G/TBT/N/EU/913  
15 July 2022  
(22-5397) 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 [X], 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 Implementing Regulation amending Im plementing Regulation (EU) 
2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for 
the purpose of importing organic products into the Union; (5 page(s), in English), (2 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This will amend Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2021/2325, with the objective of updating the list of third countries (Annex I) and control 
authorities/control bodies (Annex II) recognised for imports of organic products in the 
EU.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The EU imports organic products only from a list of authorized control 
authorities/control bodies and third countries. The purpose of this legal amendment is to 
carry out ce rtain updates on this list, relevant to trade in organic products.  
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 sets out the list of third countries and the list 
of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) 
and (3) of C ouncil Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic 
products into the Union. In the light of new information and requests received by the 
Commission since the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, certain 
changes should be  made to those lists. The update of the annexes is necessary in order 
to have accurate information concerning the control bodies and third countries recognised G/TBT/N/EU/913  
 
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  for imports of organic products to the EU; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of 
decept ive 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 products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 
834/20 07  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1554367642614&uri=CELEX:02018R0848 -20180614  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021 /2325 of 16 December 2021 
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies 
that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and  (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 
834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R2325&qid=1653046741816  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
The provisions shall apply on the twentieth day after publication.  
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/2022/TBT/EEC/22_4681_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_4681_01_e.pdf