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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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In addition to the production rules laid down in Articles 9 to 12, the rules set out in this Part shall apply to organic plant production.
growing plants for the production of ornamentals and herbs in pots to be sold together with the pot to the final consumer;
growing seedlings or transplants in containers for further transplanting.
That derogation shall expire on 31 December 2030.
By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the use of demarcated beds in organic agriculture. That report may be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal on the use of demarcated beds in organic agriculture.
That period may be shortened in the following two cases:
treatment with a product or a substance not authorised for use in organic production as part of a compulsory control measure for pests or weeds, including quarantine organisms or invasive species, imposed by the competent authority of the Member State concerned;
treatment with a product or a substance not authorised for use in organic production as part of scientific tests approved by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
the process of degradation of the product or substance 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 placed on the market as organic or in-conversion products.
the conversion rules shall apply to the whole area of the production unit on which animal feed is produced;
notwithstanding point (a), the conversion period may be reduced to one year for pasturages and open air areas used by non-herbivore species.
All multiplication practices except meristem culture shall be carried out under certified organic management.
Prior to requesting any such derogation, the operator shall consult the database referred to in Article 26(1) or the system referred to in point (a) of Article 26(2) in order to verify whether his or her request is justified.
except in the case of grassland or perennial forage, by the use of multiannual crop rotation including mandatory leguminous crops as the main or cover crop for rotating crops and other green manure crops;
in the case of greenhouses or perennial crops other than forage, by the use of short-term green manure crops and legumes as well as the use of plant diversity; and
in all cases, by the application of livestock manure or organic matter, both preferably composted, from organic production.
natural enemies,
the choice of species, varieties and heterogeneous material,
crop rotation,
cultivation techniques such as biofumigation, mechanical and physical methods, and
thermal processes such as solarisation and, in the case of protected crops, shallow steam treatment of the soil (to a maximum depth of 10 cm).
Only those products for cleaning and disinfection in plant production authorised pursuant to Article 24 for use in organic production shall be used for that purpose.
Operators shall keep records regarding the parcels concerned and the amount of the harvest.
If preparation operations other than processing are carried out on plants, the general requirements laid down in points 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 2.2.3 of Part IV shall apply mutatis mutandis to such operations.
For the production of mushrooms, substrates may be used if they are composed only of the following components:
farmyard manure and animal excrement:
either from organic production units or from in-conversion units in their second year of conversion; or
referred to in point 1.9.3, only when the product referred to in point (i) is not available, provided that that farmyard manure and animal excrement do not exceed 25 % of the weight of total components of the substrate, excluding the covering material and any added water, before composting;
products of agricultural origin, other than those referred to in point (a), from organic production units;
peat, not treated with chemical products;
wood, not treated with chemical products after felling;
mineral products referred to in point 1.9.3, water and soil.
The collection of wild plants and parts thereof growing naturally in natural areas, forests and agricultural areas is considered as organic production, provided that:
for a period of at least three years before the collection, those areas were not treated with products or substances other than those authorised pursuant to Articles 9 and 24 for use in organic production;
the collection does not affect the stability of the natural habitat or the maintenance of the species in the collection area.
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