G/TBT/N/EU/585  
 
17 July 2018  
(18-4490) 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 Commission  
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 [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): Raw and 
processed agricultural and aquaculture products from organic production including baby 
food; fertilisers, plant protection products, additives and feed used in organic production  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down 
detailed rules for the i mplementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic 
production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling 
and control (and its accompanying annexes) (6 pages + Annexes 7 pages, in English)   
6. Description of  content: This draft Commission implementing Regulation concerns a 
modification of the lists of authorized inputs to be used for organic production  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To include new inputs  to be authorised for use in organic production or for 
existing ones to be extended, following evaluation by the Commission and considered to be 
compatible with organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to modify the existing 
legislation with the aim of  authorising these products.  
8. Relevant documents:  International standards  
https://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/fresh/ffv -standardse.html  
Commission Regulation (EC) No  889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules 
for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No  834/2007 on organic production and 
labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1530697233905&uri=CELEX:32008R0889   G/TBT/N/EU/585  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of September 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU 
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/2018/TBT/EEC/18_3810_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_3810_01_e.pdf