In the April 12th decision we obtained, the Council of State French asks Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify the concept of ” Factory cultivation “mentioned in Regulation No. 1165/2021 Set a list of products that can be used Organic Agriculture. This european provision prohibits the organic use oforganic fertilizers Coming from “industrial farms”, without specifying the definition. In detail, the highest administrative court puts two questions to the CJEU.
Is the concept of “industrial agriculture” equivalent to that ofextraterrestrial breeding »? In the event of inequality, What standards Made it possible to qualify a farm as industrial?
The dispute between AFAÏA and Inao
The CJEU ruling is eagerly awaited as it will allow the Council of State to settle a dispute between the AFAÏA since 2020, the professional association that defends the collective interests of producers.organic fertilizers, and Inao (National Institute of Origin and Quality). in Reading guide (Version updated on 1any January 2022, point 192), it is considered the general body As artificial farms “in polygon system or integrated nets” and in cages. Another condition: that they exceed the thresholds mentioned in Directive 2011/92 / EU : 85,000 places for chickens, 60,000 places for chickens, 3,000 places for pork butchers, 900 places for sows.
AFAÏA objects to this definition, bearing in mind that European regulations only target above-ground farms. An indefinite notion included in certain translations of Regulation No. 1165/2021 (Danish, Dutch and Portuguese versions).
