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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 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
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Textual Amendments
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authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
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authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
[F1Authorisation | Name Compound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder | Description, compositional requirements, conditions for use |
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A | Farmyard manure | Products comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding) Factory farming origin forbidden] |
A | Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure | Factory farming origin forbidden |
A | Composted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure included | Factory farming origin forbidden |
A | Liquid animal excrements | Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution Factory farming origin forbidden |
A | Composted or fermented household waste | Product obtained from source separated household waste, which has been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production Only vegetable and animal household waste Only when produced in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted by the Member State Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter: cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): 0 |
A | Peat | Use limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery) |
A | Mushroom culture wastes | The initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this Annex |
A | Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and insects | |
A | Guano | |
A | Composted or fermented mixture of vegetable matter | Product obtained from mixtures of vegetable matter, which have been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production |
A | Products or by-products of animal origin as below:
| [F1For fur: maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): 0] |
A | Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilisers | Examples: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms |
A | Seaweeds and seaweed products | As far as directly obtained by: (i) physical processes including dehydration, freezing and grinding (ii) extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or alkaline solution (iii) fermentation |
A | Sawdust and wood chips | Wood not chemically treated after felling |
A | Composted bark | Wood not chemically treated after felling |
A | Wood ash | From wood not chemically treated after felling |
A | Soft ground rock phosphate | Product as specified in point 7 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councila relating to fertilisers, 7 Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205 |
A | Aluminium-calcium phosphate | Product as specified in point 6 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003, Cadmium content less than or equal to 90 mg/kg of P205 Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5) |
A | Basic slag | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.2. of Regulation 2003/2003 |
A | Crude potassium salt or kainit | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.3. of Regulation 2003/2003 |
A | Potassium sulphate, possibly containing magnesium salt | Product obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, containing possibly also magnesium salts |
A | Stillage and stillage extract | Ammonium stillage excluded |
A | Calcium carbonate (chalk, marl, ground limestone, Breton ameliorant, (maerl), phosphate chalk) | Only of natural origin |
A | Magnesium and calcium carbonate | Only of natural origin e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone |
A | Magnesium sulphate (kieserite) | Only of natural origin |
A | Calcium chloride solution | Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium |
A | Calcium sulphate (gypsum) | Products as specified in point 1 of Annex ID. of Regulation 2003/2003 Only of natural origin |
A | Industrial lime from sugar production | By-product of sugar production from sugar beet |
A | Industrial lime from vacuum salt production | By-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains |
A | Elemental sulphur | Products as specified in Annex ID.3 of Regulation 2003/2003 |
A | Trace elements | Inorganic micronutrients listed in part E of Annex I to Regulation 2003/2003 |
A | Sodium chloride | Only mined salt |
A | Stone meal and clays |
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authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
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authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachta indica (Neem tree) | Insecticide |
A | Beeswax | Pruning agent |
A | Gelatine | Insecticide |
A | Hydrolysed proteins. | Attractant, only in authorized applications in combination with other appropriate products of this list |
A | Lecithin | Fungicide |
A | Plant oils (e.g. mint oil, pine oil, caraway oil). | Insecticide, acaricide, fungicide and sprout inhibitor. |
A | Pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium | Insecticide |
A | Quassia extracted from Quassia amara | Insecticide, repellent |
A | Rotenone extracted from Derris spp. and Lonchocarpus spp. and Terphrosia spp. | Insecticide |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses and fungi) |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Spinosad | Insecticide Only where measures are taken to minimize the risk to key parasitoids and to minimize the risk of development of resistance |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Diammonium phosphate | Attractant, only in traps |
