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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of November 9, 2018 No. 144-Z

About production and the address of organic products

Accepted by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2018

Approved by Council of the Republic on October 24, 2018

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. The main terms used in this Law and their determinations

For the purposes of this Law the following main terms and their determinations are used:

the address of organic products - storage, transportation and realization of organic products;

organic products - the products of plant, animal and microbiological origin intended for the use by the person in food or uses as forage for animals, the food staples intended for production of foodstuff, the seeds received as a result of production of organic products;

parallel production - implementation of simultaneous production of one type of the organic products and products which are not organic, legal entity or physical person including the individual entrepreneur;

the producer of organic products - the legal entity or physical person, including the individual entrepreneur performing the production of organic products having the certificate of conformity of National system of confirmation of conformity of the Republic of Belarus issued concerning organic products and processes of its production in case of voluntary certification, and included in the register of producers of organic products;

production of organic products - activities for creation, conversion of organic products with observance of the requirements to production processes of organic products established present By the law, technical regulatory legal acts, international treaties of the Republic of Belarus, and also the international legal acts constituting the right of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Article 2. Legal regulation of the relations in the field of production and the address of organic products

The relations in the field of production and the address of organic products are regulated by this Law, acts of the President of the Republic of Belarus, other acts of the legislation, including technical regulatory legal acts, international treaties of the Republic of Belarus, and also the international legal acts constituting the right of the Eurasian Economic Union.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Belarus establishes other rules, than those which are provided by this Law then are applied rules of the international treaty.

The relations arising in case of voluntary certification of organic products and processes of its production are regulated by the legislation on assessment of conformity to technical requirements and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.

The relations connected with animal husbandry in production process of organic products are regulated by the legislation in the field of veterinary activities, in the field of breeding case in livestock production if other is not established by the legislation in the field of production and the address of organic products.

The relations connected with seed farming of agricultural plants in case of production of organic products are regulated by the legislation on seed farming if other is not established by the legislation in the field of production and the address of organic products.

The relations connected with protection and use of lands, waters, animal and flora, woods in production process of organic products are regulated by the legislation in the field of production and the address of the organic products to parts which are not settled by the legislation on protection and use of lands, on protection and use of waters, on protection and use of fauna, on protection and use of flora, on use, protection, protection and reproduction of the woods.

Article 3. Subjects of the relations in the field of production and the address of organic products

Subjects of the relations in the field of production and the address of organic products are:

President of the Republic of Belarus;

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus;

Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus;

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus;

State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus;

local executive and administrative organs;

National academy of Sciences of Belarus;

other state bodies and the state organizations according to their competence;

legal entities and physical persons, including the individual entrepreneurs performing production and the address of organic products.

Article 4. Objects of the relations in the field of production and the address of organic products

Objects of the relations in the field of production and the address of organic products are:

the parcels of land, water objects and (or) their parts on which production of organic products is performed;

products of plant, animal and microbiological origin;

food staples;

seeds;

production processes and address of organic products.

Article 5. Principles of production of organic products

Production of organic products is performed with respect for the following principles:

voluntariness in case of the choice of the direction of production;

assistance in forming of culture of healthy power supply;

uses of the parcels of land, water objects and (or) their parts using the methods, methods and technologies allowing to make organic products.

Chapter 2. State regulation in the field of production and the address of organic products

Article 6. State regulation in the field of production and the address of organic products

State regulation in the field of production and the address of organic products is performed by the President of the Republic of Belarus, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus, local executive and administrative organs, National academy of Sciences of Belarus, other state bodies and the state organizations according to their competence.

Article 7. Powers of the President of the Republic of Belarus in the field of production and the address of organic products

The president of the Republic of Belarus in the field of production and the address of organic products:

determines single state policy;

performs other powers according to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, this Law and other legal acts.

Article 8. Powers of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in the field of production and the address of organic products

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in the field of production and the address of organic products:

provides carrying out single state policy;

approves state programs;

provides development of international cooperation;

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