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The
Local Scene:
With a total surface area of
the Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) 10,254 hectares, Malta ranks to be the
smallest country in Europe.
Organic
agriculture occupies a relatively small part of the total agricultural
acreage in Malta. With a share of approximately 0.2% (21.27Ha) Malta's
organic farming is still not strongly developed compared to other EU
countries. Our ambition is towards sustainable production and marketing of
organic produce in line with the provisions found in the relative regulations
for the organic sector.
Objective:
To ensure that organic
production and all processes throughout the food chain are adhered to with
regards to the respective legislative provisions.
Legal
Basis:
National:
Legal Notice 15 of 2018 Organic Production and
Labelling of Organic Products Regulations
EU
Regulations:
Detailed
information can be found in the hereunder listed Commission Regulations:
Directorates
Role:
The
Directorate’s role is to serve as the Competent Authority responsible for the
organic production and labelling regulations and to set up and implement a
national legislative framework ensuring that operators dealing in organic
products are certified and adhere with the required provisions. The
Directorate also performs monitoring controls through market surveillance to
ensure that there is no production and marketing of organic produce which do
not comply with the said regulations.
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information:
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