Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2196 of 17 December 2020 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2020-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), organic product, originating product, quality control of agricultural products, surveillance concerning imports, third country




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23.12.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 434/31








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2196
of 17 December 2020
         
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
(Text with EEA relevance)


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 systems 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.












(2)


According to the information provided by Australia, it has recognised a new control body ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’, which should be included in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.












(3)


According to the information provided by Canada, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI)’ and ‘Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)’. In addition, Canada has informed the Commission that the accreditation of ‘Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO)’ has expired and the accreditation of ‘Global Organic Alliance’ has been cancelled.












(4)


The recognition by the Union of the laws and regulations of Chile as equivalent to the Union’s laws and regulations ends on 31 December 2020. Pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products (3), that recognition should be extended indefinitely.












(5)


According to the information provided by India, the list of recognised Indian control bodies listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be updated. The changes concern updates of the names or internet addresses for IN-ORG-003, IN-ORG-004, IN-ORG-005, IN-ORG-006, IN-ORG-007, IN-ORG-012, IN-ORG-014, IN-ORG-016, IN-ORG-017, IN-ORG-021, IN-ORG-024 and IN-ORG-025. In addition, India has recognised eight additional control bodies that should also be included in that Annex, i.e. ‘Bhumaatha Organic Certification Bureau (BOCB)’, ‘Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency’, ‘Reliable Organic Certification Organization’, ‘Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA)’, ‘Global Certification Society’, ‘GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd’, ‘Telangana State Organic Certification Authority’ and ‘Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency’. Finally, India has suspended the recognition of ‘Intertek India Pvt Ltd’, and has withdrawn the recognition of ‘Vedic Organic Certification Agency’.












(6)


According to the information provided by Japan, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Ehime Organic Agricultural Association’, ‘Hiroshima Environment and Health Association’, ‘Rice Research Organic Food Institute’, ‘NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Association’, ‘Wakayama Organic Certified Association’ and ‘International Nature Farming Research Center’. Furthermore, the name and internet address of ‘Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability’ has changed. In addition, ‘Association of Certified Organic Hokkaido’ and ‘LIFE Co., Ltd’ need to be deleted as a result of the withdrawal of their recognition. Finally, the Japanese competent authority has recognised the following three control bodies: ‘Japan Agricultural Standard Certification Alliance’, ‘Japan Grain Inspection Association’ and ‘Okayama Agriculture Development Institute’, which should be added to the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.












(7)


According to the information provided by the Republic of Korea, the Korean competent authority has recognised the following two control bodies, which should be added to the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008: ‘Hankyoung Certification Center Co., Ltd.’ and ‘Ctforum. LTD’.












(8)


According to the information provided by the United States, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’, ‘Marin Organic Certified Agriculture’, ‘Monterey County Certified Organic’, ‘New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services’, ‘New Jersey Department of Agriculture’, ‘New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program’, ‘Washington State Department of Agriculture’ and ‘Yolo County Department of Agriculture’. In addition, the name of ‘Oklahoma Department of Agriculture’ has changed. Furthermore, the name and internet address of ‘A bee organic’, ‘Clemson University’, ‘Americert International (AI)’, ‘Scientific Certification Systems’ have changed.












(9)


Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.












(10)


The duration of the recognition in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of the control bodies listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2021. Based on the results of the continuous supervision carried out by the Commission, the recognition of those control bodies should be extended until 31 December 2021.












(11)


As a result of the adoption of Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-San Marino Cooperation Committee (4), San Marino will need to be removed from Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 in the entries for ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, ‘CCPB Srl’, ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’
                   and 
                     ‘Suolo e Salute srl’
                  .












(12)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘AfriCert Limited’
                   to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and B for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.












(13)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Senegal, Timor-Leste, Turkey and Vietnam.












(14)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘BioAgricert SrL’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Russia; for product category B to Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Ecuador, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Togo, Ukraine and Vietnam, and to extend its recognition for Serbia to product category D, for Senegal to product categories B and D, and for Laos and Turkey to product categories B and E.












