Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 of 17 December 1999 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

• Published date: 19 February 2000
• Subject Matter: Foodstuffs,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 48, 19 February 2000

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 of 17 December 1999 amending Annex V 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 048 , 19/02/2000 P. 0001 - 0028

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 331/2000

of 17 December 1999

amending Annex V 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 Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999(2) and, in particular, Article 13, third indent,

(1) Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 establishes the possibility to use a logo when it has been defined in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91; whereas the operators can use the logo on voluntary basis under the conditions laid down in this Article;

(2) Whereas the Community logo can accompany the indication laid down in Article 10 and Annex V that products have been subject to the inspection scheme;

(3) Whereas it is important for the consumers' perception to ensure an informative labelling by including minimum standardised information; whereas the logo should only be used according to the well-defined technical requirements laid down in the graphic manual;

(4) Whereas the logo allows operators to increase the credibility of their products among the consumers in the European Union as well as a better identification of these products;

(5) Whereas the use of the logo implies that products bearing this logo are submitted through all the stages of production, preparation and marketing to an inspection system under the responsibility of the Member States. This inspection system guarantees the respect of the authenticity of the products and the compliance of the specifications related to the organic production method;

(6) Whereas the logo provides the operators a useful aid which they may use in the labelling of their products when all the conditions for such use are satisfied;

(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are...