COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2020/25 
of 13 Januar y 2020 
amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for 
implementat ion of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for impor ts of 
organic products from third countr ies 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d), thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), establishes that the scheme of control 
bodies and control author ities recognised by the Commission on the basis of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) 
No 834/2007 to carry out controls and to issue certificates in third countr ies for the purpose of impor ting 
products with equivalent guarantees will be replaced by a scheme of control bodies and control author ities 
recognised by the Commission for the purpose of impor ting compl iant products. The new impor t schem e provided 
in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will apply from 1 Januar y 2021. In order to ensure that the necessar y administrative 
capacities are available to provide for a timely recognition of control bodies and control author ities under the new 
schem e, it is appropr iate to introduce a final date for receiving new requests for the recognition of control bodies 
and control author ities for the purpose of equivalence pursuant to Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 
1235/2008 (3) and the inclusion of such control bodies and control author ities in the list set out in Annex IV to that 
Regulation. Requests received after that date should no long er be admissible. 
(2) Products impor ted from a third countr y can be placed on the Union mark et as organic if they are covered by a 
certificate of inspection issued by the compet ent author ities, control author ities or control bodies of a recognised 
third countr y or by a recognised control author ity or control body . In order to ensure compl iance with the second 
subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, whic h requires the certificate of inspection to 
accompan y the goods to the premises of the first consignee, and with a view to ensur ing the traceability of the 
imp orted products during distr ibution, including transpor t form third countr ies, it should be clarified that the 
certificate of inspection is to be issued by the relevant control author ity or control body at the moment the 
consignment leaves the third countr y of expor t or origin. 
(3) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of third countr ies whose syste ms of production and 
control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in 
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. 
(4) Japan has informed the Commission that its compet ent author ity has added the control body ‘Akatonbo’ to the list of 
control bodies recognised by Japan. 
(5) The Republic of Korea has informed the Commission that its compet ent author ity has chang ed the name of ‘Neo 
environmentally-fr iendly’ and the name and internet address of ‘Association for Agricultural Products Quality 
Evaluation’. The Republic of Korea has also informed the Commission that the recognition of the control body 
‘Korea Agricultural Product and Food Certificat ion’ has been withdrawn. 
(1)OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1. 
(2)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). 
(3)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 arrangem ents for impor ts of organic products from third countr ies (OJ 
L 334 12.12.2008, p. 25). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/18                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   (6) The United States has informed the Commission that its compe tent author ity has added seven control bodies to the 
list of control bodies recognised by the Unit ed States for the purpose of the equivalence under Article 33(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, namely ‘CERES’, ‘EcoL OGICA S.A’, ‘Food Safet y S.A.’, ‘IBD Certifications ’, ‘Istitut o per 
la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale (ICEA)’ , ‘OnMark’ and ‘Perry Johnson Registrar Food Safet y, Inc.’ . The United 
State s has also request ed the remo val of ‘Global Culture ’, ‘Global Org anic Certification Services’, ‘Stellar Certification 
Services, Inc.’ , ‘Institute for Mark etecology (IMO)’, and ‘Basin and Range Org anics (BARO)’ from the list in Annex III 
to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. 
(7) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control author ities and control bodies compet ent to 
carry out controls and issue certificates in third countr ies for the purpose of equivalence. 
(8) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘A CER T European Organization for Certification S.A’ to 
amend its specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to 
extend the scope of its recognition for product categor ies A and D to Armenia, Ghana, Kosov o(3), Kuwait, Oman, 
Peru, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. 
(9) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Argencer t SA’ to be removed from the list in Annex IV 
to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is 
justif ied to remo ve that control body from that list. 
(10) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Balkan Biocer t Skopje’ to amend its legal status. Based 
on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to replace the name of that control 
body by ‘Balkan Biocer t Macedonia DOOEL Skopje’. 
(11) The Commission has received a request from ‘Başak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifik asyon Hizmetler i Tic. Ltd’ to 
amend its address. 
(12) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bioagr icert S.r.l.’ to amend its specifi cations. Based on 
the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for 
product categor ies A, B, D and E to Paragua y and Urugua y, for product categor ies A, B and D to Bolivia and Sri 
Lanka, for product categor ies A, D and E to Cameroon, and for product cate gories A and D to Fiji. 
