Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development validating the Regulation on the activity of operators/groups in organic agriculture.

Subject

Agricultural & rural development

Keyword

Agricultural development Ecological production/organic production Agricultural commodities Business/industry/corporations Processing/handling Registration

Geographical area

Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Abstract

This Order approves the rules regarding the registration of operators/groups of operators in organic agriculture which carries out activities of agricultural production, preparation/processing, distribution/marketing, storage, import, export of organic products or in conversion to organic production. Every year, up to and including May 16, operators/groups of operators carrying out production activities have the obligation to register their activity at the competent authorities in the field of agriculture at the regional level and the municipality of Bucharest. Operators/groups of operators who sell prepackaged organic products directly to the consumer or end user, excluding those who carry out online distribution activities, are exempt from the obligation to register as operators in organic agriculture sector. The conditions that must be met by legally established professional associations in the field of organic agriculture in order to be able to carry out the activities in the field of organic agriculture: (a) to have carried out activity in the field of organic agriculture for at least 5 years; (b) to own subsidiaries and/or branches and/or regional associations; and (c) to be registered in the Directorate for regional agriculture (DAJ)/ Directorate for agriculture of the municipality of Bucharest (DAMB) records within the scope of their activity.

Full text

Romanian

Website

www.ansvsa.ro

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007.

Legislation | European Union | 2018 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Ecological production/organic production, Traceability/product tracing, Enforcement/compliance, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Drugs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX