Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2785 of 14 December 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: consumer protection, food inspection, import (EU), organic certification, organic farming, organic product, quality control of agricultural products, third country








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2023/2785


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2785
of 14 December 2023
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 48(3) and Article 57(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 (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 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (3). In the light of new information received by the Commission since the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, certain changes should be made to the information concerning certain third countries.












(2)


Canada has informed the Commission that its competent authority has withdrawn the control bodies ‘British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA)’ (CA-ORG-002) and ‘International Certification Services Incorporated (ICS)’ (CA-ORG-009) from the list of control bodies recognised by Canada and that the control body ‘Centre for Systems Integration (CSI)’ (CA-ORG-004) has changed its name.












(3)


Israel has informed the Commission that its competent authority has suspended the control body ‘Agrior Ltd-Organic Inspection & Certification’ (IL-ORG-002) from the list of control bodies recognised by Israel and that it has recognised a new accredited control body ‘Lab-path Ltd’ (IL-ORG-005).












(4)


Japan has informed the Commission that its competent authority has suspended the control body ‘Rice Research Organic Food Institute’ (JP-BIO-023) from the list of control bodies recognised by Japan and that it has recognised a new accredited control body ‘Miyazaki Organic Agriculture Association’ (JP-BIO-043).












(5)


The Republic of Korea has informed the Commission that its competent authority has suspended the control bodies ‘OCK’ (KR-ORG-005), ‘Korea Environment-Friendly Organic Certification Centre’ (KR-ORG-007), ‘Neo environmentally-friendly Certification Center’ (KR-ORG-019), ‘ISC Agriculture development research institute’ (KR-ORG-021) and ‘Greenstar Agrifood Certification Center’ (KR-ORG-022) from the list of control bodies recognised by the Republic of Korea and that it has recognised new accredited control bodies ‘Sungnong’ (KR-ORG-039), ‘Tojo Glonics co. Ltd.’ (KR-ORG-040), ‘YANGPYEONG ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION CENTER’ (KR-ORG-041), ‘Haezin Corporation’ (KR-ORG-042), ‘Institute of Green Certification’ (KR-ORG-043) and ‘DODAM Eco-Friendly’ (KR-ORG-044).












(6)


The Republic of Korea has also informed the Commission that the control body ‘Doalnara Organic Certificated Korea’ (KR-ORG-002) changed its name and its internet address, the control body ‘Global Organic Agriculturalist Association’ (KR-ORG-004) changed its name and its internet address, the control body ‘KAFCC’ (KR-ORG-006) changed its internet address, the control body ‘Konkuk Ecocert Certification Service’ (KR-ORG-008) changed its name, the control body ‘Green Environmentally-Friendly certification center’ (KR-ORG-020) changed its name and its internet address, the control body ‘Eco Agriculture Institute Inc’ (KR-ORG-029) changed its name and its internet address, the control body ‘Korea organic certification’ (KR-ORG-031) changed its name and its internet address, the control body ‘Ctforum. Ltd’ (KR-ORG-037) changed its name and its internet address, and the control body ‘ORGANIC PROMOTION’ (KR-ORG-038) changed its name and its internet address.












(7)


The United States have informed the Commission that the control body ‘Department of Plant Industry – Clemson University’ (US-ORG-009) changed its name to ‘Clemson University’ and that the control body ‘Ecocert S.A’ (US-ORG-010) changed its name to ‘Ecocert S.A.S’.












(8)


The United States have also informed the Commission that the control bodies ‘Ecocert ICO, LLC’ (US-ORG-016), ‘International Certification Services, Inc.’ (US-ORG-017), ‘LACON GmbH’ (US-ORG-020), ‘New Jersey Department of Agriculture’ (US-ORG-034) and ‘New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program’ (US-ORG-035) have ceased their activities and were therefore withdrawn from the list of control bodies recognised by the United States. Furthermore, the United States have informed the Commission that their competent authority has recognised a new accredited control body ‘Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.’ (US-ORG-069).












(9)


Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised for the purpose of equivalence and competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries. In the light of new information and requests received by the Commission since the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325, certain changes should be made to that list.












(10)


The Commission has received a request by ‘Ecogruppo Italia’ (BIO-187) to withdraw its recognition for all the third countries it is recognised for.












(11)


The Commission has received a request by ‘TÜV Nord Integra’ (BIO-160) to withdraw its recognition for all the third countries it is recognised for.












(12)


‘Ecovivendi d.o.o. Belgrade’ (BIO-183) has informed the Commission of the change of its address.












(13)


The Commission has received a request by ‘Oregon Tilth’ (BIO-116) to withdraw its recognition for Bolivia, Chile and Honduras. The Commission has received a request by ‘Ekoagros’ (BIO-170) to withdraw its recognition for all product categories for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and its recognition for product categories D and F for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.












(14)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(15)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is amended as follows:






(1)


Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.










(2)


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






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 14 December 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8).

(3)  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 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1).




ANNEX I
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is amended as follows:






(1)


in the entry for ‘CANADA’, the table in point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows for code numbers CA-ORG-002 and CA-ORG-009 are deleted;










(b)


the row for code number CA-ORG-004 is replaced by the following:













 


‘CA-ORG-004












 


Seeds Canada dba Centre for Systems Integration (CSI)












 


www.csi-ics.com’






















(2)


in the entry for ‘ISRAEL’, the table in point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the row for code number IL-ORG-002 is deleted;










(b)


the following row is added:













 


‘IL-ORG-005












 


Lab-path Ltd.












 


www.lab-path.co.il’






















(3)


in the entry for ‘JAPAN’, the table in point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the row for code number JP-BIO-023 is deleted;










(b)


the following row is added:













 


‘JP-BIO-043












 


Miyazaki Organic Agriculture Association












 


https://www.miyazaki-oaa.com/’






















(4)


in the entry for ‘REPUBLIC OF KOREA’, the table in point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the rows for code numbers KR-ORG-005, KR-ORG-007, KR-ORG-019, KR-ORG-021 and KR-ORG-022 are deleted;










(b)


the following rows are added:













 


‘KR-ORG-039












 


Sungnong












 


친환경농산물인증.kr














 


KR-ORG-040












 


Tojo Glonics co. Ltd.












 


cafe.daum.net/thoji














 


KR-ORG-041












 


YANGPYEONG ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION CENTER












 


yporganic.net














 


KR-ORG-042












 


Haezin Corporation












 


cafe.daum.net/haezingood














 


KR-ORG-043












 


Institute of Green Certification












 


blog.naver.com/green2080_














 


KR-ORG-044












 


DODAM Eco-Friendly












 


dodamecocerti.quv.kr’


















(c)


the row for code number KR-ORG-002 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-002












 


WECERT, LLC.












 


www.wecert.co.kr’


















(d)


the row for code number KR-ORG-004 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-004












 


Global Agricultural Food Certification Cooperation Co. Ltd












 


www.gafc.kr’


















(e)


the row for code number KR-ORG-006 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-006












 


KAFCC












 


www.kafcc.or.kr’


















(f)


the row for code number KR-ORG-008 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-008












 


Konkuk Ecocert Certification Agency












 


www.ecocert.co.kr’


















(g)


the row for code number KR-ORG-020 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-020












 


Green Organic Co., Ltd.












 


cafe.naver.com/greenorganic6279’


















(h)


the row for code number KR-ORG-029 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-029












 


Institute of friendly environment-agriculture, Inc.












 


ifea.co.kr’


















(i)


the row for code number KR-ORG-031 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-031












 


Korea Organic Certification Co., LTD












 


koc2022.modoo.at’


















(j)


the row for code number KR-ORG-037 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-037












 


Ctforum. Inc












 


ctforum.co.kr’


















(k)


the row for code number KR-ORG-038 is replaced by the following:













 


‘KR-ORG-038












 


ORGANIC PROMOTION AGENCY












 


blog.naver.com/opa7373’






















(5)


in the entry for ‘UNITED STATES’, the table in point 5 is amended as follows:






(a)


the row for code number US-ORG-009 is replaced by the following:













 


‘US-ORG-009












 


Clemson University












 


www.clemson.edu/organic’


















(b)


the row for code number US-ORG-010 is replaced by the following:













 


‘US-ORG-010












 


Ecocert S.A.S.












 


www.ecocert.com’


















(c)


the rows for code numbers US-ORG-016, US-ORG-017, US-ORG-020, US-ORG-034 and US-ORG-035 are deleted.










(d)


the following row is added:













 


‘US-ORG-069












 


Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.












 


https://certimexsc.com/cmx’





















ANNEX II
Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 is amended as follows:






(1)


the entry for ‘Ecogruppo Italia’ is deleted;










(2)


the entry for ‘TÜV Nord Integra’ is deleted;










(3)


in the entry for ‘Ecovivendi d.o.o. Belgrade’, point 1 is replaced by the following:






‘1.


Address: Voje Veljkovica no.14, 11050 Beograd’;














(4)


in the entry for ‘Oregon Tilth’, in the table in point 3, the rows for Bolivia, Chile and Honduras are deleted;










(5)


the entry for ‘Ekoagros’ is replaced by the following:












Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F




‘KZ-BIO-170


Kazakhstan


x


x


—


—


—


—




TJ-BIO-170


Tajikistan


x


x


—


—


—


—’.











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