These Regulations amend Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977 derogating from Regulations (EC) No 889/2008 and (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards controls on the production of organic products due to the COVID-19 pandemic (EUR 2020/977).

That Regulation provides for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Commission 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 (EUR 2008/889) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (EUR 2008/1235) relating to official controls on organic products.

Regulation 2 provides for the derogations in respect of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 to be extended and revokes the derogations in respect of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 which apply until 1st February 2021.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.