2.2.93 ' Official Journal of the European Communities No L 25/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 defining the content of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5 (4) thereto THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (') and in particular Article 5 (7) and (8) thereof, Whereas for the purposes of Article 5 (3) (b} and (c) and (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulation’), exhaustive lists have to be established in Sections A, B and C of Annex VI thereto ; Whereas for the purposes of the three sections of Annex VI to the Regulation, certain definitions have to be deve- loped in order to ensure coherence with other related Community regulatory provisions ; Whereas any ingredients or processing aids to be mentioned in Annex VI to the Regulation should be used only in accordance with legislative requirements concer- ning the preparation of foodstuffs and according to good practice of in the manufacturing of foodstuffs ; Whereas Annex VI to the Regulation should take account of consumers’ expect actions that processed products from organic production will be composed essentially of ingre- dients as they occur in nature; Whereas, however, other ingredients or processing aids which may be used in conventionally processed food- stuffs, and which preferably exist in nature, may be included in Annex VI to the Regulation, provided it has been shown that, without having recourse to such substances, it is impossible to produce or preserve organic foodstuffs ; Whereas, with regard to enzymes derived from micro- organisms, it has to be further examined whether such’ products obtained from ~micro-organisms genetically modified within the meaning of Council Directive 90/220/EEC (3, can be used in foodstuffs whose labelling refers to organic production methods ; whereas this ques- () OJ No L 198, 22. 7. 1991, p. 1. () O] No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15. tion will be examined in detail when such enzymes are approved for use in foodstuffs according to the relevant Community legislation ; Whereas the said Annex VI will have to be reviewed regu- larly in the light of experience gained and of develop- ments with in the availability on the Community market of certain organically produced ingredients of agricultural origin ; Whereds detailed rules for the implementation of the derogation pursuant to Article 5 (4) of the Regulation are necessary to ensure coherent implementation of this dero- gation in the Member States, as long as products covered by this derogation have not been included in Section. C of Annex VI to the Regulation ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred -to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The content of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is defined in the Annex to the present Regu- lation. Article 2 No amendments to Sections A and B of Annex VI shall be adopted unless at least the following requirements are satisfied : (a) for food additives covered by Section A, point 1 of " Annex VI : without prejudice to the requirements for acceptance of additives provided for in Council Direc- tive 89/107/EEC () only substances shall be included for which it has been shown that, without having recourse to such substances, it is impossible to produce or preserve such foodstuffs ; ' (b) for processing aids covered by Part B of Annex VI: only substances are included which are accepted in general food processing and for which it has been shown that, without having recourse to such substances, it is impossible to produce such foodstuffs. () OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 27.