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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| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2018/848 |
| Original proposal | COM(2014)180  |
| CELEX number i | 32018R0848 |
| Document | 30-05-2018; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 14-06-2018; OJ L 150 p. 1-92 |
| Signature | 30-05-2018 |
| Effect | 17-06-2018; Entry into force Date pub. +3 See Art 61 17-06-2018; Application Partial application See Art 59 01-01-2022; Application See Art 61.2 |
| Deadline | 01-01-2022; See Art 60 31-12-2022; Review See Art 49 31-12-2024; At the latest See Art 57.1 31-12-2025; See Art 29.4 01-01-2026; See Art 53.4 31-12-2026; See Art 48.1 And 53.4 And 53.7 01-01-2027; See Art 53.3 01-01-2029; See Art 53.2 31-12-2036; See Art 53.1 And 53.2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
14.6.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 150/1 |
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
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) |
Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental and climate action practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources and the application of high animal welfare standards and high production standards in line with the demand of a growing number of consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes. Organic production thus plays a dual societal role, where, on the one hand, it provides for a specific market responding to consumer demand for organic products and, on the other hand, it delivers publicly available goods that contribute to the protection of the environment and animal welfare, as well as to rural development. |
(2) |
The observance of high standards for health, the environment and animal welfare in the production of organic products is intrinsic to the high quality of those products. As underlined in the communication of the Commission of 28 May 2009 on agricultural product quality policy, organic production forms part of the Union’s agricultural product quality schemes, together with geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and products of the outermost regions of the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). In this sense, organic production pursues the same objectives within the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), which are inherent to all the agricultural product quality schemes of the Union. |
(3) |
In particular, the objectives of the organic production policy are embedded in the objectives of the CAP by ensuring that farmers receive a fair return for complying with the organic production rules. In addition, the growing consumer demand for organic products creates conditions for further development and expansion of the market in those products and thus for an increase in the return of farmers engaged in organic production. |
(4) |
Furthermore, organic production is a system that contributes to the integration of environmental protection requirements into the CAP and that promotes sustainable agricultural production. This is why measures that support organic production financially have been introduced under the CAP, notably under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and strengthened, in particular, in the reform of the legal framework for rural development policy established by Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7). |
(5) |
Organic production also contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s environmental policy, in particular those set out in the communications of the Commission of 22 September 2006 entitled ‘Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection’, of 3 May 2011 entitled ‘Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020’ and of 6 May 2013 entitled ‘Green Infrastructure... |
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