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EU Regulation for organic aquaculture

EU Regulation for organic aquaculture. Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture Maria Fladl, Brussels, 3. June 2010. Why rules for organic aquaculture?. Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy Communication 2002 European Action 2004: Action 10: completion of EU organic standards.

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EU Regulation for organic aquaculture

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  1. EU Regulation for organic aquaculture Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture Maria Fladl, Brussels, 3. June 2010

  2. Why rules for organic aquaculture? • Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy Communication 2002 • European Action 2004: • Action 10: completion of EU organic standards

  3. How are the new aquaculture rules constructed? • New organic farming legislation since 1. January 2009 • Legal basis - Council Regulation 834/2007 • New Regulation on aquaculture embedded in Commission Regulation 889/2008

  4. How was the decision making done? • Joint process DG Mare (technical input - working paper) and DG Agri (procedure) • Expert groups (2007 and 2008) • Expert panel for feed and cleaning/disinfection material (2008) • Advisory group – stakeholders ( 2x) • Regulatory Committee (SCOF) • Discussion (4x) • Positive opinion in June 2009 • Adoption by Commission • Publication in Official Journal

  5. Council Regulation 834/2007 • Scope - new fields: aquaculture, seaweed, yeast • Objectives and principles • General production rules: • Article 13 – seaweed • Article 15 – aquaculture • Article 16 – authorisation of certain substances • Labelling: > 95% organic – mandatory EU-logo, indication of origin • Riskbased control (OFFC) • Commission report to Council 2011

  6. Council Regulation 834/2007 • Objectives • Respects nature´s system • High animal welfare and health • High product quality • Principles • Sustainable fisheries maintaining biodiversity of natural aquatic ecosystem • No GMOs • Restricted external inputs • Encouraging natural immunological defence • Preventive measures (appropriate species, mechanical methods,..) • Organic feed or from sustainable fisheries • Processing: no substances which change true nature of product

  7. Implementing rules • R 889/2008: • Specific plant and animal production rules, • Detailed labelling, control rules • R 710/2009: • Amendment to 889/2008 • Detailed seaweed and aquaculture rules

  8. Structure of Regulation 710/2009 • Two new Chapters: • Specific production rules for seaweed • Specific production rules for aquaculture animals • Amendments of articles: • Handling, transport • Conversion • Specific control requirements • General: • Scope • Transition • Annexes: cleaning, species-specific provisions

  9. Regulation 710/2009 • Specific production rules for seaweed • Article 6a - Aquatic medium • Specific production rules for aquaculture animals • Orgin • Husbandry • Breeding • Feed • Molluscs • Disease prevention

  10. Regulation 710/2009 Article 95(11) - Transition for • Existing private/national organic aquaculture standards • Phasing-in of EU rules until 1 July 2013 • Labelling: • “organic” • but no EU logo

  11. New Organic Aquaculture Regulation • EU wide harmonized rules • Applyfrom 1 July 2010 • Benefit from EU organic logo • Facilitate internal market • International Codex: future – integration planned AB-CDE-999 Place of farming

  12. http://www.organic-farming.eu Thank you for your attention!

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