Use of terms referring to organic production on the labelling of pet food

1. For pet food, the terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may be used:

in the sales description and in the list of ingredients, provided that:

the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation; and

at least 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic;

only in the list of ingredients, provided that:

less than 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic, and that those ingredients comply with the production rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848;

only feed additives and processing aids authorised pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are used in the processing of the pet food; and

the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in points 1.5, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 of Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation.

2. For pet food containing ingredients stemming from hunting or fishing, the terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may be used in the sales description and in the list of ingredients provided that:

the main ingredient is a product of hunting or fishing;

those terms are clearly related in the sales description to an organic ingredient other than the main ingredient;

all other agricultural ingredients are organic;

only feed additives and processing aids authorised pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are used in the processing of the pet food; and

the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in points 1.5, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 of Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation.

3. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall indicate which ingredients are organic. The references to organic production may only appear in relation to the organic ingredients.

4. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), and in paragraph 2 shall include an indication of the total percentage of organic ingredients in proportion to the total quantity of agricultural ingredients.

5. The terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and the indication of the percentage referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall appear in the same colour and in an identical size and style of lettering as the other indications in the list of ingredients referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

REGULATION (EU) 2023/2419 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 October 2023 on the labelling of organic pet food