Commission Regulation (EC) No 1437/2000 of 30 June 2000 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: 01 July 2000
• Subject Matter: Foodstuffs,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 161, 01 July 2000

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1437/2000 of 30 June 2000 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 161 , 01/07/2000 P. 0062 - 0064

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1437/2000

of 30 June 2000

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 25 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 1073/2000(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) thereof(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 345/97(4), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 5(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 provides that ingredients of agricultural origin may be included in Section C of Annex VI 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.

(2) Certain Member States have notified to the other Member States and the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 207/93, the authorisations which have been granted for use of certain ingredients of agricultural origin currently not included in Section C of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. It has appeared that nutmeg, certain pepper species and mixtures thereof, safflower flowers, mixtures of certain edible crops having colouring and tasting qualities, smoked coriander, and kirsch are...