(15)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D and F in respect of the United Kingdom.












(16)


‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ and 
                     ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’
                   have notified the Commission of the change of their address.












(17)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Caucascert Ltd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product category A to Turkey.












(18)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Certificadora Biotropico S.A’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Colombia.












(19)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Control Union Certifications’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar for product categories A and D, and to extend its recognition for Chile to product categories C and F.












(20)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A, B and D to Brazil, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Pakistan, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and South Africa.












(21)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocert SA’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for Chile to product category E. In addition, it appears that its recognition for product category A in respect of Russia needs to be withdrawn.












(22)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecoglobe’ to amend its specifications. At the request of ‘Ecoglobe’, Afghanistan and Pakistan need to be deleted from the list of third countries for which it has been recognised.












(23)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecogruppo Italia’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product category A for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, for product category B for Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, for product category D for Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey and for product category E for Turkey.












(24)


The Commission has received and examined a request from 
                     ‘ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti’
                   to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Turkey.












(25)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A, D, and E to the United Arab Emirates, and to extend the recognition for Costa Rica to product categories A and D and the recognition for Turkey to product category E.












(26)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Kiwa Sativa’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Guinea Bissau.












(27)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for Australia, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Samoa to product category B.












(28)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for Malaysia and Nepal to product category A. In addition, at the request of ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’, Myanmar/Burma needs to be deleted from the list of third countries for which it has been recognised.












(29)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B (except beekeeping), D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.












(30)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B (except beekeeping), D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.












(31)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of China.












(32)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Food Federation’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.












(33)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for product categories A and D to Ukraine and Turkey, and to extend its recognition for Russia to product category E.












(34)


The Commission has received and examined a request from 
                     ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’
                   to withdraw its recognition and to be deleted from the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. The Commission has accepted the request.












(35)


The Commission has been informed that a wrong code number has been attributed to Kosovo for the control body ‘Q-check’
                  . That code number should therefore be amended to the correct ISO code number.












(36)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’
                   to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product category D in respect of the United Kingdom.












(37)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Soil Association Certification limited’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, C, D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom. At the request of the control body, product category B is removed for Cameroon and South Africa due to the absence of operators.












(38)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D and E in respect of Fiji, Malaysia, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga and Vanuatu, as well as for product categories B and E and for wine and yeast under product category D for Australia.












(39)


The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘SRS Certification GmbH’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, D and E in respect of China and Taiwan.












(40)


Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(41)


Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on 1 February 2020, ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C.I.C’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’, ‘Organic Food Federation’, ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’ and ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’ have requested to be recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in the United Kingdom as a third country. That recognition should therefore take effect from the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’), without prejudice to the application of Union law to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol.












(42)


In accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the competent authority in Northern Ireland may confer control competences to control authorities and may delegate control tasks to control bodies.












(43)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:






(1)


Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;










(2)


Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Points (5), (22), (26) and (27)(a)(i) of Annex II concerning ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C.I.C’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’, ‘Organic Food Federation’, ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’ and ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’ shall apply from 1 January 2021.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(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)  
            OJ L 331, 14.12.2017, p. 4.

(4)  Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-San Marino Cooperation Committee of 28 May 2020 concerning the applicable provisions on organic production and labelling of organic products, and arrangements for imports of organic products, adopted under the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part [2020/889] (OJ L 205, 29.6.2020, p. 20).