(13) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Biocer t International Pvt Ltd’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to Afghanistan, Bang ladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar/Bur ma, Egypt, Mala ysia, Maur itius, Nepal, 
Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirate s and Vietnam for product categor ies 
A and D, to Benin, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeri a, Qatar , Russia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Ukraine for product 
catego ries A, D and E, and to Georgia for product cate gories D and E, and to extend its recognition for Sri Lanka to 
product catego ry E. 
(14) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bio.inspecta AG’ to amend its specif ications. Based on 
the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to 
Monte negro, Nor th Macedonia and Serbia for product catego ries A, B, D, E and F, and to exte nd the scope of its 
recognition for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegov ina, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo(4), Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, 
Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam to product categor ies B, E and F, for Armenia, Lebanon and Tanzania to product 
catego ries B and E, for Algeria and Kyrgyzstan to product catego ry B, for Turke y to product cate gories E and F, and 
for Azerbaija n to product catego ry E. 
(15) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ to amend its 
internet address and its specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is 
justif ied to withdraw its recognition for product catego ry E in respect of Maur itius. 
(3)This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosov o 
declaration of independence 
(4)This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosov o 
declaration of independence EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/19   (16) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CCPB Srl’ to amend its specifications. Based on the 
information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justif ied to extend the scope of its recognition to 
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros and Madagascar for product catego ries A, C and D, and to extend the scope of 
its recognition for Côte d’Ivoir e to product categor ies C and D. 
(17) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CERES Certification of Environmenta l Standards GmbH’ 
to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justif ied to 
extend the scope of its recognition to the Unit ed States for product cate gory C, and to extend the scope of its 
recognition for the United Arab Emirat es to product categor y A, for Chile to product categor y C, and for South 
Africa to product cate gory F. 
(18) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’ to be included in the list in Annex 
IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is 
justif ied to recognise that control body for Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and Madagascar for product categor ies 
A, B and D. 
(19) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocer t SA’ to amend its specifi cations. Based on the 
information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justif ied to exte nd the scope of its recognition for the 
United Arab Emirates , Cuba, Kuwait and Malawi to product cate gory B, for Serbia and Zimbabwe to product 
catego ry E, and for Moldova to product catego ry F. 
(20) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘FairCer t Certificat ion Services Pvt Ltd’ to be included in 
the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has 
concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for Bhutan and Nepal for product categor ies A, B, D and 
E, and for India for product catego ries B, D and E. 
(21) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘IBD Certificações Ltda.’ to amend its specifi cations. 
Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its 
recognition to Bolivia and Paragua y for product cate gory A and D, and to Mongolia for product categor ies A and E. 
(22) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to Seychelles for product catego ries A and D, and to the Unit ed States for product catego ry 
C, and to extend the scope of its recognition for Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Zambia to product 
catego ry B, for Guate mala to product catego ries C and F, and for the Dominican Republic, Ecuador , Honduras, 
Paragua y, Peru, Serbia, and Turke y to product categor y F. 
(23) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Mayacer t’ to amend its specifi cations. Based on the 
information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justif ied to extend the scope of its recognition to 
Panama and Sri Lanka for product catego ries A and D. 
(24) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘OneCer t Intern ational PVT Ltd’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to Egyp t, Jordan, Mala ysia and Qatar for product categor ies A and D, and to exte nd the 
scope of its recognition for the United Arab Emirate s to product cate gory A, and for Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, 
Tanzania and Uganda to product catego ry E. 
(25) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Org anización Intern ational Agropecuar ia’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to Colombia for product catego ries A and D, and to extend the scope of its recognition for 
Chile and Urugua y to product catego ry E, excep t for those products already covered by Annex III to Regulation (EC) 
No 1235/2008. 
(26) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Servicio de Certificación CAAE S.L.U’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador , Guat emala, Honduras, Nicaragua and 
Panama for product categor ies A and D. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/20                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   (27) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Suolo e Salute srl’ to amend its specifications. Based on 
the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for 
Egypt to product catego ry D. 
(28) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Tse-Xin Org anic Certification Corporation’ to amend its 
specifi cations. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the 
scope of its recognition to the Republic of Korea for product categor y A, to Hong Kong and Sing apore for product 
catego ry D, and to Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mala ysia, Myanmar/Bur ma, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam 
for product categor ies A and D. 
