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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/article-6",
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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": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Specific rules on mushroom production",
  "text": "For production of mushrooms, substrates may be used, if they are composed only of the following components:\n(a) farmyard manure and animal excrements:\n(i) either from holdings producing according to the organic production method;\n(ii) or referred to in Annex I, only when the product referred to in point (i) is not available; and when they do not exceed 25 % of the weight of total components of the substrate, excluding the covering material and any added water, before composting;\n(b) products of agricultural origin, other than those referred to in point (a), from holdings producing according to organic production method;\n(c) peat not chemically treated;\n(d) wood, not treated with chemical products after felling;\n(e) mineral products referred to in Annex I, water and soil.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/889/article/6",
    "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."
}