{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-834/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-834/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/834",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-834",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Aim and scope",
  "text": "1. This Regulation provides the basis for the sustainable development of organic production while ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, guaranteeing fair competition, ensuring consumer confidence and protecting consumer interests.\nIt establishes common objectives and principles to underpin the rules set out under this Regulation concerning:\n(a) all stages of production, preparation and distribution of organic products and their control;\n(b) the use of indications referring to organic production in labelling and advertising.\n2. This Regulation shall apply to the following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture, where such products are placed on the market or are intended to be placed on the market:\n(a) live or unprocessed agricultural products;\n(b) processed agricultural products for use as food;\n(c) feed;\n(d) vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation.\nThe products of hunting and fishing of wild animals shall not be considered as organic production.\nThis Regulation shall also apply to yeasts used as food or feed.\n3. This Regulation shall apply to any operator involved in activities, at any stage of production, preparation and distribution, relating to the products set out in paragraph 2.\nHowever, mass catering operations shall not be subject to this Regulation. The relevant authority may apply, in the absence of legislation, private standards, on labelling and control of products originating from mass catering operations....\n4. This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to other ... provisions, in conformity with assimilated law concerning products specified in this Article, such as provisions governing the production, preparation, marketing, labelling and control, including legislation on foodstuffs and animal nutrition.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Art. 1(4) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 76(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/834/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:50.373667+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}