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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2196 of 17 December 2020 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)

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ANNEX IIU.K.

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

(1)

in point 5 of all entries, the date ‘30 June 2021’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2021’;

(2)

after the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’, the following entry is inserted:

AfriCert Limited

1.

Address: Plaza 2000 1st Floor, East Wing – Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya

2.

Internet address: www.africertlimited.co.ke

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BI-BIO-184Burundixx
CD-BIO-184Democratic Republic of Congoxx
GH-BIO-184Ghanaxx
KE-BIO-184Kenyaxx
RW-BIO-184Rwandaxx
TZ-BIO-184Tanzaniaxx
UG-BIO-184Ugandaxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(3)

in the entry relating to ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

AZ-BIO-172Azerbaijanxx
BR-BIO-172Brazilxx
CM-BIO-172Cameroonxx
CN-BIO-172Chinaxx
CV-BIO-172Cape Verdexx
GE-BIO-172Georgiaxx
GH-BIO-172Ghanaxx
KH-BIO-172Cambodiaxx
KZ-BIO-172Kazakhstanxx
MA-BIO-172Moroccoxx
MX-BIO-172Mexicoxx
PA-BIO-172Panamaxx
PY-BIO-172Paraguayxx
SN-BIO-172Senegalxx
TL-BIO-172Timor-Lestexx
TR-BIO-172Turkeyxx
VN-BIO-172Vietnamxx
(4)

in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AF-BIO-132Afghanistanxx
AL-BIO-132Albaniaxxxx
AZ-BIO-132Azerbaijanxx
BD-BIO-132Bangladeshxxx
BO-BIO-132Boliviaxxx
BR-BIO-132Brazilxxx
CA-BIO-132Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-132Chinaxxxx
EC-BIO-132Ecuadorxxx
ET-BIO-132Ethiopiaxx
FJ-BIO-132Fijixxx
GE-BIO-132Georgiaxx
ID-BIO-132Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-132Indiaxx
IR-BIO-132Iranxx
KG-BIO-132Kyrgyzstanxx
KH-BIO-132Cambodiaxxx
KR-BIO-132Republic of Koreaxx
KZ-BIO-132Kazakhstanxxxx
LA-BIO-132Laosxxxx
LK-BIO-132Sri Lankaxxx
MA-BIO-132Moroccoxxx
MD-BIO-132Moldovaxx
MM-BIO-132Myanmar/Burmaxxx
MX-BIO-132Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-132Malaysiaxxxx
NP-BIO-132Nepalxxx
PF-BIO-132French Polynesiaxxx
PH-BIO-132Philippinesxxx
PY-BIO-132Paraguayxxxx
RS-BIO-132Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-132Russiaxx
SG-BIO-132Singaporexxxx
SN-BIO-132Senegalxxx
TG-BIO-132Togoxxx
TH-BIO-132Thailandxxxx
TR-BIO-132Turkeyxxxx
UA-BIO-132Ukrainexxx
UY-BIO-132Uruguayxxxx
VN-BIO-132Vietnamxxx
(5)

after the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, the following entry is inserted:

Biodynamic Association Certification”

1.

Address: Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG, United Kingdom

2.

Internet address: http://bdcertification.org.uk/

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GB-BIO-185United Kingdomaxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(6)

in the entry relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

Address: Level 1, 233-237 Lambton Quay, The Old Bank Arcade, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand;

(7)

in the entry relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

Address: Le Triangle de l’Arche – 9, cours du Triangle, 92937 Paris la Défense cedex, France;

(8)

in the entry relating to ‘Caucascert Ltd’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

TR-BIO-117Turkeyx
(9)

in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;

(10)

after the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:

Certificadora Biotropico S.A”

1.

Address: Casa 5C, Callejon El Mirador, Via Principal, Paraje, Cali, 760032, Colombia

2.

Internet address: www.biotropico.com

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
CO-BIO-186Colombiaxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(11)

in the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

BA-BIO-149Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
QA-BIO-149Qatarxx
(b)

the row relating to Chile is replaced by the following:

CL-BIO-149Chilexxxxx
(12)

in the entry relating to ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

BR-BIO-181Brazilxxx
BY-BIO-181Belarusxxx
ID-BIO-181Indonesiaxxx
KZ-BIO-181Kazakhstanxxx
LB-BIO-181Lebanonxxx
MX-BIO-181Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-181Malaysiaxxx
NG-BIO-181Nigeriaxxx
PH-BIO-181Philippinesxxx
PK-BIO-181Pakistanxxx
RS-BIO-181Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-181Russiaxxx
TR-BIO-181Turkeyxxx
TW-BIO-181Taiwanxxx
UA-BIO-181Ukrainexxx
UZ-BIO-181Uzbekistanxxx
VN-BIO-181Vietnamxxx
ZA-BIO-181South Africaxxx
(13)

in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Chile and Russia are replaced by the following:

CL-BIO-154Chilexxxxx
RU-BIO-154Russiaxx
(14)

in the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, in point 3, the rows relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan are deleted;

(15)

after the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, the following entry is inserted:

Ecogruppo Italia”

1.

