TITLE IIRULES ON PRODUCTION, PRESERVATION, PROCESSING, PACKAGING, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

CHAPTER 1Plant Production

Article 6Specific rules on mushroom production

For production of mushrooms, substrates may be used, if they are composed only of the following components:

  1. (a)

    farmyard manure and animal excrements:

    1. (i)

      either from holdings producing according to the organic production method;

    2. (ii)

      or referred to in Annex I, only when the product referred to in point (i) is not available; and when they do not exceed 25 % of the weight of total components of the substrate, excluding the covering material and any added water, before composting;

  2. (b)

    products of agricultural origin, other than those referred to in point (a), from holdings producing according to organic production method;

  3. (c)

    peat not chemically treated;

  4. (d)

    wood, not treated with chemical products after felling;

  5. (e)

    mineral products referred to in Annex I, water and soil.