Commission Implementing Regulation (eu) 2025/2138 of 21 October 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union
Date: 2025-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural trade, consumer protection, food inspection, import (EU), organic farming, organic product, quality control of agricultural products, technical specification, third country




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/2138


22.10.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (eu) 2025/2138
of 21 October 2025
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union
(Text with EEA relevance)


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 46(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 (2) contains the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union in accordance with Article 45(1), point (b)(i), of that Regulation.












(2)


Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down the criteria that the control authorities and control bodies must fulfil in order to be recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Regulation. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 (3) lays down the procedural requirements to be met by those control authorities and control bodies when submitting to the Commission their request for recognition consisting of a technical dossier.












(3)


The Commission has received and examined, in accordance with Article 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, the requests for recognition from the control bodies ‘AfriCert Limited’, ‘Organic T&C, L.L.C.’, ‘Q-Check Private Company’ and ‘SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)’. Based on the information contained in their technical dossiers, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise, for an indefinite duration, those control bodies for certain product categories in certain third countries.












(4)


The Commission has also received and examined, in accordance with Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, the requests for the extension of the scope of their recognition to certain product categories and certain third countries from the control bodies ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, ‘IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda.’, ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, ‘Organic Control System LLC Subotica’, ‘ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ’ and ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’. Based on the information contained in their technical dossiers, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise, for an indefinite duration, those control bodies for the requested product categories and third countries.












(5)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(6)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
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, 21 October 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 150, 14.06.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 of 19 August 2021 laying down certain rules concerning the certificate issued to operators, groups of operators and exporters in third countries involved in the imports of organic and in-conversion products into the Union and establishing the list of recognised control authorities and control bodies in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 297 20.8.2021, p. 24, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/1378/oj).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 of 13 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council with procedural requirements for the recognition of control authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls on operators and groups of operators certified organic and on organic products in third countries and with rules on their supervision and the controls and other actions to be performed by those control authorities and control bodies (OJ L 336, 23.9.2021, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/1698/oj).




ANNEX
The third paragraph of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended as follows:






(1)


after the entry for ACT Organic Company Limited, the following entry is inserted:

                                 ‘
                                 AfriCert Limited









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




KE-BIO-184


Kenya


x


-


-


x


-


-


-’


















(2)


the entry for Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS) is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AE-BIO-144


United Arab Emirates


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




BS-BIO-144


Bahamas


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




CL-BIO-144


Chile


x°


—


x


x°


—


—


—




CR-BIO-144


Costa Rica


—


—


—


x°


—


—


—




DO-BIO-144


Dominican Republic


x


—


—


x


—


—


x




EC-BIO-144


Ecuador


x


—


x


x


—


—


x




HN-BIO-144


Honduras


x


—


x


x


—


—


—




ID-BIO-144


Indonesia


x


—


x


x


—


—


x




IN-BIO-144


India


—


—


—


x


—


—


—




JM-BIO-144


Jamaica


x


—


—


x


—


—


x




NI-BIO-144


Nicaragua


—


—


x


—


—


—


—




PA-BIO-144


Panama


x


—


x


x


—


—


—




PE-BIO-144


Peru


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




TR-BIO-144


Türkiye


x


—


—


x


x


—


—




TT-BIO-144


Trinidad and Tobago


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




US-BIO-144


Unites States


—


—


x


—


—


—


—




VE-BIO-144


Venezuela


x


—


x


x


—


—


—




ZA-BIO-144


South Africa


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




ZM-BIO-144


Zambia


x


—


—


x


—


—


—
















2.


Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;














(3)


the entry for IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda. is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda.









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AR-BIO-123


Argentina


—


—


—


—


—


x


—




BO-BIO-123


Bolivia


x


—


—


x


—


—


x




BR-BIO-123


Brazil


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




BZ-BIO-123


Belize


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




CO-BIO-123


Colombia


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




DO-BIO-123


Dominican Republic


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




EC-BIO-123


Ecuador


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




GT-BIO-123


Guatemala


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




HN-BIO-123


Honduras


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




MX-BIO-123


Mexico


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




NI-BIO-123


Nicaragua


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




PA-BIO-123


Panama


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




PE-BIO-123


Peru


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




PY-BIO-123


Paraguay


x


x


—


x


—


—


x




SV-BIO-123


El Salvador


x


—


—


x


—


—


—




UY-BIO-123


Uruguay


—


x


—


—


—


x


x




VE-BIO-123


Venezuela


x


—


—


x


—


—


—’


















