CHAPTER I

CONVERSION

Documents to be supplied for the purpose of the retroactive recognition of a previous period
Article 1
1
For the purposes of point (a) of Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the operator shall submit to the competent authorities in the Member State in which the activity is carried out and in which that operator’s holding is subject to the control system the official documents from the relevant competent authorities proving that the land parcels for which the retroactive recognition of a previous period is requested were subject to measures which were defined in a programme implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and that no products or substances other than those authorised for use in organic production have been used on those land parcels.
2
For the purposes of point (b) of Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the operator shall submit to the competent authorities in the Member State in which the activity is carried out and in which that operator’s holding is subject to the control system the following documents proving that the land parcels were natural or agricultural areas that, for a period of at least three years, have not been treated with products or substances that are not authorised for use in organic production in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848:
a
maps identifying clearly each land parcel covered by the request for retroactive recognition and information on the total surface of those land parcels and, if relevant, on the nature and the volume of the on-going production and, where available, their geolocation coordinates;
b
the detailed risk analysis carried out by the control authority or control body to assess whether any land parcel covered by the request for retroactive recognition has been treated with products or substances that are not authorised for use in organic production for a period of at least three years, taking into account in particular the size of the total surface to which the request relates and the agronomic practices carried out during that period on each land parcel subject to the request;
c
the laboratory analyses results from accredited laboratories on soil and/or plant samples taken by the control authority or control body from each land parcel identified as presenting the risk of being contaminated as a result of being treated with products and substances that are not authorised for use in organic production following the detailed risk analysis referred in point (b);
d
an inspection report from the control authority or control body following a physical inspection of the operator for the purpose of verifying the consistency of the information collected on the land parcels covered by the request for retroactive recognition;
e
any other relevant documents deemed necessary by the control authority or control body to assess the request for retroactive recognition;
f
a final written statement of the control authority or control body indicating whether a retroactive recognition of a previous period as being part of the conversion period is justified and indicating the starting period considered as organic for each land parcel concerned as well as the total surface of the land parcels benefiting from a retroactive recognition of a period.
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).