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Document 02008R0889-20220101

    Consolidated text: Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

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    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 889/2008

    of 5 September 2008

    laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

    (OJ L 250 18.9.2008, p. 1)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

     M1

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    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 889/2008

    of 5 September 2008

    laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

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    ANNEX VII

    Products for cleaning and disinfection

    1.

    Products for cleaning and disinfection of buildings and installations for livestock production referred to in Article 23(4):

    — 
    Potassium and sodium soap
    — 
    Water and steam
    — 
    Milk of lime
    — 
    Lime
    — 
    Quicklime
    — 
    Sodium hypochlorite (e.g. as liquid bleach)
    — 
    Caustic soda
    — 
    Caustic potash
    — 
    Hydrogen peroxide
    — 
    Natural essences of plants
    — 
    Citric, peracetic acid, formic, lactic, oxalic and acetic acid
    — 
    Alcohol
    — 
    Nitric acid (dairy equipment)
    — 
    Phosporic acid (dairy equipment)
    — 
    Formaldehyde
    — 
    Cleaning and disinfection products for teats and milking facilities
    — 
    Sodium carbonate

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    2.

    Products for cleaning and disinfection for aquaculture animals and seaweed production referred to in Articles 6e(2), 25s(2) and 29a.

    2.1.

    Subject to compliance with relevant Union and national provisions as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and in particular with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ), products used for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities in the absence of aquaculture animals may contain the following active substances:

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    ozone
    — 
    sodium hypochlorite
    — 
    calcium hypochlorite
    — 
    calcium hydroxide
    — 
    calcium oxide
    — 
    caustic soda
    — 
    alcohol
    — 
    copper sulphate: only until 31 December 2015
    — 
    potassium permanganate
    — 
    tea seed cake made of natural camelia seed (use restricted to shrimp production)
    — 
    mixtures of potassium peroxomonosulphate and sodium chloride producing hypochlorous acid.

    2.2.

    Subject to compliance with relevant Union and national provisions as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and in particular with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ), products used for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and facilities in the presence as well as in the absence of aquaculture animals may contain the following active substances:

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    limestone (calcium carbonate) for pH control
    — 
    dolomite for pH correction (use restricted to shrimp production)
    — 
    sodium chloride
    — 
    hydrogen peroxide
    — 
    sodium percarbonate
    — 
    organic acids (acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid)
    — 
    humic acid
    — 
    peroxyacetic acids
    — 
    peracetic and peroctanoic acids
    — 
    iodophores (only in the presence of eggs).

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    ANNEX IX

    Ingredients of agricultural origin which have not been produced organically referred to in Article 28

    1.   UNPROCESSED VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM BY PROCESSES

    1.1.   Edible fruits, nuts and seeds:



    — acorns

    Quercus spp.

    — cola nuts

    Cola acuminata

    — gooseberries

    Ribes uva-crispa

    — maracujas (passion fruit)

    Passiflora edulis

    — raspberries (dried)

    Rubus idaeus

    — red currants (dried)

    Ribes rubrum

    1.2.   Edible spices and herbs:



    — pepper (Peruvian)

    Schinus molle L.

    — horseradish seeds

    Armoracia rusticana

    — lesser galanga

    Alpinia officinarum

    — safflower flowers

    Carthamus tinctorius

    — watercress herb

    Nasturtium officinale

    1.3.   Miscellaneous:

    Algae, including seaweed, permitted in non-organic foodstuffs preparation

    2.   VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

    2.1.   Fats and oils whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, derived from plants other than:



    — cocoa

    Theobroma cacao

    — coconut

    Cocos nucifera

    — olive

    Olea europaea

    — sunflower

    Helianthus annuus

    — palm

    Elaeis guineensis

    — rape

    Brassica napus, rapa

    — safflower

    Carthamus tinctorius

    — sesame

    Sesamum indicum

    — soya

    Glycine max

    2.2.   The following sugars, starches and other products from cereals and tubers:

    — 
    fructose
    — 
    rice paper
    — 
    unleavened bread paper
    — 
    starch from rice and waxy maize, not chemically modified

    2.3.   Miscellaneous:

    — 
    pea protein Pisum spp.
    — 
    rum, only obtained from cane sugar juice
    — 
    kirsch prepared on the basis of fruits and flavourings as referred to in Article 27(1)(c).

    3.   ANIMAL PRODUCTS

    aquatic organisms, not originating from aquaculture, and permitted in no-organic foodstuffs preparation

    — 
    gelatin
    — 
    whey powder ‘ herasuola
    — 
    casings

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    ( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).

    ( 2 ) Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1).

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