G/TBT/N/EU/834  
7 September 2021  
(21-6654) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/e n/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
products; Food products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down detailed rules on certain records and 
declarations required from operators an d groups of operators and on the technical means 
for the issuance of certificates in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission implementi ng Regulation provides the 
details for the issuance of the certificate in electronic form, for certain records related to 
checks on preventive and precautionary measures, traceability and mass balance and for 
certain declarations and communications necessa ry for official controls.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Following the publication of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of orga nic products and 
repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, it is necessary to adopt this implementing 
act laying down the detailed provisions mentioned above before 1 January 2022. 
Producers need to be given enough time to adapt to the new rules and E U Member States 
to integrate these new rules into their national legislations.; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic 
production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 
834/2007:  
EUR-Lex - 32018R0848 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  G/TBT/N/EU/834  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  End November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
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