(29) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Valsts SIA “Ser tifikācij as un testēšanas centrs”’ to amend 
its legal status. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to replace the 
name of that control body by ‘SIA “Ser tifikācij as un testēšanas centrs”’. In addition, the Commission has received 
and examined a request from that control body to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the 
Commission has concluded that it is justified to exte nd the scope of its recognition for Belar us to product categor ies 
B, D, E and F, and for Uzbekistan to product cate gories D, E and F, and to extend the scope of its recognition to 
Kaza khstan, Moldova and Tajikistan for product catego ries A, B, D, E and F, and to Kyrgyzstan for product 
catego ries A, B, D and E. 
(30) On the basis of the dossier submitt ed by ‘Agricert — Certificação de Produt os Alimentares lda’, the scope of its 
recognition was extende d to Guinea for product catego ries A and D by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/39 (5). However , in that dossier that control body had wrong ly request ed an extension for Guinea instead of 
Guinea Bissau. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to correct 
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 according ly. In the interest of clarity and legal certainty , this correction 
should apply from the date of entr y into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39. 
(31) Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should theref ore be amended and corrected according ly. 
(32) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committ ee on organic 
production, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows : 
(1) in Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘1. The Commission shall consider whether to include a control body or control author ity in the list provi ded for in 
Article 10 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control author ity concer ned 
on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only 
compl ete requests that have been submitted by 30 June 2020 shall be take n into account for updating the list.’; 
(2) in Article 13(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘The certificate of inspection shall be issued by the relevant control author ity or control body before the consignment 
leav es the third countr y of expor t or origin. It shall be endorsed by the relevant Member State’s compe tent author ity 
and complet ed by the first consignee on the basis of the model and the notes set out in Annex V and using the 
electronic Trade Control and Exper t System (TRA CES) established by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC (*). 
_____________ 
(*)  Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concer ning the development of an integrat ed 
comput erised vete rinar y syste m (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44).’; 
(5)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39 of 10 Januar y 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down 
detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regar ds the arrangements for impor ts of organic 
products from third countr ies (OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 106). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/21   (3) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; 
(4) Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Cor rection of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation. 
Article 3 
Entr y into force and application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
Article 2 shall apply from 31 Januar y 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 13 Januar y 2020.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Ursula VON DER LEYEN     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/22                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   ANNEX I 
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows: 
(1) in the entr y relating to Japan, the followi ng row is added: 
‘JP-BIO-038 Akato nbo http://www .akat onbo.or .jp/’   
(2) in the entr y relating to the Republic of Korea, point 5 is amended as follows: 
(a) the rows relating to code numbers KR-OR G-019 and KR-OR G-026 are replaced by the following: 
‘KR-OR G-019 Neo environmentally-fr iendly Certification 
Cente r http://neoefcc.modoo.at 
KR-OR G-026 Agricultural Products Quality Service http://apqs.kr ’   
(b) the row relating to code number KR-OR G-001 is deleted; 
(3) in the entr y relating to the United States, point 5 is amended as follows: 
(a) the follo wing rows are added: 
‘US-OR G-62 CERES http://www .ceres-cer t.com/ 
US-OR G-63 EcoLOG ICA S.A. http://www .eco-logica.com/ 
US-OR G-64 Food Safety S.A. http://www .foodsafety .com.ar/ 
US-OR G-65 IBD Certifications http://www .ibd.com.br/ 
US-OR G-66 Istituto per la Certificaz ione Etica e Am­
bientale (ICEA) http://www .icea.inf o/ 
US-OR G-67 OnMark http://onmarkcer tificat ion.com/ 
US-OR G-68 Perry Johnson Registrar Food Safety , Inc. http://www .pjrfsi.com/’   
(b) the rows relating to code numbers US-OR G-12, US-OR G-14, US-OR G-54, US-OR G-60 and US-OR G-61 are 
delet ed.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/23   ANNEX II 
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follo ws: 
(1) in the entr y relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Cer tification S.A’, in point 3, the following rows are 
inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘AE-BIO-171 United Arab 
Emirates x - - x - - 
AM-BIO-171 Armenia x - - x - - 
GH-BIO-171 Ghana x - - x - - 
KW-BIO-171 Kuwait x - - x - - 
OM-BIO-171 Oman x - - x - - 
PE-BIO-171 Peru x - - x - - 
SD-BIO-171 Sudan x - - x - - 
UZ-BIO-171 Uzbekistan x - - x - - 
VN-BIO-171 Vietnam x - - x - - 
XK-BIO-171 Kosovo (*) x - - x - - 
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the 
Kosov o declaration of independence.’   
(2) the entr y relating to ‘Argencer t SA’ is delet ed; 
(3) in the entr y relating to ‘Balkan Biocer t Skopje ’, the name of the control body is replaced by ‘Balkan Biocer t 
Macedonia DOOEL Skopje ’; 
(4) in the entr y relating to ‘Başak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetler i Tic. Ltd’ , point 1 is replaced 
by the follo wing: 
‘1. Address: Çinarli Mahallesi Şehit Polis Fethi Sekin Cad. No:3/1006 Konak/İZMİR, Turkey’; 
(5) in the entr y relating to ‘Bioag ricer t S.r.l.’, in point 3, the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code 
numbers: 
‘BO-BIO-132 Bolivia x x - x - - 
CM-BIO-132 Cameroon x - - x x - 
FJ-BIO-132 Fiji x - - x - - 
LK-BIO-132 Sri Lanka x x - x - - 
PY-BIO-132 Paragua y x x - x x - 
UY-BIO-132 Urugua y x x - x x -’   
(6) in the entr y relating to ‘Biocer t Inter national Pvt Ltd’ , point 3 is amended as follows: 
(a) the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘AE-BIO-177 Unit ed Arab 
Emirates x - - x - - 
AF-BIO-177 Afghanistan x - - x - - 
BD-BIO-177 Bang ladesh x - - x - - 
BJ-BIO-177 Benin x - - x x - 
BT-BIO-177 Bhutan x - - x - - 
EG-BIO-177 Egypt x - - x - - EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/24                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   ET-BIO-177 Ethiopia x - - x x - 
GE-BIO-177 Georgia - - - x x - 
MM-BIO-177 Myanmar/Bur­
ma x - - x - - 
MU-BIO-177 Maur itius x - - x - - 
MY-BIO-177 Mala ysia x - - x - - 
MZ-BIO-177 Mozambique x - - x x - 
NP-BIO-177 Nepal x - - x - - 
NG-BIO-177 Nigeri a x - - x x - 
OM-BIO-177 Oman x - - x - - 
PH-BIO-177 Philippines x - - x - - 
PK-BIO-177 Pakistan x - - x - - 
QA-BIO-177 Qatar x - - x x - 
RU-BIO-177 Russia x - - x x - 
SD-BIO-177 Sudan x - - x x - 
TG-BIO-177 Togo x - - x x - 
TH-BIO-177 Thailand x - - x - - 
TZ-BIO-177 Tanzania x - - x - - 
UA-BIO-177 Ukraine x - - x x - 
UG-BIO-177 Uganda x - - x x - 
VN-BIO-177 Vietnam x - - x - -’   
(b) the row relating to Sri Lanka is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘LK-BIO-177 Sri Lanka x - - x x -’   
(7) in the entr y relating to ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, point 3 is amended as follows: 
(a) the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘ME-BIO-161 Montenegro x x — x x  x 
MK-BIO-161 Nor th Mace­
donia x x — x x  x 
RS-BIO-161 Serbia x x — x x  x’   
(b) the rows relating to Albania, Algeri a, Armenia, Azerbaij an, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Georgia, Iran, Kaza khstan, 
Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Moldova , Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turke y, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam 
are replaced by the following: 
‘AL-BIO-161 Albania x x — x x x 
AM-BIO-161 Armenia x x — x x — 
AZ-BIO-161 Azerbaijan x  — x x — 
BA-BIO-161 Bosnia and 
Herzegovina x x — x x x EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/25   DZ-BIO-161 Algeri a x x — x — — 
GE-BIO-161 Georgia x x — x x x 
IR-BIO-161 Iran x x — x x x 
KG-BIO-161 Kyrgyzstan x x — x — — 
KZ-BIO-161 Kaza khstan x x — x x x 
LB-BIO-161 Lebanon x x — x x — 
MD-BIO-161 Moldova x x — x x x 
RU-BIO-161 Russia x x — x x x 
TJ-BIO-161 Tajikistan x x — x x x 
TR-BIO-161 Turke y x — — x x x 
TZ-BIO-161 Tanzania x x — x x — 
UA-BIO-161 Ukraine x x — x x x 
UZ-BIO-161 Uzbekistan x x — x x x 
VN-BIO-161 Vietnam x x — x x x 
XK-BIO-161 Kosovo (*) x x - x x x 
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on 
the Kosov o declaration of independence.’   