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






(1)


in the entry relating to Australia, in point 5, the following row is added:







‘AU-BIO-007


Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd


https://www.sxcertified.com.au’














(2)


in the entry relating to Canada, point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows relating to CA-ORG-008 ‘Global Organic Alliance’ and CA-ORG-011 ‘Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO)’ are deleted;










(b)


the rows relating to code numbers CA-ORG-017 and CA-ORG-019 are replaced by the following:







‘CA-ORG-017


Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI)


http://www.qai-inc.com




CA-ORG-019


Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)


http://www.quebecvrai.org/’


















(3)


in the entry relating to Chile, in point 7, ‘until 31 December 2020’ is replaced by ‘unspecified’;










(4)


in the entry relating to India, point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows relating to code numbers IN-ORG-003, IN-ORG-004, IN-ORG-005, IN-ORG-006, IN-ORG-007, IN-ORG-012, IN-ORG-014, IN-ORG-016, IN-ORG-017, IN-ORG-021, IN-ORG-024 and IN-ORG-025 are replaced by the following:







‘IN-ORG-003


Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited


www.bureauveritas.co.in




IN-ORG-004


CU Inspections India Pvt Ltd


www.controlunion.com




IN-ORG-005


ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd.


www.ecocert.in




IN-ORG-006


TQ Cert Services Private Limited


www.tqcert.in




IN-ORG-007


IMO Control Pvt. Ltd


www.imocontrol.in




IN-ORG-012


OneCert International
Private Limited


www.onecertinternational.com




IN-ORG-014


Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)


www.usoca.org




IN-ORG-016


Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)


www.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/rssopca




IN-ORG-017


Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT)


www.cgcert.com




IN-ORG-021


Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)


www.mpsoca.org




IN-ORG-024


Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)


www.ossopca.org




IN-ORG-025


Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)


www.gopca.in’














(b)


the following rows are added:







‘IN-ORG-027


Karnataka State Organic
Certification Agency


www.kssoca.org




IN-ORG-028


Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA)


www.ssoca.in




IN-ORG-029


Global Certification
Society


www.glocert.org




IN-ORG-030


GreenCert Biosolutions
Pvt. Ltd


www.greencertindia.in




IN-ORG-031


Telangana State Organic
Certification Authority


www.tsoca.telangana.gov.in




IN-ORG-032


Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency
(BSSOCA)


www.bssca.co.in




IN-ORG-033


Reliable Organic Certification Organization


https://rococert.com




IN-ORG-034


Bhumaatha Organic Certification Bureau (BOCB)


http://www.agricertbocb.in’














(c)


the rows relating to IN-ORG-015 and IN-ORG-020 are deleted;














(5)


in the entry relating to Japan, point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows relating to code numbers JP-BIO-016, JP-BIO-020, JP-BIO-021, JP-BIO-023, JP-BIO-027, JP-BIO-031 and JP-BIO-034 are replaced by the following:







‘JP-BIO-016


Ehime Organic Agricultural Association


http://eoaa.sakura.ne.jp/




JP-BIO-020


Hiroshima Environment and Health Association


https://www.kanhokyo.or.jp/




JP-BIO-021


ACCIS Inc.


https://www.accis.jp/




JP-BIO-023


Rice Research Organic Food Institute


https://rrofi.jp/




JP-BIO-027


NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Association


http://www.kumayuken.org/




JP-BIO-031


Wakayama Organic Certified Association


https://woca.jpn.org/w/




JP-BIO-034


International Nature Farming Research Center


http://www.infrc.or.jp/’














(b)


the rows relating to code numbers JP-BIO-026 and JP-BIO-030 are deleted;










(c)


the following rows are added:







‘JP-BIO-038


Japan Agricultural Standard Certification Alliance


http://jascert.or.jp/




JP-BIO-039


Japan Grain Inspection Association


http://www.kokken.or.jp/




JP-BIO-040


Okayama Agriculture Development Institute


http://www.nokaiken.or.jp’


















(6)


in the entry relating to the Republic of Korea, in point 5, the following rows are added:







‘KR-ORG-036


Hankyoung Certification Center Co., Ltd.


https://blog.naver.com/hk61369




KR-ORG-037


Ctforum. LTD


http://blog.daum.net/ctforum’














