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 2092/911, and in particular Article 33(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/20082 as amended by Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/20123 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.
(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. (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. (2)

    The text relating to ‘Ecocert SA’ is corrected as follows:

    1. (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

      —

      —’

    2. (b)

      point 4 is replaced by the following:

      ‘4.

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

  3. (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

    —

    —’