Act on organic farming and organic production.

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants

Keyword

Basic legislation Ecological production/organic production Institution Inspection Plant production

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Act entered into force on 7 July 2022.

Abstract

This Act, which is composed of 43 articles, lays down tasks and competences of public administration and organizational units dealing with organic agriculture specified in Council Regulation (EC) No. 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 834/2007 and in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products. Furthermore the Act regulates matters related to organic production to the extent not regulated in the provisions of the European Union, including performing official controls and other official activities, and conditions of organic production. The Chief Inspector of Agricultural and Food Quality is the authority competent in matters concerning organic farming and organic production.

Full text

Polish

Website

isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007.

Legislation | European Union | 2018 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Ecological production/organic production, Traceability/product tracing, Enforcement/compliance, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Drugs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Act on organic farming.

Legislation | Poland | 2009 (2020)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Ecological production/organic production, Institution, Inspection, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

This Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, which is composed of four articles and two Annexes, establishes official laboratories specified in art. 37 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and national reference laboratories specified in art. 100 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The lists of these laboratories and the scope of analysis are specified in Annex 1 and Annex 2 to the present Regulation.

Legislation | Poland | 2023

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX