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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries
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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries
Report A-10-2026-0209 · COM(2025)0780 – C100350/2025 – 2025/0417(COD)
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- Plenary report A-10-2026-0209
- Date
- 29 July 2026
- Committee
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
- Rapporteur
- Camilla Laureti
- Dossier
- 2025-0417
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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production, labelling and certification and trade with third countries. It allows the EU organic logo on processed products containing imported equivalent ingredients without the 5% limit, and bans imports of products not meeting Annex VII requirements. It adapts exemption thresholds for smaller operators, revises group-of-operators rules, and extends equivalence recognition of eleven third countries to 31 December 2031. It adds rules on online sales controls, organic plant breeding, poultry and livestock housing, contamination reporting, and a review clause.
Position. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development proposes to amend the Commission proposal, notably on the EU organic logo, certification exemptions, group rules, third-country equivalence and online controls.
Key points
- The EU organic logo may be used on processed products containing organic ingredients imported from recognised equivalent third countries, without the previous 5% limit.
- Products from third countries that do not meet the additional requirements in Annex VII should not be imported for processed food production.
- Conditions on annual turnover for exempting smaller operators from certification are adapted, with delegated acts to reflect the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices.
- Requirements on annual turnover of members of groups of operators are revised, and maximum eligible surface areas are revised upwards.
- Recognition of eleven third countries whose organic systems are equivalent is extended to 31 December 2031, with regular Commission reporting to Parliament and the Council.
- Products lawfully produced, labelled and placed on the market under current logo rules may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
- Member States may grant temporary exemptions from production rules in catastrophic circumstances, until organic production is re-established.
- The Commission should consult on slow-growing poultry breeds, and the definition of plant reproductive material excludes seedlings.
- The Commission may set delegated rules on organic plant breeding, including starting materials, transparency, programme conditions and intellectual property rights.
- Member States must report contamination cases annually; the Commission must publish best practices by 30 September 2028 and update them at least every four years.
- Controls are extended to online interfaces, marketplaces and domain names, including measures to stop continued marketing in cases of serious or repeated non-compliance.
- Non-organic protein feed for poultry and porcine animals may be used until 31 December 2036, and the Commission must review the Regulation by 31 December 2030 and every seven years thereafter.
Who is affected
- Organic operators in the Union, who gain adapted certification exemptions and group rules.
- Smaller operators, who may be exempted from certification under revised turnover conditions.
- Third-country operators and the eleven recognised equivalent countries, whose recognition is extended to 31 December 2031.
- Online sellers of organic products, who face controls on online interfaces and domain names.
- Livestock and poultry farmers, who gain revised housing, grazing and feed rules.
Figures and deadlines
- 5% — the previous threshold for imported equivalent ingredients in processed products, removed by the amendments.
- 31 December 2031 — new date until which equivalence recognition of eleven third countries continues.
- 31 December 2028 — deadline for the Commission's first publication of best practices on contamination.
- EUR 25 000 — annual turnover threshold below which operators may be exempted from certification.
- 2% — certification costs as a share of annual turnover used as an exemption condition.
- 31 December 2036 — date until which non-organic protein feed may be used for poultry and porcine animals.
- 31 December 2030 — first review of the Regulation, and every seven years thereafter.
- 10 hectares, one hectare for greenhouses, 30 hectares for permanent grassland — maximum holdings for group membership.
Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100350/2025),
2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (14) Operators in the Union that produce organic food and feed rely on the use of ingredients imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union. Such ingredients are used in variable proportions during the processing of organic products in the Union and are necessary for a large variety of organic products processed in the Union. Processing operations in the Union, when using those ingredients, take place in compliance with the production rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848. The use of the organic production logo of the European Union should therefore be allowed by products processed in the Union and that contain organic ingredients either produced in accordance with this Regulation or imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union and where those ingredients account for 5% or less of the agricultural ingredients of the product (by weight for food and in general for feed). Where those ingredients account for more than 5% of the agricultural ingredients of the product (by weight for food and in general for feed), and in order to ensure a fair competition within the internal market between processed products containing ingredients that fully comply with Union production and control rules and those that comply with rules equivalent to those Union rules, and in order to respond to consumer expectations in relation to the use of the organic production logo of the European Union, that logo should be allowed in the labelling, presentation and advertising of processed products containing ingredients imported from those third countries, provided that, in addition to those equivalent rules, those ingredients comply with certain additional production and control requirements. | (14) Operators in the Union that produce organic food and feed rely on the use of ingredients imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union. Such ingredients are necessary for a large variety of organic products processed in the Union. Processing operations in the Union, when using those ingredients, take place in compliance with the production rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848. The use of the organic production logo of the European Union should therefore be allowed by products processed in the Union and that contain organic ingredients either produced in accordance with this Regulation or imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union in order to ensure a fair competition within the internal market between processed products containing ingredients that fully comply with Union production and control rules and those that comply with rules equivalent to those Union rules, and in order to respond to consumer expectations in relation to the use of the organic production logo of the European Union, that logo should be allowed in the labelling, presentation and advertising of processed products containing ingredients imported from those third countries, provided that, in addition to those equivalent rules, those ingredients comply with certain additional production and control requirements. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 provides that the use of the organic production logo of the European Union is obligatory for all organic prepacked food produced within the Union. It is therefore necessary to exclude from that obligation prepacked food produced within the Union with ingredients imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union and where those ingredients account for more than 5% of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight and do not comply with certain additional production and control requirements. | (15) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 provides that the use of the organic production logo of the European Union is obligatory for all organic prepacked food produced within the Union. It is therefore necessary to exclude from that obligation prepacked food produced within the Union with ingredients imported from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union and where those ingredients do not comply with certain additional production and control requirements. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15a) Products originating from third countries which do not meet the additional requirements set out in Annex VII should not be imported into the European Union for the production of processed food. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down provisions on the conditions under which Member States can exempt smaller operators from the obligation to be in the possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of that Regulation. The increasing costs experienced by smaller operators since the entry into application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 have increased their turnover in relation to unpacked organic products other than feed. This has created a barrier to the fulfilment of the conditions relating to their turnover in order to be exempted from the obligation of being in possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1). Such a barrier in turn results in increased costs due to that obligation. The conditions relating to the annual turnover under which Member States can exempt smaller operators from being in possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of that Regulation should therefore be abolished. In addition, the condition relating to annual sales should be revised upwards in order not to hinder smaller operators from being exempted from the obligation of being in possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of that Regulation. | (16) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down provisions on the conditions under which Member States can exempt smaller operators from the obligation to be in the possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of that Regulation. The increasing costs experienced by smaller operators since the entry into application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 have increased their turnover in relation to unpacked organic products other than feed. This has created a barrier to the fulfilment of the conditions relating to their turnover in order to be exempted from the obligation of being in possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1). Such a barrier in turn results in increased costs due to that obligation. The conditions relating to the annual turnover under which Member States can exempt smaller operators from being in possession of a certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of that Regulation should therefore be adapted empowering the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to reflect the developments in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). In addition, the varying economic value of each product means that different products generate different profits. This makes it difficult to ensure a fair exemption treatment among small operators that sell the same quantity of different products from one another. It is therefore necessary to abolish the condition related to annual sales in order not to create an unfair treatment and competition among small operators. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (17) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down provisions on the composition of groups of operators in the Union and in third countries. Evidence in relation to the implementation of those provisions shows significant difficulties in setting up groups of operators that fulfil requirements as regards the composition of members, in particular the annual turnover, and as regards their legal personality. Such difficulties include administrative costs and the need to reorganise the economic activities of groups of producers that are currently in cooperative associations, operator cooperatives, associations, federations or organisations. Such difficulties prevent smaller operators from becoming part of groups of operators, since provisions in place do not appropriately reflect the needs and resource capacity of small farmers and operators, at the disadvantage of the development of organic farming both in the Union and in third countries. In third countries, the reorganisation of the producers’ activities can also result in difficulties in supplying the Union with products originating from them, with the consequent risk of trade disruptions. The requirements relating to the annual turnover of the members of the groups of operators should therefore be abolished. In addition, the requirement relating to the maximum eligible surface areas of members’ holdings should be revised upwards in order to allow the integration into groups of operators of smaller operators. | (17) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down provisions on the composition of groups of operators in the Union and in third countries. Evidence in relation to the implementation of those provisions shows significant difficulties in setting up groups of operators that fulfil requirements as regards the composition of members, in particular the annual turnover, and as regards their legal personality. Such difficulties include administrative costs and the need to reorganise the economic activities of groups of producers that are currently in cooperative associations, operator cooperatives, associations, federations or organisations. Such difficulties prevent smaller operators from becoming part of groups of operators, since provisions in place do not appropriately reflect the needs and resource capacity of small farmers and operators, at the disadvantage of the development of organic farming both in the Union and in third countries. In third countries, the reorganisation of the producers’ activities can also result in difficulties in supplying the Union with products originating from them, with the consequent risk of trade disruptions. The requirements relating to the annual turnover of the members of the groups of operators should therefore be revised. In addition, the requirement relating to the maximum eligible surface areas of members’ holdings should be revised upwards in order to allow the integration into groups of operators of smaller operators. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) The recognition of third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union will expire on 31 December 2026. On 28 June 2021, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the eleven third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 with a view to concluding international agreements with them on trade in organic products. On that basis, the Commission has been conducting technical exchanges with these third countries. Those exchanges show different levels of progress, due to the diversity of legal and regulatory frameworks and complexities linked to varying consumer perceptions of organic production from one organic production system to the other. It is therefore necessary and urgent for those third countries to continue to be recognised until 31 December 2036 to avoid disruptions in the trade of organic products. | (18) The recognition of third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union will expire on 31 December 2026. On 28 June 2021, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the eleven third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 with a view to concluding international agreements with them on trade in organic products. On that basis, the Commission has been conducting technical exchanges with these third countries. Those exchanges show different levels of progress, due to the diversity of legal and regulatory frameworks and complexities linked to varying consumer perceptions of organic production from one organic production system to the other. It is therefore necessary and urgent for those third countries to continue to be recognised until 31 December 2031 to avoid disruptions in the internal market and in the trade of organic products as well as to avoid undermining consumers' confidence and protection. Given the exceptional nature of this measure, it is therefore necessary that the Commission reports regularly to the European Parliament and the Council on the status of negotiations with the eleven third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (25a) In order to ensure legal certainty and to avoid unnecessary food waste and disproportionate economic losses for operators, products that have been lawfully produced, labelled, and placed on the market under the current rules regarding the use of the EU organic logo should be allowed to be marketed until stocks are exhausted. |
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| (25b) In the event of catastrophic circumstances resulting from an adverse climatic event, animal diseases, an environmental incident, a natural disaster or a catastrophic event, which render compliance with the production rules laid down in this Regulation impossible, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned should be able to grant exemptions to competent authorities from those production rules for a limited period, until organic production is re-established. |
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| (25c) With the aim of ensuring the correct interpretation of the slow-growing poultry breeds used in organic production, the Commission should conduct a technical consultation process, in collaboration with Member States and stakeholders, taking into account, inter alia, national quality schemes, current marketing standards and the specific characteristics of the various organic poultry production models in place across the Union; |
| Present text | Amendment |
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| (-1) in Article 3, point (17) is replaced by the following: | |
| (17) ‘plant reproductive material’ means plants and all parts of plants, including seeds, at any stage of growth that are capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants; | (17) ‘plant reproductive material’ means plants and all parts of plants, including seeds, at any stage of growth that are capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants, "seedlings" are not included ; |
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| (-1a) in Article 3, point (53) is replaced by the following: | |
| (53) ‘advertising’ means any presentation of products to the public, by any means other than a label, that is intended or is likely to influence and shape attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in order to directly or indirectly promote the sale of products; | (53) ‘advertising’ means any presentation of products to the public, including on the online market, by any means other than a label, that is intended or is likely to influence and shape attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in order to directly or indirectly promote the sale of products; |
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| (-1b) in Article 3, the following point is added: | |
| (75a) ‘innovative livestock housing systems’ means housing systems ensuring improvements in animal welfare and climate protection in livestock farming;’ |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (-1c) in Article 10(4), the following point is added: | |
| ‘(ba) if marketed to other organic farms, livestock, provided that there is relevant documentation in terms of certification of the operators involved and that the animal has been registered by the operator of the former organic or in-conversion production unit and, following the sale, by the operator of the subsequent organic or in-conversion production unit’; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (-1d) in Article 12 the following paragraph is added: | |
| '2a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54 to supplement point 1.8.4 of Part I of Annex II of this Regulation by setting out additional rules for organic plant breeding, as regards the following elements: | |
| (a) the starting materials and crossing materials used; | |
| (b) transparency requirements in relation to plant breeding techniques used; | |
| (c) the conditions and durations of the organic breeding programmes; and | |
| (d) the intellectual property rights applicable to the varieties created through organic plant breeding. ' |
| Present Text | Amendment |
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| (1a) in Article 29, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following: | |
| 9. By 31 March of each year, Member States shall electronically transmit to the Commission relevant information about cases involving contamination with non-authorised products or substances in the previous year, including information collected at border control posts, concerning the nature of contamination detected, and in particular the cause, the source and the level of contamination as well as the volume and nature of products contaminated. This information shall be collected by the Commission through the computer system made available by the Commission and shall be used to facilitate the formulation of best practices for avoiding contamination. | 9. By 31 March of each year, Member States shall electronically transmit to the Commission relevant information about cases involving contamination with non-authorised products or substances in the previous year, including information collected at border control posts, concerning the nature of contamination detected, and in particular the cause, the source and the level of contamination as well as the volume and nature of products contaminated. This information shall be collected by the Commission through the computer system made available by the Commission and shall be used to facilitate the formulation of best practices for avoiding contamination. The Commission shall publish such best practices, including recommendations, with the aim improving the prevention, management and harmonised handling of contamination cases across the Union. The first publication shall take place by 30 September 2028 and shall thereafter be updated at least every four years. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| For the products referred to in Article 2(1), the terms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used anywhere in the Union, in any language listed in Annex IV, for the labelling, advertising material or commercial documents of a product which does not comply with this Regulation or is not imported from a third country under the conditions laid down in Article 45, points (b)(ii) or (iii), for the purposes of placing that product on the market within the Union as an organic product.; | For the products referred to in Article 2(1), the terms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used anywhere in the Union, in any language listed in Annex IV, for the labelling, advertising material, information provided in online interfaces, domain names or commercial documents of a product which does not comply with this Regulation or is not imported from a third country under the conditions laid down in Article 45, points (b)(ii) or (iii), for the purposes of placing that product on the market within the Union as an organic product.; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| ‘- in the cases where the processed food as referred to in point (a) of Article 30(5) is made with ingredients imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii) and where such ingredients account for more than 5% of the organic agricultural ingredients of the product by weight of the processed food and do not comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII.’ | ‘ - in the cases where the processed food as referred to in point (a) of Article 30(5) is made with ingredients imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii) and where such ingredients do not comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII.’. |
| Present text | Amendment |
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| (3a) in Article 32(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: | |
| For the purposes of the first subparagraph, the word ‘Agriculture’ may be replaced by ‘Aquaculture’ where appropriate and the words ‘EU’ and ‘non-EU’ may be replaced or supplemented by the name of a country, or by the name of a country and a region, if all of the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed in that country and, if applicable, in that region. | ‘For the purposes of the first subparagraph, the word ‘Agriculture’ may be replaced by ‘Aquaculture’ where appropriate and the words ‘EU’ and ‘non-EU’ shall be supplemented by the name of a country, or by the name of a country and a region, if all of the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed in that country and, if applicable, in that region.’ |
| Present text | Amendment |
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| (3b) in Article 32, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: | |
| 3. The indications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and in Article 33(3) shall be marked in a conspicuous place in such a way as to be easily visible, and shall be clearly legible and indelible. | ‘3. The indications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and in Article 33(3) shall be marked in a conspicuous place, shall have the same prominence as the other information contained in the logo and shall be presented in the same font size in such a way as to be easily visible, and shall be clearly legible and indelible.’ |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (b) in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products that are imported in accordance with of Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii), and that comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII; | (b) in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products that are imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii), provided that those products comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (c) for processed food referred to in Article 30(5), point (a), and processed feed referred to in Article 30(6), with ingredients that are imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii), provided that those ingredients comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII or represent less than 5% of the organic agricultural ingredients of the product by weight for processed food or less than 5% of the organic ingredients of agricultural origin that are contained in the processed feed; | (c) for processed food referred to in Article 30(5), point (a), and processed feed referred to in Article 30(6), with ingredients that are imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii), provided that those ingredients comply with the requirements set out in Annex VII; |
