THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), and in particular Articles 192(2) and 195(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 lists the agencies in third countries which are authorised to issue the attestations accompanying hop products imported from those countries. Those attestations are recognised as equivalent to the certificate provided for in Article 117 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(2)
It is the responsibility of the agencies concerned in those third countries to keep the information shown in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 up to date and to communicate that information to the Commission in a spirit of close cooperation.
(3)
Australia and New Zealand communicated information on changes of name and/or address concerning the competent agency authorised to issue attestations of equivalence. The list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: