G/TBT/N/EU/1001  
2 August 2023  
(23-5266) 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/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Imp lementing Regulation amending and correcting Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production 
and establishing their lists; (5 page(s), in English), (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission implementing Regulation amends in its 
annexes the lists of products and substances authorised to be used in organic production, 
in particular: plant protection products, fertilisers, feed material, feed additives and food 
additives. It also postpones the date by which a complete list of products for cleaning and 
disinfecting will be applicable in organic production.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Postponement of the date by which a complete list of products for cleaning 
and disinfecting is necessary because it is not possible to publish this list by the current 
deadline 31 December 2023. Failure to postpone the deadline may lead to significant 
trade problems for organ ic products. The amendment of the lists of products and 
substances is based on requests for new uses and correction of specifications; Protection 
of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/1001  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 of 15 July 2021 authorising certain 
products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists (OJ L 
253 16.07.2021 p.13)  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R1165&qid=1690809676290  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Beginning of November 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from 1 January 2024)  
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/to ols-
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_11451_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_11451_01_e.pdf