3.1 Organic products should be labelled in accordance with the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods⁹.

3.2 The labelling and claims of a product specified in Section 1. l(a) may refer to organic production methods only where:

• (a) such indications show clearly that they relate to a method of agricultural production
• (b) the product was produced in accordance with the requirements of Section 4 or imported under the requirements laid down in Section 7;
• such indications show clearly that they relate to a method of agricultural production;
• (c) the product was produced or imported by an operator who is subject to the inspection measures laid down in Section 6, and
• (d) the labelling refers to the name and/or code number of the officially approved recognised inspection or certification body to which the operator who has carried out the production or the most recent processing operation is subject.

3.3 The labelling and cairns of a product specified in paragraph 1. l(b) may refer to organic production methods only where:

• (a) such indication show clearly that they relate to a method of agricultural production and are linked with the name of the agricultural product in question, unless such indication is clearly given in the list of ingredients  as obtained on the farm;
• (b) all the ingredients of agricultural origin of the product are, or are derived from, products obtained in accordance with the requirements of Section 4, or imported under the arrangements laid down in Section 7;
• (c) the product should not contain any ingredient of non-agricultural origin not listed in Annex 2, Table 5A;
• (d) the same ingredients shall not be derived from an organic and non-organic origin;
• (e) 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 2, Table 4B;
• (f) the product was prepared or imported by an operator subject to the regular inspection system as set out in Section 6 of these guidelines; and
• (g) the labelling refers to the name and/or the code number of the official or officially recognised certification body or authority to which the operator who has carried out the most recent preparation operation is subject.

3.4 By way of derogation from paragraph 3.3(b), certain ingredients of agricultural origin not satisfying the requirement in that paragraph may be used, within the limit of maximum level of 5% m/m of the total ingredients excluding salt and water of agricultural origin in the final product, in the preparation of products as referred to in paragraph 1. l(b);

where such ingredients of agricultural origin are not available, or in sufficient quantity, in accordance with the requirements of Section 4 of these guidelines;

3.5 Pending further review of the guidelines in accordance with Section 8, Member Countries can consider the following with regard to products referred to in paragraph 1.1(b) marketed in their territory:

• - the development of specific labelling provisions for products containing less than 95% ingredients of agricultural ingredients;
• -the calculation of the percentages in 3.4 (5%) and in 3.5 (95%) on the basis of the ingredients of agricultural origin (instead of all ingredients excluding only salt and water);
• -the marketing of product with in transition/conversion labelling containing more than one ingredient of agricultural origin.

3.6 In developing labelling provisions from products containing less than 95% of organic ingredients in accordance with the paragraph above, member countries may consider the following elements in particular for products containing between 95% and 70% of organic ingredients:

The labelling and claims of a product as referred to in paragraph 1.1(b) which has been prepared partly from ingredients not satisfying the production requirements of paragraph 3.3(b) may refer to organic production methods provided that:

(a) at least 70% of the ingredients of agricultural origin (calculated on all ingredients including additives but excluding salt and water) satisfy the production requirements of 3.3 (b), where such ingredients are less than 70% of the total ingredients of agricultural origin, reference to the organic production method may appear only in the list of ingredients;

• (ab) the product satisfies the requirements of paragraphs 3.3(c), (d) (e), (f) and (g);
• (bc) the indications referring to organic production methods should only appear on the front panel as a reference to the approximate percentage of the total ingredients including additives but excluding salt and water, appear in the list of ingredients and only in relation to those ingredients obtained in accordance with the organic production method
• - the statement shall be in following form: "x% of the agricultural ingredients were produced in accordance with the rules of organic production;
• (cd) the ingredients, appear in descending order (mass/mass) in the list of ingredients;
• (de) indications in the list of ingredients appear in  the same colour and with an identical style and size of lettering as other indications in the list of ingredients,
• (f) the labelling refers to the name and/or the code number of the official or officially approved certification body or authority to which the operator who has carried out the most recent preparation is subject

3.6 Labelling of product in Transition/Conversion to Organic

Products of farms in transition to organic production methods may only be labelled as "transition to organic" after 12 months of production using organic methods providing that:

• (a) the requirements referred to in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 are fully satisfied;
• (b) the indications referring to transition/conversion do not mislead the purchaser of the product regarding its difference from products obtained from farms and/or farm units which have fully completed the conversion period; than the sales description of the product;
• (c) such indication take the form of words, such as "product under conversion to organic farming", or similar words or phrases accepted by the competent authority of the country where the product is marketed, and must appear in a colour, size and style of lettering which is not more prominent than the sales description of the product;
• (d) foods composed of a single ingredient may be labelled as "transition to organic" on the principal display panel;
• (e) product prepared of more than one ingredient of agricultural origin may only refer to transition to organic in the list of ingredients providing it satisfies the requirements of paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3;
• (ef) the labelling refers to the name and/or the code number of the official or officially approved certification body or authority to which the operator who has carried out the most recent preparation is subject.

Labelling of non-retail containers

3.7 Information on non-retail containers of a product specified in paragraph 1.1 should be given either on the container or in accompanying documents, except that the name of the product, lot identifiation, and the name address of the manufacturer or packer [and the name and/or the code number of the official or officially recognised certification body or authority] should appear on the container;

• Lot identification, and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer may be replaced by an identification mark provided that such mark is clearly identifiable with the accompanying documents.

3.7 The labelling of non-retail containers of product specified in paragraph 1.1 should meet the requirements set out in Annex 3, paragraph 10.