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Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I AIM, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Aim and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. TITLE II OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION

    1. Article 3.Objectives

    2. Article 4.Overall principles

    3. Article 5.Specific principles applicable to farming

    4. Article 6.Specific principles applicable to processing of organic food

    5. Article 7.Specific principles applicable to processing of organic feed

  4. TITLE III PRODUCTION RULES

    1. CHAPTER 1 General production rules

      1. Article 8.General requirements

      2. Article 9.Prohibition on the use of GMOs

      3. Article 10.Prohibition on the use of ionising radiation

    2. CHAPTER 2 Farm production

      1. Article 11.General farm production rules

      2. Article 12.Plant production rules

      3. Article 13.Production rules for seaweed

      4. Article 14.Livestock production rules

      5. Article 15.Production rules for aquaculture animals

      6. Article 16.Products and substances used in farming and criteria for their authorisation

      7. Article 17.Conversion

    3. CHAPTER 3 Production of processed feed

      1. Article 18.General rules on the production of processed feed

    4. CHAPTER 4 Production of processed food

      1. Article 19.General rules on the production of processed food

      2. Article 20.General rules on the production of organic yeast

      3. Article 21.Criteria for certain products and substances in processing

    5. CHAPTER 5 Flexibility

      1. Article 22.Exceptional production rules

  5. TITLE IV LABELLING

    1. Article 23.Use of terms referring to organic production

    2. Article 24.Compulsory indications

    3. Article 25.Organic production logos

    4. Article 26.Specific labelling requirements

  6. TITLE V CONTROLS

    1. Article 27.Control system

    2. Article 28.Adherence to the control system

    3. Article 29.Documentary evidence

    4. Article 30.Measures in case of infringements and irregularities

    5. Article 31.Exchange of information

  7. TITLE VI TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

    1. Article 32.Import of compliant products

    2. Article 33.Import of products providing equivalent guarantees

  8. TITLE VII FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL RULES

    1. Article 34.Free movement of organic products

    2. Article 35.Transmission of information to the Commission

    3. Article 36.Statistical information

    4. Article 37.Committee on organic production

    5. Article 38.Implementing rules

    6. Article 38a.Regulations

    7. Article 38b.Regulations procedure

    8. Article 39.Repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

    9. Article 40.Transitional measures

    10. Article 41.Report to the Council

    11. Article 42.Miscellaneous application

  9. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      TERMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23(1)

      1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ......

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