(7)


in the entry relating to the United States, in point 5, the rows relating to code numbers US-ORG-001, US-ORG-009, US-ORG-018, US-ORG-022, US-ORG-029, US-ORG-033, US-ORG-034, US-ORG-035, US-ORG-038, US-ORG-039, US-ORG-053, US-ORG-058, and US-ORG-059 are replaced by the following:







‘US-ORG-001


Where Food Comes From Organic


www.wfcforganic.com




US-ORG-009


Department of Plant Industry – Clemson University


www.clemson.edu/organic




US-ORG-018


Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship


https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/organicCertification.asp




US-ORG-022


Marin Organic Certified Agriculture


https://www.marincounty.org/depts/ag/moca




US-ORG-029


Monterey County Certified Organic


https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/agricultural-resource-programs/agricultural-product-quality-and-marketing/monterey-county-certifi#ag




US-ORG-033


New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services


www.agriculture.nh.gov




US-ORG-034


New Jersey Department of Agriculture


www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/md/prog/jerseyorganic.html




US-ORG-035


New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program


www.nmda.nmsu.edu/marketing/organic-program




US-ORG-038


Americert International (OIA North America, LLC)


http://www.americertorganic.com/home




US-ORG-039


Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry


www.oda.state.ok.us




US-ORG-053


SCS Global Services, Inc.


www.SCSglobalservices.com




US-ORG-058


Washington State Department of Agriculture


www.agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Organic




US-ORG-059


Yolo County Department of Agriculture


https://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/general-government-departments/agriculture-cooperative-extension/agriculture-and-weights-measures/yolo-certified-organic-agriculture’













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






(1)


in point 5 of all entries, the date ‘30 June 2021’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2021’;










(2)


after the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        AfriCert Limited
                        ”
                     






1.


Address: Plaza 2000 1st Floor, East Wing – Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya










2.


Internet address: www.africertlimited.co.ke










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




BI-BIO-184


Burundi


x


x


—


—


—


—




CD-BIO-184


Democratic Republic of Congo


x


x


—


—


—


—




GH-BIO-184


Ghana


x


x


—


—


—


—




KE-BIO-184


Kenya


x


x


—


—


—


—




RW-BIO-184


Rwanda


x


x


—


—


—


—




TZ-BIO-184


Tanzania


x


x


—


—


—


—




UG-BIO-184


Uganda


x


x


—


—


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(3)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’
                  , in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘AZ-BIO-172


Azerbaijan


x


—


—


x


—


—




BR-BIO-172


Brazil


x


—


—


x


—


—




CM-BIO-172


Cameroon


x


—


—


x


—


—




CN-BIO-172


China


x


—


—


x


—


—




CV-BIO-172


Cape Verde


x


—


—


x


—


—




GE-BIO-172


Georgia


x


—


—


x


—


—




GH-BIO-172


Ghana


x


—


—


x


—


—




KH-BIO-172


Cambodia


x


—


—


x


—


—




KZ-BIO-172


Kazakhstan


x


—


—


x


—


—




MA-BIO-172


Morocco


x


—


—


x


—


—




MX-BIO-172


Mexico


x


—


—


x


—


—




PA-BIO-172


Panama


x


—


—


x


—


—




PY-BIO-172


Paraguay


x


—


—


x


—


—




SN-BIO-172


Senegal


x


—


—


x


—


—




TL-BIO-172


Timor-Leste


x


—


—


x


—


—




TR-BIO-172


Turkey


x


—


—


x


—


—




VN-BIO-172


Vietnam


x


—


—


x


—


—’














(4)


in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




AF-BIO-132


Afghanistan


x


—


—


x


—


—




AL-BIO-132


Albania


x


x


—


x


x


—




AZ-BIO-132


Azerbaijan


x


—


—


x


—


—




BD-BIO-132


Bangladesh


x


x


—


x


—


—




BO-BIO-132


Bolivia


x


x


—


x


—


—




BR-BIO-132


Brazil


x


x


—


x


—


—




CA-BIO-132


Cameroon


x


—


—


x


x


 




CN-BIO-132


China


x


x


—


x


x


—




EC-BIO-132


Ecuador


x


x


—


x


—


—




ET-BIO-132


Ethiopia


x


—


—


x


—


—




FJ-BIO-132


Fiji


x


x


—


x


—


—




GE-BIO-132


Georgia


x


—


—


x


—


—




ID-BIO-132


Indonesia


—


x


—


x


—


—




IN-BIO-132


India


—


x


—


x


—


—




IR-BIO-132


Iran


x


—


—


x


—


—




KG-BIO-132


Kyrgyzstan


x


—


—


x


—


—




KH-BIO-132


Cambodia


x


x


—


x


—


—




KR-BIO-132


Republic of Korea


x


x


—


—


—


—




KZ-BIO-132


Kazakhstan


x


x


—


x


x


—




LA-BIO-132


Laos


x


x


—


x


x


—




LK-BIO-132


Sri Lanka


x


x


—


x


—


—




MA-BIO-132


Morocco


x


x


—


x


—


—




MD-BIO-132


Moldova


x


—


—


x


—


—




MM-BIO-132


Myanmar/Burma


x


x


—


x


—


—




MX-BIO-132


Mexico


x


x


—


x


—


—




MY-BIO-132


Malaysia


x


x


—


x


x


—




NP-BIO-132


Nepal


x


x


—


x


—


—




PF-BIO-132


French Polynesia


x


x


—


x


—


—




PH-BIO-132


Philippines


x


x


—


x


—


—




PY-BIO-132


Paraguay


x


x


—


x


x


—




RS-BIO-132


Serbia


x


x


—


x


—


—




RU-BIO-132


Russia


x


—


—


x


—


—




SG-BIO-132


Singapore


x


x


—


x


x


—




SN-BIO-132


Senegal


x


x


—


x


—


—




TG-BIO-132


Togo


x


x


—


x


—


—




TH-BIO-132


Thailand


x


x


—


x


x


—




TR-BIO-132


Turkey


x


x


—


x


x


—




UA-BIO-132


Ukraine


x


x


—


x


—


—




UY-BIO-132


Uruguay


x


x


—


x


x


—




VN-BIO-132


Vietnam


x


x


—


x


—


—’


















(5)


after the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        Biodynamic Association Certification”
                        







1.


Address: Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG, United Kingdom










2.


Internet address: http://bdcertification.org.uk/










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GB-BIO-185


United Kingdom (*1)



x


x


—


x


—


x














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(6)


in the entry relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’
                   point 1 is replaced by the following:






‘1.


Address: Level 1, 233-237 Lambton Quay, The Old Bank Arcade, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand’;














(7)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’
                  , point 1 is replaced by the following:






‘1.


Address: Le Triangle de l’Arche – 9, cours du Triangle, 92937 Paris la Défense cedex, France’;














(8)


in the entry relating to ‘Caucascert Ltd’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘TR-BIO-117


Turkey


x


—


—


—


—


—’














(9)


in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;










(10)


after the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        
                           “
                        
Certificadora Biotropico S.A”
                        







1.


Address: Casa 5C, Callejon El Mirador, Via Principal, Paraje, Cali, 760032, Colombia










2.


Internet address: www.biotropico.com










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




CO-BIO-186


Colombia


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(11)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Control Union Certifications’
                  , point 3 is amended as follows:






(a)


the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘BA-BIO-149


Bosnia and Herzegovina


x


—


—


x


—


—




QA-BIO-149


Qatar


x


—


—


x


—


—’














(b)


the row relating to Chile is replaced by the following:












‘CL-BIO-149


Chile


x


x


x


x


—


x’


















(12)


in the entry relating to ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘BR-BIO-181


