Art. 16 Scope
1 This Ordinance applies to the labelling of the following products as organic products:
- a.
- unprocessed agricultural crop and livestock products and production animals;
- b.
- processed agricultural crop and livestock products intended for human consumption, prepared essentially from ingredients of plant and/or animal origin;
- c.7
- feed materials8, compound feedingstuffs and feedingstuffs not covered under letter a. and which are used for the feeding of production animals.
2 It also applies to yeasts used for foodstuffs or animal feedingstuffs.9
3 It does not apply to insects as defined in the foodstuffs legislation and to products from hunting, fishing and aquaculture.10
6 Amended by No I of the O of 23 Aug. 2000, in force since 1 Jan. 2001 (AS 2000 2491).
7 Amended by No I of the O of 30 Oct. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2003 (AS 2002 3731).
8 Term in accordance with No I of the O of 31 Oct. 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6353). This amendment has been made throughout the text.
9 Amended by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2009, in force since 1 Jan. 2010 (AS 2009 6317).
10 Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2009 (AS 2009 6317). Amended by No I of the O of 18 Oct. 2017, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 6083).