Topical issues of improvement of the legislation in the sphere of production and turnover of organic production in the russian federation

Issue № 10, 2018, article № 9, pages 83-98

Language: Russian

Original language title: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЯ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА В СФЕРЕ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА И ОБОРОТА ОРГАНИЧЕСКОЙ ПРОДУКЦИИ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

Keywords: ORGANIC LEGISLATION, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, ORGANIC MARKET, ORGANIC PROCESSING, STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION, PROGRAMS, EXPORT AND IMPORT

Abstract: With the adoption of Federal Act “On Organic Products and On Introduction of Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of Russian Federation” statutory and regulatory framework regulating production and turnover of organic products in Russia formally could be classified as largely implemented. The paper deals with positive aspects of the adopted Act including consideration of organic products distribution. Introduction of an article on conversion period, definition of organic agriculture as well as introduction of the articles associated with necessary amendments to individual legislative Acts of the Russian Federation. Major drawbacks of the adopted Act have been investigated. The main options of their crossing taking into account international practices were determined too. Among drawbacks: deficiency of regulation covering wild culture, ecological characteristics of the organic areas, specification of federal competent body in the organic market, loose formulation of state support, organic export and import, et al. The problem of improvement of the legislation regulating production and turnover of organic production in Russia is quite feasible if to her decision experts of scientific community are involved from outside.

Authors: Avarskii Nabi Dalgatovich, Taran Vasilii Viktorovich