Regulation 2 Amendment to Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and controlf1 is amended as follows.
In Article 42 (use of non-organic animals), in paragraph (b), for “31 December 2025” substitute “31st December 2026”.
In Article 43 (use of non-organic protein feed of plant and animal origin for livestock)—
in the first paragraph, for “for porcine and poultry species” substitute “until 31st December 2026 for piglets of not more than 35 kilograms in weight and poultry not more than 30 weeks old”;
in the second paragraph, for “calendar years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025” substitute “the calendar year 2026”.
In Annex 8 (certain products and substances for use in production of processed organic food, yeast and yeast products referred to in Article 27(1)(a) and Article 27a(a)), in Section A headed “Food additives, including carriers”, in the entry relating to E 418 (gellan gum), in the fifth column, after “production” insert “, unless sufficient quantities derived from organic production are unavailable”.
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EUR 2008/889, amended by S.I. 2020/1400, 2022/360 and 1279. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.