(8) the entr y relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Cer tification France SAS’ is amended as follows: 
(a) in point 2, the internet address is replaced by the following: ‘https://filie reagro.bureauver itas.fr/’; 
(b) in point 3, the row relating to Maur itius is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘MU-BIO-165 Maur itius x — — x — —’   
(9) in the entr y relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, point 3 is amended as follows : 
(a) the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘BF-BIO-102 Burkina Faso x - x x - - 
CM-BIO-102 Cameroon x - x x - - 
KM-BIO-102 Comoros x - x x - - 
MG-BIO-102 Madagascar x - x x - -’   
(b) the row relating to Côte d’Ivoi re is replaced by the following: 
‘CI-BIO-102 Côte d’Ivoir e x - x x - -’   
(10) in the entr y relating to ‘CERES Cer tification of Environmental Standards GmbH’ , point 3 is amended as follows: 
(a) the followi ng row is inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘US-BIO-140 Unit ed States — — x — — —’   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/26                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   (b) the rows relating to Chile, South Africa and the United Arab Emirate s are replaced by the followi ng: 
‘AE-BIO-140 Unit ed Arab 
Emirates x — — x — — 
CL-BIO-140 Chile x x x x — — 
ZA-BIO-140 South Africa x x — x — x’   
(11) after the entr y relating to ‘Control Union Certification’, the follo wing entr y is inser ted: 
‘‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’ 
1. Address: ul. Domaniewska 45, 02-672 Warszawa, Poland 
2. Internet address: www .dqs.pl 
3. Code numbers, third countr ies and product cate gories concer ned: 
Code number Third countr y Categor y of products 
A B C D E F 
BA-BIO-181 Bosnia and 
Herzegov ina x x - x - - 
CN-BIO-181 China x x - x - - 
MG-BIO-181 Madagascar x x - x - -   
4. Excepti ons: in-conv ersion products and wine 
5. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021’ 
(12) in the entr y relating to ‘Ecocer t SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Cuba, Kuwait, Malawi, Moldov a, Serbia, the 
United Arad Emirat es and Zimbabwe are replaced by the follo wing: 
‘AE-BIO-154 United Arab 
Emirates x x — x x — 
CU-BIO-154 Cuba x x — x x — 
KW-BIO-154 Kuwait x x — x — — 
MD-BIO-154 Moldova x x — x — x 
MW -BIO-154 Malawi x x — x — — 
RS-BIO-154 Serbia x x — x x x 
ZW-BIO-154 Zimbabwe x x — x x x’   
(13) after the entr y relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the followi ng entr y is inser ted: 
‘‘FairCer t Cer tification Services Pvt Ltd’ 
1. Address: C 122, GAURIDHAM COL ONY , 451001-KHAR GONE, India 
2. Internet address: www .faircer t.com 
3. Code numbers, third countr ies and product cate gories concer ned: 
Code number Third countr y Categor y of products 
A B C D E F 
BT-BIO-180 Bhutan x x - x x - 
IN-BIO-180 India - x - x x - 
NP-BIO-180 Nepal x x - x x -   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/27   4. Excepti ons: in-conv ersion products and wine 
5. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021’ 
(14) in the entr y relating to ‘IBD Cer tificações Ltda.’, in point 3, the following rows are inser ted in the order of the code 
numbers: 
‘BO-BIO-122 Bolivia x - - x - - 
MN-BIO-122 Mongolia x - - - x - 
PY-BIO-122 Paragua y x - - x - -’   
(15) in the entr y relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows: 
(a) the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘SC-BIO-141 Seychelles x — — x — — 
US-BIO-141 Unit ed States — — x — — —’   
(b) the rows relating to Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador , Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Paragua y, Peru, 
Serbia, Tajikistan, Turke y, Uzbekistan and Zambia are replaced by the following: 
‘AM-BIO-141 Armenia x x — x — — 
DO-BIO-141 Dominican Re­
public x — — x — x 
EC-BIO-141 Ecuador x x x x x x 
GE-BIO-141 Georgia x x — x x — 
GT-BIO-141 Guatemala x x x x x x 
HN-BIO-141 Honduras x — — x x x 
PE-BIO-141 Peru x x — x x x 
PY-BIO-141 Paragua y x x — x x x 
RS-BIO-141 Serbia x — — x — x 
