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Law Amending the Organic Farming Law and the Organic Labelling Law.

Country
Germany
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The Law provides for implementation of the new EU regulations with regard to organic production, labelling of ecological and biological products, official controls on activities to ensure application of food and feed law and the animal health, welfare regulation, plant health and plant protection products. The Law verifies the control procedure and responsible authorities for violations. The Law consists provision for operations in communal catering facilities and control of products in catering commercial activities. The Law provides also provision on organic labelling and packaging of products based on the new regulations of EU. The Law consists of 4 Articles (1) Amendment of the Organic farming Act; (2) Amendment of the organic labelling Act; (3) Publication permission; (5) Entry into Force.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ger206885.pdf
Web site
http://www.bgbl.de
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Law comes into force on 1 January 2022.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
BGBI 2021, Part I, Nr. 49, pp.3176 - 3181.
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
Yes
Original title
Gesetz zur nderung des ko-Landbaugesetzes und des ko-Kennzeichengesetzes.
Amends
Organic Farming and the Organic Labelling Law.
Implements
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/279 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls and other measures ensuring traceability and compliance in organic production and the labelling of organic products.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products.
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.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.