G/TBT/N/EU/804  
16 June 2021  
(21-4941) 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 [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):  Organic 
products; AGRICULTURE (ICS 65), FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX supplementing Regulation (EU) 
2018/848 of the European Parliament  and of the Council with rules on the official controls 
in respect of consignments of organic products and in -conversion products intended for 
import into the Union and on the certificate of inspection (14 page(s), in English; 7 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation sets out the rules for the certificate of 
inspection, a document that must accompany each consignment of organic products 
imported into the EU, and the official controls to be carried out by EU Member States 
before releasing organic products originating in third countries for free circulation into the 
Union. In addition, the draft regulation establishes the information a competent authority, 
control authority or control body in a third country must provide in the event that 
consignments are found to be non -compliant before the release for free circulation of the 
relevant products. Furthermore, the regulation includes certain contingency 
arrangements applicable to control authorities and control bodies issuing the c ertificate 
of inspection in the event that the relevant information technology system (TRACES) is 
unavailable. The draft regulation includes transitional provisions for the use of a hand -
signed paper certificates until 30 June 2022 before the qualified ele ctronic seal becomes 
obligatory. Finally, the draft regulation includes a model of the certificate of inspection.  
This act needs to be read together with the draft Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) …/...of XXX laying down rules on documents and notif ications required for organic 
and in -conversion products intended for import into the Union, simultaneously notified to 
the WTO.  G/TBT/N/EU/804  
 
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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 on organic production and labelling of organic products and 
repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, it is necessary to adopt a Delegated 
Regulation as regards the verifications to be carried out in the third country and the 
controls to be performed at the entry into the EU on organic products originating in third 
countries, and before their release for free circulation into the European Union.; Consum er 
information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic 
production and labelling of organic produc ts and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 
834/2007  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1554367642614&uri=CELEX:02018R0848 -2018061 4 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
The provisions will 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_4184_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_4184_01_e.pdf