The Group concluded that the use of hydrogen peroxide and sodium percarbonate in the absence
as well as in the presence of animals is in line with the objectives, criteria and principles of
organic farming as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
The Group recommends to include both substances in Annex VII, in the ‘basic list of substances
for management of aquatic environments’. The concept of the ‘basic list of substances for
management of aquatic environments’ is explained in detail in chapter 4.6.