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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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Textual Amendments
F3Art. 57 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(35); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1.The indication of the code number of the control authority or control body referred to in Article 24(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) 834/2007 shall,
(a)start with the acronym identifying [F4the product as originating from the United Kingdom or the third country], as referred to in the international standard for the two letter country codes under ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions);
[F1(b) include a term which establishes a link with the organic production method, as referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 in accordance with Part B(2) of Annex XI to this Regulation;
(c)include a reference number to be decided by F5... the competent authority F6... in accordance with Part B(3) of Annex XI to this Regulation; F7...
F8(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
2.The indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the products is composed have been farmed, as referred to in Article 24(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) 834/2007, shall be placed immediately below the code number referred to in paragraph 1.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Art. 58(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(36)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 58(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(36)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 58(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(36)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Word in Art. 58(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(36)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 58(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(36)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union.
F2Words in Title 3 Ch. 1 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(34); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
This Chapter shall not apply to pet food and feed for fur animals.
The trade marks and sales descriptions bearing an indication referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 may be used only if all ingredients of plant or animal origin are from the organic production method and at least 95 % of the product’s dry matter is comprised of such ingredients.
Textual Amendments
F9Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2012 of 14 June 2012 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 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.
1.The terms referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 F10... may be used on processed feed provided that all the following requirements are complied with:
(a)the processed feed complies with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in particular with Article 14(1)(d)(iv) and (v) for livestock or with Article 15(1)(d) for aquaculture animals and Article 18 thereof;
(b)the processed feed complies with the provisions of this Regulation and in particular with Articles 22 and 26 thereof;
(c)all ingredients of plant or animal origin contained in the processed feed are from the organic production method;
(d)at least 95 % of the product’s dry matter is comprised of organic agricultural products.
2.Subject to the requirements laid down in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the following statement is permitted in the case of products comprising variable quantities of feed materials from the organic production method and/or feed materials from products in conversion to organic farming and/or products as referred to in Article 22 of this Regulation:
‘ may be used in organic production in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 834/2007 and (EC) No 889/2008 ’ .]
Textual Amendments
F9Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2012 of 14 June 2012 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 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.
F10Words in Art. 60(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(37); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1.The indication provided for in Article 60 shall be:
(a)separate from the wording referred to in [F11Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009];
(b)presented in a colour, format or character font that does not draw more attention to it than to the description or name of the animal feedingstuff referred to in [F12Regulation (EC) No 767/2009];
(c)accompanied, in the same field of vision, by an indication by weight of dry matter referring:
to the percentage of feed material(s) from the organic production method;
to the percentage of feed material(s) from products in conversion to organic farming;
to the percentage of feed material(s) not covered by points (i) and (ii);
to the total percentage of animal feed of agricultural origin;
(d)accompanied by a list of names of feed materials from the organic production method;
(e)accompanied by a list of names of feed materials from products in conversion to organic production.
2.The indication provided for in Article 60 may be also accompanied by a reference to the requirement to use the feedingstuffs in accordance with Articles 21 and 22.
Textual Amendments
F11Words in Art. 61(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(38)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Art. 61(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(38)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
In-conversion products of plant origin may bear the indication ‘product under conversion to organic farming’ provided that:
a conversion period of at least 12 months before the harvest has been complied with;
the indication shall appear in a colour, size and style of lettering which is not more prominent than the sales description of the product, the entire indication shall have the same size of letters;
the product contains only one crop ingredient of agricultural origin;
the indication is linked to the code number of the control body or control authority as referred to in Article 27(10) of Regulation 834/2007.
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