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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-271/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/271",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union",
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  "text": "‘ANNEX XI\nA.\nOrganic logo of the EU, referred to in Article 57\n1.\nThe Organic logo of the EU shall comply with the model below:\n2.\nThe reference colour in Pantone is Green Pantone No 376 and Green (50 % Cyan + 100 % Yellow), when a four-colour process is used.\n3.\nThe Organic logo of the EU can also be used in black and white as shown, only where it is not practicable to apply it in colour:\n4.\nIf the background colour of the packaging or label is dark, the symbols may be used in negative format, using the background colour of the packaging or label.\n5.\nIf a symbol is used in colour on a coloured background, which makes it difficult to see, a delimiting outer line around the symbol can be used to improve contrast with the background colours.\n6.\nIn certain specific situations where there are indications in a single colour on the packaging, the Organic logo of the EU may be used in the same colour.\n7.\nThe Organic logo of the EU must have a height of at least 9 mm and a width of at least 13,5 mm; the proportion ratio height/width shall always be 1:1,5. Exceptionally the minimum size may be reduced to a height of 6 mm for very small packages.\n8.\nThe Organic logo of the EU may be associated with graphical or textual elements referring to organic farming, under the condition that they do not modify or change the nature of the Organic logo of the EU, nor any of the indications mentioned at Article 58. When associated to national or private logos using a green colour different from the reference colour mentioned in point 2, the Organic logo of the EU may be used in that non-reference colour.\n9.\nThe use of the Organic logo of the EU shall be in accordance with the rules accompanying its registration as Organic Farming Collective Mark in the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property and in the Community and International Trademark Registers.\nB.\nCode numbers referred to in Article 58\nThe general format of the code numbers is as follows:\nAB-CDE-999\nWhere:\n1.. “AB” is the ISO code as specified in Article 58(1)(a) for the country where the controls take place; and\n2.. “CDE” is a term, indicated in three letters to be decided by the Commission or each Member State, like “bio” or “öko” or “org” or “eko” establishing a link with the organic production method as specified in Article 58(1)(b); and\n3.. “999” is the reference number, indicated in maximum three digits, to be attributed, as specified in Article 58(1)(c) by:\n(a) each Member State’s competent authority to the Control Authorities or Control Bodies to which they have delegated control tasks in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;\n(b) the Commission, to:\n(i) the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 3(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and listed in Annex I to that Regulation;\n(ii) the third countries’ competent authorities or Control Bodies referred to in Article 7(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and listed in Annex III to that Regulation;\n(iii) the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 10(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, and listed in Annex IV to that Regulation;\n(c) each Member State’s competent authority to the Control Authority or Control Body which has been authorised until 31 December 2012 for issuing the certificate of inspection in accordance with Article 19(1) fourth subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (import authorisations), upon proposal of the Commission.\nThe Commission shall make the code numbers available to the public by any appropriate technical means, including publication on the Internet.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.’"
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