?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Preliminary+comments+on+Title+II+of+the+EC+Proposal+for+a+new+Council+regulation+on+organic+production&rft.creator=Alr%C3%83%C2%B8e%2C+Hugo+F.&rft.creator=Padel%2C+Susanne&rft.subject=+Regulation&rft.description=In+response+to+the+conclusions+of+the+European+Action+Plan+for+organic+food+and+farming+the+European+Commission+has+adopted+a+proposal+for+a+new+Council+regulation+on+organic+production+and+labelling+of+organic+products.+Although+the+aim+of+the+new+regulation+is+to+improve+clarity+for+both+consumers+and+farmers%2C+stakeholders+have+raised+questions+and+expressed+concerns+on+various+issues+of+the+proposed+regulation+(for+example+at+the+stakeholder+conference+held+on+March+27%2C+2006+by+the+European+Parliament).+In+order+to+ensure+the+most+relevant+focus+for+research+in+Organic+Revision%2C+the+project+has+nominated+three+contested+areas+that+need+to+be+further+analysed.+Following+this+refocusing+the+project+(Alr%C3%83%C2%B8e+and+Padel)+has+provided+preliminary+comments+concerning+objectives+and+principles+(Title+II)+of+the+EC+Proposal+for+a+new+regulation.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+conclusions+are+in+short%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A++++*+The+term+objectives+and+principles+should+be+defined+in+article+2.%0D%0A++++*+It+should+be+considered+to+extend+Title+II+to+cover+the+whole+food+chain+including+trade.%0D%0A++++*+Objectives+(Art.+3)+should+be+broader.+It+should+include+point+5+and+17+in+the+explanatory+memorandum%2C+Article+5b%2C+as+well+as+social+objectives.%0D%0A++++*+Principles+(Art.+4)+should+include+a+systems+approach+as+first+priority+and+not+only+focus+on+inputs.%0D%0A++++*+Organic+actors+and+other+stakeholders+should+be+involved+in+formulating+objectives+and+principles.%0D%0A++++*+Further+comments+must+depend+on+changes+in+objectives+etc.&rft.date=2006-03&rft.type=Working+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8722%2F1%2FOR_PreCom_29032006.pdf&rft.identifier=Alr%C3%83%C2%B8e%2C+Hugo+F.+and+Padel%2C+Susanne+(2006)+Preliminary+comments+on+Title+II+of+the+EC+Proposal+for+a+new+Council+regulation+on+organic+production.+Working+paper%2C+Organic+Revision.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8722%2F