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| (3b) in Article 33, the following subparagraph is inserted after point (d): | |
| Where the organic production logo of the European Union is used in accordance with point (d) of the first subparagraph, the requirements of Article 32(2) and point 1.7 of Annex V shall not apply. |
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| 5. National logos and private logos may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation. | 5. National logos and private logos may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products, provided that they comply with this Regulation. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54 amending Annex VII on the use of the organic production logo of the European Union for products imported in accordance Article 45(1), with points (b)(ii) or (iii), by adding requirements that need to be met to fulfil consumers’ expectations and maintain fair competition on the Union market of organic products, or by amending those added requirements, as regards in particular the use of sustainable systems for plant production, of livestock production systems ensuring animal welfare and sustainable nutrition, of food processing methods using minimum artificial inputs, while at the same time taking into account third countries’ specificities for products not grown or processed in the Union.; | 7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54 amending Annex VII by adding new requirements with which products imported in accordance with Article 45(1), points (b)(ii) or (iii), must comply in order to use the organic production logo of the European Union, relating to the use of sustainable systems for plant production, of livestock production systems ensuring animal welfare and sustainable nutrition, and of food processing methods using minimum artificial inputs. When the products concerned are not grown or processed in the Union, those delegated acts shall take account of the requirements for those products in the third countries producing them. |
| The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54 modifying or deleting requirements added pursuant to the first subparagraph. | |
| The delegated acts referred to in the first and second subparagraph shall only be adopted if the following conditions are fulfilled: | |
| (a) the new requirement added or its modification or deletion is justified by a substantial change in the production or control rules applicable in the Union or in the third countries concerned that would render the use of the organic production logo of the European Union harmful to fair competition within the internal market in organic products or liable to give rise to ambiguity that could mislead consumers; | |
| (b) the new requirement added or its modification or deletion is proportionate to the change referred to in point (a); and | |
| (c) the new requirement added or its modification or deletion pursues the objectives set out in Article 4 of this Regulation. |
| Present text | Amendment |
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| (4a) in Article 34, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: | |
| 6. Member States shall keep updated lists containing the names and addresses of operators and groups of operators that have notified their activities in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall make public in an appropriate manner, including by means of links to a single internet website, a comprehensive list of this data, together with the information relating to the certificates provided to those operators and groups of operators in accordance with Article 35(1). When doing so, Member States shall comply with the requirements for the protection of personal data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council | "6. On the websites that they administer, Member States shall include a link to the TRACES system in which the certificates issued to operators and groups of operators, in accordance with Article 35(1), are available” |
the TRACES system already contains all necessary information and there is no need to create additional excessive bureaucracy.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Member States may exempt from the obligation to be in the possession of a certificate referred to in paragraph 2 operators that sell unpacked organic products other than feed directly to the final consumer, provided that | Member States may exempt from the obligation to be in the possession of a certificate referred to in paragraph 2 operators that sell unpacked organic products other than feed directly to the final consumer, provided that: |
| those operators do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, or import such products from a third country, or subcontract such activities to a third party, and provided that such sales do not exceed 10 000 kg per year.’; | (a) those operators do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, or import such products from a third country, or subcontract such activities to a third party; and |
| (b) such sales do not represent an annual turnover of more than EUR 25 000 or the potential certification costs for the operator would exceed 2 % of the annual total turnover on unpacked organic products sold by that operator. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5a) in Article 35, the following paragraph is inserted: | |
| 8a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 54, to amend the annual turnover threshold in paragraph 8 to reflect developments in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)’. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| ‘(b) only be composed of members who each have holdings of maximum: | (b) only be composed of members: |
| — (i) 10 hectares, | — (i) whose potential individual certification costs represent more than 2 % of their annual turnover or of their standard output of organic production; or |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| — (ii) one hectare, in the case of greenhouses, or | –(ii) who each have maximum holdings of: |
| - 10 hectares; | |
| - one hectare, in the case of greenhouses, or; | |
| — (iii) 30 hectares, exclusively in the case of permanent grassland;’; | - 30 hectares, exclusively in the case of permanent grassland; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (d) have legal personality or be part of a farmer cooperative association, operator cooperative, association, federation or organisation that has legal personality;; | (d) have legal personality, including individual argricultural holdings or be part of a farmer cooperative association, operator cooperative, association, federation or organisation that has legal personality; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6a) in Article 38(1) the following point is added: | |
| (ea) where organic or in-conversion products are marketed through online interfaces, marketplaces, distance-selling services, or domain-based electronic commerce systems, the verification of digital traceability records, online product presentation, certification claims, operator identification, and compliance of electronic sales channels with this Regulation. |
| Present Text | Amendment |
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| (6b) In Article 38(8), point (a), the following point is added: | |
| (iiia) controls relating to online interfaces and domain names used for the marketing of organic or in-conversion products, including measures to prevent continued marketing in cases of serious or repeated non-compliance. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7) in Article 48(1), second subparagraph, the date ‘31 December 2026’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2036’ | (7) in Article 48(1), second subparagraph, the date ‘31 December 2026’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2031’ |
| Present text | Amendment |
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| (7a) in Article 48(5), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following | |
| The Commission may adopt implementing acts to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of suspected or established non-compliance, in particular those affecting the integrity of organic or in-conversion products imported from third countries referred to in this Article. Such measures may consist in particular in the verification of the integrity of organic or in-conversion products before placing the products on the market within the Union and, where appropriate, in the suspension of the authorisation for the placing on the market of such products within the Union as organic products or in-conversion products. | The Commission may adopt implementing acts to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of suspected or established non-compliance, in particular those affecting the integrity of organic or in-conversion products imported from third countries referred to in this Article. Such measures may consist in particular in the verification of the integrity of organic or in-conversion products before placing the products on the market within the Union and, where appropriate, in the suspension or restriction of the authorisation for the placing on the market of such products within the Union as organic products or in-conversion products. |
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| (7b) in Article 49, the following paragraph is added: | |
| 'By 31 December 2028, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of negotiations on the conclusion of trade agreements with the eleven third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.' |
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| (7c) in Article 53, the paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: | |
| 4. From 1 January 2026, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54, based on the information as regards availability of organic protein feed for poultry and porcine animals made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article or presented in the report referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article, ending the authorisations to use non-organic protein feed in the nutrition of poultry and porcine animals referred to in points 1.9.3.1(c) and 1.9.4.2(c) of Part II of Annex II at an earlier date than 31 December 2026 or extending them beyond that date. | ‘4. From 1 January 2036, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 54, based on the information as regards availability of organic protein feed for poultry and porcine animals made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article or presented in the report referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article, ending the authorisations to use non-organic protein feed in the nutrition of poultry and porcine animals referred to in points 1.9.3.1(c) and 1.9.4.2(c) of Part II of Annex II at an earlier date than 31 December 2036 or extending them beyond that date.’ |
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| (7d) the following Article is inserted: | |
| ‘Article 53a | |
| Review clause | |
| By 31 December 2030 and every seven years thereafter, the Commission shall review this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, assessing its implementation and impact, and, in particular, its effectiveness, efficiency, the administrative burden that it imposes and the opportunities for its simplification.’ |
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| (7e) the following Article is inserted: | |
| ‘Article 61a | |
| Transitional Provisions | |
| Products which have been produced, labelled and placed on the market in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation applicable before the date referred to in the first subparagraph of this Article may continue to be made available on the market until stocks are exhausted.’ |
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| (-a) in Part I ,point 1.8.2. is replaced by the following: | |
| 1.8.2. To obtain organic plant reproductive material to be used for the production of products other than plant reproductive material, the mother plant and, where relevant, other plants intended for plant reproductive material production shall have been produced in accordance with this Regulation for at least one generation, or, in the case of perennial crops, for at least one generation during two growing seasons. | ‘1.8.2. To obtain organic plant reproductive material, the mother plant in the case of seeds and the parent plant in the case of vegetative propagating material shall have been produced in accordance with this Regulation for at least one generation, or, in the case of perennial crops, for at least one generation during two growing seasons.’ |
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| (-aa) in Part I, point 1.9.2 is replaced by the following: | |
| 1.9.2. The fertility and biological activity of the soil shall be maintained and increased: | "1.9.2. The fertility and biological activity of the soil shall be maintained and increased: |
| (a) except in the case of grassland or perennial forage, by the use of multiannual crop rotation including mandatory leguminous crops as the main or cover crop for rotating crops and other green manure crops; | (a) except in the case of greenhouses, grassland or perennial forage, by the use of multiannual crop rotation including mandatory leguminous crops as the main or cover crop for rotating crops and other green manure crops |
| (b) in the case of greenhouses or perennial crops other than forage, by the use of short-term green manure crops and legumes as well as the use of plant diversity; and | (b) in the case of perennial crops other than forage, by the use of short-term green manure crops and legumes as well as the use of plant diversity; and |
| (c) in all cases, by the application of livestock manure or organic matter, both preferably composted, from organic production. | (c) in all cases, by the application of livestock manure or organic matter, both preferably composted, from organic production. |
Agronomic and environmental benefits of short term green manure crops are primarily linked to open field conditions, such as erosion control, nutrient retention and soil biodiversity. In greenhouses, soil and nutrient management are already highly controlled, and the use of short-term green manure crops does not deliver comparable benefits. Maintaining such a requirement in the case of greenhouses would therefore impose disproportionate and ineffective obligations on operators without contributing meaningfully to the objectives of organic production.
