# 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 3.1.2.1

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

With regard to the origin of the aquaculture animals, the following rules shall apply:
(a) organic aquaculture shall be based on the rearing of young stock originating from organic broodstock and from organic production units;
(b) locally grown species shall be used, and breeding shall aim to produce strains which are better adapted to production conditions, ensuring good animal health and welfare and good utilisation of feed resources. Documentary evidence of their origin and treatment shall be provided for the competent authority, or, where appropriate, the control authority or control body;
(c) species shall be chosen which are robust and can be produced without causing significant damage to wild stocks;
(d) for breeding purposes, wild-caught or non-organic aquaculture animals may be brought into a holding only in duly justified cases where no organic breed is available or where new genetic stock for breeding purposes is brought into the production unit after an authorisation has been granted by the competent authority with a view to improving the suitability of genetic stock. Such animals shall be kept under organic management for at least three months before they may be used for breeding. For animals that are on the IUCN Red List of endangered species, the authorisation to use wild-caught specimens may only be granted in the context of conservation programmes recognised by the relevant public authority in charge of the conservation effort;
(e) for on-growing purposes, the collection of wild aquaculture juveniles shall be specifically restricted to the following cases:
(i) natural influx of fish or crustacean larvae and juveniles when filling ponds, containment systems and enclosures;
(ii) restocking of wild fry or crustacean larvae of species that are not on the IUCN Red List of endangered species in extensive aquaculture farming inside wetlands, such as brackish water ponds, tidal areas and costal lagoons, provided that:
the restocking is in line with management measures approved by the relevant authorities to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the species concerned, and
the animals are fed exclusively with feed naturally available in the environment.
By way of derogation from point (a), Member States may authorise the introduction for on-growing purposes on an organic production unit of a maximum of 50 % of non-organic juveniles of species that were not developed as organic in the Union by 1 January 2022, provided that at least the latter two thirds of the duration of the production cycle are managed under organic management. Such derogation may be granted for a maximum period of two years and shall not be renewable.
For aquaculture holdings situated outside the Union, such derogation may only be granted by control authorities or control bodies that have been recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) for species that were not developed as organic in either the territory of the country in which the holding is located or the Union. Such derogation may be granted for a maximum period of two years and shall not be renewable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/3/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.2/division/3.1.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-3/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.2/division-3.1.2.1
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