Definition: Certified organic livestock

Food: From farm to fork statistics

Agricultural holdings are certified organic by national Certification and Inspection bodies.

Farming is considered to be organic if it complies with "Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 (OJ No L 189/1991) on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91".

Following "Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91", "livestock production" means production of domestic or domesticated terrestrial animals (including insects) whereby the production is considered to be organic if it complies with the rules established in this Regulation.