G/TBT/N/EU/824  
27 July 2021  
(21-5841) 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):  
AGRICULTURE (ICS 65), FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67)  
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 with rules on th e issuance of complementary 
certificates certifying the non -use of antibiotics in organic production of animal products 
for the purpose of export (4 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  It is necessary to lay down the mod el of a complementary 
certificate, which certifies that organic animal products are produced without the use of 
antibiotics. This is needed to facilitate the access of EU organic operators to markets in 
certain third countries, which require that organic a nimal products are produced without 
the use of antibiotics.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Certain third countries require that organic animal products are produced 
without the use of antibiotics. In  order to facilitate access to markets in those countries, 
operators or groups of operators in the Union wanting to export such products should be 
able to prove the non -use of antibiotics by means of an official document.; Prevention of 
deceptive practices  and consumer protection; Quality requirements  
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/824  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  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.  
The provisions of this regulation 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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