DECISION No 1/2020 OF THE EU-SAN MARINO COOPERATION COMMITTEE

of 28 May 2020

concerning the applicable provisions on organic production and labelling of organic products, and arrangements for imports of organic products adopted under the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part [2020/889]

THE EU-SAN MARINO COOPERATION COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part (1), and in particular Articles 7(2), 8(3) c) and 23(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 6(4) of the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) provides that, in trade in agricultural products between the Union and the Republic of San Marino, the Republic of San Marino undertakes to adopt Union quality legislation where necessary for the proper functioning of the Agreement.

(2) Under the fifth indent of Article 7(1) of the Agreement, the Republic of San Marino is to apply, in respect of countries not members of the Union (‘third countries’), the Union quality legislation where necessary for the proper functioning of the Agreement.

(3) In order to avoid obstacles to the free circulation of the goods and to ensure the proper functioning of the customs union established by the Agreement, it is appropriate to determine in greater detail the provisions of Union quality legislation applicable to organic production and labelling of organic products.

(4) In order to ensure compliance with Union legislation in relation to imports of organic products from third countries into the Republic of San Marino, it is necessary to lay down the relevant arrangements to be applied by its national authorities.

(5) In order to ensure compliance with Union legislation in relation to organic products prepared or produced in the Republic of San Marino, the relevant arrangements should also be laid down.

(6) It is also appropriate to provide for a procedure to be followed in the event that new Union legislation on organic production and labelling of organic products is adopted that affects the references to the provisions and the arrangements laid down in this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The applicable provisions of Union legislation on organic production and labelling of organic products are listed in Annex A.

Article 2 Arrangements necessary to ensure compliance with the Union legislation referred to in Article 1 in relation to imports of organic products from third countries into the Republic of San Marino are laid down in Annex B.

Article 3 Arrangements necessary to ensure compliance with the Union legislation referred to in Article 1 in relation to organic products prepared or produced in the Republic of San Marino are laid down in Annex C.

Article 4 Amendments of Annexes A, B and C as well as other practical arrangements necessary for the application of the legislation referred to in those Annexes shall be agreed by the services of the European Commission and the authorities of the Republic of San Marino.

Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2020. For the Cooperation Committee The Chairman Clara GANSLANDT

(1) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 43.