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| ==== The EU Organic Regulation ==== | ==== The EU Organic Regulation ==== |
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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, OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R0848-20250325|EUR-Lex]] | 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, OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R0848-20250325|EURlex]] |
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| Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is the governing framework for EU organic production and the use of the EU organic logo. It replaced the earlier Regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02007R0834-20220101|834/2007]] and its main implementing regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R0889-20220101|889/2008]]. The 2018 Regulation came into full force on 1 January 2022 after a transition period. It explicitly includes seaweeds and microalgae within its scope, treating them as aquaculture products (Part III) while simultaneously acknowledging that they are plant-derived commodities for CN/nomenclature purposes — reflecting the genuine regulatory hybridity of algae discussed throughout these pages. | Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is the governing framework for EU organic production and the use of the EU organic logo. It replaced the earlier Regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02007R0834-20220101|834/2007]] and its main implementing regulation (EC) No [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R0889-20220101|889/2008]]. The 2018 Regulation came into full force on 1 January 2022 after a transition period. It explicitly includes seaweeds and microalgae within its scope, treating them as aquaculture products (Part III) while simultaneously acknowledging that they are plant-derived commodities for CN/nomenclature purposes — reflecting the genuine regulatory hybridity of algae discussed throughout these pages. |
| __Note 1__: It is important to know that organic is translated quite differently to different languages: it could be Organic, Ecologic or Biologic - this in itself is frequent source of confusion (e.g. where it is called Ecologic, it bears an implicit conotation of sustainable, which is only partially relevant to organic labelling). | __Note 1__: It is important to know that organic is translated quite differently to different languages: it could be Organic, Ecologic or Biologic - this in itself is frequent source of confusion (e.g. where it is called Ecologic, it bears an implicit conotation of sustainable, which is only partially relevant to organic labelling). |
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| __Note 2__: Organic certification on this page is relevant for food. Organic certification in cosmetics is governed under a completely different set of rules; see the chapter on [[Cosmetics|Cosmetics]]. | __Note 2__: Organic certification on this page is relevant for food. Organic certification in cosmetics is governed under a completely different set of rules; see the chapter on [[algae:cosmetics|Cosmetics]]. |
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| | ==== Co-operation and expert advice ==== |
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| | The expert group for technical advice on organic production (EGTOP) provides advice to European Institutions. It draws on outside experience to make sure that the EU rules on organics are effective and proportionate; it ensures the EU keeps up to date with any technical advances in the field. EGTOP is a permanent group and advises on many areas of organic production. |
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| | EGTOP produces regular [[https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/co-operation-and-expert-advice/egtop-reports_en|reports on organic production]] and also assesses [[https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/co-operation-and-expert-advice/egtop-dossiers_en|requests from EU countries to amend the technical annexes of the regulations]]. |
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| ==== EU Organic Logo and Labelling ==== | ==== EU Organic Logo and Labelling ==== |
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| 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. | {{ :algae:eu_organic_logo.png?nolink&200|}}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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