Decree of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry prescribing rules relative to organic agricultural production and to organise the supervision of ecologically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs (No. 1339/95).

Country/Territory: Finland
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1995
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Finlands Författningssamling, 5 December 1995, pp. 3080-3084.

Subject: Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword: Ecological production/organic production Inspection Registration International trade Food quality control/food safety Plant production
Geographical area: Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes: This Decree will come into force on 5 December 1995.

Abstract: This Order implements EC Council Regulation 2092/91 on organic production and agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and other EC legislation which complements this Order. Control and supervision shall be co-ordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Organic production shall be under control of the Plant Production Control Centre and the District Rural Activities Offices (sect. 2). Provisions of Chapter 2 regulate matters relative to control of production such as the notification of production, approval, registration of organic production, control over training, etc. The Ministry may issue further directives relative to organic production. (22 sections)
Full text: Swedish

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 1991

Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Floriculture, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decree to amend the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry prescribing rules relative to organic agricultural production and to organise the supervision of ecologically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs (No. 329 of 1998).

Legislation | Finland | 1998

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX