creators_name: Padel, S
creators_name: Melby Jespersen, L
creators_name: Schmid, O
creators_id: 348
type: report
datestamp: 2008-04-01
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:39:00
metadata_visibility: show
title: Final project report: EEC 2092/91 (ORGANIC) Revision
ispublished: pub
subjects: regulation
subjects: 7plantbreed
subjects: 6values
subjects: 3feeding
full_text_status: public
keywords: principles, basic values, input use, standard development  
abstract: This report summarises the findings of the project that have been presented in a number of separate reports and publications. In the Chapters 2 to 5 the approach, results and conclusions of the project are summarised, following the structure of the different work packages. Chapter 2 summarises the work on ethical values of organic agriculture. Chapter 3 looks at the differences in the implementation of Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 across Europe and compares the European Regulation with international standards. Chapters 4 and 5 summarise the findings that relate to reducing the dependency on non-organic inputs in the case of feed and seed. 
The final Chapter 6 consolidates the recommendations of the whole project arising from the various different work packages in one place. Recommendations are aimed in particular at the second stage of the ongoing revision process of the European Regulation, the transfer of the detailed rules from the Annexes of the Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 that is expected to start after the completion of the project. Further recommendations for standard setting bodies, regulators and research recommendations are also presented. 

The overall objective of the project was to provide recommendations for the revision and further development of the Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 and other standards for organic agriculture, broken down into a number of specific objectives that resulted in 12 seperate reports. 

The basic ethical values and value differences of organic agriculture in Europe was identified  through stakeholder consultation (D 2.1) and through literature as part of developing a procedure for balancing and integrating the basic values in developments of EU regulation (D 2.3). 

Organic standards from national and private organisations in Europe were compared with the EU regulation with help of database (www.organicrules.org) and differences were analysed to give recommendations on further harmonisation of the EU regulation (D 3.2). 

The knowledge on how to achieve 100 % organic rations in diets for livestock was expanded through a meta-analysis of literature and an overview of the current situation to characterise the availability of protein sources for 100% organic diets for pigs and poultry was produced  (D 4.1 part 1 and 2). Criteria for use of organic inputs, evaluation criteria for Annex II C: Feed materials and Annex II D: Dietary supplements of Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 were developed (D. 4.2). A guide for operators was developed (D 4.3). 
The knowledge on how to reduce the use of non-organic seed and vegetative propagation materials was improved through reports on seed borne diseases in organic seed and propagation material (D 5.1), on the importance of quality characterising in organic seed and propagation material (D 5.2) and analysis of national derogation regimes (D 5.3). 

The project produced 12 reports, 7 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, and a project web-page at www.organic-revision.org where all reports and further documents are available.  It organised 3 workshops with stakeholders and had ongoing communication with the Unit on Organic Farming in DG Agriculture responsible for the Organic Regulation. Members of the team produced in total more than 250 dissemination items.   
 
date: 2007-08
date_type: published
series: EEC 2092/91 (Organic Revision Project Report)
institution: Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming (DARCOF), Tjele and University of Wales, Aberystwyth
refereed: never
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citation: Padel, S; Melby Jespersen, L and Schmid, O (2007) Final project report: EEC 2092/91 (ORGANIC) Revision. EEC 2092/91 (Organic Revision Project Report), Final report.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/13343/2/Final_project_report_organic_revision.pdf