Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2501 of 11 December 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 as regards the use of certain products and substances in organic production

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to 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 24(9) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Member States have submitted dossiers on certain substances to the other Member States and the Commission, in view of their authorisation and inclusion in Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165⁽²⁾. Those dossiers have been examined by the Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (‘EGTOP’) and the Commission.

(2) Based on recommendations from EGTOP regarding food⁽³⁾, protein from peas and potatoes should be authorised for use as processing aids for the clarification of fruit juices, fruit wines and mead.

(3) EGTOP has also started the evaluation of substances to be authorised for cleaning and disinfection in organic production pursuant to Article 5, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165. However, the evaluation requires more time than was anticipated at the time of the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165. Due to the time needed by EGTOP to finalise its evaluation and by the Commission to adopt the lists of products for cleaning and disinfection taking into account that evaluation, Annex VII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008⁽⁴⁾ should continue to apply until 31 December 2027. The provisions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 referring to the lists of products for cleaning and disinfection should therefore only apply from 1 January 2028.

(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is amended as follows:

in Article 11, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘However, Annex VII shall continue to apply until 31 December 2027 and Annex IX shall continue to apply until 31 December 2023.’;
in Article 12(1), the date ‘31 December 2025’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2027’;
in Article 13, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5(1), (2) and (3) shall apply from 1 January 2028.’;
Annex V is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen

ANNEX

In Part A (Authorised food additives and processing aids referred to in Article 24(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, including carriers and other substances used in the same way and with the same purpose as processing aids) of Annex V, the following entries are added after the entry ‘wood fibre’:

‘Pea protein

use for clarification of fruit juices and fruit wines (wines made from fruits other than grapes, including cider and perry) and mead

from organic production if available

Potato protein

use for clarification of fruit juices and fruit wines (wines made from fruits other than grapes, including cider and perry) and mead

from organic production if available’