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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-710/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/710",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-710",
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  "text": "The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 are amended as follows:\n1.. Annex I is amended as follows:\n(a) The heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ Fertilizers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2) ’\n(b) The headline and the 1st line of the table are replaced by the following:\n‘\nAuthorisation\nNameCompound products or products containing only materials listed hereunder\nDescription, compositional requirements, conditions for use\nA\nFarmyard manure\nProducts comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding)\nFactory farming origin forbidden\n’\n(c) In the 11th line of the table the last box is replaced by the following:\n‘For fur: maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): 0’\n2.. Annex III is amended as follows:\nIn Section 1, a 4th sub-line is inserted in the 6th line for fattening pigs:\n‘\nOver 110 kg\n1,5\n1,2\n’\n3.. Annex V is amended as follows:\n(a) The heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ Feed materials referred to in Article 22(1), (2) and (3) and Articles 25k(1)(d) and 25m(1) ’\n(b) in Section 2.2, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:\n‘Hydrolysate and proteolysates obtained by an enzyme action, whether or not in soluble form, solely provided to aquaculture animals and young livestock.’\n(c) in Section 2.2, the following indent is added:\n‘Crustacean meal’\n4.. Annex VI is amended as follows:\n(a) The heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ Feed additives and certain substances used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(4) and Article 25m(2) ’\n(b) The second indent of Section 1.1(a) is replaced by the following:\n‘Synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins for monogastric and aquaculture animals;’\n(c) Section 1.3 is amended as follows:\n(i) point (b) is replaced by the following:\n‘(b)\nAntioxidant substances\nE306 Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin used as an antioxidant\nNatural antioxidant substances (use restricted to feed for aquaculture)’\n(ii) after point (d) the following point is added:\n‘(e)\nEmulsifying and stabilising agents\nLecithin of organic sources (use restricted to feed for aquaculture)’\n5.. Annex VII is replaced by the following:\nANNEX VII\nProducts for cleaning and disinfection\n1.\nProducts for cleaning and disinfection of buildings and installations for livestock production referred to in Article 23(4):\nPotassium and sodium soap\nWater and steam\nMilk of lime\nLime\nQuicklime\nSodium hypochlorite (e.g. as liquid bleach)\nCaustic soda\nCaustic potash\nHydrogen peroxide\nNatural essences of plants\nCitric, peracetic acid, formic, lactic, oxalic and acetic acid\nAlcohol\nNitric acid (dairy equipment)\nPhosporic acid (dairy equipment)\nFormaldehyde\nCleaning and disinfection products for teats and milking facilities\nSodium carbonate\n2.\nProducts for cleaning and disinfection for aquaculture animals and seaweed production referred to in Articles 6e(2), 25s(2) and 29a.\n2.1.\nSubstances for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities, in the absence of aquaculture animals:\nozone\nsodium chloride\nsodium hypochlorite\ncalcium hypochlorite\nlime (CaO, calcium oxide)\ncaustic soda\nalcohol\nhydrogen peroxide\norganic acids (acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid)\nhumic acid\nperoxyacetic acids\niodophores\ncopper sulphate: only until 31 December 2015\npotassium permanganate\nperacetic and peroctanoic acids\ntea seed cake made of natural camelia seed (use restricted to shrimp production)\n2.2.\nLimited list of substances for use in the presence of aquaculture animals:\nlimestone (calcium carbonate) for pH control\ndolomite for pH correction (use restricted to shrimp production)\n6.. In Annex VIII, Section A, the table is amended as follows:\n(a) After the 4th line the following line is inserted:\n‘\nB\nE 223\nSodium metabisulphite\nX\nCrustaceans (2)\n’\n(b) After the 14th line the following line is inserted:\n‘\nB\nE 330\nCitric acid\nX\nCrustaceans and molluscs (2)\n’\n7.. Annex XII is replaced by the following:\nANNEX XII\nModel of documentary evidence to the operator according to Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation\n8.. The following Annex XIIIa is inserted after Annex XIII:\nANNEX XIIIa\nSection 1\nOrganic production of salmonids in fresh water:\nBrown trout (Salmo trutta) — Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) — American brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) — Salmon (Salmo salar) — Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) — Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) — American lake trout (or grey trout) (Salvelinus namaycush) — Huchen (Hucho hucho)\nProduction system\nOngrowing farm systems must be fed from open systems. The flow rate must ensure a minimum of 60 % oxygen saturation for stock and must ensure their comfort and the elimination of farming effluent.