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Act on organic farming.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2009 No. 116 Pos. 975
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Ecological production/organic production Institution Basic legislation
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 7 August 2009.
Abstract

This Act, which is composed of 31 articles, establishes tasks and competences of public administration and organizational units dealing with organic agriculture, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labeling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91. Application to start production in the field of organic farming or application for authorization to import organic farming products should be submitted on the form prepared by the Main Inspector and made available on the website administered by the Inspectorate of Commercial Quality of Agricultural and Food Products. The application is not required for the start of production in the field of organic farming by the operators involved only in the retail.

Full text
Polish
Website
isip.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Implements

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

Legislation | European Union | 2007

Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Plant production, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Ecological Agriculture Act.

Legislation | Poland | 2004

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX