Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014 of 16 June 2014 amending 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: 2014-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), organic product, quality control of agricultural products, surveillance concerning imports, third country








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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 644/2014
of 16 June 2014
         
amending 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(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2) sets out the list of third countries whose system of production and control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Annex IV to that Regulation 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. In the light of new information received by the Commission, certain changes should be made to the lists set out in those Annexes.












(2)


The duration of inclusion of Canada in the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2014. Given that Canada continues to satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the inclusion should be prolonged for an unlimited period.












(3)


By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 (3) the control body NOCA Pvt. Ltd, Pune was removed from the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 following information from India concerning the suspension of that control body. The competent authority of India notified the Commission of the end of that suspension, as well as of the approval of a new control body, M/S. Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltd, Khargone. Those control bodies should therefore be added to the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.












(4)


On the basis of information received by the Commission showing that the control body SGS India Pvt. Ltd does not respect the scope of recognition of India as regards the products that can be imported, that control body should be removed from the entry for India in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.












(5)


The competent authority of Japan has notified the Commission of the changes concerning two recognised control bodies, as well as of five newly approved control bodies which should be reflected in the entry for Japan in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.












(6)


The duration of inclusion of Tunisia in the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2014. The findings of the supervision performed by the Commission indicated a need to improve the supervision of the control system by the Tunisian competent authority. Corrective actions have been taken by Tunisia and progress was made. The inclusion should be prolonged until 30 June 2015 with a view to verify the enforcement of some measures announced.












(7)


The Commission has examined the requests for inclusion in the list set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, received by 31 October 2013. Control bodies and control authorities in respect of which the subsequent examination of all information received led to the conclusion that they complied with the relevant requirements should be included in that list.












(8)


Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(9)


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 III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.


Article 2
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2014.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 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 (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 of 20 June 2013 amending 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 and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the date of submission of the annual report (OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 51).




ANNEX I
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:






(1)


In the entry relating to Canada, point 7 is replaced by the following:






‘7.



Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.’














(2)


Point 5 of the entry relating to India is amended as follows:






(a)


The row for IN-ORG-013 is deleted.










(b)


The following row is inserted after the row for IN-ORG-010:







‘IN-ORG-011


Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd


www.nocaagro.com’














(c)


The following row is added:







‘IN-ORG-023


Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltd


www.faircert.com’


















(3)


Point 5 of the entry relating to Japan is amended as follows:






(a)


The row for JP-BIO-006 is replaced by the following:







‘JP-BIO-006


Ecocert Japan Limited


www.ecocert.co.jp’














(b)


The row for JP-BIO-023 is replaced by the following:







‘JP-BIO-023


Rice Research Organic Food Institute


www.inasaku.or.tv’














(c)


After the row for JP-BIO-030, the following rows are added:







‘JP-BIO-031


Wakayama Organic Certified Association


www.vaw.ne.jp/aso/woca




JP-BIO-032


Shimane Organic Agriculture Association


www.shimane-yuki.or.jp/index.html




JP-BIO-033


The Mushroom Research Institute of Japan


www.kinoko.or.jp




JP-BIO-034


International Nature Farming Research Center


www.infrc.or.jp




JP-BIO-035


Organic Certification Center


www.organic-cert.or.jp’


















(4)


The entry relating to Tunisia is amended as follows:






(a)


In point 5, the row for TN-BIO-006 is replaced by the following:







‘TN-BIO-006


Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle (INNORPI)


www.innorpi.tn’














(b)


Point 7 is replaced by the following:






‘7.



Duration of the inclusion:30 June 2015.’

















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






(1)


In the entry relating to ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’, point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.’














(2)


In the entry relating to ‘ARGENCERT SA’, points 3 and 4 are 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




Argentina


AR-BIO-138


—


—


—


x


—


—




Chile


CL-BIO-138


x


—


—


x


—


—




Paraguay


PY-BIO-138


x


—


—


x


—


—




Uruguay


UY-BIO-138


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


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














(3)


The entry relating to ‘Caucacert Ltd’ is amended as follows:






(a)


Point 1 is replaced by the following:






‘1.


Address: 2, Marshal Gelovani Street, 5th floor, Suite 410, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia.’














(b)


Point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.’


















(4)


In the entry relating to ‘Ceres Certification of Environment standards GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.’














