Legal provisions of COM(2022)659 - Labelling of organic pet food

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dossier COM(2022)659 - Labelling of organic pet food.
document COM(2022)659 EN
date October 18, 2023

Contents

Article 1 - Subject matter

This Regulation lays down specific labelling requirements for pet food produced in accordance with the rules concerning organic production provided in Regulation (EU) 2018/848.

Article 2 - Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. ‘pet food’ means feed intended for pets as defined in Article 3(2), point (f), of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 6 ;

2. ‘prepacked pet food’ means any single item of pet food for presentation as such to the final consumer, including the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the food completely or only partially, but in any event in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging; prepacked pet food does not cover pet food packed on the sales premises at the final consumer’s request or prepacked for direct sale.

Article 3 - Use of terms referring to organic production on the labelling of pet food

1. For pet food, the terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may be used:

(a)in the sales description and in the list of ingredients, provided that:

(i)the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation; and

(ii)at least 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic;

(b)only in the list of ingredients, provided that:

(i)less than 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic, and provided that those ingredients comply with the production rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848;

(ii)only feed additives and processing aids authorised pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are used in the processing of the pet food; and

(iii)the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in points 1.5, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 in Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation.

2. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1 shall indicate which ingredients are organic. The references to organic production may only appear in relation to the organic ingredients.

3. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), shall include an indication of the total percentage of organic ingredients in proportion to the total quantity of agricultural ingredients.

4. The terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and the indication of the percentage referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall appear in the same colour, identical size and style of lettering as the other indications in the list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 4 - Use of the organic production logo of the European Union on the labelling of pet food

1. The organic production logo of the European Union referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may only be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of pet food complying with the conditions referred to in Article 3(1)(a). 

2. In the case of prepacked pet food bearing a term referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the organic production logo of the European Union shall appear on the packaging.

Article 5 - Entry into force

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.