Improves the business environment for organic farming

On August 26, the government supported the changes prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture to the organic farming supervision and control procedures in order to improve the business environment in the field of organic farming and improve the control system, thus positively influencing the development of the sector as a whole.

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1) The changes define what constitutes a fertilizer for industrial agriculture, and actions to be taken in cases of non-compliance and violations.

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2) The control body will have the opportunity to cancel the certificate if the entrepreneur does not carry out activities in the field of organic farming within one calendar year.

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3) A public catering establishment certified as an organic farming establishment is not permitted to use genetically modified organisms.

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4) The changes provide for the delegation of the right to issue permits to control authorities when carrying out certification in third countries.

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5) The deadlines for issuing certain permits are also clarified to make it easier for organic farmers to obtain permits.

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Source: Ministry of Agriculture