Regulation 2020/1693 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 November 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2020/1693 |
| Original proposal | COM(2020)483  |
| CELEX number i | 32020R1693 |
| Document | 11-11-2020; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 13-11-2020; OJ L 381 p. 1-3 |
| Signature | 11-11-2020 |
| Effect | 14-11-2020; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
13.11.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 381/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2020/1693 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 November 2020
amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
After consulting the European Economic and Social Committee,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which entered into force on 17 June 2018, establishes a new regulatory framework for organic production. In order to ensure a smooth transition from the old regulatory framework to the new one, that Regulation provides for a date of application of 1 January 2021. |
(2) |
On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ and, on 11 March 2020, characterised it as a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to extraordinary circumstances that require substantial efforts by the organic sector that could not reasonably have been anticipated at the time of adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/848. |
(3) |
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related public health crisis present an unprecedented challenge to the Member States and puts a heavy burden on organic operators (‘operators’). Operators thus concentrate their efforts on maintaining organic production and trade flows and cannot at the same time prepare themselves for the entry into application of the new regulatory framework under Regulation (EU) 2018/848. Hence, it is highly likely that Member States and operators will not be in a position to ensure the proper implementation and application of that Regulation from 1 January 2021, as originally envisaged. |
(4) |
In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the organic sector, to provide legal certainty and to avoid potential market disruption, it is necessary to defer the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation that are derived from that date. |
(5) |
Taking into account the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related public health crisis, its epidemiological development, as well as the additional resources required in the Member States and by operators, it is appropriate to defer the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 by one year. |
(6) |
Several dates linked to derogations, reports or empowerments granted to the Commission to end or extend derogations, derive directly from the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848. Thus, it is also appropriate to defer those dates by one year. The respective dates were set taking into account the time necessary for operators to adapt to the ending of derogations, or for Member States and the Commission to collect sufficient information on the availability of certain inputs for which derogations were granted, or for the Commission to present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and to prepare a legislative proposal or delegated acts. |
(7) |
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related public health crisis also present an unprecedented challenge to third countries and for operators based in third countries. Consequently, for third countries that have been recognised as equivalent under Article 33(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (3), it is appropriate... |
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