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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
F1Substituted 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 F2... 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
F1Substituted 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.
F2Words 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 [F3Article 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 [F4Regulation (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
F3Words 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)
F4Words 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)