# 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 2.2.1

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

The collection of wild algae and parts thereof is considered as organic production provided that:
(a) the growing areas are suitable from a health point of view and are of high ecological status as defined by Directive 2000/60/EC, or are of equivalent quality to:
the production zones classed as A and B in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, until 13 December 2019, or
the corresponding classification areas set out in the implementing acts adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 18(8) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, from 14 December 2019;
(b) the collection does not affect significantly the stability of the natural ecosystem or the maintenance of the species in the collection area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/3/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-3/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.1
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