{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-3/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-3/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/848",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848",
  "path": "annex/II/part/3/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.2.3",
  "heading": "Cultivation",
  "text": "With regard to cultivation, the following rules shall apply:\n(a) cultivation on mussel ropes and other methods listed in the implementing acts referred to in Article 15(3) may be used in organic production;\n(b) the bottom cultivation of molluscs is only permitted where no significant environmental impact is caused at the collection and growing sites. A survey and report supporting the evidence of minimal environmental impact shall be added as a separate chapter to the sustainable management plan, and shall be provided by the operator to the competent authority, or, where appropriate, to the control authority or control body, before starting operations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/3/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:05.823342+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}