Commission Regulation 271/2010

Recital 8 of the Preamble explains the function of this amending legislation:  

"(8) Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 lays down that the code number of the control body or authority should be placed immediately below the Community logo without specific indication about the format and the attribution of these codes. In order to establish a harmonised application of these code numbers, detailed rules about the format and the attribution of these codes should be set out".

What is particularly interesting is the Commission's decision to seek swift protection through the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property as the first port of call.  As Preamble 7 explains:

"(7) In order to enable the use of the logo as soon as it is compulsory in accordance with the EU legislation and to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market, to guarantee fair competition and to protect consumer interests, the new organic production logo of the European Union was registered as an Organic Farming Collective Mark in the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property and is consequently in force, usable and protected. The logo will also be registered in the Community and International Registers".