Main information
Proceedings concerning administrative offences for natural persons are carried out on the basis of a finding that there has been a violation of organic farming rules.
As a natural person, you commit an administrative offence when
- you refer to organic production without all the ingredients of the product coming from organic farming and without proper registration and certification of the product;
- you import a product from a third country and place it on the market as an organic product, but it does not meet the organic farming conditions (it is not certified as an organic product);
- you fail to comply with an obligation imposed by a special measure by the set deadline;
- you use products and substances not permitted in organic farming;
- you do not keep records of organic production (inventories, accounting documents, animal pharmaceutical journal, etc.);
- you do not prepare or keep a description of the economic unit and records of measures taken;
- you keep the same species of livestock in both organic and non-organic ways, or grow varieties that cannot be easily distinguished in both organic and non-organic ways;
- you use chemically synthesised allopathic veterinary pharmaceuticals or antibiotics in animal husbandry;
- you do not comply with the rules for the transition to organic production (e.g. the transitional period for conventional animals brought to the farm);
- you do not clearly divide the agricultural holding into an organic farm and other operating units, or you do not keep the land, animals and products intended for non-organic production separate from the land, animals and products for organic production; or
- you fail to comply with any other statutory obligation.
This applies to you if
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When to use this service
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Additional information
Appeal options
If a client is not satisfied with the service output, they may submit a written appeal via the data box of the Ministry of Agriculture ID: yphaax8 or by post to the address:
Ministry of Agriculture
Těšnov 17
Prague 110 00
At this address you can also submit a written appeal in person at the mailroom.
Sanctions
A fine may be imposed for an administrative offence of up to
- CZK 100 000 for an administrative offence indicated in the Service Description points 1, 2, 3 or 4;
- CZK 50 000 for an administrative offence indicated in the Service Description points 8, 9 or 10;
- CZK 20 000 for an administrative offence indicated in the Service Description points 5, 6, 7 or 11.
You can pay the fine either by postal order or to the bank account of the Ministry of Agriculture (19-1226001/0710).