Talks between the European Commission, the Agriculture Committee, and Parliament concerning revisions to EU’s organic regulations continue, with six more rounds of discussion scheduled. The discussions are not likely to resolve all the remaining issues before the target date at the end of June. Although organic-market.info reports that there is agreement on the scope of the legislation, regulations for imports and partial farm conversions, there is still disagreement concerning threshold values for pesticide contamination of organic farm products, and disagreement on which aspect of changes should addressed as part of implementation.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016