Regulations

Regulation (EU) n°2018/848 consolidated version

This regulation will replace basic regulation 834/2007 from 1 January 2022 according to Regulation n°2021/269.

It covers the principles and basic rules for agriculture, preparing foodstuffs and organic animal feed, distribution and imports as well as labelling and controls.

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Organic products from an exporter in a third country (a country outside the European Union) can be sold, labelled, and presented as organic within the European Economic Area, provided they have been imported into the EU under one of the following four import regimes:

1.Compliance Regime (Article 46 of R. 2018/848)

• The list of certifying bodies recognized for compliance is available via this link (R. 2021/1378 – latest consolidated version).

2.Special Agreement Regime (Article 47 of R. 2018/848)

• The list of countries covered by this special agreement is available via this link: Agreements on trade in organic products – European Commission.

3.Equivalence Regime by Control Body (Article 57 of R. 2018/848)

• The list of certifying bodies recognized for equivalence is available in Annex 2 of R. 2021/2325 (latest consolidated version).
• This system will no longer be valid after December 31, 2024.

4.Equivalence Regime by Third Country (Article 48 of R. 2018/848)

• The list of third countries recognized for equivalence is available in Annex 1 of R. 2021/2325 (latest consolidated version).
• This system will remain valid until December 31, 2026.