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 2092/911, and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/20082 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 586/20133 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 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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 I

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    In the entry relating to Canada, point 7 is replaced by the following:

    ‘7.

    Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.’

  2. (2)

    Point 5 of the entry relating to India is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      The row for IN-ORG-013 is deleted.

    2. (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’

    3. (c)

      The following row is added:

      ‘IN-ORG-023

      Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltd

      www.faircert.com’

  3. (3)

    Point 5 of the entry relating to Japan is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      The row for JP-BIO-006 is replaced by the following:

      ‘JP-BIO-006

      Ecocert Japan Limited

      www.ecocert.co.jp’

    2. (b)

      The row for JP-BIO-023 is replaced by the following:

      ‘JP-BIO-023

      Rice Research Organic Food Institute

      www.inasaku.or.tv’

    3. (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. (4)

    The entry relating to Tunisia is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      In point 5, the row for TN-BIO-006 is replaced by the following:

      ‘TN-BIO-006

      Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle (INNORPI)

      www.innorpi.tn’

    2. (b)

      Point 7 is replaced by the following:

      ‘7.

      Duration of the inclusion:30 June 2015.’

ANNEX II

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    In the entry relating to ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’, point 4 is replaced by the following:

    ‘4.

    Exceptions: in-conversion products.’

  2. (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. (3)

    The entry relating to ‘Caucacert Ltd’ is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      Point 1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘1.

      Address: 2, Marshal Gelovani Street, 5th floor, Suite 410, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia.’

    2. (b)

      Point 4 is replaced by the following:

      ‘4.

      Exceptions: in-conversion products.’

  4. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (12)

    In the entry relating to ‘SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:

    ‘4.

    Exceptions: in-conversion products.’

  13. (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. (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

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