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Organic Farming Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
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Articles

Chapter I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Definitions

Chapter II OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION

• Article 4 — Objectives
• Article 5 — General principles
• Article 6 — Specific principles applicable to agricultural activities and aquaculture
• Article 7 — Specific principles applicable to the processing of organic food
• Article 8 — Specific principles applicable to the processing of organic feed

Chapter III PRODUCTION RULES

• Article 9 — General production rules
• Article 10 — Conversion
• Article 11 — Prohibition of the use of GMOs
• Article 12 — Plant production rules
• Article 13 — Specific provisions for the marketing of plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material
• Article 14 — Livestock production rules
• Article 15 — Production rules for algae and aquaculture animals
• Article 16 — Production rules for processed food
• Article 17 — Production rules for processed feed
• Article 18 — Production rules for wine
• Article 19 — Production rules for yeast used as food or feed
• Article 20 — Absence of certain production rules for specific livestock species and species of aquaculture animals
• Article 21 — Production rules for products not falling within the categories of products referred to in Articles 12 to 19
• Article 22 — Adoption of exceptional production rules
• Article 23 — Collection, packaging, transport and storage
• Article 24 — Authorisation of products and substances for use in organic production
• Article 25 — Authorisation of non-organic agricultural ingredients for processed organic food by Member States
• Article 26 — Collection of data concerning the availability on the market of organic and in-conversion plant reproductive material, organic animals and organic aquaculture juveniles
• Article 27 — Obligations and actions in the event of suspicion of non-compliance
• Article 28 — Precautionary measures to avoid the presence of non-authorised products and substances
• Article 29 — Measures to be taken in the event of the presence of non-authorised products or substances

Chapter IV LABELLING

• Article 30 — Use of terms referring to organic production
• Article 31 — Labelling of products and substances used in crop production
• Article 32 — Compulsory indications
• Article 33 — Organic production logo of the European Union

Chapter V CERTIFICATION

• Article 34 — Certification system
• Article 35 — Certificate
• Article 36 — Group of operators

Chapter VI OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES

• Article 37 — Relationship with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and additional rules for official controls and other official activities in relation to organic production and labelling of organic products
• Article 38 — Additional rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities
• Article 39 — Additional rules on actions to be taken by the operators and groups of operators
• Article 40 — Additional rules on the delegation of official control tasks and tasks related to other official activities
• Article 41 — Additional rules on actions in case of non-compliance
• Article 42 — Additional rules on measures in the event of non-compliance
• Article 43 — Additional rules on the exchange of information

Chapter VII TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

• Article 44 — Export of organic products
• Article 45 — Import of organic and in-conversion products
• Article 46 — Recognition of control authorities and control bodies
• Article 47 — Equivalence under a trade agreement
• Article 48 — Equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
• Article 49 — Report from the Commission on the application of Articles 47 and 48

Chapter VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 Free movement of organic and in-conversion products

• Article 50 — Non-prohibition and non-restriction of the marketing of organic and in-conversion products

Section 2 Information, reporting and related derogations

• Article 51 — Information relating to the organic sector and trade
• Article 52 — Information relating to the competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies
• Article 53 — Derogations, authorisations and report

Chapter IX PROCEDURAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 Procedural provisions

• Article 54 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 55 — Committee procedure

Section 2 Repeal and transitional and final provisions

• Article 56 — Repeal
• Article 57 — Transitional measures relating to control authorities and control bodies recognised under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
• Article 58 — Transitional measures relating to applications from third countries submitted under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
• Article 59 — Transitional measures relating to the first recognition of control authorities and control bodies
• Article 60 — Transitional measures for stocks of organic products produced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
• Article 61 — Entry into force and application