A | Pheromones | Attractant; sexual behaviour disrupter; only in traps and dispensers |
A | Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambdacyhalothrin) | Insecticide; only in traps with specific attractants; only against Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata Wied. |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Ferric phosphate (iron (III) orthophosphate) | Molluscicide |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use |
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A | Copper in the form of copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, (tribasic) copper sulphate, cuprous oxide, copper octanoate | Fungicide. up to 6 kg copper per ha per year For perennial crops, Member States may, by derogation from the previous paragraph, provide that the 6 kg copper limit can be exceeded in a given year provided that the average quantity actually used over a 5-year period consisting of that year and of the four preceding years does not exceed 6 kg |
A | Ethylene | Degreening bananas, kiwis and kakis; Degreening of citrus fruit only as part of a strategy for the prevention of fruit fly damage in citrus; Flower induction of pineapple; sprouting inhibition in potatoes and onions |
A | Fatty acid potassium salt (soft soap) | Insecticide |
A | Potassium aluminium (aluminium sulphate) (Kalinite) | Prevention of ripening of bananas |
A | Lime sulphur (calcium polysulphide) | Fungicide, insecticide, acaricide |
A | Paraffin oil | Insecticide, acaricide |
A | Mineral oils | Insecticide, fungicide; only in fruit trees, vines, olive trees and tropical crops (e.g. bananas); |
A | Potassium permanganate | Fungicide, bactericide; only in fruit trees, olive trees and vines. |
A | Quartz sand | Repellent |
A | Sulphur | Fungicide, acaricide, repellent |
Authorisation | Name | Description, compositional requirement, conitions for use |
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A | Calcium hydroxide | Fungicide Only in fruit trees, including nurseries, to control Nectria galligena |
A | Potassium bicarbonate | Fungicide |
Indoors area(net area available to animals) | Outdoors area(exercise area, excluding pasturage) | ||
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Live weight minimum (kg) | M2/head | M2/head | |
Breeding and fattening bovine and equidae | up to 100 | 1,5 | 1,1 |
up to 200 | 2,5 | 1,9 | |
up to 350 | 4,0 | 3 | |
over 350 | 5 with a minimum of 1 m2/100 kg | 3,7 with a minimum of 0,75 m2/100 kg | |
Dairy cows | 6 | 4,5 | |
Bulls for breeding | 10 | 30 | |
Sheep and goats | 1,5 sheep/goat | 2,5 | |
0,35 lamb/kid | 0,5 | ||
Farrowing sows with piglets up to 40 days | 7,5 sow | 2,5 | |
Fattening pigs | up to 50 | 0,8 | 0,6 |
up to 85 | 1,1 | 0,8 | |
up to 110 | 1,3 | 1 | |
[F2Over 110 kg | 1,5 | 1,2] | |
Piglets | over 40 days and up to 30 kg | 0,6 | 0,4 |
Brood pigs | 2,5 female | 1,9 | |
6 male If pens are used for natural service: 10 m2/boar | 8,0 |
Textual Amendments
a Only in the case of mobile houses not exceeding 150 m2 floor space. | ||||
Indoors area(net area available to animals) | Outdoors area(m2 of area available in rotation/head) | |||
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No animals/m2 | cm perch/animal | nest | ||
Laying hens | 6 | 18 | 7 laying hens per nest or in case of common nest 120 cm2/bird | 4, provided that the limit of 170 kg of N/ha/year is not exceeded |
Fattening poultry (in fixed housing) | 10 with a maximum of 21 kg liveweight/m2 | 20 (for guinea fowl only) | 4 broilers and guinea fowl 4,5 ducks 10 turkey 15 geese In all the species mentioned above the limit of 170 kg of N/ha/year is not exceeded | |
Fattening poultry in mobile housing | 16a in mobile poultry houses with a maximum of 30 kg liveweight/m2 | 2,5, provided that the limit of 170 kg of N/ha/year is not exceeded |
Class or species | Maximum number of animals per haequivalent to 170 kg N/ha/year |
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Equines over six months old | 2 |
Calves for fattening | 5 |
Other bovine animals less than one year old | 5 |
Male bovine animals from one to less than two years old | 3,3 |
Female bovine animals from one to less than two years old | 3,3 |
Male bovine animals two years old or over | 2 |
Breeding heifers | 2,5 |
Heifers for fattening | 2,5 |
Dairy cows | 2 |
Cull dairy cows | 2 |
Other cows | 2,5 |
Female breeding rabbits | 100 |
Ewes | 13,3 |
Goats | 13,3 |
Piglets | 74 |
Breeding sows | 6,5 |
Pigs for fattening | 14 |
Other pigs | 14 |
Table chickens | 580 |
Laying hens | 230 |
Oats as grains, flakes, middlings, hulls and bran
Barley as grains, protein and middlings
Rice germ expeller
Millet as grains
Rye as grains and middlings
Sorghum as grains
Wheat as grains, middlings, bran, gluten feed, gluten and germ
Spelt as grains
Triticale as grains
Maize as grains, bran, middlings, germ expeller and gluten
Malt culms
Brewers' grains
Rape seed, expeller and hulls
Soya bean as bean, toasted, expeller and hulls
Sunflower seed as seed and expeller
Cotton as seed and seed expeller
Linseed as seed and expeller
Sesame seed as expeller
Palm kernels as expeller
Pumpkin seed as expeller
Olives, olive pulp
Vegetable oils (from physical extraction).
Chickpeas as seeds, middlings and bran
Ervil as seeds, middlings and bran
Chickling vetch as seeds submitted to heat treatment, middlings and bran
Peas as seeds, middlings, and bran
Broad beans as seeds, middlings and bran
Horse beans as seeds middlings and bran
Vetches as seeds, middlings and bran
Lupin as seeds, middlings and bran
Sugar beet pulp
Potato
Sweet potato as tuber
Potato pulp (by-product of the extraction of potato starch)
Potato starch
Potato protein
Manioc.
