                                                 the purposes specified therein.
     under the arrangements laid down in Article 11;
(c) the product contains no synthetic chemicals as ingre-
                                                                 2.      Synthetic chemicals may be included in Annex II
     dients;
                                                                 where it is shown:
(d) the product has not been subjected, during prep-
     aration, to treatments involving the use of synthetic       (a) that they are essential for the production, at farm
     chemicals or ionizing rays;                                       level, of certain plants, animals or agricultural
                                                                      products, in particular because of the unavailability
(e) it was produced by an operator who has agreed to be               of suitable products not containing synthetic
     subject to the regular inspection system referred to in          chemicals; and that
     Article 8 and/or who has followed the notification
     procedure referred to in Article 9.
                                                                 (b) the manner of their use precludes any contact with
3.    Notwithstanding paragraph 2, ingredients not                    the soil, plants, farm animals or agricultural
satisfying the requirement in paragraph 2 (b) may be                  products.
used in the preparation of certain products as referred to
in Article 1 (b) where:
                                                                 3.      The following may be specified in Annex II:
C) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.                                — the conditions of use and compositional requirements
O OJ No L 347, 17. 12. 1973, p. 51.                                   of certain synthetic chemicals,
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 — particular labelling requirements for products as                  (c) take cognizance of any infringements found and
       referred to in Article 1 where such products are                   penalties applied;
       obtained with the aid of certain synthetic chemicals.
                                                                      (d) withdraw the approval of the inspection body where
  4.     The conditions of use and compositional and solu-                it fails to satisfy the requirements referred to in (a)
  bility requirements of certain substances other than                    and (b) or no longer fulfils the criteria indicated in
  synthetic chemicals which may be used for the purposes                  paragraph 4.
  referred to in Article 6 (b) may be specified in Annex I.
  5.     Where a Member State considers that a substance             6.     Approved inspection bodies shall:
  should be added to Annex II, or that amendments should
 be made thereto, it shall ensure that a dossier giving the
                                                                      (a) ensure that at least the inspection arrangements and
 reasons for the inclusion or the amendments is sent
                                                                          precautions specified in Annex III are applied to
 officially to the other Member States and the
                                                                          undertakings subject to their inspection;
 Commission, which shall inform the Committee referred
 to in Article 14.
                                                                      (b) give the competent authority, for inspection
                                                                          purposes, access to their offices and facilities,
                     Regular inspection system                            together with any information and assistance deemed
                                                                          necessary be the competent authority for the
                              Article 8                                   fulfilment of its obligations pursuant to this Regu-
                                                                          lation;
  1.     The Member States shall designate one or more
 inspection authorities and/or set up an inspection system
 operated by approved private bodies which the operators             (c) send regularly, and at least once a year, a list of
 producing or preparing products as referred to in Article                operators subject to their inspection to the competent
  1 may entrust with the task of setting up the regular                   authority of the Member State.
 inspection system referred to in paragraph 2.
                                                                     7.     The inspection authority and the approved
 2.      The regular inspection system shall comprise at
                                                                     inspection bodies shall have the right to require
 least the application of the precautions and inspection
                                                                     operators subject to their inspections to use the
 arrangements specified in Annex III.
                                                                     Community mark of inspection provided for in Article
                                                                      10, provided that the conditions laid down in that Article
 3.      For the application of the inspection system                are met.
 operated by private bodies, the Member States shall
 designate an authority responsible for the approval and
 supervision of such bodies.                                         8.     Detailed rules concerning the criteria indicated in
                                                                    paragraph 4 and the measures listed in paragraph 5 may
 4.      For the approval of a private inspection body, the         be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
 following shall be taken into account:                              in Article 14.
 (a) the standard inspection procedure to be followed,
       containing a detailed description of the inspection
       arrangements and precautions which the body                                     Other inspection measures
       undertakes to impose on operators subject to its
       inspection;                                                                              Article 9
 (b) the penalties which the body intends to apply where             1.    Any operator who produces, prepares or imports
       irregularities are found;                                    from a third country products as specified in Article 1
                                                                    for the purpose of marketing them shall notify his
(c) the availability of appropriate resources in the form           activity to the competent authority of the Member State
      of qualified staff, administrative and technical              in which the activity is carried out.
      facilities, inspection experience and reliability;
                                                                    Such notification shall include the information specified
(d) the independence of the inspection body vis-a-vis the
                                                                    in Annex IV.
      operators subject to its inspection.
5.       After an inspection body has been approved, the            2.     Member States shall designate an authority or body
competent authority shall:                                          for the reception of notifications.
