Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 125/2013
of 13 February 2013
amending 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
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
In order to improve the supervision of third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and control authorities and control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation, it is appropriate to increase cooperation with those recognised third countries. Therefore, the exchange of experience through the participation of observers in on-the-spot examinations should be possible.
In the light of the experience gained with the implementation of the equivalence system, it is necessary to clarify that processed agricultural products and all ingredients of such products, imported from third countries having control authorities or control bodies recognised under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, have been submitted to a control system recognised for the purpose of equivalence in accordance with Union legislation.
In order to improve the control of imported organic products, Member States should inform other Member States and the Commission of each import authorisation granted pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 within 15 days from the date of issuance of such authorisation.
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 contains a list of third countries whose system of production and control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. In the light of new information received by the Commission from third countries since the last amendment of that Annex, certain changes should be made in the list.
The equivalence recognition of India applies to unprocessed plant products and processed agricultural products for use as food that have been grown in India. However, the Indian competent authority has notified the Commission of new guidelines relating to processed products that are inconsistent with the conditions under which India was recognised as equivalent country. In the light of that information, the specifications relating to India should be amended in order to delete the reference to processed products for use as food.
The equivalence recognition of Japan applies to unprocessed plant products and ingredients in processed agricultural products for use as food that have been grown in Japan. Japan has submitted a request to the Commission to recognise the equivalence also for processed agricultural products for use as food prepared with ingredients imported from countries recognised as equivalent by Japan. The examination of that information and discussion with the Japanese authorities have led to the conclusion that in that country the rules governing production and controls of processed products for use as food prepared with such imported ingredients are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Consequently, the equivalence recognition of Japan should also apply to processed products for use as food prepared with ingredients imported from countries recognised as equivalent by Japan.
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 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. In the light of new information received by the Commission from control bodies and control authorities listed in that Annex, certain changes should be made in the list.
The Commission has examined requests for inclusion in the list set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, received by 31 October 2012. Control bodies and control authorities in respect of which the subsequent examination of all information received led to the conclusion that they complied with the relevant requirements should be included in that list.
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
In order to ensure a smooth transition as regards the lists of recognised third countries and recognised control bodies and control authorities, a later date of application should be set for the amendments of Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
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
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
in Article 8(3), the following second subparagraph is added:
‘Experts from other third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 may be invited by the Commission to attend on-the-spot-examination as observers.’;
- (2)
in the first subparagraph of Article 13(4), the following point (c) is added:
- ‘(c)
it has verified, for control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, that the products covered by the certificate and in the case of processed agricultural products for use as food and feed, all organic ingredients of such products, have been certified by a control authority or control body of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation or by a control authority or control body recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation or produced and certified in the Union in accordance with that Regulation. At the request of the Commission or of the competent authority of a Member State, it shall make available without delay the list of all operators in the organic production chain and the competent authorities or control bodies under whose control those operators have placed their operations.’;
- ‘(c)
- (3)
Article 15 is amended as follows:
- (a)
in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Without prejudice to any measures or actions to be taken in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, in case of suspicion of infringements and irregularities as regards compliance of imported organic products from third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or imported organic products controlled by control authorities or control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation with the requirements laid down in that Regulation, the importer shall take all necessary measures in accordance with Article 91(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.’;
- (b)
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
Without prejudice to any measures or actions to be taken in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, where a control authority or control body of a Member State or a third country has a substantiated suspicion of an infringement or irregularity as regards compliance of imported organic products from third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or imported organic products controlled by control authorities or control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation with the requirements laid down in that Regulation, it shall take all necessary measures in accordance with Article 91(2) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 and shall immediately inform the control bodies, control authorities and competent authorities of the Member States concerned and of the third countries involved in the organic production of the products in question and the Commission.’;
- (c)
the following paragraph 4 is added:
‘4.
Where a competent authority of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or a control authority or control body recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation is notified by the Commission after having received a communication from a Member State informing it of a substantiated suspicion of an infringement or irregularity as regards compliance of imported organic products with the requirements laid down in that Regulation or this Regulation, it shall investigate the origin of the suspected irregularity or infringement and shall inform the Commission and the Member State which sent the initial communication of the result of the investigation and of the action taken. That information shall be sent within 30 calendar days from the date of sending of the original notification by the Commission.
The Member State which sent the initial communication may ask the Commission to request additional information, if needed, which shall be sent to the Commission and to the Member State concerned. In any case, after receiving a reply or additional information, the Member State which sent the initial communication shall make the necessary entries and updates in the computer system referred to in Article 94(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.’;
- (a)
- (4)
in Article 19, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.
