Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Comission consultation, 11 July 2019
Commission consultation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products A copy of this consultation document is available on this site (click on image). A draft Annex is also available - see: Annex - Amendments. For more details, see the Commission page at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2019-4458569_en. Consultation closes: 8 August 2019. |
The following is the Explanatory Memorandum from the document:
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
Following the adoption of the new organic regulation, which will enter into application on 1 January 2021, it is necessary to adopt a delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on detailed production rules of organic products related to sprouted seeds, feeding of bee colonies and carnivorous aquaculture animals as well as juvenile aquaculture production. Producers need to have legal certainty on the new rules that will apply for these different product categories and EU Member States need to have enough time to integrate these new rules into their national legislations.
2. CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT
The act was discussed thoroughly with Member States at the Group of Experts on Organic Production as well as with the main organisations representing the organic sector, namely IFOAM, COPA-COGECA and EOCC. DG AGRI cooperated closely with other DGs in the field of their specific expertise when drafting these rules. WTO partners were notified and general public consultations were carried out.
3. LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE DELEGATED ACT
This delegated act lays down additional production rules on different product categories: further details and cultivation practices for production of sprouts by moistening of seeds, feeding of bee colonies, feed for carnivorous