(a) ensure that, vis-a-vis all the operators subject to its
      inspection, the inspections carried out by the                Member States may provide for the communication of
      inspection body are objective;                                any additional information which they consider to be
                                                                    necessary for effective supervision of the operators
(b) verify the effectiveness of its inspections;                    concerned.
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3.    Member States shall take the necessary measures          removed from the entire lot or production run affected
for the inspection, at least on a sample basis, of             by the irregularity concerned;
operators and of products as specified to in Article 1 not
subject to the regular inspection arrangements referred         (b) where a manifest infringement, or an infringement
to in Article 8, as regards compliance with this Regu-              with prolonged effects, is found, withdraw from the
lation.                                                             operator concerned the right to use the indication
                                                                    shown in Annex V for a period to be agreed with the
Precautionary measures similar to those specified in                 competent authority of the Member State.
Annex III may be laid down in respect of such operators
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article           4.     Rules on withdrawal of the indication shown in
14.                                                            Annex V where certain infringements of the provisions
                                                                of Articles 5, 6, and 7 and of Annex III are detected may
4.     Member States shall publish annually a list of           be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
operators who have given notification under paragraph 1.        in Article 14.
                                                                5.     Where a Member State finds, in a product coming
Indication that products are covered by the regular
                                                                from another Member State and bearing the indication
                     inspection scheme
                                                                shown in Annex V, irregularities in the application of
                                                                this Regulation, it shall inform the Member State which
                         Article 10                             approved the inspection body and the Commission
 1.    The Community indication that products are               thereof.
covered by the regular inspection scheme, shown in
Annex V, may appear on the labelling of products as             6.     Member States shall take whatever action is
specified to in Article 1 only where such products:             required to prevent fraudulent use of the indication
                                                                shown in Annex V.
(a) satisfy the requirements of Articles 5, 6, and 7, as
     well as any provisions adopted pursuant to these
     Articles;                                                                  Imports from third countries
(b) have been subject to the regular inspection                                           Article 11
     arrangements referred to in Article 8 (2) throughout
     the production and preparation stages;                      1.    Without prejudice to Article 5, products as
                                                                specified to in Article 1 which are imported from a third
(c) have been produced or prepared by operators whose           country may be marketed only where:
     undertakings are subject to inspection by the
     inspection authority or an inspection body as              (a) they originate in a third country appearing in a list
     referred to in Article 8 (1) and have been awarded              to be drawn up by Commission Decision in
     the right by that authority or body to use the indi-            accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
     cation shown in Annex V;                                        14, and were produced in a region or a production
                                                                     unit, or under the inspection of an inspection body
(d) are packed and transported to the point of retail sale           specified in the decision concerning the third country
     in closed packaging;                                            in question, and
(e) carry a label showing the name and any registered           (b) the competent authority or body in the third country
     mark of the inspection body, the name and address               has issued a certificate of inspection stating that the
     of the producer or processor, and, where Council                lot designated in the certificate:
     Directive 79/112/EEC (') applies, the indications
     required thereby.                                               — was obtained within a system of production
                                                                         applying rules equivalent to those laid down in
                                                                         Articles 6 and 7,
2.     No claim may be made on the label or advertising
material that suggests to the purchaser that the indication          — was subject to a system of inspection recognized
shown in Annex V constitutes a guarantee of superior                     as equivalent in accordance with paragraph 2.
organoleptic, nutritional or salubrious quality.
                                                                2.     For the purpose of deciding whether, for certain
3.     The inspection authority and inspection bodies           products as specified to in Article 1, a third country may,
referred to in Article 8 (1) must:                              at its request, be included in the list referred to in
                                                                paragraph 1 (a), the following shall be taken into
(a) ensure that, where an irregularity is found under           account:
     Articles 5, 6, and 7 or the measures referred to in
     Annex III, the indication shown in Annex V is              (a) the guarantees which the third country can offer, at
                                                                     least in respect of production for export to the
                                                                     Community, as regards the application of rules equi-
(') OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.                                    valent to those laid down in Articles 6 and 7;
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 (b) the effectiveness of the inspection measures applied,        The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in
      at least in respect of production for export to the         addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask
      Community, to ensure compliance with the rules              to have its position recorded in the minutes.
      referred to in (a).
                                                                  The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
 On the basis of this information, the regions or                 opinions delivered by the committee. It shall inform the
 production units of origin, or the bodies whose                  committee of the manner in which its opinion has been
 inspections are deemed to be equivalent, may be                  taken into account.
 specified in the Commission Decision.
