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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2022) XXX  draft  
 
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of 
certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic 
products into the Union    
EN 1  EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of 
certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic 
products into the Union  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to  Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Par liament and of the Council of 
30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Coun cil 
Regulation (EC) No 834/20071, and in particular Article 48(3) and Article 57(2) thereof , 
Whereas:  
(1) Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/23252 sets out the list of 
third countries whose systems of production and control measures for organic 
production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in 
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/20073.  
(2) India  has informed the Commission that its competent authority suspended the control 
body ‘TQ Cert Services Private Limited’ and therefore that control body should be 
removed from the list of control bodies recognised by India.  
(3) Annex II to Implementing Regulat ion (EU) 2021/2325 sets out the list of control 
authorities and control bodies recognised for the purpose of equivalence and 
competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries. In the light of 
new information and requests received by  the Commission since the adoption of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, certain changes should be made to that list.  
(4) Notifications of cases of non -compliance have been made in the Organic Farming 
Information System (OFIS) of ‘Control Union Certificat ions’ (BIO -149), ‘Ecocert SA’ 
(BIO -154), ‘Lacon GmbH’ (BIO -134) and ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’ (BIO -
152). Those notifications concern the contamination of a large number of 
consignments of products, produced in India and certified as organic by those control 
bodies. The contaminations were with products and substances not allowed in organic 
production and/or conventional production in the Union, at levels above and often far 
above the Maximum Residue Levels as set in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council4. Those contaminations include, but are not  
                                                 
1 OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1 . 
2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to 
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and 
the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ 
L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8).  
3 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production a nd labelling of organic 
products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1).  
4 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23  February 2005 on 
maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food an d feed of plant and animal origin and amending 
Council Directive 91 /414/EEC ( OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1 ).  
EN 2  EN limited to, contaminations with ethylene oxide, which is carcinogenic, mutagenic, and 
toxic for reproduction . 
(5) Moreover, those control bodies have failed to demonstrate that organic products 
imported under their control have been produced in accordance with production rules 
and subject to control arrangements equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) 
No 834/2007 and in Commission Regulations (EC) No 889/20085 and (EC) No 
1235/20086. 
(6) In addition, those control bodies have failed to take corrective measures in response to 
the irregularities and infringements observed.  
(7) For each of those reasons, and in accordance with Article 4(1), points (d)(iv), (d)(v) 
and (d)(vii) of Co mmission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/13427, the control bodies 
‘Control Union Certifications’, ‘Ecocert SA’, ‘Lacon GmbH’ and ‘OneCert 
International PVT Ltd’ should be withdrawn from the list of control authorities and 
control bodies recognised for India for the purpose of equivalence under Article 33(3) 
of Regulation (EC) 834/2007.  
(8) ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’ has notified the Commission 
of the change of its address.  
(9) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘BioGr o New Zealand 
Limited’ to withdraw its recognition for all third countries  for which it is recognised in 
accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.  
(10) ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ has notified the Commission regarding the 
change of i ts internet address.  
(11) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocert SA’ to change its 
name. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is 
justified to replace the name of that control body by ‘Ecocert SAS’ . 
(12) The accreditation body IOAS has informed the Commission about the withdrawal of 
its accreditation relating to the control body ‘FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd’. 
The Commission has also invited the control body to provide a valid accreditation 
certif icate and to take appropriate and timely remedial action. However, ‘FairCert 
Certification Services Pvt Ltd’ failed to reply satisfactorily within the deadline set for 
the purpose. Finally , ‘FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd ’ did not communicate to 
the Commission all of the information related to its technical dossier. For each of 
those three reasons, and in accordance with Article 4(1), point (d)(iii), of Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2021/1342, ‘FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd’ should be 
withdra wn from the list of control authorities and control bodies set out in Annex II to 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 for all third countries.  
                                                 
5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on  organic production and labelling of 
organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ L 250, 18.9.2008, p. 1).  
6 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for 
implementation of Counci l 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).  
7 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1342 of 27 May 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 
2018/848 of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council with rules on the information to be sent by 
third countries and by control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of supervision of their 
recognition under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2 007 for imported organic 
products and the measures to be taken in the exercise of that supervision (OJ L 292, 16.8.2021, p. 20).   
EN 3  EN (13) ‘Kiwa Sativa’ has notified the Commission of the change of its internet address.  
(14) The Commission has received a nd examined a request from ‘Lacon GmbH’ to 
withdraw its recognition for all third countries for which it is recognised in 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.  
(15) The Commission has received and examined a request by ‘LETIS S.A.’ to withdraw 
its recognitio n for Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, 
Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, Ukraine , the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan .  
(16) The accreditation body IOAS has informed the Commission about the withdrawal of 
its accreditation relating to ‘LETIS S.A.’ in Turkey. The Commission has also invited 
the control body to provide a valid accreditation certificate concerning Turkey and to 
take appropriate and timely remedial action.  However, ‘LETIS S.A.’ failed to reply 
satisfactorily within the deadline set for the purpose. For each of those two reasons, 
and in accordance with Article 4(1), point (d)(iii), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2021/1342, it is justified to withdraw the recog nition of ‘LETIS S.A. ’ for Turkey . 
(17) ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’ has notified the Commission of the change of its 
address and internet address.  
(18) The Commission has received a request from ‘Oregon Tilth’ to withdraw its 
recognition for Panama.  
(19) The Commission has received a request from ‘Organic Standard’ to withdraw its 
recognition for Russia.  
(20) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Soil Association 
Certification Limited’ to voluntarily cease its activities for all third countries f or which 
it is recognised in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.  
(21) ‘Tse-Xin Organic Certification Corporation’ has notified the Commission of the 
change of its address.  
(22) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 should therefore be amended ac cordingly.  
(23) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Organic Production  Committee ,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Regulation (EU) No 2021/2325 is amended as follows:  
(1) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;  
(2) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.  
Article  2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the Europ ean Union . 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.   
EN 4  EN Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Ursula VON DER LEYEN