Each Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of each authorisation granted pursuant to this Article, including information on the production standards and control arrangements concerned, within 15 days from the date of issue.’;
- (5)
Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
- (6)
Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, points (5) and (6) of Article 1 shall apply from 1 April 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX I
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
Points 1 and 2 of the text relating to India are replaced by the following:
‘INDIA
- 1. Product categories
Category of products
Designation of category as in Annex IV
Limitations
Unprocessed plant products4A
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation
F
- 2. Origin
products of categories A and F that have been grown in India.’
- 1. Product categories
- (2)
Point 2 of the text relating to Japan is replaced by the following:
- ‘2. Origin
products of categories A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been grown in Japan or that have been imported into Japan:
either from the Union,
or from a third country for which Japan has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with the rules equivalent to those laid down in the Japanese legislation.’
- ‘2. Origin
ANNEX II
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
the text relating to ‘Abcert AG’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Abcert AG”
1.
Address: Martinstraße 42-44, 73728 Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
2.
Internet address: http://www.abcert.de
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO-137
x
—
—
x
—
—
Belarus
BY-BIO-137
x
—
—
x
—
—
Iran
IR-BIO-137
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-137
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-137
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (2)
after the text relating to ‘Abcert AG’ the following text is inserted:
‘ “Afrisco Certified Organic, CC”
1.
Address: P.O. Box 74192, Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria 0040, South Africa
2.
Internet address: http://www.afrisco.net
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
South Africa
ZA-BIO-155
x
—
—
x
—
—
Namibia
NA-BIO-155
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mozambique
MZ-BIO-155
x
—
—
x
—
—
Zambia
ZM-BIO-155
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (3)
after the text relating to ‘Argencert SA’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “Asure Quality Limited”
1.
Address: Level 4, 8 Pacific Rise, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
2.
Internet address: http://www.organiccertification.co.nz
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
New Zealand
NZ-BIO-156
—
—
x
—
—
—
Cook Islands
CK-BIO-156
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine, products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (4)
the text relating to ‘Australian Certified Organic’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Australian Certified Organic”
1.
Address: P.O. Box 530 - 766 Gympie Rd, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia
2.
Internet address: http://www.australianorganic.com.au
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Australia
AU-BIO-107
—
x
—
x
—
x
China
CN-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cook Islands
CK-BIO-107
x
—
—
—
—
—
Fiji
FJ-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Falkland Islands
FK-BIO-107
—
x
—
—
—
—
Hong Kong
HK-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Indonesia
ID-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
South Korea
KR-BIO-107
—
—
—
x
—
—
Madagascar
MG-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Malaysia
MY-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Papua New Guinea
PG-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Singapore
SG-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Taiwan
TW-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
Vanuatu
VU-BIO-107
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (5)
the text relating to ‘Austria Bio Garantie GmbH’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Austria Bio Garantie GmbH”
1.
Address: Ardaggerstr. 17/1, 3300 Amstetten, Austria
2.
Internet address: http://www.abg.at
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-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Armenia
AM-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Afghanistan
AF-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Belarus
BY-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Croatia
HR-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Cuba
CU-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Georgia
GE-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Iran
IR-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Iraq
IQ-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Jordan
JO-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Kosovo5XK-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Kyrgyzstan
KG-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Lebanon
LB-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MK-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Moldova
MD-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Montenegro
ME-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Tajikistan
TJ-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Turkmenistan
TM-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
Uzbekistan
UZ-BIO-131
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (6)
after the text relating to ‘Austria Bio Garantie GmbH’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “Balkan Biocert Skopje”
1.
Address: 5-8/9, Dame Gruev Str., 1000 Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
2.
Internet address: http://www.balkanbiocert.mk
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MK-BIO-157
x
x
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (7)
the text relating to ‘BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH”
1.
Address: Cimbernstraße 21, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
2.
