G/TBT/N/EU/747  
18 September 2020  
(20-6255) 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 Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council by layi ng down specific criteria and conditions for 
the checks of documentary accounts in the framework of official controls in organic 
production and the official controls of groups of operators (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This act lays d own the specific criteria and conditions for the 
checks of documentary accounts in the framework of official controls in organic production 
and the official controls of group of operators.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Following the publication of 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) No 803/2007, it is necessary to adopt this  delegated 
regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on the official controls by laying 
down further rules on traceability and mass balance checks as well as on specific controls 
on groups of operators. The organic sector needs to have legal certai nty on the rules that 
will apply for these two issues and EU Member States need to have enough time to 
integrate these rules into their national legislation; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/747  
 
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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:  November 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_5524_00_e.pdf