Latest news on organic (reform and more) CDG Wine, 11 March 2016 DG Agriculture and Rural Development –Unit B4 Organics

EU organic wine recognised as equivalent by CANADA EU organic wines will be sold in Canada without any additional certification Mutual recognition of EU and Canadian organic wine standards as being equivalent Entry into force: beginning of April

Extension of the use of certain oenological practices, processes and treatments Which?: Heat treatments, use of ion exchange resins and reverse osmosis (Art, 29d(4) of R, 889/2008) Old deadline: 1 August 2015 EGTOP report: recommended to continue allowing their use in organic wine production due to the lack of viable alternatives at present New deadline for re-examination: 1 August 2018 Vote at April COP meeting

Legislation review State-of-play

Ordinary legislative procedure March 2014: Commission Proposal June 2015: Council General Approach October 2015: European Parliament Report Trilogues New Regulation on Organic Production and Labelling

Trilogues Luxemburgish Presidency (2/2015): 2 meetings Dutch Presidency (1/2016): 6 meetings, one per month, at least Goal: political agreement in June On the substance, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed