G/TBT/N/EU/345  
 
27 January 2016  
(16-0574)  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 telephon e 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/   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Substances to be used 
for the production of food and feed 
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 implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and 
labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (8 pages + 7 pages of annexes, in English). 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regula tion amends Article 6a of 
Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards micr o-algae, Article 25e on the use of non-
organic aquaculture juveniles, Article 25o(1) on the maximum percentage of seed from 
non-organic bivalve shellfish hatcheries, Article 29d(4) for the extension of the deadline as 
regards oenological practices, Article 47 on the use of non-organic juveniles in case of catastrophic circumstances, Annex II that lists authorised pesticides, Annex VI that lists 
authorised feed additives and finally, Annex VIII which lists the food additives and 
processing aids allowed in the production of organic food and yeast.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Alignment with horizontal legislation and inclusion of new substances 
requested by Member States  
8. Relevant documents:  
 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 ( OJ L 250, 18.9.2008, p. 1–84): http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1453714292622&uri=CELEX:32008R0889  G/TBT/N/EU/345 
 
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   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 ( OJ L 189, 
20.7.2007, p. 1–23): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1453714362141&uri=CELEX:32007R0834  
9. Proposed date of adoption: April 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: On the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 
The following points of Article 1 shall apply from the date indicated for them: 
a) point (1) shall apply from [12 months after the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation] 
b) points (2) and (3) (Article 25e on the use of non-organic aquaculture juveniles and 
Article 25o(1) on the maximum percentage of seed from non-organic bivalve 
shellfish hatcheries) shall apply retroactively from 1 January 2016* 
c) point (8) shall apply from [6 months after the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation] 
* Official Journal of the European Un ion, C 437, 29 December 2015, P 5: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:2015:437:TOC   
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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0337_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0337_01_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0337_02_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0337_03_e.pdf