G/TBT/N/EU/780  
18 February 2021  
(21-1391) 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 [   ], 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 with ru les on the information to be sent by third 
countries and by control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of supervision of 
their recognition under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for 
imported organic products and the measures to be taken in the exercise of that 
supervision (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Regulation lays down 
provisions to ensure the appropriate supervision of third countries or the control 
authorities  and control bodies recognised for the purposes of equivalence under Articles 
33(2) and 33(3) respectively of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the transition 
period until 31 December 2026 for the recognition of third countries and until 
31 December 2024 for the recognition of control authorities and control bodies.  G/TBT/N/EU/780  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Following the publication of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council o n organic production and labelling of organic products and 
repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 803/2007, it is necessary to adopt a Delegated 
Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards rules on the supervision 
for the regular review of t he recognition of third countries and control authorities and 
control bodies during the transitional periods. In addition, this Regulation should set out 
the measures to be taken by the Commission in the exercise of that supervision, including 
suspension o r withdrawal of recognised third countries or control authorities and control 
bodies from the lists established pursuant to Articles 48(3) and 57(2) of Regulation (EU) 
2018/848; Other  
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  
• Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and 
labelling of organic products and repealing Regulat ion (EEC) No 2092/91  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0834  
• 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 arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008R1235  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April-May 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 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_1222_00_e.pdf