Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1691 of 12 July 2021 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements for record-keeping for operators in organic production (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 1 January 2022.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended as follows:

1.

Part I is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1.9.3, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, the amount applied and the crop and parcels concerned.’;

(b)

in point 1.10.2, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Operators shall keep records proving the need for the use of such products, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, the amount applied, the crop and parcels concerned, and the pest or disease to be controlled.’;

(c)

in point 1.11, the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, and the location of such use.’;

(d)

in point 1.12, the following sentence is added:

‘In particular, operators shall keep records of any other external input used on each parcel and, where applicable, keep available documentary evidence on any derogation from production rules obtained in accordance with point 1.8.5.’;

(e)

in point 2.2, the following paragraph is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the period and location of the collection, the species concerned and the quantity of wild plants collected.’;

2.

Part II is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1.1, the following paragraph is added:

‘Operators shall keep available documentary evidence on any derogation from livestock production rules obtained in accordance with points 1.3.4.3, 1.3.4.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.8, 1.9.3.1(c) and 1.9.4.2(c).’;

(b)

the following point 1.3.4.5 is inserted:

‘1.3.4.5.

Operators shall keep records or documentary evidence of the origin of animals, identifying the animals in accordance with appropriate systems (per animal or by batch/flock/hive), of the veterinary records of the animals introduced in the holding, the date of arrival, and the conversion period.’;

(c)

the following point 1.4.4 is inserted:

‘1.4.4.   Record-keeping of the feeding regime

Operators shall keep records of the feeding regime and, where relevant, the grazing period. In particular, they shall keep records of the name of the feed, including any form of feed used e.g. compound feed, proportions of various feed materials of rations and proportion of feed from their own holding or the same region and, where relevant, periods of access to grazing areas, periods of transhumance where restrictions apply and documentary evidence of the application of points 1.4.2 and 1.4.3.’;

(d)

in point 1.5.1.6, the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products including the date or dates on which the product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, and the location of such use.’;

(e)

the following point 1.5.2.7. is inserted:

‘1.5.2.7.

Operators shall keep records or documentary evidence of any treatment applied and, in particular, the identification of the animals treated, the date of treatment, diagnosis, the posology, the name of the treatment product and, where applicable, the veterinary prescription for veterinary care, and the withdrawal period applied before livestock products can be marketed and labelled as organic.’;

(f)

the following point 1.7.12 is inserted:

‘1.7.12.

Operators shall keep records or documentary evidence of any specific operation applied and justifications for the application of point 1.7.5, 1.7.8, 1.7.9 or 1.7.10. As regards animals leaving the holding, the following data shall be recorded, where relevant: age, number of animals, weight of slaughter animals, appropriate identification (per animal or by batch/flock/hive) date of departure and destination.’;

(g)

in point 1.9.4.4, point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c)

buildings shall be emptied of livestock between each batch of poultry that has been reared. The buildings and fittings shall be cleaned and disinfected during this time. In addition, when the rearing of each batch of poultry has been completed, runs shall be left empty during a period to be established by the Member States in order to allow vegetation to grow back. The operator shall keep records or documentary evidence of the application of such period. Those requirements shall not apply where poultry are not reared in batches, are not kept in runs and are free to roam throughout the day;’;

(h)

the following point 1.9.6.6 is inserted:

‘1.9.6.6.   Record-keeping obligations Operators shall keep a map on an appropriate scale or geographic coordinates of the location of hives to be provided to the control authority or control body demonstrating that the areas accessible to the colonies meet the requirements of this Regulation.

The following information shall be entered in the register of the apiary with regard to feeding: name of the product used, dates, quantities and hives where the product is used.

The zone where the apiary is situated shall be recorded together with the identification of the hives and the period of moving.

All the measures applied shall be recorded in the register of the apiary, including the removals of the supers and the honey extraction operations. The amount and dates of the collection of honey shall also be recorded.’;

3.

Part III is amended as follows:

(a)

the following point 1.11 is inserted:

‘1.11.

Operators shall keep available documentary evidence on any derogation from production rules for aquaculture animals obtained in accordance with points 3.1.2.1(d) and (e).’;

(b)

in point 2.2.2(c), the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, and the amount applied, with information on the lots/tanks/basins concerned.’;

(c)

in point 2.3.2, the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products, including the date or dates on which the product are used, the name of the product, and the amount applied with information on the lots/tanks/basins concerned.’;

(d)

the following point 3.1.2.4 is inserted:

‘3.1.2.4.

Operators shall keep records of the origin of animals, identifying the animals/batches of animals, the date of arrival and type of species, the quantities, the organic or non-organic status, and the conversion period.’;

(e)

the following point 3.1.3.5 is inserted:

‘3.1.3.5.

Operators shall keep records of specific feeding regimes, in particular, on the name and quantity of feed and the use of additional feed, and the respective animals/batches of animals fed.’;

(f)

the following point 3.1.4.3 is inserted:

‘3.1.4.3.   Record-keeping of disease prevention Operators shall keep records of the disease prevention measures applied giving details of fallowing, cleaning and water treatment, and of any veterinary and other parasite treatment applied and in particular, the date of treatment, diagnosis, the posology, the name of the treatment product, and veterinary prescription for veterinary care, where applicable, and withdrawal periods applied before aquaculture products can be marketed and labelled as organic.’;

(g)

in point 3.1.5.3, the following paragraph is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of monitoring and maintenance measures concerning animal welfare and water quality. In case of fertilisation of ponds and lakes, the operators shall keep records of the application of fertilisers and soil conditioners, including the date of application, the name of the product, the amount applied, and the location of the application concerned.’;

(h)

in point 3.1.6.5, the following paragraph is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of such uses, indicating whether applied under point (a) (b) or (c).’;

4.

Part IV is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1.4, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

take precautionary measures and keep records of those measures;’;

(b)

the following point 1.7 is inserted:

‘1.7.

Operators shall keep available documentary evidence on authorisations for the use of non-organic agricultural ingredients for the production of processed organic food in accordance with Article 25 if they have obtained or used such authorisations.’;

(c)

in point 2.2.3, the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances and the location of such use.’;

(d)

the following point 2.3 is inserted:

‘2.3.

Operators shall keep records of any input used in the food production. In case of production of composite products, complete recipes/formulae showing the quantities of input and output shall be kept available for the competent authority or control body.’;

5.

Part V is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1.4, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

take precautionary measures and keep records of those measures;’;

(b)

in point 2.4, the following sentence is added:

‘Operators shall keep records of the use of those products, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, and the location of such use.’;

(c)

the following point 2.5 is inserted:

‘2.5.

Operators shall keep records of any input used in the feed production. In the case of production of composite products, complete recipes/formulae showing the quantities of input and output shall be kept available for the competent authority or control body.’;

6.

in Part VI, the following point 2.3 is inserted:

‘2.3.

Operators shall keep records of the use of any product and substance used in the wine production and for cleaning and disinfection, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, and where applicable, the location of such use.’;

7.

in Part VII, the following point 1.5 is inserted:

‘1.5.

Operators shall keep records of any product and substance used for yeast production and for cleaning and disinfection, including the date or dates on which each product was used, the name of the product, its active substances, and the location of such use.’.