G/TBT/N/EU/769  
20 January 2021  
(21-0597) 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/tb t/en/  
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 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as 
regards the date for receiving requests for the recognition of control authorities and 
control bodies for the purpose of equivalence under the arrangements for imports of 
organic products based on Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This act lays down the rules for control bodies and control 
authorities to apply for recognition under Article 33 (3) of Regulation 834/2007 by 
amending article 11 of Regulation 1235/2008 to set a deadline for phasing out the 
applications.  
7. Objective and rationale, includ ing the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Regulation 2018/848, which repeals Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, was 
initially planned to enter into application on 1st January 2021. For this reason, the 
possibility for the control authorities and contro l bodies to be recognised for certification 
of organic products in third countries under Article 33 (3) of Regulation 834/2007 was 
phased out in June 2020. However, due to the outbreak of the COVID -19 pandemic and 
the related public health crisis, the date  of application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 has 
been postponed by one year (by Regulation (EU) 2020/1693). Consequently, it is 
necessary to reopen the possibility for control bodies and control authorities to apply for 
recognition under Article 33 (3) of R egulation 834/2007 by amending article 11 of 
Regulation 1235/2008 to set a new deadline for phasing out the applications. In order to 
ensure that the necessary administrative capacities are available to set the new import 
scheme under Regulation 2018/848, the deadline for application is set at 30 June 2021.; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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 was  published on 20 July 
2007 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1 –23) and notified to the WTO under reference 
G/TBT/N/EEC/101 ; it is available at:  
https:// eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:189:0001:0023:EN:PDF  
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 im ports of organic products from third countries was published on 12 
December 2008 (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25 –52) and notified to the WTO under 
G/TBT/N/EEC/101/Add 2; it is available at:  
https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:334:0025:0052:EN:PDF  
  
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 
on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation 
(EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1 –92) and notified to the WTO under 
G/TBT/N/EU/211; it is available at:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R0848&qid=1608109767630  
  
Regulation (EU) 2020/1693 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 November 
2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic pro duction and labelling of organic 
products as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that 
Regulation (OJ L 381,13.11.2020, p.1 -3.) and notified to the WTO under 
G/TBT/N/EU/738; it is available at:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020R1693&qid=1608111427439  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  One day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the EU  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_0526_00_e.pdf