‘ANNEX III

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7

ARGENTINA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (1) A Live animals or unprocessed animal products B With the exception of livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion Processed agricultural products for use as food (2) D With the exception of livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been produced in Argentina.

3. Production standard: Ley 25 127 sobre “Producción ecológica, biológica y orgánica”.

4. Competent authority: Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SENASA, www.senasa.gov.ar

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address AR-BIO-001 Food Safety SA www.foodsafety.com.ar AR-BIO-002 Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SA (Argencert) www.argencert.com AR-BIO-003 Letis SA www.letis.com.ar AR-BIO-004 Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA), www.oia.com.ar

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

AUSTRALIA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (3) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (4) D Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been grown in Australia.

3. Production standard: national standard for organic and bio-dynamic produce.

4. Competent authority: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, www.aqis.gov.au

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address AU-BIO-001 Australian Certified Organic Pty. Ltd www.australianorganic.com.au AU-BIO-002 Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) www.aqis.gov.au AU-BIO-003 Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI) www.demeter.org.au AU-BIO-004 NASAA Certified Organic (NCO) www.nasaa.com.au AU-BIO-005 Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC) www.organicfoodchain.com.au AU-BIO-006 AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd www.ausqual.com.au

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

CANADA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products A Live animals or unprocessed animal products B Processed agricultural products for use as food (5) D Processed agricultural products for use as feed E Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D and E that have been grown in Canada.

3. Production standard: Organic Products Regulation.

4. Competent authority: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address CA-ORG-001 Atlantic Certified Organic Cooperative Limited (ACO) www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca CA-ORG-002 British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA) www.centifiedorganic.bc.ca CA-ORG-003 CCOF Certification Services www.ccof.org CA-ORG-004 Centre for Systems Integration (CSI) www.csi-ics.com CA-ORG-005 Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL) www.ccpb.it CA-ORG-006 Ecocert Canada www.ecocertcanada.com CA-ORG-007 Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA) www.fvopa.ca CA-ORG-008 Global Organic Alliance www.goa-online.org CA-ORG-009 International Certification Services Incorporated (ICS) www.ics-intl.com CA-ORG-010 LETIS SA www.letis.com.ar CA-ORG-011 Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO) http://tilth.org CA-ORG-012 Organic Certifiers www.organiccertifiers.com CA-ORG-013 Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) www.ocia.org CA-ORG-014 Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative Incorporated (OPAM) www.opam-mb.com CA-ORG-015 Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS) www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca CA-ORG-016 Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert) www.ocpro.ca CA-ORG-017 Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI) www.qai-inc.com CA-ORG-018 Quality Certification Services (QCS) www.qcsinfo.org CA-ORG-019 Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV) www.quebecvrai.org CA-ORG-020 SAI Global Certification Services Limited www.saiglobal.com

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2014.

COSTA-RICA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (6) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (7) D Processed crop products only Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been produced in Costa-Rica.

3. Production standard: Reglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica.

4. Competent authority: Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, www.protecnet.go.cr/SFE/Organica.htm

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet Address CR-BIO-001 Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería www.protecnet.go.cr/SFE/Organica.htm CR-BIO-002 BCS Oko-Garantie www.bcs-oeko.com CR-BIO-003 Eco-LOGICA www.eco-logica.com CR-BIO-004 Control Union Certifications www.cuperu.com CR-BIO-006 Primus Labs. Esta www.primuslabs.com

6. Certificate issuing bodies: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

INDIA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (8) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (9) D Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been grown in India.

