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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014 of 16 June 2014 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
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014
of 16 June 2014
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
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(1), and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008(2) sets out the 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. Annex IV to that Regulation 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, certain changes should be made to the lists set out in those Annexes.
(2) The duration of inclusion of Canada in the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2014. Given that Canada continues to satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the inclusion should be prolonged for an unlimited period.
(3) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013(3) the control body NOCA Pvt. Ltd, Pune was removed from the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 following information from India concerning the suspension of that control body. The competent authority of India notified the Commission of the end of that suspension, as well as of the approval of a new control body, M/S. Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltd, Khargone. Those control bodies should therefore be added to the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
(4) On the basis of information received by the Commission showing that the control body SGS India Pvt. Ltd does not respect the scope of recognition of India as regards the products that can be imported, that control body should be removed from the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
(5) The competent authority of Japan has notified the Commission of the changes concerning two recognised control bodies, as well as of five newly approved control bodies which should be reflected in the entry for Japan in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
(6) The duration of inclusion of Tunisia in the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2014. The findings of the supervision performed by the Commission indicated a need to improve the supervision of the control system by the Tunisian competent authority. Corrective actions have been taken by Tunisia and progress was made. The inclusion should be prolonged until 30 June 2015 with a view to verify the enforcement of some measures announced.
(7) The Commission has examined the requests for inclusion in the list set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, received by 31 October 2013. 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.
(8) Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) 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 1U.K.
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2U.K.
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3U.K.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX IU.K.
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
(1)
In the entry relating to Canada, point 7 is replaced by the following:
‘7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.’
(2)
Point 5 of the entry relating to India is amended as follows:
(a)
The row for IN-ORG-013 is deleted.
(b)
The following row is inserted after the row for IN-ORG-010:
| ‘IN-ORG-011 | Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd | www.nocaagro.com’ |
(c)
The following row is added:
| ‘IN-ORG-023 | Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltd | www.faircert.com’ |
(3)
Point 5 of the entry relating to Japan is amended as follows:
(a)
The row for JP-BIO-006 is replaced by the following:
| ‘JP-BIO-006 | Ecocert Japan Limited | www.ecocert.co.jp’ |
(b)
The row for JP-BIO-023 is replaced by the following:
| ‘JP-BIO-023 | Rice Research Organic Food Institute | www.inasaku.or.tv’ |
(c)
After the row for JP-BIO-030, the following rows are added:
| ‘JP-BIO-031 | Wakayama Organic Certified Association | www.vaw.ne.jp/aso/woca |
| JP-BIO-032 | Shimane Organic Agriculture Association | www.shimane-yuki.or.jp/index.html |
| JP-BIO-033 | The Mushroom Research Institute of Japan | www.kinoko.or.jp |
| JP-BIO-034 | International Nature Farming Research Center | www.infrc.or.jp |
| JP-BIO-035 | Organic Certification Center | www.organic-cert.or.jp’ |
(4)
The entry relating to Tunisia is amended as follows:
ANNEX IIU.K.
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
(1)
In the entry relating to ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’, point 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.’
(2)
In the entry relating to ‘ARGENCERT SA’, points 3 and 4 are 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 | ||
| Argentina | AR-BIO-138 | — | — | — | x | — | — |
| Chile | CL-BIO-138 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Paraguay | PY-BIO-138 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Uruguay | UY-BIO-138 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, products covered by Annex III.’
(3)
The entry relating to ‘Caucacert Ltd’ is amended as follows:
(4)
In the entry relating to ‘Ceres Certification of Environment standards GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.’
(5)
In the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, points 3 and 4 are 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 | ||
| Afghanistan | AF-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Albania | AL-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Bermuda | BM-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Bhutan | BT-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Brazil | BR-BIO-149 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Burkina Faso | BF-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Burma/Myanmar | MM-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Cambodia | KH-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Canada | CA-BIO-149 | — | — | x | — | — | — |
| China | CN-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Colombia | CO-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Costa Rica | CR-BIO-149 | — | x | x | — | — | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CI-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | DO-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Ecuador | EC-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Egypt | EG-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Ethiopia | ET-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Ghana | GH-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Guinea | GN-BIO-149 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Honduras | HN-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Hong Kong | HK-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| India | IN-BIO-149 | — | x | x | x | — | — |
| Indonesia | ID-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Iran | IR-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Israel | IL-BIO-149 | — | x | x | — | — | — |
| Japan | JP-BIO-149 | — | x | x | — | — | — |
| South Korea | KR-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Laos | LA-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | MK-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Malaysia | MY-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Mali | ML-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Mauritius | MU-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Mexico | MX-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Moldova | MD-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Mozambique | MZ-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Nepal | NP-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Nigeria | NG-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Pakistan | PK-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Occupied Palestinian territory | PS-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Panama | PA-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Paraguay | PY-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Peru | PE-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Philippines | PH-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Rwanda | RW-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Serbia | RS-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | SL-BIO-149 | — | x | x | — | — | — |
| Singapore | SG-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| South Africa | ZA-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | LK-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Switzerland | CH-BIO-149 | — | — | x | — | — | — |
| Syria | SY-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Tanzania | TZ-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Thailand | TH-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Timor-Leste | TL-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Turkey | TR-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Uganda | UG-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Ukraine | UA-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | AE-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| United States | US-BIO-149 | — | — | x | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | UY-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | UZ-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Vietnam | VN-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
| Zambia | ZN-BIO-149 | x | x | x | x | — | — |
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, products covered by Annex III.’
