Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008Show full title

TITLE III LABELLING

CHAPTER 1 Community Logo

Article 57 Community logo

In accordance with Article 25(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the Community logo shall follow the model in Annex XI to this Regulation.

The Community logo shall be used in accordance with the technical reproduction rules laid down in Annex XI to this Regulation.

Article 58 Conditions for the use of the code number and place of origin

1. The indication of the code number of the control authority or control body referred to in Article 24(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) 834/2007 shall,

(a) start with the acronym identifying the Member State or the third country, as referred to in the international standard for the two letter country codes under ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions);

(b) include a term which establishes a link with the organic production method, as referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;

(c) include a reference number to be decided by the competent authority; and

(d) be placed immediately below the Community logo, where the Community logo is used in the labelling.

2. The indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the products is composed have been farmed, as referred to in Article 24(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) 834/2007, shall be placed immediately below the code number referred to in paragraph 1.

CHAPTER 2 Specific labelling requirements for feed

Article 59 Scope, use of trade marks and sales descriptions

This Chapter shall not apply to pet food and feed for fur animals or feed for aquaculture animals.

The trade marks and sales descriptions bearing an indication referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 may be used only if at least 95 % of the product's dry matter is comprised of feed material from the organic production method.

Article 60 Indications on processed feed

1. Without prejudice to Articles 61 and 59, second paragraph of this Regulation, the terms referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) 834/2007 may be used on processed feed provided that:

(a) the processed feed complies with the provisions of Regulation (EC) 834/2007 and in particular with Article 14(1) (d) (iv) and (v) and Article 18 thereof;

(b) the processed feed complies with the provisions of this Regulation and in particular with Articles 22 and 26 thereof;

(c) at least 95 % of the product's dry matter is organic.

2. Subject to the requirements laid down in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the following statement is permitted in the case of products comprising variable quantities of feed materials from the organic production method and/or feed materials from products in conversion to organic farming and/or non-organic materials:

‘may be used in organic production in accordance with Regulations (EC) 834/2007 and (EC) 889/2008’

Article 61 Conditions for the use of indications on processed feed

1. The indication provided for in Article 60 shall be:

(a) separate from the wording referred to in Article 5 of Council Directive 79/373/EEC(1) or in Article 5(1) of Council Directive 96/25/EC(2);

(b) presented in a colour, format or character font that does not draw more attention to it than to the description or name of the animal feedingstuff referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Directive 79/373/EEC or in Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 96/25/EC respectively;

(c) accompanied, in the same field of vision, by an indication by weight of dry matter referring:

(i)

to the percentage of feed material(s) from the organic production method;

(ii)

to the percentage of feed material(s) from products in conversion to organic farming;

(iii)

to the percentage of feed material(s) not covered by points (i) and (ii);

(iv)

to the total percentage of animal feed of agricultural origin;

(d) accompanied by a list of names of feed materials from the organic production method;

(e) accompanied by a list of names of feed materials from products in conversion to organic production.

2. The indication provided for in Article 60 may be also accompanied by a reference to the requirement to use the feedingstuffs in accordance with Articles 21 and 22.

CHAPTER 3 Other specific labelling requirements

Article 62 In-conversion products of plant origin

In-conversion products of plant origin may bear the indication ‘product under conversion to organic farming’ provided that:

(a)

a conversion period of at least 12 months before the harvest has been complied with;

(b)

the indication shall appear in a colour, size and style of lettering which is not more prominent than the sales description of the product, the entire indication shall have the same size of letters;

(c)

the product contains only one crop ingredient of agricultural origin;

(d)

the indication is linked to the code number of the control body or control authority as referred to in Article 27(10) of Regulation 834/2007.

(1)

OJ L 86, 6.4.1979, p. 30.

(2)

OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 35.