3. Production standard: National Programme for Organic Production.

4. Competent authority: Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority APEDA, www.apeda.com/organic.

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address IN-ORG-001 Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd www.aditicert.net IN-ORG-002 APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA) www.aoca.in IN-ORG-003 Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd www.bureauveritas.co.in IN-ORG-004 Control Union Certifications www.controlunion.com IN-ORG-005 ECOCERT India Private Limited www.ecocert.in IN-ORG-006 Food Cert India Pvt. Ltd www.foodcert.in IN-ORG-007 IMO Control Private Limited www.imo.ch IN-ORG-008 Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert) www.indocert.org IN-ORG-009 ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products) www.iscoporganiccertification.com IN-ORG-010 Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd www.laconindia.com IN-ORG-011 Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd (NOCA Pvt. Ltd) www.nocaindia.com IN-ORG-012 OneCert Asia Agri Certification private Limited www.onecertasia.in IN-ORG-013 SGS India Pvt. Ltd www.in.sgs.com IN-ORG-014 Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency www.organicuttarakhand.org/certification.html IN-ORG-015 Vedic Organic certification Agency www.vediccertification.com IN-ORG-016 Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA) www.rajasthankrishi.gov.in/Departments/SeedCert/index_eng.asp IN-ORG-017 Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT) www.cgcert.com IN-ORG-018 Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) www.tnocd.net IN-ORG-019 TUV India Pvt. Ltd www.tuvindia.co.in/0_mngmt_sys_cert/orgcert.htm IN-ORG-020 Intertek India Pvt. Ltd www.intertek.com IN-ORG-021 Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA) md.mpsoca@gmail.com IN-ORG-022 Biocert India Pvt. Ltd, Indore www.biocertindia.com

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

ISRAEL

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (10) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (11) D Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been produced in Israel or that have been imported into Israel:

either from the Union,

or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

3. Production standard: National Standard for organically grown plants and their products.

4. Competent authority: Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www.ppis.moag.gov.il.

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address IL-ORG-001 Secal Israel Inspection and certification www.skal.co.il IL-ORG-002 Agrior Ltd-Organic Inspection & Certification www.agrior.co.il IL-ORG-003 IQC Institute of Quality & Control www.iqc.co.il IL-ORG-004 Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS) www.ppis.moag.gov.il IL-ORG-005 LAB-PATH Ltd www.lab-path.co.il

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

JAPAN

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (12) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (13) D Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been grown in Japan.

3. Production standards: Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Plants (Notification No 1605 of the MAFF of October 27, 2005), Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Processed Foods (Notification No 1606 of MAFF of October 27, 2005).

4. Competent authorities: Labelling and Standards Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/index.html and Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center (FAMIC), www.famic.go.jp

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address JP-BIO-001 Hyogo prefectural Organic Agriculture Society (HOAS) www.hyoyuken.org JP-BIO-002 AFAS Certification Center Co., Ltd www.afasseq.com JP-BIO-003 NPO Kagoshima Organic Agriculture Association www.koaa.or.jp JP-BIO-004 Center of Japan Organic Farmers Group www.yu-ki.or.jp JP-BIO-005 Japan Organic & Natural Foods Association http://jona-japan.org/organic JP-BIO-006 Ecocert Japan Limited. http://ecocert.qai.jp JP-BIO-007 Japan Certification Services, Inc. www.pure-foods.co.jp JP-BIO-008 OCIA Japan www.ocia-jp.com JP-BIO-009 Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd www.omicnet.com/index.html.en JP-BIO-010 Organic Farming Promotion Association www3.ocn.ne.jp/~yusuikyo JP-BIO-011 ASAC Stands for Axis’ System for Auditing and Certification and Association for Sustainable Agricultural Certification www.axis-asac.net JP-BIO-012 Environmentally Friendly Rice Network www.epfnetwork.org/okome JP-BIO-013 Ooita Prefecture Organic Agricultural Research Center www.d-b.ne.jp/oitayuki JP-BIO-014 AINOU www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei-kouhyou.htm JP-BIO-015 SGS Japan Incorporation www.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm JP-BIO-016 Ehime Organic Agricultural Association www12.ocn.ne.jp/~aiyuken/ninntei20110201.html JP-BIO-017 Center for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltd http://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html JP-BIO-018 Organic Certification Association www.yuukinin.jimdo.com JP-BIO-019 Japan Eco-system Farming Association www.npo-jefa.com JP-BIO-020 Hiroshima Environment and Health Association www.kanhokyo.or.jp/jigyo/jigyo_05A.html JP-BIO-021 Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability www.accis.jp JP-BIO-022 Organic Certification Organization Co. Ltd www.oco45.net JP-BIO-023 Minkan Inasaku Kenkyujo Ninsyo Center http://inasaku.or.tv/center/ JP-BIO-024 Aya town miyazaki, Japan http://www.town.aya.miyazaki.jp/ayatown/organicfarming/index.html JP-BIO-025 Tokushima Organic Certified Association http://www.tokukaigi.or.jp/yuuki/ JP-BIO-026 Association of Certified Organic Hokkaido http://www.acohorg.org/

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.

