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Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards laying down detailed rules on organic aquaculture animal and seaweed production
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Annex I is amended as follows:
The heading is replaced by the following:
‘Fertilizers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2)’
The headline and the 1st line of the table are replaced by the following:
‘Authorisation | NameCompound 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’ |
In the 11th line of the table the last box is replaced by the following:
‘For fur: maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): 0’
Annex III is amended as follows:
In Section 1, a 4th sub-line is inserted in the 6th line for fattening pigs:
‘Over 110 kg | 1,5 | 1,2’ |
Annex V is amended as follows:
The heading is replaced by the following:
‘Feed materials referred to in Article 22(1), (2) and (3) and Articles 25k(1)(d) and 25m(1)’
in Section 2.2, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:
‘Hydrolysate and proteolysates obtained by an enzyme action, whether or not in soluble form, solely provided to aquaculture animals and young livestock.’
in Section 2.2, the following indent is added:
‘Crustacean meal’
Annex VI is amended as follows:
The heading is replaced by the following:
‘Feed additives and certain substances used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(4) and Article 25m(2)’
The second indent of Section 1.1(a) is replaced by the following:
‘Synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins for monogastric and aquaculture animals;’
Annex VII is replaced by the following:
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)”
In Annex VIII, Section A, the table is amended as follows:
After the 4th line the following line is inserted:
‘B | E 223 | Sodium metabisulphite | X | Crustaceans (2)’ |
After the 14th line the following line is inserted:
‘B | E 330 | Citric acid | X | Crustaceans and molluscs (2)’ |
Annex XII is replaced by the following:
The following Annex XIIIa is inserted after Annex XIII:
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/m3 Salmon 20 kg/m3 Brown trout and Rainbow trout 25 kg/m3 Arctic charr 20 kg/m3 |
Organic production of salmonids in sea water:
Salmon (Salmo salar), Brown trout (Salmo trutta) — Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Maximum stocking density | 10 kg/m3 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/m3 For turbot: 25 kg/m2 |
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/m3 |
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/m3 |
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/m2 Maximum instantaneous biomass: 240 g/m2 |
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/m3 Oreochromis: 20 kg/m3 |
Other aquaculture animal species: none”
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