Commission Regulation (EC) No 1294/2005 of 5 August 2005 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

6.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1294/2005
of 5 August 2005
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to the principles governing the organic production at farm level set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, livestock must be fed on organically produced feedingstuffs. For a transitional period expiring on 24 August 2005, farmers are allowed to use a limited proportion of conventional feedingstuffs where they can show that organic feedingstuffs are unavailable.
(2) It appears that there will not be a supply of sufficient quantities to fill the demand for organic feed materials in the Community after 24 August 2005, especially as concerns feed materials rich in proteins needed to sustain production for monogastric animals and, to a lesser extent, for ruminants.
(3) It is therefore necessary to provide for an extension of the transitional period during which the use of conventional feedingstuffs may be authorised.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Considering the urgency of the measure due to the fact that the provision on the use of conventional feedingstuffs expires on 24 August 2005, this Regulation should enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,