Article 5

1. The labelling and advertising of a product specified in Article 1 (1) (a) may refer to organic production methods only where: such indications show clearly that they relate to a method of agricultural production; the product was produced in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7 or imported from a third country under the arrangements laid down in Article 11; the product was produced or imported by an operator who is subject to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9. 2. The labelling and advertising of a product specified in Article 1 (1) (b) may refer to organic production methods only where such indications show clearly that they relate to a method of agricultural production and are accompanied by a reference to the agricultural product in question, as obtained on the farm. 3. The labelling and advertising of a product specified in Article 1 (1) (b) may refer, in the sales description of the product, to organic production methods only where: all the ingredients of agricultural origin of the product are, or are derived from, products obtained in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7 or imported from third countries under the agreements laid down in Article 11; the product contains only substances listed in Annex VI, Section A, as ingredients of non-agricultural origin; the product or its ingredients have not been subjected, during preparation, to treatments involving the use of ionizing radiation or substances not listed in Annex VI, Section B; the product was prepared by an operator who is subject to the inspection measures laid down in Articles 8 and 9. 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 (a), certain ingredients of agricultural origin not satisfying the requirement in that paragraph may be used, within the limit of a maximum level of 5 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin in the final product, in the preparation of products as referred to in Article 1 (1) (b), providing that such ingredients: - are of agricultural origin and are not produced in the Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7, or - are of agricultural origin and are not produced in sufficient quantity in the Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 6 and 7. 5. During a transitional period expiring on 1 July 1994, indications referring to conversion to organic production methods may be given on the labelling and in the advertising of a product referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) or (b) where it is composed of a single ingredient of agricultural origin, provided that: the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 or paragraph 3 respectively are fully complied with, with the exception of that concerning the length of the conversion period referred to in paragraph 1 of Annex I; a conversion period of at least 12 months before the harvest has been complied with; the indications concerned do not mislead the purchaser of the product regarding its difference from products which satisfy all the requirements of this Regulation; compliance with the condition laid down in (a) and (b) has been duly checked by the inspection body. 6. The labelling and advertising of a product as referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) prepared partly from ingredients not satisfying the requirements in paragraph 3 (a) may refer to organic production methods provided that: at least 50 % of the ingredients of agricultural origin satisfy the requirements in paragraph 3 (a); the product satisfies the requirements in paragraph 3 (b), (c) and (d); the indications referring to organic production methods: appear only in the list of ingredients as provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 89/395/EEC (2), clearly refer to only those ingredients obtained according to the rules as referred to in Articles 6 and 7; the ingredients and their relative levels appear in descending order by weight in the list of ingredients; indications in the list of ingredients appear in the same colour and with an idendical size and style of lettering. 7. Detailed rules concerning the implementation of this Article may be established according to the procedure laid down in Article 14. 8. Limitative lists of the substances and products referred to in paragraph 3 (b) and (c) and in the first and second indents of paragraph 4 shall be established in Annex VI according to the procedure laid down in Article 14. Conditions of use and compositional requirements of these ingredients and substances may be specified. Where a Member State considers that a product should be added to the abovementioned lists or that amendments should be made thereto, it shall ensure that a dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion or the amendments is sent officially to the other Member States and the Commission, which shall present it to the Committee referred to in Article 14. 9. Before 1 July 1993, the Commission shall review the provisions of this Article, in particular paragraphs 5 and 6, and submit any appropriate proposal with a view to revision, if any. 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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.