G/TBT/N/EU/738  
8 September 2020  
(20-6068) 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:  Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation 
(EU) 2018/848 on organic production as  regards its date of application and certain other 
dates referred to in that Regulation (COM(2020) 483 final) (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, the present proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament  and of the Council amending Regulation 
(EU) 2018/848 on organic production defers by one year the date of entry into application 
of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production. Following its adoption, instead of 
entering into application on 1 January 2 021, Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will enter into 
application on 1 January 2022. Other dates linked to the date of entry into application of 
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are also deferred by one year.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pro blems where 
applicable:  The outbreak of the COVID -19 pandemic presents an unprecedented 
challenge to the EU Member States and organic operators in the EU and in third countries; 
currently, the main priorities of organic operators are to find solutions to t he problems 
caused by the pandemic in terms of production, controls and trade. Those extraordinary 
circumstances have a negative impact on the preparation of organic operators in the EU 
and in third countries for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/ 848 by 1 January 
2021. Hence the Regulation defers the date of entry to application of Regulation 
(EU) 2018/848 to 1 January 2022; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/738  
 
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  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  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid= 1554367642614&uri=CELEX:02018R0848 -20180614  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  October 2020  
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://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1599460927161&uri=CELEX:52020PC0483  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_5337_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_5337_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_5337_00_s.pdf