RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION to raise no objections to Commission delegated regulation of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council

B9‑0055/2021

Draft European Parliament decision to raise no objections to Commission delegated regulation of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(C(2020)08462 – 2020/2902(DEA))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2020)08462),

– having regard to the Commission's letter of 17 December 2020 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the delegated regulation,

– having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 14 January 2021,

– having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard 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 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007[1], and in particular Article 12(2)(e), Article 14(2)(c) and Article 15(2)(a) and (d) thereof,

– having regard to Rule 111(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the recommendation for a decision of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

A. whereas, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting extensive movement restrictions, exceptional difficulties have been encountered by all Member States and by farmers in all Member States;

B. whereas the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, initially set for 1 January 2021, has been recently amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 to 1 January 2022;

C. whereas the delegated regulation aims at aligning the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427[2] with the amended date of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848;

D. whereas, to avoid confusion and ensure legal certainty to the organic sector, it is of paramount importance to speed up the entry into force of the delegated regulation;

1. Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.