Carob
Carob pods and meals thereof
Pumpkins,
Citrus pulp
Apples, quinces, pears, peaches, figs, grapes and pulps thereof
Chestnuts
Walnut expeller
Hazelnut expeller
Cocoa husks and expeller
Acorns.
Lucerne
Lucerne meal
Clover
Clover meal
Grass (obtained from forage plants)
Grass meal
Hay
Silage
Straw of cereals
Root vegetables for foraging
Molasses
Seaweed meal (obtained by drying and crushing seaweed and washed to reduce iodine content)
Powders and extracts of plants
Plant protein extracts (solely provided to young animals)
Spices
Herbs
Raw milk
Milk powder
Skimmed milk, skimmed-milk powder,
Buttermilk, buttermilk powder
Whey, whey powder, whey powder low in sugar, whey protein powder (extracted by physical treatment)
Casein powder
Lactose powder
Curd and sour milk
Under the following restrictions: Products origin only from sustainable fisheries and to be used only for species other than herbivores
Fish
Fish oil and cod-liver oil not refined
Fish molluscan or crustacean autolysates
[F1Hydrolysate and proteolysates obtained by an enzyme action, whether or not in soluble form, solely provided to aquaculture animals and young livestock]
Fish meal
[F2Crustacean meal]
Eggs and egg products for use as poultry feed, primarily from the same holding.
unrefined sea salt
coarse rock salt
sodium sulphate
sodium carbonate
sodium bicarbonate
sodium chloride
potassium chloride
lithotamnion and maerl
shells of aquatic animals (including cuttlefish bones)
calcium carbonate
calcium lactate
calcium gluconate
defluorinated dicalcium phosphate
defluorinated monocalcium phosphate
monosodium phosphate
calcium-magnesium phosphate
calcium-sodium phosphate
magnesium oxide (anhydrous magnesia)
magnesium sulphate
magnesium chloride
magnesium carbonate
magnesium phosphate
sodium sulphate.
Additives listed must have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) on additives for use in animal nutrition
Vitamins derived from raw materials occurring naturally in feedingstuffs;
[F1Synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins for monogastric and aquaculture animals;]
Synthetic vitamins A, D, and E identical to natural vitamins for ruminants with prior authorisation of the Member States based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations.
E1 | Iron: |
ferrous (II) carbonate | |
ferrous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate | |
ferric (III) oxide; | |
E2 | Iodine: |
calcium iodate, anhydrous | |
calcium iodate, hexahydrate | |
sodium iodide; | |
E3 | Cobalt: |
cobaltous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate | |
basic cobaltous (II) carbonate, monohydrate; | |
E4 | Copper: |
copper (II) oxide | |
basic copper (II) carbonate, monohydrate | |
copper (II) sulphate, pentahydrate; | |
E5 | Manganese: |
manganous (II) carbonate | |
manganous oxide and manganic oxide | |
manganous (II) sulfate, mono- and/or tetrahydrate; | |
E6 | Zinc: |
zinc carbonate | |
zinc oxide | |
zinc sulphate mono- and/or heptahydrate; | |
E7 | Molybdenum: |
ammonium molybdate, sodium molybdate; | |
E8 | Selenium: |
sodium selenate | |
sodium selenite. |
Enzymes and micro-organisms
Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin used as an antioxidant
Natural antioxidant substances (use restricted to feed for aquaculture)]
E 470 | Calcium stearate of natural origin |
E 551b | Colloidal silica |
E 551c | Kieselgur |
E 558 | Bentonite |
E 559 | Kaolinitic clays |
E 560 | Natural mixtures of stearites and chlorite |
E 561 | Vermiculite |
E 562 | Sepiolite |
E 599 | Perlite. |
Enzymes, yeasts and bacteria can be used as silage additives
The use of lactic, formic, propionic and acetic acid in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation
Lecithin of organic sources (use restricted to feed for aquaculture)]
Substance listed must have been approved under Council Directive 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition(2)
Yeasts:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces carlsbergiensis
sea salt
coarse rock salt
whey
sugar
sugar beet pulp
cereal flour
molasses
Potassium and sodium soap
Water and steam
Milk of lime
Lime
Quicklime
Sodium hypochlorite (e.g. as liquid bleach)
Caustic soda
Caustic potash
Hydrogen peroxide
Natural essences of plants
Citric, peracetic acid, formic, lactic, oxalic and acetic acid
Alcohol
Nitric acid (dairy equipment)
Phosporic acid (dairy equipment)
Formaldehyde
Cleaning and disinfection products for teats and milking facilities
Sodium carbonate
ozone
sodium chloride
sodium hypochlorite
calcium hypochlorite
lime (CaO, calcium oxide)
caustic soda
alcohol
hydrogen peroxide
organic acids (acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid)
humic acid
peroxyacetic acids
iodophores
copper sulphate: only until 31 December 2015
potassium permanganate
peracetic and peroctanoic acids
tea seed cake made of natural camelia seed (use restricted to shrimp production)
limestone (calcium carbonate) for pH control
dolomite for pH correction (use restricted to shrimp production)]
Textual Amendments
F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2008 of 15 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control.
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authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
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authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
For the purpose of the calculation referred to in Article 23(4)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, food additives marked with an asterisk in the column of the code number, shall be calculated as ingredients of agricultural origin.
a This additive can only be used, if it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent authority that no technological alternative, giving the same guarantees and/or allowing to maintain the specific features of the product, is available. | |||||
b The restriction concerns only animal products. | |||||
c ‘Dulce de leche’ or ‘Confiture de lait’ refers to a soft, luscious, brown cream, made of sweetened, thickened milk. | |||||
d In this context, ‘fruit wine’ is defined as wine made from fruits other than grapes. | |||||
e Maximum levels available from all sources, expressed as SO2 in mg/l. | |||||
Authorisation | Code | Name | Preparation of foodstuffs of | Specific conditions | |
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plant origin | animal origin | ||||
A | E 153 | Vegetable carbon | X | Ashy goat cheese Morbier cheese | |
A | E 160b* | Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin | X | Red Leicester cheese Double Gloucester cheese Cheddar Mimolette cheese | |
A | E 170 | Calcium carbonate | X | X | Shall not be used for colouring or calcium enrichment of products |
A | E 220 Or | Sulphur dioxide | X | X | In fruit winesd without added sugar (including cider and perry) or in mead: 50 mge |
E 224 | Potassium metabisulphite | X | X | For cider and perry prepared with addition of sugars or juice concentrate after fermentation: 100 mge | |
[F2B | E 223 | Sodium metabisulphite | X | Crustaceans] b | |
A | E 250 or | Sodium nitrite | X | For meat productsa: | |
E 252 | Potassium nitrate | X | For E 250: indicative ingoing amount expressed as NaNO2: 80 mg/kg For E 252: indicative ingoing amount expressed as NaNO3: 80 mg/kg For E 250: maximum residual amount expressed as NaNO2: 50 mg/kg For E 252: maximum residual amount expressed as NaNO3: 50 mg/kg | ||
A | E 270 | Lactic acid | X | X | |
A | E 290 | Carbon dioxide | X | X | |
A | E 296 | Malic acid | X | ||
A | E 300 | Ascorbic acid | X | X | Meat productsb |
A | E 301 | Sodium ascorbate | X | Meat productsb in connection with nitrates and nitrites | |
A | E 306* | Tocopherol-rich extract | X | X | Anti-oxidant for fats and oils |
A | E 322* | Lecithins | X | X | Milk productsb |
A | E 325 | Sodium lactate | X | Milk-based and meat products | |
A | E 330 | Citric acid | X | ||
[F2B | E 330 | Citric acid | X | Crustaceans and molluscs] b | |
A | E 331 | Sodium citrates | X | ||
A | E 333 | Calcium citrates | X | ||
A | E 334 | Tartaric acid (L(+)–) | X | ||
A | E 335 | Sodium tartrates | X | ||
A | E 336 | Potassium tartrates | X | ||
A | E 341 (i) | Monocalcium-phosphate | X | Raising agent for self raising flour | |
A | E 400 | Alginic acid | X | X | Milk-based productsb |
A | E 401 | Sodium alginate | X | X | Milk-based productsb |
A | E 402 | Potassium alginate | X | X | Milk-based productsb |
A | E 406 | Agar | X | X | Milk-based and meat productsb |
A | E 407 | Carrageenan | X | X | Milk-based productsb |
A | E 410* | Locust bean gum | X | X | |
A | E 412* | Guar gum | X | X | |
A | E 414* | Arabic gum | X | X | |
A | E 415 | Xanthan gum | X | X | |
A | E 422 | Glycerol | X | For plant extracts | |
A | E 440 (i)* | Pectin | X | X | Milk-based productsb |
A | E 464 | Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose | X | X | Encapsulation material for capsules |
A | E 500 | Sodium carbonates | X | X | ‘Dulce de leche’c and soured-cream butter and sour milk cheeseb |
A | E 501 | Potassium carbonates | X | ||
A | E 503 | Ammonium carbonates | X | ||
A | E 504 | Magnesium carbonates | X | ||
A | E 509 | Calcium chloride | X | Milk coagulation | |
A | E 516 | Calcium sulphate | X | Carrier | |
A | E 524 | Sodium hydroxide | X | Surface treatment of ‘Laugengebäck’ | |
A | E 551 | Silicon dioxide | X | Anti-caking agent for herbs and spices | |
