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The Consejo de la Producci\u00f3n Agraria Ecol\u00f3gica del Principado de Asturias (COPAE)<\/strong> is a management entity set up by the Agricultural Regional Ministry in order to carry out the official control of organic production.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”17211″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”17212″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The governing body of COPAE is the plenary of the Council, in which producers, processors, consumers and the Administration of the Principality of Asturias are represented.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Its functioning is regulated by an Internal Regime Regulation, passed by the plenary of the Council.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/i> Internal Regulation<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1542885407553{background-color: #d7eabf !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n But it also holds other public roles, such as managing the register of organic operators, safeguarding compliance with organic production regulations, promoting the consumption of organic food, and disseminating and promoting organic production, and organic production systems.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”17689″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”una_columna”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]COPAE controls organic production regulations in all the production, transformation and distribution phases of organic products. Thus, COPAE is responsible for the management of the following operators\u2019 registers:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”tres_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17244″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In terms of agricultural, livestock or aquaculture productions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17242″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In terms of the companies that process, transform or distribute products.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17243″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In terms of import activities from third countries.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”tres_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17241″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n For businesses that handle or sell organic products to end users or consumers, in bulk or by pieces.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17246″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n To guarantee the origin of organic products, COPAE offers the possibility of signing collaboration agreements with mass catering businesses, creating a new register to control restaurants or mass catering businesses that prepare menus or dishes with organic ingredients.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17245″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n At a national level, there is a general register of organic operators (REGOE). This register can be accessed through the website of the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/i> Link to REGOE<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1542886368190{background-color: #e5e8ea !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n COPAE collects data on organic production on a yearly basis. The information provided includes the number of operators per activity, the registered surface area per crop, livestock farms or types of industries, among other data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Statistical data are available from the year 2001, on the website of the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for Asturias as well as for other Autonomous Communities in Spain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See statistics<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moreover, COPAE publishes the distribution maps of organic production in Asturias, broken down by councils\/municipalities<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”17925″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”17928″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n One of the duties established by the European legislation in terms of organic production is the operators\u2019 contribution to the control costs. Thus, COPAE establishes different registration and maintenance fees<\/strong>, depending on the nature of the operator and certified activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n COPAE is a public and non-profit<\/strong> management body. The revenues from the operators\u2019 fees are allocated to cover some of the control and operating expenses, as well as part of the organic production promotion expenses.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As these are public roles assigned by the Administration, COPAE also receives funds from the Regional Ministry of Agriculture.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/i> COPAE fees in 2020<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1542886368190{background-color: #e5e8ea !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Organic production is regulated at a European level.<\/strong> The updated legislation on organic production, at a European and national level, can be consulted on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go to national and European regulations<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Asturias<\/strong>, the regulatory documents are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/i> Decree 81\/2004, of 21 October, on organic agriculture production and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs, in the Principality of Asturias<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/i> COPAE\u2019s internal regulation<\/a> [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] About us [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner content_width=”grid” el_class=”dos_columnas”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text] Consejo de la Producci\u00f3n Agraria Ecol\u00f3gica del Principado de Asturias (COPAE) The Consejo de la Producci\u00f3n Agraria Ecol\u00f3gica del Principado de Asturias (COPAE) is a management entity set up by the Agricultural Regional Ministry in order to carry out the official control of organic production. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18244"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19320,"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18244\/revisions\/19320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copaeastur.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Organisation Chart (COPAE)<\/h3>\n
COPAE Roles<\/h2>\n
COPAE\u2019s main role is to control and certify organic production<\/h3>\n
Registers<\/h2>\n
Producers<\/h3>\n
Processors<\/h3>\n
Importers<\/h3>\n
Retailers<\/h3>\n
Hotel and Catering Establishments<\/h3>\n
REGOE<\/h3>\n
Statistics<\/h2>\n
Results in figures<\/h3>\n
Fees<\/h2>\n
Public and non-profit<\/h3>\n
Regulations<\/h2>\n
\n<\/i> Catalogue of non-compliances and measures related to organic production<\/a>
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