{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/annex-VII/division-2/division-2.2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/889",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889",
  "path": "annex/VII/division/2/division/2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Subject to compliance with relevant assimilated law as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and in particular with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , products used for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities in the presence as well as in the absence of aquaculture animals may contain the following active substances:\nlimestone (calcium carbonate) for pH control\ndolomite for pH correction (use restricted to shrimp production)\nsodium chloride\nhydrogen peroxide\nsodium percarbonate\norganic acids (acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid)\nhumic acid\nperoxyacetic acids\nperacetic and peroctanoic acids\niodophores (only in the presence of eggs).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards laying down detailed rules on organic aquaculture animal and seaweed production."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1358/2014 of 18 December 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the origin of organic aquaculture animals, aquaculture husbandry practices, feed for organic aquaculture animals and products and substances allowed for use in organic aquaculture (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 7 para. 2.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(58)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Annex 7 para. 2.2 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. 80(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products ( OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1 )."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/889/annex/VII/division/2/division/2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:02.274006+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."
}