I(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)REGULATIONSCouncil Regulation (EC) No 834/2007of 28 June 2007on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-nity, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) Organic production is an overall system of farm manage-ment and food production that combines best environ-mental practices, a high level of biodiversity, thepreservation of natural resources, the application of highanimal welfare standards and a production method in linewith the preference of certain consumers for productsproduced using natural substances and processes. Theorganic production method thus plays a dual societal role,where it on the one hand provides for a specific marketresponding ...