Organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

OBJECTIVE: to amend Regulation No 91/2092/EEC on the labelling, production and control of agricultural products and foodstuffs carrying or designed to carry indications referring to organic production methods. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Regulation No 95/1935/EC amending Regulation No 91/2092/EEC on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs. SUBSTANCE: the Council Regulation: - extends the provisions, expiring on 1 July 1995, concerning the labelling of agricultural products and foodstuffs containing an ingredient of agricultural origin which was produced by producers converting to organic farming; - provides for the inclusion of a specific reference to products containing at least 70% of the ingredients of agricultural origin, indicating the percentage of these ingredients obtained through organic production; - restricts the use of the specific logo of the Community scheme to direct sales by the producer to the consumer and sales of prepackaged foodstuffs; - lays down the principle that propagating material should be obtained from organically-grown plants, whilst providing for transitional measures permitting the use of conventionally-produced propagating material during an interim period where no organically-produced propagating material is available; - states that it must be permissible for whole seedlings obtained in a conventional manner and intended for planting for plant production to be used for an interim period; - clarifies that the inspection system applies also to importers of products from third countries established in the EU. DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: 12 August 1995. �