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Order No. 634 of the Ministry of Agriculture "On approval of the form and procedure for using a graphic image (mark) of organic products of the unified pattern”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Ecological production/organic production Certification Registration Institution Access-to-information Enforcement/compliance Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Viticulture/oenological practices
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 Order enters into force on 1 January 2020.
Abstract

This Order validates the form and procedure for using a graphic image (mark) of organic products of the unified pattern. A graphical image (character) includes an image according to the form of a graphical image (character) contained in Annex N 1 to this Order, and a means of identifying organic products in the form of a two-dimensional bar code. The manufacturer of organic products receives the right to use a graphic image (mark) from the moment of entering information about the manufacturer of organic products, types of organic products produced thereby and other information into the Unified State Register of Organic Producers for the period not exceeding the validity period of the certificate of conformity of organic production. The manufacturer of organic products is obliged: (a) not to use a graphic image (mark) when labelling products whose production has not been confirmed in accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Law No. 280-FZ on Organic Production; and (b) suspend (discontinue) the use of a graphic image (mark) in the event of suspension (termination) of the certificate of conformity. The manufacturer of organic products has the right to place a graphic image (mark) on the packaging, consumer and/or transport container of organic products or on other media attached to it or placed in it.

Full text
Russian
Website
mcx.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 280-FZ on Organic Production.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2018

Keyword: Basic legislation, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Transport/storage, Consumer protection, Fertilizers/nutrients, Registration, Aquaculture, Processing/handling, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Hormones/steroids, Food quality control/food safety, Pests/diseases, Animal health, Pesticides, Biotechnology, Plant protection, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX