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Extract from REGULATION (EU) 2018/848 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, of 30 May
2018, on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No
834/2007
(1) | Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that
combines best environmental and climate action practices, a high level of biodiversity, the
preservation of natural resources and the application of high animal welfare standards and high
production standards in line with the demand of a growing number of consumers for products
produced using natural substances and processes. Organic production thus plays a dual societal role,
where, on the one hand, it provides for a specific market responding to consumer demand for
organic products and, on the other hand, it delivers publicly available goods that contribute to the
protection of the environment and animal welfare, as well as to rural development.
(2) | The observance of high standards for health, the environment and animal welfare in the
production of organic products is intrinsic to the high quality of those products. As underlined in the
communication of the Commission of 28 May 2009 on agricultural product quality policy, organic
production forms part of the Union’s agricultural product quality schemes, together with
geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed in accordance with Regulation (EU)
No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and products of the outermost
regions of the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament
and of the Council (5). In this sense, organic production pursues the same objectives within the
common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), which are inherent to all the agricultural product quality schemes
of the Union.
(3) | In particular, the objectives of the organic production policy are embedded in the objectives of
the CAP by ensuring that farmers receive a fair return for complying with the organic production
rules. In addition, the growing consumer demand for organic products creates conditions for further
development and expansion of the market in those products and thus for an increase in the return of
farmers engaged in organic production.