                                                                                            Article 15
 3.     The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 (b) must:
                                                                  Before 1 July each year, Member States shall inform the
 (a) accompany the goods, in the original copy, to the            Commission of measures taken in the preceding year for
      premises of the first consignee; thereafter the             the implementation of this Regulation, and in particular:
      importer must keep the certificate at the disposal of       — a list of operators who have given notification under
      the inspection authorities for not less than two years;         Article 9 (1) and a list of those taking part in the
                                                                      inspection scheme referred to Article 8,
 (b) be drawn up in accordance with procedures and a
      model to be adopted in accordance with the                  — a list of approved inspection bodies, their legal and
     procedure laid down in Article 14.                               operational structure, their standard inspection
                                                                      procedures, their system of penalties and their mark
                                                                      if any,
            Free movement within the community                    — a report on supervision pursuant to Article 8 (5) and
                                                                      inspection pursuant to Article 9 (3).
                           Article 12
 Member States may not, on grounds relating to the                                          Article 16
method of production or the presentation of that                   1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the dav of
method, prohibit or restrict the marketing of products as         its publication in the Official Journal of the European
specified in Article 1 that meet the requirements of this          Communities.
Regulation.
                                                                  2.    Within six months from the entry into force of this
                                                                  Regulation, the Member States shall implement Articles
        Administrative provisions and implementation              8 and 9.
                           Article 13                             3.    Articles 5, 9 (1) and 11 (1) shall apply with effect
                                                                  from twelve months after the entry into force of this
The following may be adopted in accordance with the               Regulation.
procedure laid down in Article 14:
                                                                  In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
— amendments to Annexes I, II, III and IV,                        14, the date of application of Article 11 (1) may be
                                                                  deferred for a specified period for imports from a third
— detailed rules for the implementation              of   the     country where, following a request by the third country
     provisions of Annexes I and III.                             concerned, the stage reached in examining the matter
                                                                  does not permit, a decision regarding the inclusion of the
                                                                  country concerned in the list provided for in Article 11
                           Article 14
                                                                  (1) before the expiry of the period referred to in the first
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an             subparagraph.
advisory nature composed of representatives of the
Member States and chaired by the representative of the            4.    For 12 months following the entry into force of this
Commission.                                                       Regulation, the Member States may, by derogation from
                                                                  Article 7 (1), authorize the use in their territory of
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be            products containing substances not listed in Annex II,
followed, the representative of the Commission shall              where they deem that the requirements of Article 7 (2)
submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be             are satisfied. They shall inform the Commission and
taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the             other Member States of the substances authorized
draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay             pursuant to this provision.
down according to the urgency of the matter, if                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
necessary by taking a vote.                                       directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                                   ANNEX      I
                                 PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AT FARM LEVEL
           Plants and plant products
            1. These principles must have been applied on the parcels for at least one calendar year following that of
               the last application of products whose use is not compatible with the provisions of Articles 6 (b) and 7.
           2. The fertility and the biological activity of the soil must be maintained or increased by:
               — cultivation of legumes, green manures or deep-rooting plants in an appropriate multiannual rotation
                    programme, and/or
               — incorporation in the soil of composted organic material from holdings producing according to the
                    rules of the Regulation.
               Other organic or mineral fertilizers, where their use is compatible with the provisions of Articles 6 (b)
               and 7, may be applied only to the extent required for adequate nutrition of the crop under cultivation.
           3. Pests, diseases and weeds should be controlled by a combination of the following measures:
               — choice of appropriate species and varieties,
               — appropriate rotation programme,
               — mechanical cultivations,
               — protection of natural enemies of pests through provisions favourable to them (e.g. hedges, nesting
                   sites),
               — flame weeding.
               Only in cases of immediate threat to the crop may recourse to plant protection products whose use is
               compatible with the provisions of Articles 6 (b) and 7.
                                                                  ANNEX      II
           Substances referred to in Article 7 (2).
           To be introduced, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14.
                                                                 ANNEX      III
           MINIMUM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES UNDER T H E
                                    INSPECTION SCHEME REFERRED T O IN ARTICLE 8
           A. Farms producing plants and plant products
                 1. Production must take place in a unit the land parcels and production and storage locations of
                     which are clearly separate from those of any other unit not producing in accordance with the rules
                     laid down in this Regulation; processing and/or packaging workshops may form part of the unit.
                2. All crop production in the production unit must comply with the rules of the regular inspection
                     scheme referred to in Article 8.
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             3. When the regular inspection arrangements are first implemented, the producer and inspection body
                must draw up:
                — a full description of the unit, showing the storage and production premises and land parcels
                     and, where applicable, premises where certain processing and/or packaging operations take
                    place,
                — all the practical measures to be taken at the level of the unit to ensure compliance with this
                     Regulation.
