Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012
of 16 August 2012
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, and in particular Article 33(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 sets out the list of control bodies and control authorities competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.
OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.
OJ L 162, 21.6.2012, p. 1.
(2) In relation to CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, Ecocert SA and Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l., certain third countries, code numbers and product categories have been omitted from that list. In addition, for Ecocert SA a reference to an exception to the products covered is missing.
(3) Therefore, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be corrected accordingly.
(4) For the sake of legal certainty, this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory Committee on organic production,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 August 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected as follows:
(1) In the text relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country	Code number	Category of products					
		A	B	C	D	E	F
Albania	AL-BIO-140	x	x	—	—	—	—
Bolivia	BO-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Bhutan	BT-BIO-140	x	—	—	x	—	—
Chile	CL-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
China	CN-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Colombia	CO-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Dominican Republic	DO-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Ecuador	EC-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Egypt	EG-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Ethiopia	ET-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Grenada	GD-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Indonesia	ID-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Jamaica	JM-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Kenya	KE-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	MK-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Mexico	MX-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Moldova	MD-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Morocco	MA-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Papua New Guinea	PG-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Paraguay	PY-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Peru	PE-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Philippines	PH-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Russia	RU-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Rwanda	RW-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Saudi Arabia	SA-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Serbia	RS-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Singapore	SG-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
South Africa	ZA-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Saint Lucia	LC-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Taiwan	TW-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Tanzania	TZ-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Thailand	TH-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Turkey	TR-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Uganda	UG-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Ukraine	UA-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Uzbekistan	UZ-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—
Vietnam	VN-BIO-140	x	x	—	x	—	—’

(2) The text relating to ‘Ecocert SA’ is corrected as follows:
(a) point 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country	Code number	Category of products					
		A	B	C	D	E	F
Algeria	DZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Andorra	AD-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Azerbaijan	AZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Benin	BJ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Brazil	BR-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Burkina Faso	BF-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Burundi	BI-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Cambodia	KH-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Cameroon	CM-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Canada	CA-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Chad	TD-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
China	CN-BO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Colombia	CO-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Comoros	KM-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Côte d’Ivoire	CI-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Croatia	HR-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Cuba	CU-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Dominican Republic	DO-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Ecuador	EC-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Fiji	FJ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Ghana	GH-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Guatemala	GT-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Guinea	GN-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Guyana	GY-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Haiti	HT-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
India	IN-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Indonesia	ID-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Iran	IR-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Japan	JP-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Kazakhstan	KZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Kenya	KE-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Kuwait	KW-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Kyrgyzstan	KK-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Laos	LA-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	MK-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Madagascar	MG-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Malawi	MW-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Malaysia	MY-BIO-154		—	—	x	—	—
Mali	ML-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Mauritius	MU-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Mexico	MX-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Moldova	MD-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Monaco	MC-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Morocco	MA-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Mozambique	MZ-BO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Namibia	NA-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Nepal	NP-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Pakistan	PK-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Paraguay	PY-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Peru	PE-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Philippines	PH-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Russia	RU-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Rwanda	RW-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Sao Tome and Principe	ST-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Saudi Arabia	SA-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Senegal	SN-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Serbia	RS-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
South Africa	ZA-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Sudan	SD-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Swaziland	SZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Syria	SY-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Tanzania	TZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Thailand	TH-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Togo	TG-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Tunisia	TS-BIO-154	—	—	—	x	—	—
Turkey	TR-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Uganda	UG-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Ukraine	UA-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
United Arab Emirates	AE-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Uzbekistan	UZ-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Vanuatu	VU-BIO-154	x	—	—	—	—	—
Vietnam	VN-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Zambia	ZM-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—
Zimbabwe	ZW-BIO-154	x	—	—	x	—	—’

(b) point 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4. Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine, products covered by Annex III’

(3) In the text relating to ‘Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country	Code number	Category of products					
		A	B	C	D	E	F
Egypt	EG-BIO-136	x	x	—	x	—	—
Lebanon	LB-BIO-136	x	x	—	x	—	—
Morocco	MA-BIO-136	x	—	—	x	—	—
Syria	SY-BIO-136	x	—	—	—	—	—
Tunisia	TN-BIO-136	—	x	—	—	—	—
Turkey	TR-BIO-136	x	x	—	x	—	—’