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Regulators and
regulations: European Union
The European Union regulation 2092/91 was
first published in 1991 and has undergone many amendments.
The European Parliament is the
ultimate law maker in the Union which is currently made up of 27 member
countries. The European Commission draft amendments and oversee
implementation with the Member States required to establish systems of
control and surveillance with reporting to the Commission.
The regulation currently covers food
products of plant and animal origin only and does not cover non food items
such as textiles or cosmetics. Various
mechanisms for regulating imports have been implemented but new rules were
published in December 2008 as (EC) 1235/2008. Routes of
compliance and equivalence are available. See here
for the most recent information on how the IOAS works in this system. A
wider revision has taken place and was implemented from January 1,
2009. The framework of the new regulation envisages conformity with EC
882/2004, allows for some flexibility and aims to reduce trade barriers based
on standards differences. Agreement was reached on the new text on June 12,
2007 and is published as
EC 834/2007. The new regulation extends scope to cover aquaculture, wine,
seaweed and yeast but not restaurants. The most recent
consolidated version of the new regulation is available from the EU Lex web site
here.
Latest EU drafts documents
Organic wine
draft June 2009
Organic wine draft October 2009
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