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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 Article 78

Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 Article 78

Specific control measures on beekeeping

Article 78

1.   A map on an appropriate scale listing the location of hives shall be provided to the control authority or control body by the beekeeper. Where no areas are identified in accordance with Article 13(2), the beekeeper shall provide the control authority or control body with appropriate documentation and evidence, including suitable analyses if necessary, that the areas accessible to his colonies meet the conditions required in this Regulation. 2.   The following information shall be entered in the register of the apiary with regard to the use of feeding: type of product, dates, quantities and hives where it is used. 3.   Whenever veterinary medicinal products are to be used, the type of product, including the indication of the active pharmacological substance, together with details of the diagnosis, the posology, the method of administration, the duration of the treatment and the legal withdrawal period shall be recorded clearly and declared to the control body or authority before the products are marketed as organically produced. 4.   The zone where the apiary is situated shall be registered together with the identification of the hives. The control body or authority shall be informed of the moving of apiaries by a deadline agreed on with the control authority or body. 5.   Particular care shall be taken to ensure adequate extraction, processing and storage of beekeeping products. All the measures to comply with this requirement shall be recorded. 6.   The removals of the supers and the honey extraction operations shall be entered in the register of the apiary.

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CitationArticle 78 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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