                This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an inspection report.
                In addition, the report must specify:
                — the date of the last application on the parcels concerned of products whose use is not
                     compatible with Articles 6 (b) and 7,
                — an undertaking by the producer to carry out operations in accordance with Articles 5, 6 and 7.
             4. 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.
             5. Written or documentary accounts must be kept which enable the inspection body to trace the
                origin, nature and quantities of all raw materials bought, and the use of such materials; in addition,
                written or documentary accounts must be kept of the nature, quantities and consignees of all agri-
                cultural products sold.
             6. Storage in the unit of products other than those whose use is compatible with Articles 6 (b) and 7 is
                prohibited.
             7. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a full physical inspection,
                at least once a year, of the unit. Where the use of products not authorized under this Regulation is
                suspected, samples must be taken in order to test for traces of such products. An inspection report
                must be drawn up after each visit.
             8. 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 to the
                purposes of the inspection.
             9. Products as referred to in Article 1 which are not in their final packaging may be transported to
                other units only in appropriate packaging or containers, provided with a label stating, without
                prejudice to any other indications required by law:
                — the name and address of the person responsible for the production or preparation of the
                     product,
                — the name of the product,
                — an indication specifying that the product is covered by the regular inspection arrangements.
            10. Where an operator runs several production units:
                (a) all the units producing products as referred to in Article 1 must be subject to the regular
                     inspection arrangements;
                (b) units producing crop or crop products not covered by Article 1 must also be subject to the
                     regular inspection arrangements as regards the first paragraph of point 3, points 4, 5 and 8 of
                     part A of this Annex. Such units may on be used for producing crops of the same species as
                     those produced in the unit referred to in point 1.
         B. Processing and packaging units of plant products and foodstuffs composed essentially of plant products
            1. When the regular inspection arrangements are first" implemented, the producer and inspection body
               must draw up:
               — a full description of the unit, showing the facilities used for the processing, packaging and
                   storage of agricultural products before and after the operations concerning them,
               — all the practical measures to be taken at the level of the unit to ensure compliance with this
                   Regulation.
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                 This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an inspection report.
                 In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the operator to perform the operations in
                 such a way as to comply with Article 5.
              2. Products as referred to in Article 1 from agricultural holdings or processing units not subject to the
                 regular inspection arrangements may not be processed, packaged or stored in the unit.
              3. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace:
                 — the origin, nature and quantities of agricultural products as referred to in Article 1 which have
                     been delivered to the unit,
                 — the nature, quantities and consignees of products as referred to in Article 1 which have left the
                     unit,
                 — any other information, such as the origin, nature and quantities of ingredients, additives and
                     manufacturing aids delivered to the unit and the composition of processed products, required by
                     the inspection body for the purposes of proper inspection of the operations.
              4. "Where agricultural products not referred to in Article 1 are also processed, packaged or stored in the
                 unit concerned:
                 — the unit must have separate premises for the storage of products as referred to in Article 1, before
                     and after the operations concerning them,
                 — operations must be carried out continuously until the complete run has been dealt with, starting
                     at the beginning of the day, separately from similar operations performed on products not
                     covered by Article 1,
                 — operations must be announced in advance, with a deadline agreed with the inspection body,
                 — all necessary measures 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 twice a year, of the unit. Where the use of products not authorized under this Regulation is
                 suspected, samples must be taken in order to test for traces of such products. An inspection report
                 must be drawn up after each visit.
              6. The operator 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 written accounts and relevant
                 supporting documents. He must provide the inspection body with any information necessary to the
                 purposes of the inspection.
              7. Requirements in respect of transport laid down in point 9 of Part A are applicable.
                                                           ANNEX      IV
                                      Information to be notified as provided in Article 9 (1)
          (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 whose
              use is not compatible with Article 6 (b) and 7 on the parcels concerned.
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                                                        ANNEX    V
                          Indication that products are covered by the regular inspection scheme
         The indication that a product is covered by the regular inspection scheme must be shown in the same
         language or languages as those used for the labelling.
         DK:      0kologisk landbrug — EF-kontrolordning
         D:      Biologische Agrarwirtschaft — EWG-Kontrollesystem
         EN:     Organic farming — EEC control system
         ES:     Agricultura Biologica — Sistema de control CEE
         F:      Agriculture biologique — Systeme de contrdle CEE
         GR:     BioXoyiicn, yewpyict — Luarnua EAiyxou EOK
         IT:     Agricoltura biologica — Regime di controllo CEE
         NL:     Biologische landbouw — Controlesysteem EEG
         PO:     Agricultura biologica — Sistema de controlo CEE