A | E 553b | Talc | X | X | Coating agent for meat products |
A | E 938 | Argon | X | X | |
A | E 939 | Helium | X | X | |
A | E 941 | Nitrogen | X | X | |
A | E 948 | Oxygen | X | X |
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authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
:
authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
a The restriction concerns only animal products. | ||||
b The restriction concerns only plant products. | ||||
Authorisation | Name | Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin | Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin | Specific conditions |
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A | Water | X | X | Drinking water within the meaning of Council Directive 98/83/EC |
A | Calcium chloride | X | Coagulation agent | |
A | Calcium carbonate | X | ||
Calcium hydroxide | X | |||
A | Calcium sulphate | X | Coagulation agent | |
A | Magnesium chloride (or nigari) | X | Coagulation agent | |
A | Potassium carbonate | X | Drying of grapes | |
A | Sodium carbonate | X | Sugar(s) production | |
A | Lactic acid | X | For the regulation of the pH of the brine bath in cheese productiona | |
A | Citric acid | X | X | For the regulation of the pH of the brine bath in cheese productiona Oil production and hydrolysis of starchb |
A | Sodium hydroxide | X | Sugar(s) production Oil production from rape seed (Brassica spp) | |
A | Sulphuric acid | X | X | Gelatine productiona Sugar(s) productionb |
A | Hydrochloric acid | X | Gelatine production For the regulation of the pH of the brine bath in the processing of Gouda-, Edam and Maasdammer cheeses, Boerenkaas, Friese and Leidse Nagelkaas | |
A | Ammonium hydroxide | X | Gelatine production | |
A | Hydrogen peroxide | X | Gelatine production | |
A | Carbon dioxide | X | X | |
A | Nitrogen | X | X | |
A | Ethanol | X | X | Solvent |
A | Tannic acid | X | Filtration aid | |
A | ||||
A | Egg white albumen | X | ||
A | Casein | X | ||
A | Gelatin | X | ||
A | Isinglass | X | ||
A | Vegetable oils | X | X | Greasing, releasing or anti-foaming agent |
A | Silicon dioxide gel or colloidal solution | X | ||
A | Activated carbon | X | ||
A | Talc | X | In compliance with the specific purity criteria for food additive E 553b | |
A | Bentonite | X | X | Sticking agent for meada In compliance with the specific purity criteria for food additive E 558 |
A | Kaolin | X | X | Propolisa In compliance with the specific purity criteria for food additive E 559 |
A | Celluose | X | X | Gelatine productiona |
A | Diatomaceous earth | X | X | Gelatine productiona |
A | Perlite | X | X | Gelatine productiona |
A | Hazelnut shells | X | ||
A | Rice meal | X | ||
A | Beeswax | X | Releasing agent | |
A | Carnauba wax | X | Releasing agent |
Name | Primary yeast | Yeast confections/formulations | Specific conditions |
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Calcium chloride | X | ||
Carbon dioxide | X | X | |
Citric acid | X | For the regulation of the pH in yeast production | |
Lactic acid | X | For the regulation of the pH in yeast production | |
Nitrogen | X | X | |
Oxygen | X | X | |
Potato starch | X | X | For filtering |
Sodium carbonate | X | X | For the regulation of the pH |
Vegetable oils | X | X | Greasing, releasing or anti-foaming agent] |
Textual Amendments
F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2008 of 15 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control.
| Quercus spp. |
| Cola acuminata |
| Ribes uva-crispa |
| Passiflora edulis |
| Rubus idaeus |
| Ribes rubrum |
| Schinus molle L. |
| Armoracia rusticana |
| Alpinia officinarum |
| Carthamus tinctorius |
| Nasturtium officinale |
Algae, including seaweed, permitted in non-organic foodstuffs preparation
| Theobroma cacao |
| Cocos nucifera |
| Olea europaea |
| Helianthus annuus |
| Elaeis guineensis |
| Brassica napus, rapa |
| Carthamus tinctorius |
| Sesamum indicum |
| Glycine max |
fructose
rice paper
unleavened bread paper
starch from rice and waxy maize, not chemically modified
pea protein Pisum spp.
rum, only obtained from cane sugar juice
kirsch prepared on the basis of fruits and flavourings as referred to in Article 27(1)(c).
