Council of the European Union and European Parliament 30 May 2018, 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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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
ANNEX I. OTHER PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)

14.6.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 150/1

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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

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