For plants and plant products to be considered as organic products, the production rules laid down in this Regulation shall have been applied with respect to the parcels during a conversion period of at least two years before sowing, or, in the case of grassland or perennial forage, during a period of at least two years before its use as organic feed, or, in the case of perennial crops other than forage, during a period of at least three years before the first harvest of organic products.
Má táthar chun a mheas gur plandaí agus táirgí plandaí orgánacha atá i gceist, ní mór go mbeadh feidhm ag na rialacha táirgthe a leagtar síos sa Rialachán seo i dtaca le na dáileachtaí le linn tréimhse tiontaithe 2 bhliain ar a laghad roimh síolta a chur, nó le linn tréimhse 2 bhliain ar a laghad sula n-úsáidtear mar bheatha orgánach iad i gcás féarthalamh, nó, foráiste ilbhliantúil, nó le linn tréimhse 3 bliana ar a laghad roimh shábháil na dtáirgí orgánacha den chéad uair i gcás barra ilbhliantúla nach foráiste iad.