BRUSSELS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Organic products from Norway and Iceland, including Norwegian organic salmon, can again be imported to the European Union (EU), the Commission said on Friday.
The long-awaited decision taken by the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Committee puts an end to an 8-year delay during which organic producers from Norway and Iceland were complying with outdated rules.
The EEA authorities had delayed incorporating the new regulations because of outstanding requests for derogations on certain technical points, notably on the use of fishmeal to feed ruminants and a degree of flexibility on labelling.
After the adoption, it will be able to resume as of March 18 of 2017.
