Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 A. PLANT AND PLANT PRODUCTS] U.K.

[F2 1.1. The principles laid down in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (d) and set out in particular in this Annex must normally have been applied on the parcels during a conversion period of at least two years before sowing, or, in the case of grassland, at least two years before its exploitation as feedingstuff from organic farming, or, in the case of perennial crops other than grassland, at least three years before the first harvest of products as referred to in Article 1(1)(a). The conversion period shall commence at the earliest on the date on which the producer notified his activity in accordance with Article 8 and submitted his holding to the inspection system provided for in Article 9. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2002 of 15 March 2002 amending Annexes I, II and VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs, and laying down detailed rules as regards the transmission of information on the use of copper compounds.

1.2. However, the inspection authority or body may decide, in agreement with the competent authority, to recognise retroactively as being part of the conversion period any previous period in which: U.K.

(a)

the land parcels were part of a programme implemented pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (1) or Chapter VI of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (2) , or as part of another official programme, provided that the programmes concerned guarantee that products not listed in parts A and B of Annex II have not been used on those parcels; or

(b)

the parcels were natural or agricultural areas which were not treated with products not listed in parts A and B of Annex II. This period can be taken into consideration retroactively only under the condition that satisfactory proof has been furnished to the inspection authority or body allowing it to satisfy itself that the conditions were met for a period of at least three years.

1.3. The inspection authority or body may, with the approval of the competent authority, decide, in certain cases, to extend the conversion period beyond the period laid down in paragraph 1.1 having regard to previous parcel use. U.K.

1.4. In the case of parcels which have already been converted to or were in the process of conversion to organic farming, and which are treated with a product not listed in Annex II, the Member State may reduce the length of the conversion period to less than the period laid down in paragraph 1.1 in the following two cases: U.K.

(a)

parcels treated with a product not listed in part B of Annex II as part of a compulsory disease or pest control measure imposed by the competent authority of the Member State within its own territory or in certain parts thereof for a specific crop production;

(b)

parcels treated with a product not listed in parts A or B of Annex II as part of scientific tests approved by the competent authority of the Member State.

In these cases the length of the conversion period shall be fixed taking into account all of the following points:

• the process of degradation of the plant protection product concerned must guarantee, at the end of the conversion period, an insignificant level of residues in the soil and, in the case of a perennial crop, in the plant,

• the harvest following the treatment may not be sold with reference to organic production methods,

• the Member State concerned must inform the other Member States and the Commission of its decision to require compulsory treatment.]

[F3 2.1. The fertility and the biological activity of the soil must be maintained or increased, in the first instance, by: U.K.

(a)

cultivation of legumes, green manures or deep-rooting plants in an appropriate multi-annual rotation programme;

(b)

incorporation of livestock manure from organic livestock production in accordance with the provisions and within the restrictions of part B, point 7.1, of this Annex;

(c)

incorporation of other organic material, composted or not, from holdings producing according to the rules of this Regulation.

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2000 of 19 May 2000 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

2.2. Other organic or mineral fertilisers, mentioned in Annex II, may, exceptionally, be applied, as a complement to the extent that: U.K.

• adequate nutrition of the crop being rotated or soil conditioning are not possible by the methods set out under (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding subparagraph,

• with regard to the products in Annex II referring to manure and/or animal excrements: these products may only be used to the extent that, in combination with the livestock manure referred to in point 2(1)(b) above, the restrictions as referred to in part B, section 7.1, of this Annex are satisfied.]

[F3 2.3. For compost activation appropriate plant-based preparations or preparations of micro-organisms, not genetically modified in the meaning of point 12 of Article 4 may be used. So-called ‘ biodynamic preparations ’ from stone meal, farmyard manure or plants may also be used for the purposes covered by this paragraph and by paragraph 2.1. U.K.

2.4. Appropriate preparations of micro-organisms, not genetically modified in the meaning of point 12 of Article 4 and permitted in general agriculture in the Member State concerned, may be used to improve the overall condition of the soil or the availability of nutrients in the soil or in the crops, where the need for such use has been recognised by the inspection body or inspection authority.] U.K.

3. Pests, diseases and weeds shall be controlled by a combination of the following measures: U.K.

• choice of appropriate species and varieties,

• appropriate rotation programme,

• mechanical cultivation procedures,

• protection of natural enemies of pests through provisions favourable to them (e.g. hedges, nesting sites, release of predators),

• flame weeding.

Only in cases of immediate threat to the crop may recourse be had to products referred to in Annex II.

[F4 4. The collection of edible plants and parts thereof, growing naturally in natural areas, forests and agricultural areas, is considered an organic production method provided that: U.K.

• those areas have received no treatments with products other than those referred to in Annex II for a period of three years before the collection;

• the collection does not affect the stability of the natural habitat or the maintenance of the species in the collection area.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2608/93 of 23 September 1993 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

[F5 5. For production of mushrooms, substrates may be used, if they are composed only of the following components: U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/98 of 4 September 1998 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

5.1. farmyard manure and animal excrements (including the products referred to in indents 1 to 4 of Annex II, Part A to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91): U.K.

(a)

either from holdings producing according to the organic production method;

(b)

or satisfying the requirements referred to in Annex II, Part A, indents 1 to 4, of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, only up to 25 % (3) , and only when the product under 5.1(a) is not available;

5.2. products of agricultural origin, other than those covered under point 5.1 (e.g. straw), from holdings producing according to organic production method; U.K.

5.3. peat not chemically treated; U.K.

5.4. wood, not treated with chemical products after felling; U.K.

5.5. mineral products of Annex II, Part A to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, water and soil.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999 of 19 July 1999 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs to include livestock production.

(1)

[F2 OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 85 .

(2)

OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80 .]

(3)

[F5 This percentage is calculated on weight of total components of the substrate (excluding the covering material and any added water) before composting.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2002 of 15 March 2002 amending Annexes I, II and VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs, and laying down detailed rules as regards the transmission of information on the use of copper compounds.

F5 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/98 of 4 September 1998 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.