(6)
In the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, point 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.Address: 1, Aram Khachatryan Street, apt. 66, 0033 Yerevan, Armenia.’
(7)
In the entry relating to ‘Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Organizasyonu’, 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 | ||
| Azerbaijan | AZ-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Cote d'Ivoire | CI-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Ethiopia | ET-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Georgia | GE-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | KZ-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | x | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Russia | RU-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | x | — |
| Serbia | RS-BIO-109 | x | x | — | x | x | — |
| Tadzhikistan | TJ-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Turkey | TR-BIO-109 | x | x | — | x | x | — |
| Ukraine | UA-BIO-109 | x | x | — | x | x | — |
| Uzbekistan | UZ-BIO-109 | x | — | — | x | — | —’ |
(8)
In the entry relating to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, 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 | ||
| Bahamas | BS-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x |
| China | CN-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| Dominican Republic | DO-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| Ecuador | EC-BIO-144 | x | — | x | — | x | x |
| Guatemala | GT-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Honduras | HN-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | x | — |
| Malaysia | MY-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x |
| Mexico | MX-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x |
| Nicaragua | NI-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| Peru | PE-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x |
| Philippines | PH-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| El Salvador | SV-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| South Africa | ZA-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x |
| Taiwan | TW-BIO-144 | x | — | x | x | — | x |
| Turkey | TR-BIO-144 | x | — | — | x | — | x’ |
(9)
In the entry relating to ‘IMO-Control Sertifikasyon Tic. Ltd Ști’, 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 | ||
| Afghanistan | AF-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | AZ-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Georgia | GE-BIO-158 | x | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | KZ-BIO-158 | x | — | — | — | x | — |
| Kyrgyz Republic | KG-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Russia | RU-BIO-158 | x | — | — | — | x | — |
| Tajikistan | TJ-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Turkey | TR-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Turkmenistan | TM-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Ukraine | UA-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | x | — |
| Uzbekistan | UZ-BIO-158 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | AE-BIO-158 | — | — | — | — | x | —’ |
(10)
In the entry relating to ‘Indocert’, points 3 and 4 are 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 | ||
| India | IN-BIO-148 | — | — | x | x | x | — |
| Sri Lanka | LK-BIO-148 | x | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cambodia | KH-BIO-148 | x | — | — | — | — | — |
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, products covered by Annex III.’
(11)
In the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, points 3 and 4 are 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 | ||
| Australia | AU-BIO-119 | — | — | — | x | — | — |
| Indonesia | ID-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Malaysia | MY-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Nepal | NP-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Papua New Guinea | PG-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Samoa | WS-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Singapore | SG-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Solomon Islands | SB-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | LK-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Timor-Leste | TL-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Tonga | TO-BIO-119 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, and products covered by Annex III.’
(12)
In the entry relating to ‘SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.’
(13)
In the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, 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 | ||
| Canada | CA-BIO-120 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Guatemala | GT-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| Japan | JP-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| Mexico | MX-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| Nicaragua | NI-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| Peru | PE-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| El Salvador | SV-BIO-120 | x | x | — | x | — | —’ |
(14)
In the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, 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 | ||
| Belize | BZ-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Cameroon | CM-BIO-142 | — | x | — | x | — | — |
| Colombia | CO-BIO-142 | — | — | — | x | — | — |
| Egypt | EG-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Ghana | GH-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Iran | IR-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Kenya | KE-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| South Africa | ZA-BIO-142 | x | x | — | x | — | — |
| Thailand | TH-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Uganda | UG-BIO-142 | x | — | — | x | — | — |
| Venezuela | VE-BIO-142 | x | — | — | — | — | —’ |
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 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 (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25).
(3)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 of 20 June 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 and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the date of submission of the annual report (OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 51).
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