aquatic organisms, not originating from aquaculture, and permitted in no-organic foodstuffs preparation
gelatin
whey powder ‘herasuola’
casings
Textual Amendments
The general format of the code numbers is as follows:
Where:
‘ AB ’ is the ISO code as specified in Article 58(1)(a) for the country where the controls take place; and
‘ CDE ’ is a term, indicated in three letters to be decided by the Commission or each Member State, like ‘ bio ’ or ‘ öko ’ or ‘ org ’ or ‘ eko ’ establishing a link with the organic production method as specified in Article 58(1)(b); and
‘ 999 ’ is the reference number, indicated in maximum three digits, to be attributed, as specified in Article 58(1)(c) by:
each Member State’s competent authority to the Control Authorities or Control Bodies to which they have delegated control tasks in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
the Commission, to:
the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 3(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (3) and listed in Annex I to that Regulation;
the third countries’ competent authorities or Control Bodies referred to in Article 7(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and listed in Annex III to that Regulation;
the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 10(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, and listed in Annex IV to that Regulation;
each Member State’s competent authority to the Control Authority or Control Body which has been authorised until 31 December 2012 for issuing the certificate of inspection in accordance with Article 19(1) fourth subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (import authorisations), upon proposal of the Commission.
The Commission shall make the code numbers available to the public by any appropriate technical means, including publication on the Internet.]
Vendor declaration according to Article 9(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 | |
Name, address of vendor: | |
Identification (e.g. lot or stock number): | Product name: |
Components: (Specify all components existing in the product/used the last in the production process) ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… | |
I declare that this product was manufactured neither ‘from’ nor ‘by’ GMOs as those terms are used in Articles 2 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. I do not have any information which could suggest that this statement is inaccurate. Thus, I declare that the above named product complies with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 regarding the prohibition on the use of GMOs. I undertake to inform our customer and its control body/authority immediately if this declaration is withdrawn or modified, or if any information comes to light which would undermine its accuracy. I authorise the control body or control authority, as defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, which supervises our customer to examine the accuracy of this declaration and if necessary to take samples for analytic proof. I also accept that this task may be carried out by an independent institution which has been appointed in writing by the control body. The undersigned takes responsibility for the accuracy of this declaration. | |
Country, place, date, signature of vendor: | Company stamp of vendor (if appropriate): |
Organic production of salmonids in fresh water:
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) — Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) — American brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) — Salmon (Salmo salar) — Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) — Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) — American lake trout (or grey trout) (Salvelinus namaycush) — Huchen (Hucho hucho)
Production system | Ongrowing farm systems must be fed from open systems. The flow rate must ensure a minimum of 60 % oxygen saturation for stock and must ensure their comfort and the elimination of farming effluent. |
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Maximum stocking density | Salmonid species not listed below 15 kg/m 3 Salmon 20 kg/m 3 Brown trout and Rainbow trout 25 kg/m 3 Arctic charr 20 kg/m 3 |
Organic production of salmonids in sea water:
Salmon (Salmo salar) , Brown trout (Salmo trutta) — Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Maximum stocking density | 10 kg/m 3 in net pens |
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Organic production of cod (Gadus morhua) and other Gadidae, sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) , sea bream (Sparus aurata) , meagre (Argyrosomus regius) , turbot (Psetta maxima [= Scopthalmus maximux]) , red porgy (Pagrus pagrus [= Sparus pagrus]) , red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and other Sparidae, and spinefeet ( Siganus spp.)
Production system | In open water containment systems (net pens/cages) with minimum sea current speed to provide optimum fish welfare or in open systems on land. |
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Maximum stocking density | For fish other than turbot: 15 kg/m 3 For turbot: 25 kg/m 2 |
Organic production of sea bass, sea bream, meagre, mullets (Liza, Mugil) and eel ( Anguilla spp. ) in earth ponds of tidal areas and costal lagoons
Containment system | Traditional salt pans transformed into aquaculture production units and similar earth ponds in tidal areas |
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Production system | There shall be adequate renewal of water to ensure the welfare of the species, At least 50 % of the dikes must have plant cover Wetland based depuration ponds required |
Maximum stocking density | 4 kg/m 3 |
Organic production of Sturgeon in fresh water:
Species concerned: Acipenser family
Production system | Water flow in each rearing unit shall be sufficient to ensure animal welfare Effluent water to be of equivalent quality to incoming water |
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Maximum stocking density | 30 kg/m 3 |
Organic production of fish in inland waters:
Species concerned: Carp family (Cyprinidae) and other associated species in the context of polyculture, including perch, pike, catfish, coregonids, sturgeon.
