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 ==== Scope: What Algae Can Be Organically Certified? ==== ==== Scope: What Algae Can Be Organically Certified? ====
  
-Under Regulation (EU) 2018/848, organic rules apply to:+Under Regulation (EU) [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R0848-20250325|2018/848]], organic rules apply to:
  
   * __Marine macroalgae (seaweeds)__ — wild-harvested from EU coastal waters or cultivated in sea water, brackish water, or coastal sea installations. Covered under the aquaculture chapter (Part III, Annex II Part IV).   * __Marine macroalgae (seaweeds)__ — wild-harvested from EU coastal waters or cultivated in sea water, brackish water, or coastal sea installations. Covered under the aquaculture chapter (Part III, Annex II Part IV).
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 ==== EU Organic Logo and Labelling ==== ==== EU Organic Logo and Labelling ====
  
-Products certified as organic under Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are entitled to use the EU organic logo (the green leaf logo) and must bear the code number of their control body. The use of the term "organic" on the label is reserved for products that have undergone certification and are in compliance with the Regulation. Where the product is sold as a pre-packed food, the code number and the origin indication ("EU Agriculture", "non-EU Agriculture", or a specific country) must be stated.+Products certified as organic under Regulation (EU) [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R0848-20250325|2018/848]] are entitled to use the EU organic logo (the green leaf logo) and must bear the code number of their control body. The use of the term "organic" on the label is reserved for products that have undergone certification and comply with the Regulation. Where the product is sold as a pre-packed food, the code number and the origin indication ("EU Agriculture", "non-EU Agriculture", or a specific country) must be stated.
  
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 ==== Transition from the Previous Regulation ==== ==== Transition from the Previous Regulation ====
  
-Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and its implementing regulations (EC) No 889/2008 (including the dedicated seaweed and aquaculture provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009) have been fully repealed and replaced. These older texts remain in the EURlex/ folder for reference and historical traceability, clearly marked as repealed.+Council Regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02007R0834-20220101|834/2007]] and its implementing regulations (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R0889-20220101|889/2008]] (including the dedicated seaweed and aquaculture provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32009R0710|710/2009]]) have been fully repealed and replaced after the transition period that ended on 1January 2022.
  
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