Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/1999 of 12 February 1999 amending Section C of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

• Published date: 13 February 1999
• Subject Matter: Consumer protection,Foodstuffs
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 40, 13 February 1999

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/1999 of 12 February 1999 amending Section C of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

Official Journal L 040 , 13/02/1999 P. 0023 - 0026

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/1999 of 12 February 1999 amending Section C of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/98 (2), and in particular Articles 5(8) and 13 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 defining the content of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5(4) (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 345/97 (4), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Whereas Article 5(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 provides that ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Annex VI, Section C, only where it has been shown that such ingredients are of agricultural origin and are not produced in sufficient quantity in the Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6, or cannot be imported from third countries in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 11;

Whereas it has appeared that certain products in Section C of Annex VI are available in sufficient quantities from organic farming; whereas therefore those products should be deleted from Section C of Annex VI; whereas, in particular with regard to organic beet sugar, production has progressed but has not yet reached levels which are sufficient to satisfy the needs of the market of this important ingredient and, therefore, it is premature to delete this product from Annex VI, Section C, at this stage;

Whereas certain Member States have notified to the other...