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| (a) in point 1.2.2., points (c) and (d) are replaced by the following: | (a) in point 1.2.2., points (a), (c) and (d) are replaced by the following: |
| (a) 12 months in the case of bovine animals and equine animals for meat production; | |
| ‘(c) 10 weeks for poultry for meat production, except for Peking ducks and quails, brought in before they are three days old; | (c) 10 weeks for poultry for meat production, except for Peking ducks and quails, brought in before they are three days old; |
| (d) seven weeks for Peking ducks and five weeks for quails brought in before they are three days old;’; | (d) seven weeks for Peking ducks and five weeks for quails brought in before they are three days old;’; |
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| (aa) point 1.3.4.3. is replaced by the following | |
| 1.3.4.3. By way of derogation from point 1.3.1, where a flock is constituted for the first time, or is renewed or reconstituted, and where the qualitative and quantitative needs of farmers cannot be met, the competent authority may decide that non-organically reared poultry may be brought into an organic poultry production unit, provided that the pullets for the production of eggs and poultry for meat production are less than three days old. Products derived from them may only be considered as organic if the conversion period specified in point 1.2 has been complied with. | 1.3.4.3. By way of derogation from point 1.3.1, where a flock is constituted for the first time, or is renewed or reconstituted, and where the qualitative and quantitative needs of farmers cannot be met, the competent authority may decide that non-organically reared poultry may be brought into an organic poultry production unit, provided that the pullets for the production of eggs and poultry for meat production are less than three days old. Products derived from them may only be considered organic if the conversion period specified in point 1.2 has been complied with. However, in duly justified cases related to the availability of organically reared animals, animal welfare considerations or logistic constraints, the competent authority may decide that non-organically reared poultry intended for conversion at an age exceeding three days of age can be brought into organic production units, provided that they are less than seven days old. |
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| (ab) in point 1.3.4.4.2, the introductory part is replaced by the following: | |
| 1.3.4.4.2 For breeding purposes, non-organic adult male and non-organic nulliparous female animals may be introduced for the renewal of a herd or flock. They shall be reared subsequently in accordance with the organic production rules. In addition, the number of female animals shall be subject to the following restrictions per year: | 1.3.4.4.2 For breeding purposes, non-organic sexually mature male and non-organic nulliparous female animals may be introduced for the renewal of a herd or flock. They shall be reared subsequently in accordance with the organic production rules. In addition, the number of female animals shall be subject to the following restrictions per year: |
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| (ba) point 1.6.4 is replaced by the following: | |
| 1.6.4. The minimum surface for indoor and outdoor areas, and the technical details relating to housing, laid down in the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(3), shall be complied with. | 1.6.4. The minimum surface for indoor and outdoor areas, and the technical details relating to housing, laid down in the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(3), shall be complied with. Where innovative housing systems are used, indoor and outdoor areas shall be combined. That combined area shall correspond to the sum of the minimum surface for indoor and outdoor areas. |
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| (bb) point 1.6.5 is replaced by the following: | |
| 1.6.5. Open air areas may be partially covered. Verandas shall not be considered as open air areas. | 1.6.5. Outdoor areas may be partially or, where necessary, largely covered, provided that the outdoor area retains the character of an open-air environment. Roofing shall be permitted to the extent required to adapt to specific regional climates, and animal welfare needs, to ensure that animals are protected from extreme weather conditions, to maintain the usability of outdoor areas, and to minimise environmental risks. Verandas shall not be considered to be outdoor areas. |
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| (bc) in point 1.9.1.1, point (b) is replaced by the following: | |
| (b) animals shall have access to pasturage for grazing whenever conditions allow; | (b) animals shall have access to pasturage for grazing whenever conditions allow and, where they do not, adequate alternatives may be provided through the use of innovative livestock housing systems, provided that the indoor and outdoor areas exceed the minimum surface for indoor and outdoor areas laid down in the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(3), provided that herbivores have had access to grazing areas at some stage of their life; |
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| (bd) in point 1.9.3.1, point (c), introductory part is replaced by the following: | |
