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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

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Food Law News - EU - 2021

Commission consultation, 13 April 2021

ORGANIC FOOD - Commission Consultation: Organic production - requirements for keeping records (update)

Consultation: Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements for record-keeping for operators in organic production

A copy of this draft is available on this site. There is also available an additional Draft Annex. Consultation closes 11 May 2021. For details, see the Commission Consultation page.

The following is the Explanatory Memorandum introducing the draft:

1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT

Following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, which will enter into application on 1 January 2022, it is necessary to adopt a delegated regulation amending that Regulation in order to lay down additional rules for operators, groups of operators and subcontractors to keep records concerning their organic production to demonstrate compliance with organic production rules. The organic sector needs to have legal certainty on the rules that will apply for these issues and Member States need to have enough time to integrate these rules into their national legislation.

2. CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT

The act was discussed thoroughly with the 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 rules amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards the requirements for keeping records to demonstrate compliance with organic production rules by operators, groups of operators and sub-contractors in the organic production chain


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