# Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, Division 1.10.1: The prevention of damage caused by pests and weeds shall rely primarily on the protection by:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

natural enemies,
the choice of species, varieties and heterogeneous material,
crop rotation,
cultivation techniques such as biofumigation, mechanical and physical methods, and
thermal processes such as solarisation and, in the case of protected crops, shallow steam treatment of the soil (to a maximum depth of 10 cm).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/1/division/1/division/1.10/division/1.10.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-1/division-1/division-1.10/division-1.10.1
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