TJ-BIO-141 Tajikistan x x — x — — 
TR-BIO-141 Turke y x x — x x x 
UZ-BIO-141 Uzbekistan x x — x — — 
ZM-BIO-141 Zambia x x — x — —’   
(16) in the entr y relating to ‘Mayacer t’, in point 3, the following rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘LK-BIO-169 Sri Lanka x - - x - - 
PA-BIO-169 Panama x - - x - -’   
(17) in the entr y relating to ‘OneCer t Inter national PVT Ltd’, point 3 is amended as follows : 
(a) the followi ng rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘EG-BIO-152 Egypt x - - x - - 
JO-BIO-152 Jordan x - - x - - EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/28                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   MY-BIO-152 Mala ysia x - - x - - 
QA-BIO-152 Qatar x - - x - -’   
(b) the rows relating to the United Arab Emirat es, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda are replaced by 
the followi ng: 
‘AE-BIO-152 Unit ed Arab 
Emirates x - - x - - 
ET-BIO-152 Ethiopia x - - x x - 
IN-BIO-152 India - - - x x - 
MZ-BIO-152 Mozambique x - - x x - 
TZ-BIO-152 Tanzania x - - x x - 
UG-BIO-152 Uganda x - - x x -’   
(18) in the entr y relating to ‘Organización Inter national Agropecuar ia’, point 3 is amended as follo ws: 
(a) the followi ng row is inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘CO-BI O-110 Colombia x - - x - -’   
(b) the row relating to Chile and Urugua y is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘CL-BI O-110 Chile x - x x x - 
UY-BIO-110 Urugua y x x x x x -’   
(19) in the entr y relating to ‘Ser vicio de Cer tificación CAAE S.L.U’, in point 3, the followi ng entr ies are inser ted in the 
order of the code numbers: 
‘CO-BI O-178 Colombia x - - x - - 
DO-BIO-178 Dominican 
Republic x - - x - - 
GT-BIO-178 Guate mala x - - x - - 
HN-BIO-178 Honduras x - - x - - 
NI-BIO-178 Nicaragua x - - x - - 
PA-BIO-178 Panama x - - x - - 
SV-BIO-178 El Salvador x - - x - -’   
(20) in the entr y relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to Egypt is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘EG-BIO-150 Egypt x - - x - -’   
(21) in the entr y relating to ‘Tse-Xin Organic Cer tification Cor poration’, in point 3, the followi ng rows are inser ted in 
the order of the code numbers: 
‘HK-BIO-174 Hong Kong - - - x - - 
ID-BIO-174 Indonesia x - - x - - 
KH-BIO-174 Cambodia x - - x - - EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/29   KR-BIO-174 Republic of 
Korea x - - - - - 
LA-BIO-174 Laos x - - x - - 
MM-BIO-174 Myan­
mar/Bur ma x - - x - - 
MY-BIO-174 Mala ysia x - - x - - 
PH-BIO-174 Philippines x - - x - - 
SG-BIO-174 Sing apore - - - x - - 
TH-BIO-174 Thailand x - - x - - 
VN-BIO-174 Vietnam x - - x - -’   
(22) the entr y relating to ‘Valsts SIA “Ser tifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’ is amended as follows: 
(a) the name of the control body is replaced by ‘SIA “Ser tifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’; 
(b) point 3 is amended as follows: 
(i) the following rows are inser ted in the order of the code numbers: 
‘KG-BIO-173 Kyrgyzstan x x — x x — 
KZ-BIO-173 Kazakhstan x x — x x x 
MD-BIO-173 Moldov a x x — x x x 
TJ-BIO-173 Tajikistan x x — x x x’   
(ii) the rows relating to Belar us and Uzbekistan are replaced by the follo wing: 
‘BY-BIO-173 Belar us x x — x x x 
UZ-BIO-173 Uzbekistan x x — x x x’   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 8/30                                                                                                                                            14.1.2020   ANNEX III 
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, in the entr y relating to ‘Agricer t — Cer tificação de Produtos 
Alimenta res lda’, in point 3, the row relating to Guinea is replaced by the followi ng:                                                              
‘GW -BIO-172 Guinea Bissau x — — x — —’   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.1.2020                                                                                                                                            L 8/31