Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2001 of 21 February 2001 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: 2001-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, Hungary, agricultural product, import policy, organic farming, originating product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

22.2.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 349/2001

of 21 February 2001

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
2020/2000 (2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates
that products which are imported from a non-member
country may be marketed only where they originate
from a non-member country appearing in a list drawn
up in accordance with the conditions laid down in
Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. Such a
list has been laid down in the Annex to Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 (3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2426/2000 (4).

Hungary has requested the Commission to amend the
terms of its inclusion in the list in order to permit the
import of organically produced raw material. Hungary
has submitted the information required pursuant
to
Article 2(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92. The exam-
ination of the information submitted has led to the

(3)

(4)

conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those
resulting from the Community legislation.

Argentina has provided the Commission with the
requested assurances concerning production and inspec-
tion of livestock and livestock products. Therefore the
deadline of
inclusion expiring on 28 February 2001
should be prolonged for a further period in order to
permit imports to continue.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee
mentioned 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
regards Argentina and Hungary as shown in the Annex to this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third 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, 21 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 39.
(3) OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 279, 1.11.2000, p. 19.

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Point 5 of the text referring to Argentina is replaced by the following text:

‘5. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2003.’

Point 2 of the text referring to Hungary is replaced by the following text:

‘2. Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been

produced in Hungary or have been imported into Hungary:

— either from the European Community,

— or from a non-member country in the framework of a regime which is recognised equivalent in accordance

with the provisions of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.’