SWITZERLAND

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (14) A With the exception of products produced during the conversion period Live animals and unprocessed animal products B With the exception of products produced during the conversion period Processed agricultural products for use as food (15) D With the exception of products containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period Processed agricultural products for use as feed E With the exception of products containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically produced ingredients in products of category D and E that have been produced in Switzerland or that have been imported into Switzerland:

either from the Union,

or from a third country for which Switzerland has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country to rules equivalent to those laid down in the Swiss legislation.

3. Production standard: Ordinance on organic farming and the labelling of organically produced plant products and foodstuffs.

4. Competent authority: Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, http://www.blw.admin.ch/themen/00013/00085/00092/index.html?lang=en

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address CH-BIO-004 Institut für Marktökologie (IMO) www.imo.ch CH-BIO-006 bio.inspecta AG www.bio-inspecta.ch CH-BIO-038 ProCert Safety AG www.procert.ch CH-BIO-086 Bio Test Agro (BTA) www.bio-test-agro.ch

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.

TUNISIA

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (16) A Processed agricultural products for use as food (17) D Composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been grown in Tunisia.

3. Production standards: Law No 99-30 of 5 April 1999 relating to Organic farming; Decree of the Minister for Agriculture of 28 February 2001, approving the standard specifications of the crop production according to the organic method.

4. Competent authority: Direction Générale de l’Agriculture Biologique (Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Environnement); www.agriportail.tn

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address TN-BIO-001 Ecocert SA en Tunisie www.ecocert.com TN-BIO-002 Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione IMC www.imcert.it TN-BIO-003 BCS www.bcs-oeko.com TN-BIO-004 Lacon www.lacon-institute.com TN-BIO-005 Instituto per la certificazione etica e ambientale (ICEA) www.icea.info TN-BIO-006 Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Intellectuelle (INNORPI) www.innorpi.tn TN-BIO-007 Suolo e Salute www.suoloesalute.it

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.

UNITED STATES

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products A In the case of apples and pears, imports are subject to the presentation of specific certification from the relevant control body or control authority that no treatment with antibiotics to control fire blight (such as tetracycline and streptomycin) has occurred during the production process. Live animals or unprocessed animal products B Processed agricultural products for use as food (18) D In the case of processed apples and pears, imports are subject to the presentation of specific certification from the relevant control body or control authority that no treatment with antibiotics to control fire blight (such as tetracycline and streptomycin) has occurred during the production process. Processed agricultural products for use as feed E Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of categories A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of categories D and E that have been grown in the United States or that have been imported into the United States in accordance with US legislation.

