MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Adapting organic crop production conditions – E-000557/2025

Question for written answer  E-000557/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Christine Schneider (PPE)

Point 1.5 of part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products allows crop growing in demarcated beds only for surfaces that were certified as organic before 28 June 2017 in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. That enables producers to continue to grow crops organically in those countries. The provision ensures continuation of organic production in the Nordic countries. Point 1.1 actually provides that organic crops must be produced in living soil.

• 1.To what extent is securing continuation of organic production of relevance for the Commission, and on the basis of what criteria is that being made possible?
• 2.What other crops can continue to be grown organically, throughout the EU, possibly only under regionally adapted production conditions?
• 3.To what extent would it be conceivable to extend plant protection options for vines to include the use of potassium phosphonate until the end of bloom in wet growing areas in the EU in order to secure organic wine production there?

Submitted: 6.2.2025