European Union (Organic Farming) Regulations 2016.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 2016
• Citation: IR SI 683/2016

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th January, 2017.

I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purposes of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 20071 (as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 967/2008 of 29 September 20082 and Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 20133 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 20084 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2008 of 15 December 20085 ,Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 20096 Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/20l0 of 24 March 20I07 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 344/2011 of 8 April 20118 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 426/2011 of 2 May 20119 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012 of 14 February 201210 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 of 8 March 201211 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2012 of 14 June 201212 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 392/2013 of 29 April 201313 Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 201314 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1030/2013 of 24 October 201315 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1364/2013 of 17 December 201316 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2014 of 8 April 201417 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 836/2014 of 31 July 201418 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1358/2014 of 18 December 201419 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/673 of 29 April 201620 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 200821 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2009 of 19 June 200922 Commission Regulation (EU) No 471/2010 of 31 May 201023 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011 of 20 June 201124 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1084/2011 of 27 October 201125 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1267/2011 of 6 December 201126 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012 of 14 February 201227 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 of 20 June 201228 ,Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 201229 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 125/2013 of 13 February 201330 ,Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 201331 ,CommissionImplementing Regulation (EU) No 567/2013 of 18 June 201332 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 of 20 June 201333 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014 of 8 April 201434 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2014 of 30 April 201435 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014 of 16 June 201436 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 829/2014 of 30 July 201437 ,Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 201438 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 23 January 201539 ,Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 of 17 June 201540 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1980 of 4 November 201541 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2345 of 15 December 201542 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/457 of 18 March 201643 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/910 of 9 June 201644 ), hereby make the following regulations:

Part 1

Preliminary and General

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Organic Farming) Regulations 2016.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations- "authorised officer" means a person—

(a) appointed under Regulation 53,

(b) who immediately before the making of these Regulations was an authorised officer appointed under Regulation 8 of the European Communities (Organic Farming) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 112 of 2004 ), or

(c) who is officer of customs within the meaning of Customs Act 2015 (No. 18 of 2015);

"Commission Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2008 of 15 December 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 344/2011 of 8 April 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 426/2011 of 2 May 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012 of 14 February 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 of 8 March 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2012 of 14 June 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 392/2013 of 29 April 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1030/2013 of 24 October 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1364/2013 of 17 December 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2014 of 8 April 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 836/2014 of 31 July 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1358/2014 of 18 December 2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/673 of 29 April 2016;

"Commission Import Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2009 of 19 June 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No 471/2010 of 31 May 2010, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011 of 20 June 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1084/2011 of 27 October 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1267/2011 of 6 December 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012 of 14 February 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 of 20 June 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 125/2013 of 13 February 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 567/2013 of 18 June 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 of 20 June 2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014 of 8 April 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2014 of 30 April 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014 of 16 June 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 829/2014 of 30 July 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 23 January 2015, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 of 17 June 2015, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1980 of 4 November 2015, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2345 of 15 December 2015, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/457 of 18 March 2016 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/910 of 9 June 2016;

"Council Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 967/2008 of 29 September 2008 and Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013;

"Minister" means "Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

(2) A word or expression that is used in the Council Regulation or in the Commission Regulation and is also used in these Regulations has, in these Regulations, the same meaning as in the Council Regulation or in the Commission Regulation.

Part 2

Prohibitions

Prohibition on use of GMOs

3. (1) A person who contravenes Article 9 of the Council Regulation, which relates to the prohibition on use of GMOs in organic production, commits an offence.

(2) A person who contravenes Article 69 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to a declaration that a product has not been produced from GMOs, commits an offence.

Prohibition on use of ionising radiation

4. A person who contravenes Article 10 of the Council Regulation, which relates to the prohibition on use of ionising radiation in organic production, commits an offence.

Prohibition on hydroponic production

5. A person who contravenes Article 4 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to the prohibition on hydroponic production, commits an offence.

Landless livestock production

6. A person who contravenes Article 16 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to the prohibition of landless livestock production, commits an offence.

Part 3

Separation of sites

Separation of organic production sites

7. A person who contravenes Article 11 of the Council Regulation, which relates to separation of organic production into clearly separated units or, in the case of aquaculture, production sites, commits an offence.

Simultaneous production of organic and non-organic animals

8. A person who contravenes Article 17 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to the simultaneous production of organic and non-organic livestock, commits an offence.

Part 4

Plant production

Plant production generally

9. A person who contravenes Article 12 of the Council Regulation, which relates to plant production rules, commits an offence.

Soil management and fertilisation

10. A person who contravenes Article 3 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to fertilisation and soil management, commits an offence.

Pest, disease and weed management

11. A person who contravenes Article 5 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to the use of certain products for pest, disease and weed management, commits an offence

Mushroom production

12. A person who contravenes Article 6 of the Commission Regulation, which relates to mushroom production, commits an offence

Seaweed production

13. A person who contravenes Article 13 of the Council Regulation or Chapter 1a of Title II or Article 29a of the Commission Regulation, which relates to seaweed production rules, commits an offence.

Part 5

Livestock production

Livestock production generally

14. A person who contravenes Article 14 of the Council...