(5)


In the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, points 3 and 4 are 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




Afghanistan


AF-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Albania


AL-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Bermuda


BM-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Bhutan


BT-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Brazil


BR-BIO-149


x


—


—


x


—


—




Burkina Faso


BF-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Burma/Myanmar


MM-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Cambodia


KH-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Canada


CA-BIO-149


—


—


x


—


—


—




China


CN-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Colombia


CO-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Costa Rica


CR-BIO-149


—


x


x


—


—


—




Côte d'Ivoire


CI-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Dominican Republic


DO-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Ecuador


EC-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Egypt


EG-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Ethiopia


ET-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Ghana


GH-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Guinea


GN-BIO-149


x


—


—


x


—


—




Honduras


HN-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Hong Kong


HK-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




India


IN-BIO-149


—


x


x


x


—


—




Indonesia


ID-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Iran


IR-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Israel


IL-BIO-149


—


x


x


—


—


—




Japan


JP-BIO-149


—


x


x


—


—


—




South Korea


KR-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Kyrgyzstan


KG-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Laos


LA-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


MK-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Malaysia


MY-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Mali


ML-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Mauritius


MU-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Mexico


MX-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Moldova


MD-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Mozambique


MZ-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Nepal


NP-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Nigeria


NG-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Pakistan


PK-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Occupied Palestinian territory


PS-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Panama


PA-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Paraguay


PY-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Peru


PE-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Philippines


PH-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Rwanda


RW-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Serbia


RS-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Sierra Leone


SL-BIO-149


—


x


x


—


—


—




Singapore


SG-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




South Africa


ZA-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Sri Lanka


LK-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Switzerland


CH-BIO-149


—


—


x


—


—


—




Syria


SY-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Tanzania


TZ-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Thailand


TH-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Timor-Leste


TL-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Uganda


UG-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Ukraine


UA-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




United Arab Emirates


AE-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




United States


US-BIO-149


—


—


x


—


—


—




Uruguay


UY-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Uzbekistan


UZ-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Vietnam


VN-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—




Zambia


ZN-BIO-149


x


x


x


x


—


—














4.


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














(6)


In the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, point 1 is replaced by the following:






‘1.


Address: 1, Aram Khachatryan Street, apt. 66, 0033 Yerevan, Armenia.’














(7)


In the entry relating to ‘Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Organizasyonu’, 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




Azerbaijan


AZ-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Cote d'Ivoire


CI-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ethiopia


ET-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Georgia


GE-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Kazakhstan


KZ-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


x


—




Kyrgyzstan


KG-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Russia


RU-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


x


—




Serbia


RS-BIO-109


x


x


—


x


x


—




Tadzhikistan


TJ-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-109


x


x


—


x


x


—




Ukraine


UA-BIO-109


x


x


—


x


x


—




Uzbekistan


UZ-BIO-109


x


—


—


x


—


—’


















(8)


In the entry relating to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, 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




Bahamas


BS-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x




China


CN-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




Dominican Republic


DO-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




Ecuador


EC-BIO-144


x


—


x


—


x


x




Guatemala


GT-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


—




Honduras


HN-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


x


—




Malaysia


MY-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x




Mexico


MX-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x




Nicaragua


NI-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




Peru


PE-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x




Philippines


PH-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




El Salvador


SV-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




South Africa


ZA-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x




Taiwan


TW-BIO-144


x


—


x


x


—


x




Turkey


TR-BIO-144


x


—


—


x


—


x’


















(9)


In the entry relating to ‘IMO-Control Sertifikasyon Tic. Ltd Ști’, 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




Afghanistan


AF-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Azerbaijan


AZ-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Georgia


GE-BIO-158


x


—


—


—


—


—




Kazakhstan


KZ-BIO-158


x


—


—


—


x


—




Kyrgyz Republic


KG-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Russia


RU-BIO-158


x


—


—


—


x


—




Tajikistan


TJ-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Turkey


TR-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Turkmenistan


TM-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ukraine


UA-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


x


—




Uzbekistan


UZ-BIO-158


x


—


—


x


—


—




United Arab Emirates


AE-BIO-158


—


—


—


—


x


—’


















(10)


In the entry relating to ‘Indocert’, points 3 and 4 are 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




India


IN-BIO-148


—


—


x


x


x


—




Sri Lanka


LK-BIO-148


x


—


—


—


—


—




Cambodia


KH-BIO-148


x


—


—


—


—


—














4.


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














(11)


In the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, points 3 and 4 are 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




Australia


AU-BIO-119


—


—


—


x


—


—




Indonesia


ID-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Malaysia


MY-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Nepal


NP-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Papua New Guinea


PG-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Samoa


WS-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Singapore


SG-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Solomon Islands


SB-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Sri Lanka


LK-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Timor-Leste


TL-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—




Tonga


TO-BIO-119


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


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














(12)


In the entry relating to ‘SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.’














(13)


In the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, 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




Canada


CA-BIO-120


x


—


—


x


—


—




Guatemala


GT-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—




Japan


JP-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—




Mexico


MX-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—




Nicaragua


NI-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—




Peru


PE-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—




El Salvador


SV-BIO-120


x


x


—


x


—


—’


















(14)


In the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, 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




Belize


BZ-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Cameroon


CM-BIO-142


—


x


—


x


—


—




Colombia


CO-BIO-142


—


—


—


x


—


—




Egypt


EG-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Ghana


GH-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Iran


IR-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Kenya


KE-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




South Africa


ZA-BIO-142


x


x


—


x


—


—




Thailand


TH-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Uganda


UG-BIO-142


x


—


—


x


—


—




Venezuela


VE-BIO-142


x


—


—


—


—


—’