Production system | In fishponds which shall periodically be fully drained and in lakes. Lakes must be devoted exclusively to organic production, including the growing of crops on dry areas. The fishery capture area must be equipped with a clean water inlet and of a size to provide optimal comfort for the fish. The fish must be stored in clean water after harvest. Organic and mineral fertilisation of the ponds and lakes shall be carried out in compliance with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 with a maximum application of 20 kg Nitrogen/ha. Treatments involving synthetic chemicals for the control of hydrophytes and plant coverage present in production waters are prohibited. Areas of natural vegetation shall be maintained around inland water units as a buffer zone for external land areas not involved in the farming operation in accordance with the rules of organic aquaculture. For grow-out ‘ polyculture ’ shall be used on condition that the criteria laid down in the present specifications for the other species of lakes fish are duly adhered to. |
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Farming yield | The total production of species is limited to 1 500 kg of fish per hectare per year. |
Organic production of penaeid shrimps and freshwater prawns ( Macrobrachium spp.):
Establishment of production unit/s | Location to be in sterile clay areas to minimise environmental impact of pond construction. Ponds to be built with the natural pre-existing clay. Mangrove destruction is not permitted. |
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Conversion time | Six months per pond, corresponding to the normal lifespan of a farmed shrimp. |
Broodstock origin | A minimum of half the broodstock shall be domesticated after three years operating The remainder is to be pathogen free wild broodstock originating from sustainable fisheries. A compulsory screening to be implemented on the first and second generation prior to introducing to the farm. |
Eyestalk ablation | Is prohibited. |
Maximum on farm stocking densities and production limits | Seeding: maximum 22 post larvae/m 2 Maximum instantaneous biomass: 240 g/m 2 |
Molluscs and echinoderms:
Production systems | Long-lines, rafts, bottom culture, net bags, cages, trays, lantern nets, bouchot poles and other containment systems. For mussel cultivation on rafts the number of drop-ropes shall not exceed one per square meter of surface area. The maximum drop-rope length shall not exceed 20 metres. Thinning-out of drop-ropes shall not take place during the production cycle, however sub-division of drop ropes shall be permitted without increasing stocking density at the outset. |
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Tropical fresh water fish: milkfish (Chanos chanos) , tilapia ( Oreochromis spp.), siamese catfish ( Pangasius spp.):
Production systems | Ponds and net cages |
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Maximum stocking density | Pangasius: 10 kg/m 3 Oreochromis: 20 kg/m 3 |
Other aquaculture animal species: none]
Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 | (1) Regulation (EC) No 207/93(2) Regulation (EC) No 223/2003(3) Regulation (EC) No 1452/2003 | This Regulation |
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— | Article 1 | |
— | Article 2(a) | |
Article 4(15) | Article 2(b) | |
Annex III, C (first indent) | Article 2(c) | |
Annex III, C (second indent) | Article 2(d) | |
— | Article 2(e) | |
— | Article 2(f) | |
— | Article 2(g) | |
— | Article 2(h) | |
Article 4(24) | Article 2(i) | |
— | Article 3(1) | |
Annex I.B, 7.1 and 7.2 | Article 3(2) | |
Annex I.B, 7.4 | Article 3(3) | |
Annex I.A, 2.4 | Article 3(4) | |
Annex I.A, 2.3 | Article 3(5) | |
— | Article 4 | |
Article 6(1), Annex I.A, 3 | Article 5 | |
Annex I.A, 5 | Article 6 | |
Annex I.B and C (titles) | Article 7 | |
Annex I.B, 3.1 | Article 8(1) | |
Annex I.C, 3.1 | Article 8(2) | |
Annex I.B, 3.4, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 | Article 9(1) to (4) | |
Annex I.C, 3.6 | Article 9(5) | |
Annex I.B, 8.1.1 | Article 10(1) | |
Annex I.B, 8.2.1 | Article 10(2) | |
Annex I.B, 8.2.2 | Article 10(3) | |
Annex I.B, 8.2.3 | Article 10(4) | |
Annex I.B, 8.3.5 | Article 11(1) | |
Annex I.B, 8.3.6 | Article 11(2) | |
Annex I.B, 8.3.7 | Article 11(3) | |
