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).

Country/Territory: Finland
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1998
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Finlands Författningssamling, Nos. 321-330 of 1998, pp. 1111-1113.

Subject: Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword: Ecological production/organic production Inspection 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 15 May, 1998.

Abstract: This principal Decree 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. All organically produced products shall bear a code number referring to the local authority that controlled production. The relative authority and its code number are specified in the Schedule attached to this Decree.
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

Amends

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).

Legislation | Finland | 1995

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX