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Decree of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry prescribing rules relative to organic agricultural production and to organise the supervision of ecologically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs (No. 1339/95).

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source


Abstract
This Order implements EC Council Regulation 2092/91 on organic production and agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and other EC legislation which complements this Order. Control and supervision shall be co-ordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Organic production shall be under control of the Plant Production Control Centre and the District Rural Activities Offices (sect. 2). Provisions of Chapter 2 regulate matters relative to control of production such as the notification of production, approval, registration of organic production, control over training, etc. The Ministry may issue further directives relative to organic production. (22 sections)
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Decree will come into force on 5 December 1995.
Notes
Made under the Act to Implement a Common Agricultural Policy of the European Communities in Finland (No. 1100/94).Another record of the same text is classified in the Database under the field Food.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Finlands Författningssamling, 5 December 1995, pp. 3080-3084.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No