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Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2012 on the Executive By-Law of the Federal Law No. 5 of 2009 concerning the organic inputs and products.

Country/Territory
United Arab Emirates
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Ecological production/organic production International trade Certification Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Crops/grasses Transport/storage Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Fish disease Fish products Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Poultry products Packaging/labelling Standards Apiculture/sericulture Animal production Weeds Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Plant production Plant protection
Geographical area
Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all the organic production operations, as manufacturing, preparing, circulation, import and export of organic inputs and outputs. The provision shall also apply to the certified organic production units and the control bodies. It consists of 33 articles divided in 6 Chapters, as follows: Definitions (1); Standards of organic inputs and products (2); Responsibility of standards specification, and issuing and modifying of the materials’ list (3); Conversion to organic production (4); Control bodies and authorization of responsibilities (5); and Import, export and circulation (6). At the end 6 Annexes report the lists of substances authorized for use as organic inputs within the organic production system (issued and published by the competent Department of Ministry of Environment and Water, as indicated in Art. 19 of this Regulation).

Full text
Arabic
Website
moew.fi-demo.com

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 5 of the year 2009 concerning the organic inputs and products.

Legislation | United Arab Emirates | 2009

Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, International trade, Certification, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX