Article 1Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008

Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Article 6a is replaced by the following:

    ‘Article 6aScope

    This Chapter lays down detailed production rules for seaweed.

    For the purposes of this Chapter “seaweed” includes multi-cellular marine algae, phytoplankton and micro-algae.’;

  2. (2)

    in Article 25e, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

    ‘3.

    The maximum percentage of non-organic aquaculture juveniles introduced to the farm shall be 80 % by 31 December 2011, 50 % by 31 December 2014 and 0 % by 31 December 2016.’;

  3. (3)

    in Article 25o(1), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

    ‘However, the maximum percentage of seed from non- organic bivalve shellfish hatcheries that may be introduced to the organic production units shall be 80 % by 31 December 2011, 50 % by 31 December 2014 and 0 % by 31 December 2016.’;

  4. (4)

    in Article 29d(4), the date of ‘1 August 2015’ is replaced by ‘1 August 2018’;

  5. (5)

    in Article 47, the first subparagraph is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      point (a) is replaced by the following:

      ‘(a)

      in the case of high mortality of animals caused by health or catastrophic circumstances, the renewal or reconstitution of the herd or flock with non-organic animals, when organically reared animals are not available and provided that the respective conversion period are applied to the non-organic animals;’;

    2. (b)

      the following point (f) is added:

      ‘(f)

      in the case of high mortality of aquaculture animals caused by circumstances listed in Article 57(1)(a) to (d) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council15, the renewal or reconstitution of the aquaculture stock with non-organic aquaculture animals, when organically reared animals are not available and provided that at least the latter two thirds of the duration of the production cycle are managed under organic management.’;
  6. (6)

    Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

  7. (7)

    Annex VI is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation;

  8. (8)

    Annex VIII is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.