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Fladl, Maria

Hofmann, Uwe

Jonis, Monique

Micheloni, Cristina

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Biofach - WeinforumMaria Fladl, Nürnberg, 19 Febuary 2009The new legislation on organic farming2DG AGRI H.3 - ORGANIC FARMING 01.09.2008Jean-François HULOTHead of Unit, L102 4/2 TEL. 52991 ORGANIC FARMING POLICY OFFICERSMARIA FLADL : implementing rules, L102 4/6 Tel. 80440HERMAN VAN BOXEM : international aspects, L102 4/11 Tel. 50121STEFANO CINTI : science and research, L102 4/7 Tel. 88576CARMEN CALVERLEY : controls, promotion, L102 4/10 Tel. 58016KATERINA PROSECKA : equivalency and compliance lists, L102 4/14 Tel. 86387ANDREJ RADECKY : OFIS, statistics, reporting, L102 4/9 Tel. 61708AGNIESZKA BODERA : organic logo project, L102 4/14 Tel. 87994Unit fax: (0032 2) 29 53676Unit mailbox:AGRI-H.3@ec.europa.euSECRETARIATTel. (0032 2) 29 21120A.GRUDNIAK Tel. 80154 1. Organic farming policy4Organic production  4 % of EU agriculture area 1.2% of EU wine growing area  Rapidly increasing market demand Imports from:– Third country list: ARG, AUS, NZ – import authorisations: Chile, South-Africa, US, rarelyCroatia, TR, Tunisia, Uruguay To: DE,FI,FR,BE 42.611 36.544 30.458 15.939 EU22 53 0 0 UK 53 12 0 0 SK 39 33 0 0 SI 73 0 0 0 RO 0 632 494 359 PT 15 0 0 0 NL 0 4 1 1 LU 25.876 20.867 21.807 10.705 IT 0 274 0 0 HU 14.193 12.557 8.156 4.874 FR 2.290 2.059 0 0 EL30 15 0 0 CY 19 38 0 0 CZ 1 0 0 02006 2004 2001 1998BG Organic wine growing area in hectare, ESTAT5European Action Plan 2004 Political concept aims to implement concrete measures (21 Actions) Focus on:– Recognition of public goods: environment, animal welfare, job creation in rural areas (RD programmes, research)  – Development of the market, meet consumer concerns (promotion campaign, EU-Logo) – Improvement of legislation2. Organic farming legislation7 Existing Regulation 2092/91 is  replaced by: Council Regulation 834/2007 Commission Regulation 889/2008 for production, labelling and control Commission Regulation 1235/2008 for imports From 1 January 2009 Logo: 1 July 20108 Scope: aquaculture, seaweed, yeast  Objectives and principles Flexibility – local production  Labelling: > 95% organic – mandatory EU-logo, indication of origin Riskbased control (OFFC) Commission report to Council 2011 relevant for wine:– Recital 7: processed food, including wine– Article 19: production rules for processed food – Article 21: criteria for substances in processing– Article 38: new implementing rulesCouncil Regulation 834/2007  9 Detailed plant and animal production rules, labelling, control Processing (Article 26): – good manufactoring practices– critical processing steps– operations and storing seperated by time or place Use of substances in processing (Article 27(1)):– reference to Annex VIII  - food additives and processing aids– ….can be used, „with the exception of wine“Commission Regulation 889/2008  10Labelling:Vin issu de raisins cultivésen agriculturebiologique11NIR for organic wine Amendment of Regulation 889/2008 Indicative Timetable:– Exchange of information ……………………. ongoing – Working document (with unit C.3)..……….… 5/2009– Discussion (SCOF, stakeholders) ………… until mid 09– ISC and draft regulation……………………… 10/2009– To be adopted …………………………………..before end 200912Comitology Council Regulation Article 37:– Regulatory committee– Qualified majority amongst 27 Member States– Published in Official Journal13To do list:– new IRs• Aquaculture• Wine (ORWINE Project)– „Shopping list”– Expert panel – Promotion campaign – New EU-Logo – public contest14Thank you for your attention!Information: http://www.organic-farming.europa.eu

EU Organic Wine Regulation: Conclusions from the ORWINE Project

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