Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.

This Regulation provides the first Community rules for the production, labelling and control of agricultural products and foodstuffs produced organically, to ensure transparency at each stage of production and processing. After defining the products that are eligible for the European organic farming label, this technical Regulation specifies the labelling requirements for the processed products and outlines the principles to be applied for the product to be presented with such specifications (rules for organic production restricting notably the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and envisaging periods of fallow). It provides for a regular system of control to monitor each operator producing, processing, importing or marketing products bearing organic farming specifications. It also establishes a particular code for the marketing of organically produced commodities imported into the EC. The Community's juridical framework comprises five regulatory categories: 'regulations', 'directives', 'decisions', 'recommendations' and 'opinions'. A regulation is a general provision that is directly enforceable by virtue of the exclusive authority granted by the Member Countries to the Community in specific areas. It is issued by the Council when directly based on a provision of the Treaty, and issued by the Commission when it only comprises implementation measures.