http://orgprints.org/6080/ New criteria for inputs Hot points of the actual version of art.7 Non-contact clause “the conditions for their use preclude any direct contact with the seed, the crop, crop products or livestock and livestock products; however, in the case of perennial crops, direct contact may take place, but only outside the growing season of the edible parts (fruits) provided that such application does not indirectly result in the presence of residues of the product in the edible parts” Traditional use condition “The conditions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to products which were in common use before the adoption of this Regulation according to the codes of practice on organic farming followed in the Community.” Micheloni, Cristina inputs_evaluation eu-organic-inputs New criteria for inputs 2005-10-17 Micheloni, Cristina (2005) New criteria for inputs. Evaluating inputs for organic farming - a new system, Belgium, Brussels, 13.10.2005. [ Unpublished, ] application/pdf