WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.185
6May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1965)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: European Commission
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Agricultural products
andfoodstuffs from organic production
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Commission
Regulation Amending Annexes IIandVIofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No.2092/91 on
Organic Production ofAgricultural Products andIndications Referring Thereto on
Agricultural Products andFoodstuffs
6. Description ofcontent: Thisregulation updates, taking intoaccount gained experience
with theimplementation oftheregime ofRegulation (EEC) No. 2092/91, the
requirements withregard tofertilisers, products forplant protection andnon-agricultural
ingredients andprocessing aids,theuseofwhich isauthorized inorganic farming.
There isageneral agreement onthecontent ofthetextexcept forcopper, extract
(aqueous solution) from Nicotiana tabacum andpyrethroids included inAnnex IIofthe
Draft Commission Regulation. Forthese three substances there isthepossibility of
deleting them orestablish additional limits fortheconditions foruse.
7. Objective andrationale: Thisamendment isnecessary toprevent deceptive practices in
particular toconsumers inthetrade oforganic products
8. Relevant documents: Doc. 7393/VI/97 rev.8
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 12June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 5June1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: DGIII-A-1