Brazil


x


x


—


x


—


—




BY-BIO-181


Belarus


x


x


—


x


—


—




ID-BIO-181


Indonesia


x


x


—


x


—


—




KZ-BIO-181


Kazakhstan


x


x


—


x


—


—




LB-BIO-181


Lebanon


x


x


—


x


—


—




MX-BIO-181


Mexico


x


x


—


x


—


—




MY-BIO-181


Malaysia


x


x


—


x


—


—




NG-BIO-181


Nigeria


x


x


—


x


—


—




PH-BIO-181


Philippines


x


x


—


x


—


—




PK-BIO-181


Pakistan


x


x


—


x


—


—




RS-BIO-181


Serbia


x


x


—


x


—


—




RU-BIO-181


Russia


x


x


—


x


—


—




TR-BIO-181


Turkey


x


x


—


x


—


—




TW-BIO-181


Taiwan


x


x


—


x


—


—




UA-BIO-181


Ukraine


x


x


—


x


—


—




UZ-BIO-181


Uzbekistan


x


x


—


x


—


—




VN-BIO-181


Vietnam


x


x


—


x


—


—




ZA-BIO-181


South Africa


x


x


—


x


—


—’














(13)


in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Chile and Russia are replaced by the following:












‘CL-BIO-154


Chile


x


x


—


x


x


x




RU-BIO-154


Russia


—


—


—


x


x


—’














(14)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Ecoglobe’, in point 3, the rows relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan are deleted;










(15)


after the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        Ecogruppo Italia”
                        







1.


Address: Via Pietro Mascagni 79, 95129 Catania, Italy










2.


Internet address: http://www.ecogruppoitalia.it










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




AM-BIO-187


Armenia


x


x


—


—


—


—




AZ-BIO-187


Azerbaijan


x


—


—


—


—


—




BA-BIO-187


Bosnia and Herzegovina


x


x


—


—


—


—




KZ-BIO-187


Kazakhstan


x


—


—


—


—


—




ME-BIO-187


Montenegro


x


x


—


x


—


—




MK-BIO-187


North-Macedonia


x


—


—


x


—


—




RS-BIO-187


Serbia


x


x


—


x


—


—




TR-BIO-187


Turkey


x


x


—


x


x


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(16)


after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        
                           “ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti”
                        







1.


Address: 160 Nr 13 Daire 3. Izmir 35100, Turkey










2.


Internet address: www.etko.com.tr










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




TR-BIO-109


Turkey


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(17)


in the entry relation to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 3 is amended as follows:






(a)


the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘AE-BIO- 144


United Arab Emirates


x


—


—


x


x


—’














(b)


the rows relating to Costa Rica and Turkey are replaced by the following:












‘CR-BIO-144


Costa Rica


x


—


—


x


x


—




TR-BIO-144


Turkey


x


—


—


x


x


x’


















(18)


in the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’
                  , in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;










(19)


after the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        Kiwa Sativa”
                        







1.


Address: Rua Robalo Gouveia, 1, 1A, 1900-392, Lisbon, Portugal










2.


Internet address: http://www.sativa.pt










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GW-BIO-188


Guinea-Bissau


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(20)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’
                  , point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




AU-BIO-119


Australia


—


x


—


x


—


—




CN-BIO-119


China


x


x


—


x


—


—




ID-BIO-119


Indonesia


x


x


—


x


—


—




LK-BIO-119


Sri Lanka


x


x


—


x


—


—




MY-BIO-119


Malaysia


x


x


—


x


—


—




NP-BIO-119


Nepal


x


x


—


x


—


—




PG-BIO-119


Papua New Guinea


x


x


—


x


—


—




SB-BIO-119


Solomon Islands


x


x


—


x


—


—




SG-BIO-119


Singapore


x


x


—


x


—


—




TL-BIO-119


Timor-Leste


x


x


—


x


—


—




TO-BIO-119


Tonga


x


x


—


x


—


—




WS-BIO-119


Samoa


x


x


—


x


—


—’


















(21)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’
                  , point 3 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows relating to Malaysia and Nepal are replaced by the following:












‘MY-BIO-121


Malaysia


x


—


—


x


—


—




NP-BIO-121


Nepal


x


—


—


x


—


—’














(b)


the row relating to Myanmar/Burma is deleted;














(22)


after the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, the following entries are inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C”
                        







1.


Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom










2.


Internet address: http://ofgorganic.org/










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GB-BIO-189


United Kingdom (*2)



x


x


—


x


x


x














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.






                           “Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd”
                        







1.


Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom










2.


Internet address: https://ofgorganic.org/about/scotland










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GB-BIO-190


United Kingdom (*3)



x


x


—


x


x


x














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.






                           “Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)”
                        







1.


Address: 8# Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, 210042, China










2.


Internet address: http://www.ofdc.org.cn










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




CN-BIO-191


China


x


—


—


x


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.






                           “Organic Food Federation”
                        







1.


Address: 31 Turbine Way, Swaffham, PE37 7XD, United Kingdom










2.


Internet address: http://www.orgfoodfed.com










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GB-BIO-192


United Kingdom (*4)



x


x


—


x


x


x














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’














(23)


in the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:






(a)


the row relating to Russia is replaced by the following:












‘RU-BIO-110


Russia


x


—


—


x


x


—’














(b)


the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘UA-BIO-110


Ukraine


x


—


—


x


—


—




TR-BIO-110


Turkey


x


—


—


x


—


—’


















(24)


the entry relating to 
                     ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’
                   is deleted;










(25)


in the entry relating to ‘Q-check’, in point 3, the row relating to Kosovo is replaced by the following in the order of the code numbers:












‘XK-BIO-179


Kosovo (*5)



x


—


—


x


—


—














(26)


after the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following entry is inserted:

                  ‘
                  “
                  Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd”
                  







1.


Address: North Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 2HE, United Kingdom










2.


Internet address: www.qwfc.co.uk










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




GB-BIO-193


United Kingdom (*6)



—


—


—


x


—


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(27)


the entry relating to 
                     ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’
                  , is amended as follows:






(a)


point 3 is amended as follows:






(i)


the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:












‘GB-BIO-142


United Kingdom (*7)



x


x


x


x


x


x














(ii)


the rows relating to Cameroon and South Africa are replaced by the following:












‘CM-BIO-142


Cameroon


—


—


—


x


—


—




ZA-BIO-142


South Africa


x


—


—


x


—


—’


















(b)


point 4 is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘Exceptions: in-conversion products.’;














(28)


after the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, the following entries are inserted:

                        ‘
                        “
                        Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd”
                        







1.


Address: 8/27 Mayneview Street, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia










2.


Internet address: https://www.sxcertified.com.au










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




AU-BIO-194


Australia (1)



—


x


—


x


x


—




FJ-BIO-194


Fiji


x


x


—


x


x


—




MY-BIO-194


Malaysia


x


x


—


x


x


—




SG-BIO-194


Singapore


x


x


—


x


x


—




TO-BIO-194


Tonga


x


x


—


x


x


—




VU-BIO-194


Vanuatu


x


x


—


x


x


—




WS-BIO-194


Samoa


x


x


—


x


x


—














4.


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










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.






                           “SRS Certification GmbH”
                        







1.


Address: Friedländer Weg 20, Göttingen, 37085, Germany










2.


Internet address: http://www.srs-certification.com










3.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




CN-BIO-195


China


x


—


—


x


x


—




TW-BIO-195


Taiwan


x


—


—


x


x


—














4.


Exceptions: in-conversion products.










5.


Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;














(29)


in the entry relating to 
                     ‘Suolo e Salute srl’
                  , in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted.






(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

(*2)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

(*3)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

(*4)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

(*5)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.’
         

(*6)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

(*7)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’
         

(1)  For this control body, the recognition for product category D in respect of Australia only covers wine and yeast.