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| 11.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 38/33 |
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11.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 38/33

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 117/2012

of 10 February 2012

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 192(2) and 195(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 (2) lists the agencies in third countries which 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 117 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
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(1)

Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 (2) lists the agencies in third countries which 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 117 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (2) | It is the responsibility of the agencies concerned in those third countries to keep the information shown 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 shown 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) | Australia and New Zealand communicated information on changes of name and/or address concerning the competent agency authorised to issue attestations of equivalence. The list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Australia and New Zealand communicated information on changes of name and/or address concerning the competent agency authorised to issue attestations of equivalence. The list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

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

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, |
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(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2012.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  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 1210

Hop powders CN code: ex 1210

Saps and extracts of hops CN code: 1302 13 00

| Country of origin | Authorised agencies | Address | Code | Telephone | Fax | e-mail (optional) |
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| Australia | Quarantine Tasmania
  Quarantine Centre | 163-169 Main Road, |
| Moonah, 7009 |
| Tasmania, |
| Australia |

Country of origin

Authorised agencies

Address

Code

Telephone

Fax

e-mail (optional)

Australia

Quarantine Tasmania

Quarantine Centre

163-169 Main Road,

Moonah, 7009

Tasmania,

Australia

(61-3)

62 33 33 52

62 34 67 85

Canada

Plant Protection Division, Animal and Plant Health Directorate, Food Production and Inspection Branch, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

| Floor 2, West Wing 59, |
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| Camelot Drive |
| Napean, Ontario, |
| K1A OY9 |

Floor 2, West Wing 59,

Camelot Drive

Napean, Ontario,

K1A OY9

(1-613)

952 80 00

991 56 12

China

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

| No 33 Youyi Road, |
| --- |
| Hexi District |
| Tianjin 300201 |

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 |

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 |

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 |
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| Urumqi City |
| Xinjiang 830063 |

No 116 North Nanhu Road

Urumqi City

Xinjiang 830063

(86-991)

464-0057

464-0050

xjciq_jw@xjciq.gov.cn

Croatia

Križevci College of Agriculture

| Milislava Demerca 1, |
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| HR-48260 Križevci |

Milislava Demerca 1,

HR-48260 Križevci

(385-48)

279 198

682 790

ssrecec@vguk.hr

New Zealand

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

| PO box 2526 |
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| Wellington 6140 |

PO box 2526

Wellington 6140

(64-4)

894-0100

894 0720

Serbia

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo/Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops

| 21000 Novi Sad |
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| Maksima Gorkog 30 |

21000 Novi Sad

Maksima Gorkog 30

(381-21)

780 365

Operator: 4898 100

780 198

institut@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs

South Africa

CSIR Food Science and Technology

| PO box 395 |
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| 0001 Pretoria |

PO box 395

0001 Pretoria

(27-12)

841 31 72

841 35 94

Switzerland

Labor Veritas

| Engimattstrasse 11 |
| --- |
| Postfach 353 |
| CH-8027 Zürich |

Engimattstrasse 11

Postfach 353

CH-8027 Zürich

(41-44)

283 29 30

201 42 49

admin@laborveritas.ch

Ukraine

Productional-Technical Centre (PTZ)

Ukrhmel

| Hlebnaja 27 |
| --- |
| 262028 Zhitomir |

Hlebnaja 27

262028 Zhitomir

(380)

37 21 11

36 73 31

United States

Washington Department of Agriculture

State Chemical and Hop Lab

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

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 |
| --- |
| PO box 790 |
| Boise, ID 83701 |

2270 Old Penitentiary Road

PO 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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

10383 Nth Ambassador Drive

Kansas City, MO 64153-1394

(1-816)

891 04 01

891 04 78

Zimbabwe

Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)

| Northend Close, |
| --- |
| Northridge Park |
| Borrowdale, |
| PO box 2259 Harare |

Northend Close,

Northridge Park

Borrowdale,

PO 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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