1. By 31 December 2011, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council.
2. The report shall, in particular, review the experience gained from the application of this Regulation and consider in particular the following issues:
(a)
the scope of this Regulation, in particular as regards organic food prepared by mass caterers;
(b)
the prohibition on the use of GMOs, including the availability of products not produced by GMOs, the vendor declaration, the feasibility of specific tolerance thresholds and their impact on the organic sector;
(c)
the functioning of the internal market and controls system, assessing in particular that the established practices do not lead to unfair competition or barriers to the production and marketing of organic products.
3. The Commission shall, if appropriate, accompany the report with relevant proposals.