Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2000 of 18 July 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
Date: 2000-07-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, agricultural product, foodstuff, import, marketing, organic farming

19.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 180/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1566/2000

of 18 July 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrange-
ments for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

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
indications referring thereto on agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1437/2000 (2), and in particular Article 11(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates
that products which are imported from a third country
may be marketed only where they originate in a third
country appearing on a list drawn up in accordance with
the criteria laid down in paragraph 2 of that Article.
That list is given in the Annex to Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 94/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 548/2000 (4).

(3)

(4)

The Australian authorities have provided the Commis-
sion with all the necessary guarantees and information
to satisfy it that the new inspection and certification
body meets the criteria laid down in Article 11(2) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred
to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as shown
in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

(2)

The Australian authorities have asked the Commission
to include a new inspection and certification body in
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 161, 1.7.2000, p. 62.
(3) OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 67, 15.3.2000, p. 12.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

19.7.2000

Point 3 of the text referring to Australia is replaced by the following:

‘Inspection bodies:

ANNEX

— Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
— Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI)
— Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA)
— Organic Vignerons Association of Australia Inc. (OVAA)
— Organic Herb Growers of Australia Inc. (OHGA)
— Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC)
— National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA)’