Internet address: http://www.bcs-oeko.com
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-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Algeria
DZ-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Angola
AO-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Armenia
AM-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Belarus
BY-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Bolivia
BO-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Botswana
BW-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Brazil
BR-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Burma/Myanmar
MM-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cambodia
KH-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Chad
TD-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Chile
CL-BIO-141
x
x
x
x
—
x
China
CN-BIO-141
x
x
x
x
x
—
Colombia
CO-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
—
—
Costa Rica
CR-BIO-141
—
—
x
—
—
—
Côte d’Ivoire
CI-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Croatia
HR-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cuba
CU-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
—
—
Dominican Republic
DO-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ecuador
EC-BIO-141
x
x
x
x
x
—
Egypt
EG-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
El Salvador
SV-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Ethiopia
ET-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Georgia
GE-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Ghana
GH-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Guatemala
GT-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Haiti
HT-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Honduras
HN-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Hong Kong
HK-BIO-141
x
—
—
—
—
—
Indonesia
ID-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Iran
IR-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
—
—
Japan
JP-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kenya
KE-BIO-141
—
—
—
x
—
—
Kosovo6XK-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Kyrgyzstan
KG-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Laos
LA-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Lesotho
LS-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MK-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Malawi
MW-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Moldova
MD-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Montenegro
ME-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mozambique
MZ-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Namibia
NA-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nicaragua
NI-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Oman
OM-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Panama
PA-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Paraguay
PY-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Peru
PE-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Philippines
PH-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
Saudi Arabia
SA-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Senegal
SN-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
South Africa
ZA-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
South Korea
KR-BIO-141
x
—
x
x
x
—
Sri Lanka
LK-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Sudan
SD-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Swaziland
SZ-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
French Polynesia
PF-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Taiwan
TW-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Tanzania
TZ-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-141
x
—
x
x
x
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Uganda
UG-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
x
—
United Arab Emirates
AE-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
Uruguay
UY-BIO-141
x
x
—
x
x
—
Venezuela
VE-BIO-141
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (8)
the text relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Bioagricert S.r.l.”
1.
Address: Via dei Macabraccia 8, Casalecchio di Reno, 40033 Bologna, Italy
2.
Internet address: http://bioagricert.org
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Brazil
BR-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cambodia
KH-BIO-132
x
—
—
—
—
—
China
CN-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ecuador
EC-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
French Polynesia
PF-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Laos
LA-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-132
x
x
—
x
—
—
Morocco
MA-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-132
x
x
—
—
—
—
South Korea
KR-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-132
x
x
—
x
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-132
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (9)
the text relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “BioGro New Zealand Limited”
1.
Address: P.O. Box 9693 Marion Square, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
2.
Internet address: http://www.biogro.co.nz
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Malaysia
MY-BIO-130
—
—
—
x
—
—
Niue
NU-BIO-130
x
—
—
x
—
—
Samoa
WS-BIO-130
x
—
—
x
—
—
Vanuatu
VU-BIO-130
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (10)
after the text relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “Bio.inspecta AG”
1.
Address: Ackerstrasse, 5070 Frick, Switzerland
2.
Internet address: http://www.bio-inspecta.ch
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-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cuba
CU-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Indonesia
ID-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Iran
IR-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kosovo7XK-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Lebanon
LB-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Tanzania
TZ-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-161
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (11)
the text relating to ‘Bio Latina Certificadora’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Bio Latina Certificadora”
1.
Address: Av. Alfredo Benavides 330, Ofic. 203, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru
2.
Internet address: http://www.biolatina.com
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Peru
PE-BIO-118
x
x
x
x
—
—
Bolivia
BO-BIO-118
x
x
—
x
—
—
Nicaragua
NI-BIO-118
x
x
—
x
—
—
Honduras
HN-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
Colombia
CO-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
Guatemala
GT-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
Panama
PA-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
Venezuela
VE-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
El Salvador
SV-BIO-118
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (12)
the text relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH”
1.
Address: Vorderhaslach 1, 91230 Happurg, Germany
2.
Internet address: http://www.ceres-cert.com
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
—
x
—
—
Azerbaijan
AZ-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
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-140
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kenya
KE-BIO-140
x
x
—
x
—
—
Kyrgyzstan
KG-BIO-140
x
—
—
x
—
—
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
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (13)
the text relating to ‘Ecocert SA’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Ecocert SA”
1.
Address: BP 47, 32600 L’Isle-Jourdain, France
2.
Internet address: http://www.ecocert.com
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
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
x
x
x
Colombia
CO-BIO-154
x
—
—
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
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
—
—
x
—
—
India
IN-BIO-154
—
—
x
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
KG-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Laos
LA-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MK-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
x
Madagascar
MG-BIO-154
x
—
x
x
—
—
Malawi
MW-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Malaysia
MY-BIO-154
x
—
—
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
x
—
x
Mozambique
MZ-BO-154
x
—
x
x
—
—
Namibia
NA-BIO-154
x
—
—
—
—
—
Nepal
NP-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Pakistan
PK-BIO-154
x
—
—
—
—
x
Paraguay
PY-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Peru
PE-BIO-154
x
—
—
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
x
x
Senegal
SN-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
x
Somalia
SO-Bio-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
South Africa
ZA-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
x
x
Sudan
SD-BIO-154
x
—
—
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
x
—
—
Togo
TG-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Tunisia
TN-BIO-154
—
—
x
x
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-154
x
—
x
x
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
—
—
—
—
x
Vietnam
VN-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Zambia
ZM-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Zimbabwe
ZW-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine, products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (14)
the text relating to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)”
1.
Address: P.O. Box 12311, Gainesville FL, 32604 United States
2.
Internet address: http://www.qcsinfo.org
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Dominican Republic
DO-BIO-144
—
—
—
x
—
—
Ecuador
EC-BIO-144
x
—
x
—
—
—
Guatemala
GT-BIO-144
x
—
—
x
—
—
Honduras
HN-BIO-144
—
—
x
—
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-144
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (15)
the text relating to ‘IBD Certifications Ltd’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “IBD Certifications Ltd”
1.
Address: Rua Dr Costa Leite, 1351, 18602-110, Botucatu SP, Brazil
2.
Internet address: http://www.ibd.com.br
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Brazil
BR-BIO-122
x
x
—
x
x
—
China
CN-BIO-122
x
—
—
x
x
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-122
—
x
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (16)
the text relating to ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.”
1.
Address: Calle Pasoskanki 2134, Cochabamba, Bolivia
2.
Internet address: http://www.imo.ch
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Bolivia
BO-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Colombia
CO-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Dominican Republic
DO-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Guatemala
GT-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Haiti
HT-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nicaragua
NI-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Peru
PE-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Paraguay
PY-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
El Salvador
SV-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
Venezuela
VE-BIO-123
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (17)
after the text relating to ‘IMO Control Private Limited’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “IMO-Control Sertifikasyon Tic. Ltd Ști”
1.
Address: 225 Sok. No:29 D:7 Bornova, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
2.
Internet address: http://www.imo.ch
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Turkey
TR-BIO-158
x
x
x
x
x
x
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (18)
the text relating to ‘Indocert’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Indocert”
1.
Address: Thottumugham post, Aluva, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
2.
Internet address: http://www.indocert.org
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
India
IN-BIO-148
—
—
x
—
x
—
Sri Lanka
LK-BIO-148
x
—
—
—
—
—
Cambodia
KH-BIO-148
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, products covered by Annex III, seaweed
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (19)
the text relating to ‘Institute for Marketecology (IMO)’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Institute for Marketecology (IMO)”
1.
Address: Weststrasse 1, 8570 Weinfelden, Switzerland
2.
Internet address: http://www.imo.ch
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Afghanistan
AF-BIO-143
x
x
—
x
—
—
Albania
AL-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Armenia
AM-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO -143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Bangladesh
BD-BIO-143
x
—
x
x
—
—
Bolivia
BO-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Brazil
BR-BIO-143
x
x
x
x
—
x
Burkina Faso
BF-BIO-143
x
—
—
—
—
—
Cameroon
CM-BIO-143
x
—
—
—
—
—
Canada
CA-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Chile
CL-BIO-143
x
x
x
x
—
x
China
CN-BIO-143
x
x
—
x
—
x
Colombia
CO-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Democratic Republic of Congo
CD-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Côte d’Ivoire
CI-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Croatia
HR-BIO-143
x
—
x
x
—
x
Dominican Republic
DO-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ecuador
EC-BIO-143
x
—
x
—
—
—
El Salvador
SV-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ethiopia
ET-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Georgia
GE-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ghana
GH-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Guatemala
GT-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Haiti
HT-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
India
IN-BIO-143
—
—
x
x
—
—
Indonesia
ID-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Japan
JP-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Jordan
JO-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kenya
KE-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kyrgyzstan
KG-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Liechtenstein
LI-BIO-143
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mali
ML-BIO-143
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Morocco
MA-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Namibia
NA-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nepal
NP-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nicaragua
NI-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Niger
NE-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nigeria
NG-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Occupied Palestinian Territory
PS-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Paraguay
PY-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Peru
PE-BIO-143
x
—
x
x
—
—
Philippines
PH-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
x
Sierra Leone
SL-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Singapore
SG-BIO-143
—
—
—
x
—
—
South Africa
ZA-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Sri Lanka
LK-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Sudan
SD-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Suriname
SR-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Syria
SY-BIO-143
x
—
—
—
—
—
Tadzhikistan
TJ-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Taiwan
TW-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Tanzania
TZ-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-143
—
—
—
x
—
—
Togo
TG-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Uganda
UG-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
x
Ukraine
UA-BIO-143
x
x
—
x
—
x
Uzbekistan
UZ-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
x
Venezuela
VE-BIO-143
x
—
—
x
—
—
Vietnam
VN-BIO-143
x
—
x
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (20)
the text relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale”
1.
Address: Via Nazario Sauro 2, 40121 Bologna, Italy
2.
Internet address: http://www.icea.info
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-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Armenia
AM-BIO-115
—
x
—
x
—
—
Ecuador
EC-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Japan
JP-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-115
x
—
—
—
—
—
Lebanon
LB-BIO-115
—
—
—
x
—
—
Madagascar
MG-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Malaysia
MY-BIO-115
—
—
—
x
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-115
x
x
—
x
—
—
Moldova
MD-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-115
x
x
—
x
—
—
San Marino
SM-BIO-115
—
—
—
x
—
—
Senegal
SN-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Sri Lanka
LK-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Syria
SY-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-115
—
—
—
x
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
United Arab Emirates
AE-BIO-115
x
x
—
x
—
—
Uruguay
UY-BIO-115
x
—
—
x
—
—
Vietnam
VN-BIO-115
—
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (21)
the text relating to ‘Lacon GmbH’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “LACON GmbH”
1.
Address: Brünnlesweg 19, 77654 Offenburg, Germany
2.
Internet address: http://www.lacon-institut.com
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Azerbaijan
AZ-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Bangladesh
BD-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Brazil
BR-BIO-134
—
x
—
—
—
—
Burkina Faso
BF-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Croatia
HR-BIO-134
x
x
—
x
—
—
Ghana
GH-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
India
IN-BIO-134
—
x
—
—
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
Madagascar
MG-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mali
ML-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
Mexico
MX-BIO-134
x
x
—
—
—
—
Morocco
MA-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Namibia
NA-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Nepal
NP-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Russia
RU-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
South Africa
ZA-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Togo
TG-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
Turkey
TR-BIO-134
x
—
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-134
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine, products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (22)
the text relating to ‘Organic agriculture certification Thailand’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Organic agriculture certification Thailand”
1.
Address: 619/43 Kiatngamwong Building, Ngamwongwan Rd., Tambon Bangkhen, Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
2.
Internet address: http://www.actorganic-cert.or.th
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Burma/Myanmar
MM-BIO-121
—
—
—
x
—
—
Indonesia
ID-BIO-121
x
—
—
x
—
—
Laos
LA-BIO-121
x
—
—
x
—
—
Malaysia
MY-BIO-121
—
—
—
x
—
—
Nepal
NP-BIO-121
—
—
—
x
—
—
Thailand
TH-BIO-121
x
—
—
x
—
—
Vietnam
VN-BIO-121
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (23)
the text related to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’ is replaced by the following
‘ “Organización Internacional Agropecuaria”
1.
Address: Av. Santa Fe 830 - (B1641ABN) – Acassuso, Buenos Aires — Argentina
2.
Internet address: http://www.oia.com.ar
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Argentina
AR-BIO-110
—
—
—
x
—
—
Brazil
BR-BIO-110
x
—
—
—
—
—
Uruguay
UY-BIO-110
x
x
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (24)
after the text relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH”
1.
Address: Diefenbachgasse 35, 1150 Wien, Austria
2.
Internet address: http://www.sgs-kontrolle.at
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Armenia
AM-BIO-159
x
—
—
x
—
—
Kazakhstan
KZ-BIO-159
x
—
—
x
—
—
Republic of Moldova
MD-BIO-159
x
—
—
x
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-159
x
—
—
x
—
—
South Africa
ZA-BIO-159
x
x
—
x
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-159
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’;
- (25)
the text relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Suolo e Salute srl”
1.
Address: Via Paolo Borsellino 12, 61032 Fano (PU) Italy
2.
Internet address: http://www.suoloesalute.it
3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:
Third country
Code number
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
San Marino
SM-BIO-150
x
—
—
—
—
—
Senegal
SN-BIO-150
x
—
—
—
—
—
Serbia
RS-BIO-150
x
—
—
—
—
—
Ukraine
UA-BIO-150
x
—
—
—
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2015.’;
- (26)
after the text relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, the following text is inserted:
‘ “TÜV Nord Integra”
1.
Address: Statiestraat 164, 2600 Berchem (Antwerp), Belgium
2.
Internet address: http://www.tuv-nord-integra.com
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-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
Côte d’Ivoire
CI-BIO-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
Jordan
JO-BIO-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
Mali
ML-BIO-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
Curaçao
CW-BIO-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
Senegal
SN-BIO-160
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine
5.
Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2016.’.