National Standard GOST R 56508-2015 Organic production (Processing, handling, storage and transportation”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Ecological production/organic production Transport/storage Pastoralism Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Aquaculture Processing/handling Genetically modified organism (GMO) Food quality control/food safety Vegetables/legumes Animal feed/feedstuffs Grazing Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This National Standard enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This National Standard shall be applicable to organic production of vegetable, plant, animal, microbe origin, and also to aquaculture products, either processed or not processed, used as foodstuffs destined for human consumption, and also as animal feedstuffs, seeds and planting materials. It establishes requirements for processing, handling, storage and transportation of the aforesaid products. It shall not be applicable to drugs, forest seeds, game, wildlife and fish products, non-timber products, NWFPs and biological resources used for acclimatization purposes. National Standard establishes packaging and labelling requirements for organic production and prohibits use of GMO in organic production and processing. Use of ionizing radiation for treatment of organic foodstuffs, animal feedstuffs and raw materials used in processing of organic foodstuffs or animal feedstuffs shall be also prohibited.In the period of seasonal autonomous transhumance of livestock from one grazing area to another pastoralism can be authorized on land areas non-complying with the requirements of organic production. Full text Russian Website sozrf.ru