Address: Via Pietro Mascagni 79, 95129 Catania, Italy

2.

Internet address: http://www.ecogruppoitalia.it

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AM-BIO-187Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-187Azerbaijanx
BA-BIO-187Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
KZ-BIO-187Kazakhstanx
ME-BIO-187Montenegroxxx
MK-BIO-187North-Macedoniaxx
RS-BIO-187Serbiaxxx
TR-BIO-187Turkeyxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(16)

after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:

“ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti”

1.

Address: 160 Nr 13 Daire 3. Izmir 35100, Turkey

2.

Internet address: www.etko.com.tr

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
TR-BIO-109Turkeyxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(17)

in the entry relation to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

AE-BIO- 144United Arab Emiratesxxx
(b)

the rows relating to Costa Rica and Turkey are replaced by the following:

CR-BIO-144Costa Ricaxxx
TR-BIO-144Turkeyxxxx
(18)

in the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;

(19)

after the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:

Kiwa Sativa”

1.

Address: Rua Robalo Gouveia, 1, 1A, 1900-392, Lisbon, Portugal

2.

Internet address: http://www.sativa.pt

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GW-BIO-188Guinea-Bissauxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(20)

in the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AU-BIO-119Australiaxx
CN-BIO-119Chinaxxx
ID-BIO-119Indonesiaxxx
LK-BIO-119Sri Lankaxxx
MY-BIO-119Malaysiaxxx
NP-BIO-119Nepalxxx
PG-BIO-119Papua New Guineaxxx
SB-BIO-119Solomon Islandsxxx
SG-BIO-119Singaporexxx
TL-BIO-119Timor-Lestexxx
TO-BIO-119Tongaxxx
WS-BIO-119Samoaxxx
(21)

in the entry relating to ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the rows relating to Malaysia and Nepal are replaced by the following:

MY-BIO-121Malaysiaxx
NP-BIO-121Nepalxx
(b)

the row relating to Myanmar/Burma is deleted;

(22)

after the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, the following entries are inserted:

Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C”

1.

Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom

2.

Internet address: http://ofgorganic.org/

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GB-BIO-189United Kingdomaxxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.

“Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd”

1.

Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom

2.

Internet address: https://ofgorganic.org/about/scotland

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GB-BIO-190United Kingdomaxxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.

“Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)”

1.

Address: 8# Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, 210042, China

2.

Internet address: http://www.ofdc.org.cn

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
CN-BIO-191Chinaxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.

“Organic Food Federation”

1.

Address: 31 Turbine Way, Swaffham, PE37 7XD, United Kingdom

2.

Internet address: http://www.orgfoodfed.com

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GB-BIO-192United Kingdomaxxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.

(23)

in the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the row relating to Russia is replaced by the following:

RU-BIO-110Russiaxxx
(b)

the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

UA-BIO-110Ukrainexx
TR-BIO-110Turkeyxx
(24)

the entry relating to ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’ is deleted;

(25)

in the entry relating to ‘Q-check’, in point 3, the row relating to Kosovo is replaced by the following in the order of the code numbers:

a

This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.’

‘XK-BIO-179Kosovoaxx
(26)

after the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following entry is inserted:

‘“Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd”

1.

Address: North Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 2HE, United Kingdom

2.

Internet address: www.qwfc.co.uk

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GB-BIO-193United Kingdomax
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;

(27)

the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, is amended as follows:

(a)

point 3 is amended as follows:

(i)

the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

a

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’

‘GB-BIO-142United Kingdomaxxxxxx
(ii)

the rows relating to Cameroon and South Africa are replaced by the following:

CM-BIO-142Cameroonx
ZA-BIO-142South Africaxx
(b)

point 4 is replaced by the following:

Exceptions: in-conversion products.;

(28)

after the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, the following entries are inserted:

Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd”

1.

Address: 8/27 Mayneview Street, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia

2.

Internet address: https://www.sxcertified.com.au

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

a

For this control body, the recognition for product category D in respect of Australia only covers wine and yeast.

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AU-BIO-194Australiaaxxx
FJ-BIO-194Fijixxxx
MY-BIO-194Malaysiaxxxx
SG-BIO-194Singaporexxxx
TO-BIO-194Tongaxxxx
VU-BIO-194Vanuatuxxxx
WS-BIO-194Samoaxxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.

“SRS Certification GmbH”

1.

Address: Friedländer Weg 20, Göttingen, 37085, Germany

2.

Internet address: http://www.srs-certification.com

3.

Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
CN-BIO-195Chinaxxx
TW-BIO-195Taiwanxxx
4.

Exceptions: in-conversion products.

5.

Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.;

(29)

in the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted.

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