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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/96
of 26 March 1996
amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing
the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/95 deferring for imports from certain thirdcountries the date of application of Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organicproductionofagriculturalproductsandindicationsreferringtheretoonagriculturalproductsand
feedstuffs
(OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 10)
Corrected by:
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 112, 7.5.1996, p. 20 (522/96)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/96
of 26 March 1996
amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down
detailedrulesforimplementingthearrangementsforimportsfromthird countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 andamending Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/95 deferring forimports from certain third countries the date of application ofArticle 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic produc-tion of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on
agricultural products and feedstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June
1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indicationsreferring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (
1), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that
products which are imported from a third country may be marketed onlywhere they originate from a third country appearing in a list drawn upin accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of thatArticle;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/95 (
3), deferred, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC)No 2092/91, up to 1 March 1996, for imports from certain third coun-tries, the implementation of the requirements of Article 11 (1);
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1935/95 (
4) has clarified in
Article 1 (29) and (30) the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91with regard to the articulation of the import arrangements at Communitylevel pursuant to Article 11 (1) and those at national level in accordancewith Article 11 (6);
Whereas several third countries introduced to the Commission requests
to be included in the list provided for in Article 11 (1) of Regulation(EEC) No 2092/91 and submitted the information required pursuant toArticle 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 (
5);
Whereas the examination of this information and consequent discussion
with their authorities has lead to the conclusion that in certain of thesecountries the requirements are equivalent to those resulting fromCommunity legislation;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for an appropriate transitional period
for the implementation of the amendments introduced by this Regula-tion;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regula-tion (EEC) No 2092/91,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is replaced by the Annex to
the current Regulation.
(1) OJ No L 198, 22. 7. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 59, 8. 3. 1996, p. 10.
(3) OJ No L 54, 10. 3. 1995, p. 10.
(4) OJ No L 186, 5. 8. 1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 11, 17. 1. 1992, p. 14.
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Article 2
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 529/95 the words ‘12 months' are
replaced by the words ‘24 months'.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force one day after its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1996. However the provisions of Article 1
shall enter into force only on 1 March 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS
ARGENTINA
1.Product categories: (a) unprocessed crop products and (b) foodstuffs
composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin in themeaning of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
2.Origin: products of category 1 (a) and organically grown ingredients in
products of category 1 (b) have been grown in Argentina
3.Inspection body: “Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de
Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SRL” (Argencert)
4.Certificate issuing body: as at point (3)
5.Duration of the inclusion: 28 February 2001
AUSTRALIA
1.Product categories: (a) unprocessed crop products and (b) foodstuffs
composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin in themeaning of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
2.Origin: products of category 1 (a) and organically grown ingredients in
products of category 1 (b) have been grown in Australia
3.Inspection body: “Australian quarantine and inspection service (AQUIS)”
4.Certificate issuing body: as at point (3)
5.Duration of the inclusion: 28 February 2001
HUNGARY
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1.Product categories: unprocessed crop products in the meaning of Article 1
(1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
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2.Origin: products have been grown in Hungary
3.Inspection body: “Biokultura Association”
4.Certificate issuing body: as at point (3)
5.Duration of the inclusion: 28 February 2001
ISRAEL
1.Productcategories: (a) processed crop products and (b) foodstuffs composed
essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin in the meaning of Article1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
2.Origin: products of category 1 (a) and organically grown ingredients in
products of category 1 (b) have been grown in Israel
3.Inspectionbody: Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection and
Inspection (DPPI), or Ministry of Industry and Trade, Food and VegetableProducts, Export Foodstuffs Inspection Service
4.Certificate issuing body: as at point (3)
5.Duration of the inclusion: 28 February 2001
SWITZERLAND
1.Productcategories: (a) processed crop products and (b) foodstuffs composed
essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin in the meaning of Article1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
2.Origin: products of category 1 (a) and organically grown ingredients in
products of category 1 (b) have been grown in Switzerland
3.Inspectionbodies: “Vereinigung Schweizerischer Biologischer Landbauorga-
nisationen” (VSBLO), or “Institut für Marktökologie” (IMO)
4.Certificate issuing body: as at point (3)
5.Duration of the inclusion: 28 February 2001'