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Control rules in organic production

Agriculture and rural development

Following the adoption of the new organic regulation, Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007, which will enter into application in 2021, there is the need to lay down a delegated act to amend by adding rules on control system in the organic sector.

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6 responses

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EuroCommerce, 26 Aug 2020

We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback to the “delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards the requirements for groups of operators and the model of certificate attesting compliance with the rules on organic production”. Food retailers and wholesalers are a central…

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International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group, 20 Aug 2020

IFOAM Organics Europe, after exchanges and discussions with its organic experts in different EU Member States, would like to contribute to the public consultation with the attached file.

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Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft e.V., 26 Aug 2020

BÖLW, the German umbrella association of organic farmers, processors and traders, acknowledges the improvements compared to the previous version. However, there are still improvements necessary. We would like to stress the following: Article 1: Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 – Group of…

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World Fair Trade Organization - Europe, 26 Aug 2020

WFTO-Europe strongly supports organic farming and encourages the European Commission to uphold strong and high quality organic regulation and certification system. However, we must stress that any articles in the proposed regulation that would merely place additional costs or significant…

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European Organic Certifiers Council, 26 Aug 2020

EOCC, the European Organic Certifiers Council, gathering 61 members (Control Bodies, Control Authorities and Association of Control Bodies), shares its comments, through track changes, on the document.

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Oxfam-Wereldwinkels vzw, 26 Aug 2020

Article 1 | Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 As an extension on existing rules, we believe that producer training in organic production and related regulations should become a mandatory element of an Internal Control System. The knowledge of farmers on both organic practices and legislation…