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thus the proceedings. An amendment to such a bill may be introduced,
in written form, at the sitting of the committee by a group of at least 3
deputies being members of the committee (it also applies to the sub-
mission of the minority motion concerning the committee’s report).
During the second reading an amendment to the approximating bill
may be introduced by a group of at least 5 deputies. In the case of an
ordinary bill, amendments can be proposed even by one single deputy.

Once the law is adopted by the Sejm and after reviewing the proposal
of the Senate, the Marshal of the Sejm submits the adopted law to the
President of the Republic of Poland for signature. The President is ex-
pected to sign the law within 21 days and order its promulgation in the
Journal of Laws. The promulgation ends the process of transposition
and enables notiÞcation of the law implementing EU legislation in the
database for the notiÞcation of national implementing measures.

Implementation of regulations

The process of implementation of EU regulations in Poland has followed
exactly the same pattern as in Croatia. The evolution of the legal frame-
work in the sector of organic farming is a telling example of this process.
Before accession, Poland needed to demonstrate full compliance with the
requirements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on
organic production of agricultural products and indications referring there-
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to on agricultural products and foodstuffs . On 16 March 2001 the Law on
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organic farming was passed, which aligned the Polish legislation to the
above mentioned regulation. The law provided for material requirements
applicable in the organic farming sector, the institutional framework, con-
trol mechanisms and sanctions for non compliance with the said require-
ments. As the moment of accession approached, a new law was passed
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(the Law of 20 April 2004 on organic farming ) which repealed the law
of 2001. The Þrst article of that law clariÞed that its purpose was to ensure
implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 as well as the relevant
Commission implementing regulations. The new law laid contained sole-

41 OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.
42 Dz. U. Nr 38, poz. 452 oraz z 2003 r. Nr 223, poz. 2220.
43 Dz.U. z 2004 r. Nr 93, poz. 898.

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