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Organic Products Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 430 of 2001).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Fraud Ecological production/organic production Inspection
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 19 March 2001.
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the continued administration, execution and enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs, and of Commission Regulations supplementing that Regulation. Regulation 3 designates the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as the inspection authority responsible for the inspection system under Regulation 2092/91, and the approval of private inspection bodies. Producers, importers and processors of organic products covered by the Council Regulation are subject to this inspection system. For the purposes of enforcing articles 9(9) and 10(3) of the Council Regulation the Minister, or the private inspection body as appropriate, must give the relevant local authority the information which the local authority needs to enforce the organic labelling provisions (reg. 3(2)). The Regulations impose an additional labelling requirement in respect of organic products in pursuance of article 5 of the Council Regulation (reg. 4). Each local authority within its area will enforce regulation 4 and the provisions of the Council Regulation specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations, as read with any supplementary provisions listed in column 2 of that Schedule and, in the case of livestock and livestock products any additional standards for organic livestock and livestock products amongst those set out (reg. 6(1)). The Regulations also provide for the payment of contributions to inspection expenses and access to the inspection system (reg. 5), make provision for offences and penalties (reg. 6(2)) and apply presumptions relating to sale and human consumption (reg. 6(3) and (4)).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

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

Organic Products Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2111 of 1992).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Ecological production/organic production, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX