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| 5.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 131/1 |
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5.5.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 131/1

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/700

of 4 May 2022

amending Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 on the importation of hops from third countries

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 190(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 (2) lists the agencies in third countries that are authorised to issue the attestations accompanying hop products imported from those countries. Those attestations are recognised as equivalent to the certificate provided for in Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. |
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(1)

Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 (2) lists the agencies in third countries that are authorised to issue the attestations accompanying hop products imported from those countries. Those attestations are recognised as equivalent to the certificate provided for in Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

| (2) | It is the responsibility of the agencies concerned in those third countries to keep the information provided in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 up to date and to communicate that information to the Commission in a spirit of close cooperation. |
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(2)

It is the responsibility of the agencies concerned in those third countries to keep the information provided in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 up to date and to communicate that information to the Commission in a spirit of close cooperation.

| (3) | Canada sent the Commission a request to amend the name and address of the competent agency authorised to issue attestations of equivalence. For reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 in its entirety. |
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(3)

Canada sent the Commission a request to amend the name and address of the competent agency authorised to issue attestations of equivalence. For reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 in its entirety.

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | To ensure legal certainty and in order to guarantee a smooth transition of trade flows in the sector concerned, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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(5)

To ensure legal certainty and in order to guarantee a smooth transition of trade flows in the sector concerned, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 May 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 of 18 December 2008 on the importation of hops from third countries (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 45).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

AGENCIES AUTHORISED TO ISSUE ATTESTATIONS IN RESPECT OF:

Hop cones CN code: ex 12 10

Hop powders CN code: ex 12 10

Saps and extracts of hops CN code: 1302 13 00

| Country of origin | Authorised agencies | Address | Code | Telephone | Fax | email (optional) |
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| (AR) Argentina | Coordinación Regional Temática de Protección Vegetal (CRTPV).
  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
  Centro Regional Patagonia Norte | Calle 9 de Julio 933. General Roca, Provincia de Río Negro, Cod 8334 | (54-298) | 44 28 594
  44 32 190 | 44 28 594
  44 32 190 | groca@senasa.gov.ar
  cpaulovich@senasa.gov.ar
  jesparza@senasa.gov.ar |
| Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) | Av. Pasco Colon 367 Ciudad Aut. de Buenos Aires, C1063ACD | (54-11) | 41 21 50 00 | 41 21 50 00 | webmaster@senasa.gob.ar
  cdei@senasa.gob.ar |
| (AU) Australia | Biosecurity Tasmania -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment | 13 St John’s Avenue, New Town TAS 7008 |
| Hobart TAS 7000, Australia |

Country of origin

Authorised agencies

Address

Code

Telephone

Fax

email (optional)

(AR) Argentina

Coordinación Regional Temática de Protección Vegetal (CRTPV).

Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)

Centro Regional Patagonia Norte

Calle 9 de Julio 933. General Roca, Provincia de Río Negro, Cod 8334

(54-298)

44 28 594

44 32 190

44 28 594

44 32 190

groca@senasa.gov.ar

cpaulovich@senasa.gov.ar

jesparza@senasa.gov.ar

Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)

Av. Pasco Colon 367 Ciudad Aut. de Buenos Aires, C1063ACD

(54-11)

41 21 50 00

41 21 50 00

webmaster@senasa.gob.ar

cdei@senasa.gob.ar

(AU) Australia

Biosecurity Tasmania -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

13 St John’s Avenue, New Town TAS 7008

Hobart TAS 7000, Australia

(61-3)

62 33 33 52

03 6165 3777

Biosecurity.Tasmania@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

or

Export.Enquiries.Tas@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

(CA) Canada

Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS)

3402 32nd Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, V1T2N1

(1-613)

1-250- 558-7927

1- 250-558-7947

admin@pacscertifiedorganic.ca

(CH) Switzerland

Labor Veritas

Engimattstrasse 11, Postfach 353, CH-8027 Zürich

(41-44)

283 29 30

201 42 49

admin@laborveritas.ch

(CN) China

Tianjin Airport Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China

No 33 Youyi Road, Hexi District Tianjin 300201

(86-22)

28 13 40 78

28 13 40 78

ciqtj2002@163.com

Tianjin Economic and Technical Development Zone Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China

No 8, Zhaofaxincun 2nd Avenue, TEDA Tianjin 300457

(86-22)

662 98-343

662 98-245

zhujw@tjciq.gov.cn

Inner Mongolia Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China

No 12 Erdos Street, Saihan District, Huhhot City Inner Mongolia 010020

(86-471)

434-1943

434-2163

zhaoxb@nmciq.gov.cn

Xinjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China

No 116 North Nanhu Road Urumqi City Xinjiang 830063

(86-991)

464-0057

464-0050

xjciq_jw@xjciq.gov.cn

(NZ) New Zealand

Ministry for Primary Industries

P.O. Box 2526, Wellington 6140

(64-4)

830 1574

894 0300

(RS) Serbia

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo/

Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops

21000 Novi Sad Maksima Gorkog 30.

(381-21)

780 365

Operator:

4898 100

780 198

institut@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs

(UA) Ukraine

Productional-Technical Centre (PTZ)

Ukrhmel

Hlebnaja 27262028 Zhitomir

(380)

37 21 11

36 73 31

(GB) United Kingdom (*1)

Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

| Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YH |
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| United Kingdom |

Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YH

United Kingdom

(44)

3300 416 500

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hops.exports@rpa.gov.uk

(US) United States

Washington Department of Agriculture

State Chemical and Hop Lab

21 N. 1st Ave. Suite 106 Yakima, WA 98902

(1-509)

225 76 26

454 76 99

Idaho Department of Agriculture

Division of Plant Industries

Hop Inspection Lab

2270 Old Penitentiary Road P.O. Box 790 Boise, ID 83701

(1-208)

332 86 20

334 22 83

Oregon Department of Agriculture

Commodity Inspection Division

635 Capital Street NE Salem, OR 97310-2532

(1-503)

986 46 20

986 47 37

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA-CAC)

Division of Inspection Services

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

3292 Meadowview Road Sacramento, CA 95832

(1-916)

445 00 29 or 262 14 34

262 15 72

USDA, GIPSA, FGIS

1100 NW Naito Parkway Portland, OR 97209-2818

(1-503)

326 78 87

326 78 96

USDA, GIPSA, TSD, Tech Service Division, Technical Testing Laboratory

10383 Nth Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO 64153-1394

(1-816)

891 04 01

891 04 78

(ZA) South Africa

CSIR Food Science and Technology

PO Box 3950001 Pretoria

(27-12)

841 31 72

841 35 94

(ZW) Zimbabwe

Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)

Northend Close, Northridge Park Borrowdale, P.O. Box 2259 Harare

(263-4)

88 20 17, 88 20 21, 88 55 11

88 20 20

info@saz.org.zw

saz.org.zw

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(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’

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