\nMaximum stocking density\nSalmonid species not listed below 15 kg/m3\nSalmon 20 kg/m3\nBrown trout and Rainbow trout 25 kg/m3\nArctic charr 20 kg/m3\nSection 2\nOrganic production of salmonids in sea water:\nSalmon (Salmo salar), Brown trout (Salmo trutta) — Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)\nMaximum stocking density\n10 kg/m3 in net pens\nSection 3\nOrganic production of cod (Gadus morhua) and other Gadidae, sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), sea bream (Sparus aurata), meagre (Argyrosomus regius), turbot (Psetta maxima [= Scopthalmus maximux]), red porgy (Pagrus pagrus [= Sparus pagrus]), red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and other Sparidae, and spinefeet (Siganus spp.)\nProduction system\nIn open water containment systems (net pens/cages) with minimum sea current speed to provide optimum fish welfare or in open systems on land.\nMaximum stocking density\nFor fish other than turbot: 15 kg/m3\nFor turbot: 25 kg/m2\nSection 4\nOrganic production of sea bass, sea bream, meagre, mullets (Liza, Mugil) and eel (Anguilla spp.) in earth ponds of tidal areas and costal lagoons\nContainment system\nTraditional salt pans transformed into aquaculture production units and similar earth ponds in tidal areas\nProduction system\nThere shall be adequate renewal of water to ensure the welfare of the species,\nAt least 50 % of the dikes must have plant cover\nWetland based depuration ponds required\nMaximum stocking density\n4 kg/m3\nSection 5\nOrganic production of Sturgeon in fresh water:\nSpecies concerned: Acipenser family\nProduction system\nWater flow in each rearing unit shall be sufficient to ensure animal welfare\nEffluent water to be of equivalent quality to incoming water\nMaximum stocking density\n30 kg/m3\nSection 6\nOrganic production of fish in inland waters:\nSpecies concerned: Carp family (Cyprinidae) and other associated species in the context of polyculture, including perch, pike, catfish, coregonids, sturgeon.\nProduction system\nIn fishponds which shall periodically be fully drained and in lakes. Lakes must be devoted exclusively to organic production, including the growing of crops on dry areas.\nThe fishery capture area must be equipped with a clean water inlet and of a size to provide optimal comfort for the fish. The fish must be stored in clean water after harvest.\nOrganic and mineral fertilisation of the ponds and lakes shall be carried out in compliance with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 with a maximum application of 20 kg Nitrogen/ha.\nTreatments involving synthetic chemicals for the control of hydrophytes and plant coverage present in production waters are prohibited.\nAreas of natural vegetation shall be maintained around inland water units as a buffer zone for external land areas not involved in the farming operation in accordance with the rules of organic aquaculture.\nFor grow-out “polyculture” shall be used on condition that the criteria laid down in the present specifications for the other species of lakes fish are duly adhered to.\nFarming yield\nThe total production of species is limited to 1 500 kg of fish per hectare per year.\nSection 7\nOrganic production of penaeid shrimps and freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium spp.):\nEstablishment of production unit/s\nLocation to be in sterile clay areas to minimise environmental impact of pond construction. Ponds to be built with the natural pre-existing clay. Mangrove destruction is not permitted.\nConversion time\nSix months per pond, corresponding to the normal lifespan of a farmed shrimp.\nBroodstock origin\nA minimum of half the broodstock shall be domesticated after three years operating The remainder is to be pathogen free wild broodstock originating from sustainable fisheries. A compulsory screening to be implemented on the first and second generation prior to introducing to the farm.\nEyestalk ablation\nIs prohibited.\nMaximum on farm stocking densities and production limits\nSeeding: maximum 22 post larvae/m2\nMaximum instantaneous biomass: 240 g/m2\nSection 8\nMolluscs and echinoderms:\nProduction systems\nLong-lines, rafts, bottom culture, net bags, cages, trays, lantern nets, bouchot poles and other containment systems.\nFor mussel cultivation on rafts the number of drop-ropes shall not exceed one per square meter of surface area. The maximum drop-rope length shall not exceed 20 metres. Thinning-out of drop-ropes shall not take place during the production cycle, however sub-division of drop ropes shall be permitted without increasing stocking density at the outset.\nSection 9\nTropical fresh water fish: milkfish (Chanos chanos), tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), siamese catfish (Pangasius spp.):\nProduction systems\nPonds and net cages\nMaximum stocking density\nPangasius: 10 kg/m3\nOreochromis: 20 kg/m3\nSection 10\nOther aquaculture animal species: none",
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