G/TBT/N/EU/798  
26 April 2021  
(21-3510) 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 [X], 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 (EU) …/… amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the criteria for the recognition of 
control authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls on organic 
products in third countries, and for the withdrawal of their recognition (7 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of conte nt: This act lays down the criteria for the recognition of control 
authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls on organic 
products in third countries, and for the withdrawal of their recognition.  
7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Following the adoption of the new organic Regulation, which will enter into 
application on 1 January 2022, the Commission may recognise control authorities and 
control bodies that are competent to carr y out controls of imported organic products and 
to issue organic certificates in third countries. Building on the Commission's experience 
with the supervision of control authorities and control bodies operating in third countries 
and with a view to ensurin g the robustness of controls performed by control authorities 
and control bodies and guaranteeing the integrity of organic products imported from third 
countries, it is necessary to reinforce the capacity of control authorities and control bodies 
to carry out effective controls, especially as regards inspection and sampling, on operators 
producing organic products in third countries. In order to achieve these objectives, and 
in the interest of transparency, additional criteria for the recognition or the wit hdrawal of 
control authorities and control bodies should be laid down; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/798  
 
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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:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union (between September 2021 and November 
2021 approximately).  The provisions 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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2967_00_e.pdf