Annex I.B, 8.3.8 | Article 11(4), (5) | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.9, 8.4.1 to 8.4.5 | Article 12(1) to (4) | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.9 | Article 12(5) | |
Annex I.C, 4, 8.1 to 8.5 | Article 13 | |
Annex I.B, 8.1.2 | Article 14 | |
Annex I.B, 7.1, 7.2 | Article 15 | |
Annex I.B, 1.2 | Article 16 | |
Annex I.B, 1.6 | Article 17(1) | |
Annex I.B, 1.7 | Article 17(2) | |
Annex I.B, 1.8 | Article 17(3) | |
Annex I.B, 4.10 | Article 17(4) | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.2 | Article 18(1) | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.3 | Article 18(2) | |
Annex I.C, 7.2 | Article 18(3) | |
Annex I.B, 6.2.1 | Article 18(4) | |
Annex I.B, 4.3 | Article 19(1) | |
Annex I.C, 5.1, 5.2 | Article 19(2) to (4) | |
Annex I.B, 4.1, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.11 | Article 20 | |
Annex I.B, 4.4 | Article 21 | |
Article 7 | Article 22 | |
Annex I.B, 3.13, 5.4, 8.2.5 and 8.4.6 | Article 23 | |
Annex I.B, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7 and 5.8 | Article 24 | |
Annex I.C, 6 | Article 25 | |
Annex III, E.3 and B | Article 26 | |
Article 5(3) and Annex VI, part A and B | Article 27 | |
Article 5(3) | Article 28 | |
Article 5(3) | (1): Article 3 | Article 29 |
Annex III, B.3 | Article 30 | |
Annex III.7 | Article 31 | |
Annex III, E.5 | Article 32 | |
Annex III.7a | Article 33 | |
Annex III, C.6 | Article 34 | |
Annex III.8 and A.2.5 | Article 35 | |
Annex I.A, 1.1 to 1.4 | Article 36 | |
Annex I.B, 2.1.2 | Article 37 | |
Annex I.B, 2.1.1, 2.2.1,2.3 and Annex I.C, 2.1, 2.3 | Article 38 | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.6 | Article 39 | |
Annex III, A1.3 and b | Article 40 | |
Annex I.C, 1.3 | Article 41 | |
Annex I.B, 3.4 (first indent and 3.6(b)) | Article 42 | |
Annex I.B, 4.8 | Article 43 | |
Annex I.C, 8.3 | Article 44 | |
Article 6(3) | Article 45 | |
(3): Article 1(1), (2) | Article 45(1), (2) | |
(3): Article 3(a) | Article 45(1) | |
(3): Article 4 | Article 45(3) | |
(3): Article 5(1) | Article 45(4) | |
(3): Article 5(2) | Article 45(5) | |
(3): Article 5(3) | Article 45(6) | |
(3): Article 5(4) | Article 45(7) | |
(3): Article 5(5) | Article 45(8) | |
Annex I.B, 8.3.4 | Article 46 | |
Annex I.B, 3.6(a) | Article 47(1) | |
Annex I.B, 4.9 | Article 47(2) | |
Annex I.C, 3.5 | Article 47(3) | |
(3): Article 6 | Article 48 | |
(3): Article 7 | Article 49 | |
(3): Article 8(1) | Article 50(1) | |
(3): Article 8(2) | Article 50(2) | |
(3): Article 9(1) | Article 51(1) | |
(3): Article 9(2), (3) | Article 51(2) | |
Article 51(3) | ||
(3): Article 10 | Article 52 | |
(3): Article 11 | Article 53 | |
(3): Article 12(1) | Article 54(1) | |
(3): Article 12(2) | Article 54(2) | |
(3): Article 13 | Article 55 | |
(3): Article 14 | Article 56 | |
Article 57 | ||
Article 58 | ||
(2): Article 1 and Article 5 | Article 59 | |
(2): Article 5 and 3 | Article 60 | |
(2): Article 4 | Article 61 | |
Article 5(5) | Article 62 | |
Annex III.3 | Article 63 | |
Annex III.4 | Article 64 | |
Annex III.5 | Article 65 | |
Annex III.6 | Article 66 | |
Annex III.10 | Article 67 | |
— | Article 68 | |
— | Article 69 | |
Annex III, A.1. | Article 70 | |
Annex III, A.1.2. | Article 71 | |
— | Article 72 | |
Annex III, A.1.3 | Article 73 | |
Annex III, A.2.1 | Article 74 | |
Annex III, A.2.2 | Article 75 | |
Annex III, A.2.3 | Article 76 | |
Annex I.B, 5.6 | Article 77 | |
Annex I.C, 5.5,6.7,7.7,7.8 | Article 78 | |
Annex III, A.2.4 | Article 79 | |
Annex III, B.1 | Article 80 | |
Annex III, C | Article 81 | |
Annex III, C.1 | Article 82 | |
Annex III, C.2 | Article 83 | |
Annex III, C.3 | Article 84 | |
Annex III, C.5 | Article 85 | |
Annex III, D | Article 86 | |
Annex III, E | Article 87 | |
Annex III, E.1 | Article 88 | |
Annex III, E.2 | Article 89 | |
Annex III, E.4 | Article 90 | |
Annex III, 9 | Article 91 | |
Annex III, 11 | Article 92 | |
Article 93 | ||
— | Article 94 | |
Annex I.B, 6.1.5 | Article 95(1) | |
Annex I.B, 8.5.1 | Article 95(2) | |
— | Article 95(3)-(8) | |
— | Article 95 | |
— | Article 96 | |
— | Article 97 | |
Annex II, part A | Annex I | |
Annex II, part B | Annex II | |
Annex VIII | Annex III | |
Annex VII | Annex IV | |
Annex II, part C | Annex V | |
Annex II, part D | Annex VI | |
Annex II, part E | Annex VII | |
Annex VI, part A and B | Annex VIII | |
Annex VI, part C | Annex IX | |
— | Annex X | |
— | Annex XI | |
— | Annex XIII | |
— | Annex IX |
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