G/TBT/N/EU/786  
15 March 2021  
(21-2084) 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/e n/  
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) …/…. amending Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2020/977 as regards the temporary measure s in relation to controls on the 
production of organic products, in particular the period of application (Text with EEA 
relevance) (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Due to the ongoing COVID -19 pandemic, this regulation 
prolongs until 1 Ju ly 2021 the temporary measures already established by Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977 and amended by Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/1667.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This regulation prolongs temporary measures in relation to the control 
requirements on the production and labelling requirements of organic products and 
certain procedures provided for in the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). This 
prolongation is n ecessary because of the current situation of the COVID -19 pandemic that 
causes certain serious disruptions in the functioning of the control systems in the organic 
sector that will continue beyond 1 February 2021.In order to avoid any sort of regulatory 
vacuum, the application of this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 February 
2021.; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/786  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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 was published on 20 July 
2007 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1 –23); it is available at: https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:189:0001:0023:EN:PDF  
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); it is available at: https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R0889 -20200107  
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 was published on 12 
December 2008 (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25 –52); it is available at: https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:334:0025:0052:EN:PDF  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977 of 7 July 2020 derogating from 
Regulations (EC) No 889/20 08 and (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards controls on the 
production of organic products due to the COVID -19 pandemic ( OJ L 217, 8.7.2020, p. 
1); it is available at: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2020.217.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A20
20%3A217%3ATOC  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1667 of 10 November 2020 amending 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977 as regards the period of application of the 
temporary measures in relation to controls on the production of organic products (OJ L 
377, 11.11.2020, p. 5 –6);it is available at: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020R1667  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  One the day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the EU.  
The provisions of this regulation shall apply from 1 February 2021.  
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification; Due to the urgency of the file  
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/  
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