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Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 of 24 May 2006 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 of 24 May 2006 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 of 24 May 2006 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
OJ L 137, 25.5.2006, p. 9–14
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25.5.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 137/9 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 780/2006
of 24 May 2006
amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
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Pursuant to Article 5(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, limitative lists of the ingredients and substances referred to in paragraph 3(c) and (d) and paragraph 5a(d) and (e) of that Article shall be established in Sections A and B of Annex VI to that Regulation. The conditions of use of these ingredients and substances may be specified. |
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Further to the introduction of rules for organic production of livestock and livestock products in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, it is necessary to adapt those lists in order to include substances used in the processing of products intended for human consumption which contain ingredients from animal origin. |
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It is also necessary to define additives that may be used for the preparation of fruit wines other than wines covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2). |
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Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 699/2006 (OJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 36).
(2) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).
ANNEX
Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended as follows:
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The text under the heading ‘GENERAL PRINCIPLES’ is amended as follows:
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Section A is amended as follows:
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Section B is replaced by the following: ‘SECTION B — PROCESSING AIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, WHICH MAY BE USED FOR PROCESSING OF INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN FROM ORGANIC PRODUCTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(3)(D) AND ARTICLE 5(5A)(E) OF REGULATION (EEC) No 2092/91
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(*1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(*2) OJ L 137, 25.5.2006, p. 9.’
(*3) OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1.’
(*6) OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1 ’.
(*7) OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 13.’ ’
(1) Maximum levels available from all sources, expressed as SO2 in mg/l.
(*4) In this context, “fruit wine” is defined as wine made from fruits other than grapes.
(*5) “Dulce de leche” or “Confiture de lait” refers to a soft, luscious, brown cream, made of sweetened, thickened milk
(1) The restriction concerns only animal products.
(2) This additive can only be used if it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent authority that no technological alternative giving the same sanitary guarantees and/or allowing to maintain the specific features of the product, is available.’
(3) The restriction concerns only animal products.
Preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes:
Any preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes normally used as processing aids in food processing, with the exception of genetically modified micro-organisms and with the exception of enzymes derived from “genetically modified organisms” within the meaning of Directive 2001/18/EC.