Wine Law

REGULATION OF ORGANIC WINE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 235 following Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 for the verification of compliance with this Regulation shall include, in particular: a) the verification of the application by operators of preventive and precautionary measures every stage of production, preparation and distribution; b) where the holding includes non-organic or in-conversion production units, the verification of the records and of the measures or procedures or arrangements in place to ensure the clear and effective separation between organic, in-conversion and non-organic production units, as well as between the respective products produced by those units, and of the substances and products used for organic, in-conversion and non-organic production units. Such verification shall include checks on parcels for which a previous period was retroactively recognised as part of the conversion period and checks on the non-organic production units; c) where organic, in-conversion and non-organic products are simultaneously collected by operators, prepared or stored in the same preparation unit, area or premises, or transported to other operators or units, the verification of the records and of the measures, procedures or arrangements in place to ensure that operations are carried out separated by place or time. Moreover, suitable cleaning measures and, where appropriate, measures to prevent substitution of products must be implemented, organic and in-conversion products identified at all times and organic, in-conversion and non-organic products stored, before and after the preparation operations, separated by place or time from each other; d) the verification of the set-up and functioning of the internal control system of groups of operators; and e) when operators are exempt from the obligation to notify or possess a certificate, the verification that the requirements for this exemption are met and the verification of the products sold by said operators. Official controls performed under article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 for the verification of compliance with this Regulation shall be performed throughout the entire process, at all stages of production, preparation and distribution, based on the likelihood of non-compliance as, which shall be determined taking into account, in addition to the elements referred to in article 9, in particular: