Käesolevas seaduses kasutatakse mõisteid järgmises tähenduses: 1) mahepõllumajandus elava looduse seaduspärasustest lähtuv ja taastuvatel loodusressurssidel baseeruv põllumajandus (taime- ja loomakasvatus), mille puhul on keelatud keemiliselt töödeldud või mittelooduspärasel viisil käideldud või kontsentreeritud ainete kasutamine, samuti loodusele mitteomaste ühendite ülenormatiivse sisalduse tekitamine toidus ...
1. For the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Standing Committee shall follow developments in scientific research and new methods in animal husbandry.
2. An undertaking to extensify livestock farming or otherwise to manage livestock farming shall comply with, at least, the following conditions:
(a) grassland management shall continue,
(b) the livestock shall be distributed across the farm in such a way that the whole of the grazed area is maintained, thus avoiding both over-grazing and under-utilization, and
(c) livestock density must be defined taking into account all grazing livestock kept on the farm, or in the case of an undertaking aimed at limiting nutrient leaching, all livestock kept on the farm relevant to the undertaking in question.
3. Agricultural product means the products of the soil, of stockfarming and fisheries.
4. In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organisations to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the following Community measures may be taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1: (a) measures to improve stock breeding; (b) measures to promote better organisation of production, processing and marketing ...
