Právní úprava ekologického zemědělství v České republice a Německu

This diploma thesis deals with organic agriculture and its legal regulation in the EU, the Czech Republic and Germany. The aim of the thesis was to determine the basic differences of legislation of organic agriculture and to compare the effectiveness of the legislation according to growth or decline in the numbers of organic farmers after its implementation. The aim of the thesis also is to determine the most common obstacles to conversion to organic production and to propose possible solutions to these problems. Lastly the competitiveness of both countries is evaluated in this thesis. The thesis is divided into two parts The first part deals with negative effects of conventional agriculture, defines the concept of organic agriculture, its basic terms, history and the process of conversion. The second part is oriented on the analysis and of legal regulations and subsidies. The most common problems in the transition process are decrease of financial security caused by lower productivity, higher costs and insufficiency of information. As a solution, specific subsidies, educational programs and stimulation of the demand for organic products are proposed. Based on the analysis, no significant differences were found in the regulation of organic farming, which is probably due to the connection of both regulations to European law. Both countries show high level of competitiveness but are strongly dependent on subsidies.