| (c) where farmers are unable to obtain protein feed exclusively from organic production, and the competent authority has confirmed that organic protein feed is not available in sufficient quantity, non-organic protein feed may be used until 31 December 2026 provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: | (c) where farmers are unable to obtain protein feed exclusively from organic production, and the competent authority has confirmed that organic protein feed is not available in sufficient quantity, non-organic protein feed may be used until 31 December 2036 provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: |
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| (ca) in point 1.9.4.2 point (c), introductory part is replaced by the following: | |
| where farmers are unable to obtain protein feed exclusively from organic production for poultry species, and the competent authority has confirmed that organic protein feed is not available in sufficient quantity, non-organic protein feed may be used until 31 December 2026, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: | (c) where farmers are unable to obtain protein feed exclusively from organic production for poultry species, and the competent authority has confirmed that organic protein feed is not available in sufficient quantity, non-organic protein feed may be used until 31 December 2036 provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: |
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| (fa) in Annex VI, Part I, point 6, point b is replaced by the following: | |
| (b) livestock and unprocessed livestock products | (b) livestock and unprocessed livestock products |
| Production method: | Production method: |
| - organic production excluding during the conversion period | - organic production |
| - production during the conversion period (livestock during in conversion period) | - livestock during in conversion period |
| - organic production with non-organic production | - organic production with non-organic production |
EU organic law does not recognise "in-conversion" as a product category for animals or animal products. Unlike crops, where an intermediate in-conversion status exists during the transition period, animal products are simply either organic or non-organic. Yet the current COI certificate template includes a tickbox for "in-conversion livestock products" which is legally misleading.
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Annex: declaration of input 4 blocks
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she included in her report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the report, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| IFOAM - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
| OPTA - Organic Processing and Trade Association |
| CEEV - Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins |
| EOCC - European Organic Certifiers Council |
| BOELW - Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft |
| AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricultura Biologica |
| EUsalt -European Salt Producers’ Association |
| Copa-Cogeca - Committee of Professional agricultural Organisations - General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the EU |
| Coldiretti - Confederation Nazionale Coldiretti |
| Confagricoltura |
| CIA - Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori |
| FNAB - Fédération Nationale d’Agriculture Biologique |
| ERPA - European Rural Poultry Association |
| AVEC - Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU Countries |
| ELPHA - European Live Poultry and Poultry Hatching Egg Association |
| AIC - Agricultural Industries Confederation |
| OENODIA |
| SEASALT Europe |
| CELCAA - European Liaison Committee for Agricultural and Agri-food trade |
| Federbio |
| Assobio |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
| U.S. Mission to the European Union |
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
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| Title | Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries | |
| References | COM(2025)0780 – C10-0350/2025 – 2025/0417(COD) | |
| Date submitted to Parliament | 16.12.2025 | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | AGRI 27.1.2026 | |
| Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary | ENVI 27.1.2026 | |
| Not delivering opinions Date of decision | ENVI 13.1.2026 | |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Camilla Laureti 17.3.2026 | |
| Discussed in committee | 5.3.2026 | 5.5.2026 |
| Date adopted | 14.7.2026 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 37 4 8 |
| Date tabled | 29.7.2026 |
| FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE37 | + |
| ECR | Waldemar Buda, Carlo Fidanza, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Sander Smit, Veronika Vrecionová |
| NI | Katarína Roth Neveďalová |
| PPE | Alexander Bernhuber, Daniel Buda, Salvatore De Meo, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Krzysztof Hetman, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Stefan Köhler, Willemien Koning, Norbert Lins, Jessica Polfjärd, Pekka Toveri, Maria Walsh, Marta Wcisło |
| PfE | Tomáš Kubín |
| Renew | Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Barry Cowen, Christophe Grudler, Elsi Katainen, Ciaran Mullooly |
| S&D | André Franqueira Rodrigues, Camilla Laureti, Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Noichl, Elena Sancho Murillo |
| Verts/ALE | Cristina Guarda, Martin Häusling, Anna Strolenberg, Thomas Waitz |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries}},
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