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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control
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CHAPTER 2 Livestock production
CHAPTER 2a Aquaculture animal production
CHAPTER 3 Preserved and processed products
Article 26. Rules for preserving products and for the production of processed feed and food
Article 27.Use of certain products and substances in processing of food
Article 27a.For the purpose of the application of Article 20(1) of...
Article 28.Use of certain non-organic ingredients of agricultural origin in processing food
Article 29.Authorisation of non-organic food ingredients of agricultural origin by Member State
CHAPTER 4 Collection, packaging, transport and storage of products
Article 30.Collection of products and transport to preparation units
Article 31.Packaging and transport of products to other operators or units
Article 32.Special rules for transporting feed to other production/preparation units or storage premises
Article 33.Reception of products from other units and other operators
Article 34.Special rules for the reception of products from a third country
CHAPTER 6 Exceptional production rules
CHAPTER 3 Control requirements for livestock and livestock products produced by animal husbandry
CHAPTER 3a Specific control requirements for aquaculture animal production
CHAPTER 5 Control requirements for imports of organic products from third countries
Fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2)
Pesticides — Plant protection products referred to in Article 5(1)
Maximum number of animals per hectare referred to in Article 15 (2)
Feed materials as referred to in Article 22(d), Article 24(2) and Article 25m(1)
Templates for the organic data referred to under Article 92f
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