3. Production standards: Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), National Organic Program (7 CFR 205).

4. Competent authority: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), www.usda.gov

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet address US-ORG-001 A Bee Organic www.abeeorganic.com US-ORG-002 Agricultural Services Certified Organic www.ascorganic.com/ US-ORG-003 Baystate Organic Certifiers www.baystateorganic.org US-ORG-004 BCS — Oko Garantie GmbH www.bcs-oeko.com/en_index.html US-ORG-005 BioAgriCert www.bioagricert.org/English/index.php US-ORG-006 CCOF Certification Services www.ccof.org US-ORG-007 Colorado Department of Agriculture www.colorado.gov US-ORG-008 Control Union Certifications www.skalint.com US-ORG-009 Department of Plant Industry www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant_industry/organic_certification US-ORG-010 Ecocert S.A. www.ecocert.com US-ORG-011 Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc. www.certifiedseed.org US-ORG-012 Global Culture www.globalculture.us US-ORG-013 Global Organic Alliance, Inc. www.goa-online.org US-ORG-014 Global Organic Certification Services www.globalorganicservices.com US-ORG-015 Idaho State Department of Agriculture www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/Organic/indexOrganicHome.php US-ORG-016 Indiana Certified Organic LLC www.indianacertifiedorganic.com US-ORG-017 International Certification Services, Inc. www.ics-intl.com US-ORG-018 Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship www.agriculture.state.ia.us US-ORG-019 Kentucky Department of Agriculture www.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/organic/index.htm US-ORG-020 LACON GmbH www.lacon-institut.com US-ORG-022 Marin County www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/ag/main/moca.cfm US-ORG-023 Maryland Department of Agriculture www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/certified_md_organic_farms/index.php US-ORG-024 Mayacert S.A. www.mayacert.com US-ORG-025 Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc. www.mosaorganic.org US-ORG-026 Minnesota Crop Improvement Association www.mncia.org US-ORG-027 MOFGA Certification Services, LLC www.mofga.org/ US-ORG-028 Montana Department of Agriculture www.agr.mt.gov.organic/Program.asp US-ORG-029 Monterey County Certified Organic www.ag.co.monterey.ca.us/pages/organics US-ORG-030 Natural Food Certifiers www.nfccertification.com US-ORG-031 Nature’s International Certification Services www.naturesinternational.com/ US-ORG-032 Nevada State Department of Agriculture http://www.agri.state.nv.us US-ORG-033 New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services, http://agriculture.nh.gov/divisions/markets/organic_certification.htm US-ORG-034 New Jersey Department of Agriculture www.state.nj.us/agriculture/ US-ORG-035 New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/organics-program/Organic%20Program.html US-ORG-036 NOFA — New York Certified Organic, LLC http://www.nofany.org US-ORG-037 Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association www.oeffa.org US-ORG-038 OIA North America, LLC www.oianorth.com US-ORG-039 Oklahoma Department of Agriculture www.oda.state.ok.us US-ORG-040 OneCert www.onecert.com US-ORG-041 Oregon Department of Agriculture www.oregon.gov/ODA/CID US-ORG-042 Oregon Tilth Certified Organic www.tilth.org US-ORG-043 Organic Certifiers, Inc. http://www.organiccertifiers.com US-ORG-044 Organic Crop Improvement Association www.ocia.org US-ORG-045 Organic National & International Certifiers (ON&IC) http://www.on-ic.com US-ORG-046 Organizacion Internacional Agropecuraria www.oia.com.ar US-ORG-047 Pennsylvania Certified Organic www.paorganic.org US-ORG-048 Primuslabs.com www.primuslabs.com US-ORG-049 Pro-Cert Organic Systems, Ltd www.pro-cert.org US-ORG-050 Quality Assurance International www.qai-inc.com US-ORG-051 Quality Certification Services www.QCSinfo.org US-ORG-052 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/orgcert.htm US-ORG-053 Scientific Certification Systems www.SCScertified.com US-ORG-054 Stellar Certification Services, Inc. http://demeter-usa.org/ US-ORG-055 Texas Department of Agriculture www.agr.state.tx.us US-ORG-056 Utah Department of Agriculture http://ag.utah.gov/divisions/plant/organic/index.html US-ORG-057 Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC http://www.nofavt.org US-ORG-058 Washington State Department of Agriculture http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal?Organic/default.htm US-ORG-059 Yolo County Department of Agriculture www.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=501

6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2015.

NEW ZEALAND

1. Product categories:

Category of products Designation of category as in Annex IV Limitations Unprocessed plant products (19) A Live animals or unprocessed animal products B With the exception of livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion. Processed agricultural products for use as food (20) D With the exception of livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion. Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation F

2. Origin: products of category A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of category D that have been produced in New Zealand or that have been imported into New Zealand:

either from the Union,

or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007,

or from a third country whose rules of production and inspection have been recognised as equivalent to the MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme on the basis of assurances and information provided by this country’s competent authority in accordance with the provisions established by MAF and provided that only organically produced ingredients intended to be incorporated, up to a maximum of 5 % of products of agricultural origin, in products of category D prepared in New Zealand are imported.

3. Production standard: MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.

4. Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), http://www.foodsafety.gov.nz/industry/sectors/organics/

5. Control bodies:

Code number Name Internet Address NZ-BIO-001 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/organics/ NZ-BIO-002 AsureQuality Limited www.organiccertification.co.nz NZ-BIO-003 BioGro New Zealand www.biogro.co.nz

6. Certificate issuing bodies: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).

7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.’