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EC Council Regulation No. 2092/91
Preamble and principles (5)
Scope - Art.1-3 (5)
Definitions - Art.4 (2)
Labelling and claims - Art.5 (20)
Rules of production and preparation - Art.6 (13)
Requirements for inclusion of substances in Annex II - Art.7
Inspection and certification system - Art.8-9 (1)
Inspection schemes and general enforcement measures - Art.10 (2)
Import from third countries - Art.11
Free movement and administrative provisions - Art.12-16 (3)
Annex I. Principles of organic production and processing
A.Plant and plant products
General principles - not in EC Reg (17)
Conversion - Annex I A1 (36)
Seeds and seedlings - see Art. 6a (12)
Fertilizing - Annex I A2 (66)
Plant pests and diseases, and weeds control - Annex I A3 (13)
Collection of wild plants - Annex I A4 (13)
Production of mushrooms - Annex I A5 (5)
Special plant production standards - not in EC Reg (54)
B.Livestock and livestock products - Annex I B
General principles - Annex I B1 (5)
Conversion - Annex I B2 (38)
Origin of animals/livestock sources - Annex I B3 (14)
Animal feed/Animal nutrition - Annex I B4 (66)
Disease prevention and veterinary treatment/health care - Annex I B5 (23)
Animal husbandry, management, transport, identification of livestock products/slaughter - Annex I B6 (54)
Livestock manure - Annex I B7, see also Annex VII (22)
Housing and free-range conditions - Annex I B8, see also Annex VIII (75)
C.Beekeeping and beekeeping products (29)
General principles - Annex I C1
Conversion period - Annex I C2 (3)
Origin of the bees - Annex I C3 (5)
Siting of the apiaries - Annex I C4 (6)
Feed - Annex I C5 (4)
Disease prevention and veterinary treatments - Annex I C6 (2)
Husbandry management practises and identification - Annex I C7 (8)
Aquaculture - not in EC Reg (12)
Special other animal standards - others than in EC Reg (15)
Product handling, storage, processing, transportation and packaging - not in EC Reg (3)
General principles (1)
Pest management (1)
Processing and manufactoring (9)
Packaging (4)
Storage and transport (1)
Special product group processing standards (16)
Care of environment - not in EC Reg (9)
General principles (3)
Ecosystem management (9)
Soil and water conservation (13)
Climate and Air (1)
Biodiversity and landscape (16)
Contamination with pesticides/GMO (15)
Social justice and fair trade - not in EC Reg (1)
General principles (1)
Social Justice (3)
Fair trade
Annex II. Permitted substances for the production of organic foods
General requirements (2)
Substances for plants and plant production - Annex 2 (1)
Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Annex II A (30)
Pesticides/Substances for plant pest and disease control - Annex II B (24)
Plant strengtheners - not in EC Reg
Substances for animal husbandry
Feed materials - Annex II C (8)
Feed additives, other substances used in animal nutrition/feedingstuff - Annex II D (5)
Products for cleaning and disinfection in livestock buildings - Annex II E (3)
Other products - Annex II F
Other substances - not in EC Reg
Annex III - Minimum inspection Requirements/precautionary measures
General provisions (13)
Specific provisions (4)
Plants or plant products - Annex III A1 (12)
Livestock or livestock products - Annex III A2 (9)
Units for preparation of plant and livestock products - Annex III B (7)
Import of products - Annex III C
Units involved in the import of products contracted out to third parties - Annex III D (1)
Units preparing animal feedingstuffs - Annex III B
Annex IV. - Information to be notified
Annex V. Labelling
Indication that products are covered by the inspection scheme - Annex IV A (2)
Community logo - Annex IV B
Annex VI. Processing
Introduction
General principles (8)
Ingredients of non-agricultural origin - Annex VI A (6)
Processing aids and other products - Annex VI B (17)
Ingredients if agriculture origin which have not been produced organically - Annex VI C (1)
Annex VII. Maximum numbers of animals per ha (13)
Annex VIII. Minimum livestock surface areas indoor and outdoors (21)