Date: 2021-02-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/269 of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Summary:**
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/269, adopted on December 4, 2020, amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 concerning the application date of amendments to detailed production rules for organic products, as outlined in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/848. This adjustment is necessitated by the postponement of Regulation (EU) 2018/848's application date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as enacted by Regulation (EU) 2020/1693.
The core amendment alters Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427, replacing the existing second paragraph with the statement: "It shall apply from 1 January 2022."
This Regulation (EU) 2021/269 entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies from January 1, 2021.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation EU 2018/848: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/269: Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation EU 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation EU 2018/848.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/427: Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation EU 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products.
Regulation EU 2020/1693: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EU 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation.
COVID-19 pandemic: The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The President of the European Commission.
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/269
of 4 December 2020
amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments
to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of
the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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), and in particular
Articles 12(2)(e), 14(2)(c) and 15(2)(a) and (d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related public health crisis, Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 of
the European Parliament and of the Council(2) postponed the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 by
one year, together with other related dates referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/848.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427(3) amended Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain detailed
production rules for organic products. In the interest of legal certainty, those production rules should apply from the
date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848.
(3) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) As this Regulation needs to apply as a matter of urgency, it should enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union and apply from 1 January 2021,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply from 1 January 2022.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
(1) OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 November 2020 amending Regulation (EU)
2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to
in that Regulation, OJ L 381, 13.11.2020, p. 1.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 of 13 January 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products (OJ L 87, 23.3.2020, p. 1).22.2.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 60/25
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN