DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS (AT STEP 7 OF THE PROCEDURE)

1.1 These guidelines apply to the following products which carry, or are intended to carry, descriptive labelling referring to organic production methods:

• (a) unprocessed plants and plant products, and
• (b) processed product for human consumption derived mainly from (a) above.

1.2 A product will be regarded as bearing indications referring to organic production methods where, in the labelling or claims, [-advertising material or commercial documents-], the product, or its ingredients, is described by:

• the terms "organic", "Biodynamic", "biological", "ecological", or words of similar intent including diminutives which, the country where the product is placed on the market, suggests to the purchaser that the product or its ingredients were obtained according to organic production methods..

1.3 Paragraph 1.2 does not apply where these terms clearly have no connection with the method of production.

1.4 These guidelines apply without prejudice to other Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) provisions governing the production, preparation, marketing, labelling and inspection of the products specified in paragraph 1. 1.