New European legislative stipulations regarding the notion of ecological agriculture and their influence on the quality of food product.

The paper makes an analysis of the main European legislative standards regarding ecological agriculture, increasing new stipulation adopted through the rule nr. 271, from 24th of March, 2010. In accordance with the new stipulations, consumers who buy ecological products marked by E. U.’s logo may believe that: - least of 95% of ingredients have been made by methods and technologies agreed by the notion of ecological agriculture; - product respects rules of official scheme of inspection; - product proceeds direct from the producer or processor in a sealed package; - product has the name of its producer, processor or seller and name or code of the organism which inspects and certifies.