Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 2012 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries
Date: 2012-08-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), organic product, originating product, surveillance concerning imports, third country








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18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 222/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 751/2012
of 16 August 2012
         
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1), and in particular Article 33(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2) as amended by Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 (3) sets out the list of control bodies and control authorities competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.












(2)


In relation to CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, Ecocert SA and Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l., certain third countries, code numbers and product categories have been omitted from that list. In addition, for Ecocert SA a reference to an exception to the products covered is missing.












(3)


Therefore, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be corrected accordingly.












(4)


For the sake of legal certainty, this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory Committee on organic production,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2012.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 August 2012.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.

(3)  
            OJ L 162, 21.6.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected as follows:






(1)


In the text relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘3.


Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:












Third country


Code number


Category of products




 


 


A


B


C


D


E


F




Albania


AL-BIO-140


x


x


—


—


—


—




Bolivia


BO-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Bhutan


BT-BIO-140


x


—


—


x


—


—




Chile


CL-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




China


CN-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Colombia


CO-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Dominican Republic


DO-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Ecuador


EC-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Egypt


EG-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Ethiopia


ET-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Grenada


GD-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Indonesia


ID-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Jamaica


JM-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Kenya


KE-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


MK-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Mexico


MX-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Moldova


MD-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Morocco


MA-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Papua New Guinea


PG-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Paraguay


PY-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Peru


PE-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Philippines


PH-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Russia


RU-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Rwanda


RW-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Saudi Arabia


SA-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Serbia


RS-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Singapore


SG-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




South Africa


ZA-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Saint Lucia


LC-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Taiwan


TW-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Tanzania


TZ-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Thailand


TH-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Uganda


UG-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Ukraine


UA-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Uzbekistan


UZ-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—




Vietnam


VN-BIO-140


x


x


—


x


—


—’


















(2)


The text relating to ‘Ecocert SA’ is corrected as follows:






(a)


point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘3.


Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:












Third country


Code number


Category of products




 


 


A


B


C


D


E


F




Algeria


DZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Andorra


AD-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Azerbaijan


AZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Benin


BJ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Bosnia and Herzegovina


BA-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Brazil


BR-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Burkina Faso


BF-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Burundi


BI-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Cambodia


KH-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Cameroon


CM-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Canada


CA-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Chad


TD-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




China


CN-BO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Colombia


CO-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Comoros


KM-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Côte d’Ivoire


CI-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Croatia


HR-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Cuba


CU-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Dominican Republic


DO-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ecuador


EC-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Fiji


FJ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ghana


GH-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Guatemala


GT-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Guinea


GN-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Guyana


GY-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Haiti


HT-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




India


IN-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Indonesia


ID-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Iran


IR-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Japan


JP-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Kazakhstan


KZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Kenya


KE-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Kuwait


KW-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Kyrgyzstan


KK-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Laos


LA-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


MK-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Madagascar


MG-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Malawi


MW-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Malaysia


MY-BIO-154


 


—


—


x


—


—




Mali


ML-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Mauritius


MU-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Mexico


MX-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Moldova


MD-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Monaco


MC-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Morocco


MA-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Mozambique


MZ-BO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Namibia


NA-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Nepal


NP-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Pakistan


PK-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Paraguay


PY-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Peru


PE-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Philippines


PH-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Russia


RU-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Rwanda


RW-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Sao Tome and Principe


ST-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Saudi Arabia


SA-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Senegal


SN-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Serbia


RS-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




South Africa


ZA-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Sudan


SD-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Swaziland


SZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Syria


SY-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Tanzania


TZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Thailand


TH-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Togo


TG-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Tunisia


TS-BIO-154


—


—


—


x


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Uganda


UG-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ukraine


UA-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




United Arab Emirates


AE-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Uzbekistan


UZ-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Vanuatu


VU-BIO-154


x


—


—


—


—


—




Vietnam


VN-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Zambia


ZM-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—




Zimbabwe


ZW-BIO-154


x


—


—


x


—


—’


















(b)


point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine, products covered by Annex III’


















(3)


In the text relating to ‘Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘3.


Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:












Third country


Code number


Category of products




 


 


A


B


C


D


E


F




Egypt


EG-BIO-136


x


x


—


x


—


—




Lebanon


LB-BIO-136


x


x


—


x


—


—




Morocco


MA-BIO-136


x


—


—


x


—


—




Syria


SY-BIO-136


x


—


—


—


—


—




Tunisia


TN-BIO-136


—


x


—


—


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-136


x


x


—


x


—


—’