(4)


the entry for Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AE-BIO-141


United Arab Emirates


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




AZ-BIO-141


Azerbaijan


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




BJ-BIO-141


Benin


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




BO-BIO-141


Bolivia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




BW-BIO-141


Botswana


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




CL-BIO-141


Chile


x°


x°


x


x°


x


—


x°




CN-BIO-141


China


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




CO-BIO-141


Colombia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




CR-BIO-141


Costa Rica


—


x


x


x°


x


—


x




DO-BIO-141


Dominican Republic


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




DZ-BIO-141


Algeria


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




EC-BIO-141


Ecuador


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




GE-BIO-141


Georgia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




GT-BIO-141


Guatemala


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




HK-BIO-141


Hong Kong


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




HN-BIO-141


Honduras


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




ID-BIO-141


Indonesia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




KE-BIO-141


Kenya


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




KH-BIO-141


Cambodia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




KR-BIO-141


Republic of Korea


x


x


x


x°


x


—


x°




KZ-BIO-141


Kazakhstan


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




LA-BIO-141


Laos


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




LK-BIO-141


Sri Lanka


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




LR-BIO-141


Liberia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




LS-BIO-141


Lesotho


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MA-BIO-141


Morocco


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MD-BIO-141


Moldova


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MW-BIO-141


Malawi


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MX-BIO-141


Mexico


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MY-BIO-141


Malaysia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




MZ-BIO-141


Mozambique


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




NA-BIO-141


Namibia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




NI-BIO-141


Nicaragua


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




PA-BIO-141


Panama


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




PE-BIO-141


Peru


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




PF-BIO-141


French Polynesia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




PH-BIO-141


Philippines


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




PY-BIO-141


Paraguay


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




SA-BIO-141


Saudi Arabia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




SG-BIO-141


Singapore


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




SN-BIO-141


Senegal


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




SV-BIO-141


El Salvador


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




TH-BIO-141


Thailand


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




TJ-BIO-141


Tajikistan


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




TN-BIO-141


Tunisia


—


x


x


—


x


—


x




TR-BIO-141


Türkiye


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




TW-BIO-141


Taiwan


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




TZ-BIO-141


Tanzania


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




US-BIO-141


United States


—


—


x


—


—


—


x°




UY-BIO-141


Uruguay


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




UZ-BIO-141


Uzbekistan


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




VE-BIO-141


Venezuela


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




VN-BIO-141


Vietnam


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




ZA-BIO-141


South Africa


x


x


x


x


x


—


x




ZM-BIO-141


Zambia


x


x


x


x


x


—


x
















2.


Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;














(5)


the entry for Organic Control System LLC Subotica is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 Organic Control System LLC Subotica









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




BA-BIO-162


Bosnia and Herzegovina


x


—


—


x


—


x


x




ME-BIO-162


Montenegro


x


—


—


x


—


—


x




MK-BIO-162


North Macedonia


x


—


—


x


—


—


x




RS-BIO-162


Serbia


x


x


—


x


x


x


x’


















(6)


after the entry for Organic Standard LLC, the following entry is inserted:

                                 ‘
                                 Organic T&C, L.L.C.









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




KR-BIO-205


Republic of Korea


—


—


x


x°


—


—


—
















2.


Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;














(7)


the entry for ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AE-BIO-166


United Arab Emirates


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




AF-BIO-166


Afghanistan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




AZ-BIO-166


Azerbaijan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




BA-BIO-166


Bosnia and Herzegovina


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




CI-BIO-166


Côte d’Ivoire


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




EG-BIO-166


Egypt


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




ET-BIO-166


Ethiopia


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




GE-BIO-166


Georgia


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




GH-BIO-166


Ghana


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




IR-BIO-166


Iran


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




KG-BIO-166


Kyrgyzstan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




KZ-BIO-166


Kazakhstan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




MD-BIO-166


Moldova


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




NG-BIO-166


Nigeria


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




RS-BIO-166


Serbia


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




RU-BIO-166


Russian Federation


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




TG-BIO-166


Togo


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




TJ-BIO-166


Tajikistan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




TM-BIO-166


Turkmenistan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




TR-BIO-166


Türkiye


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




UA-BIO-166


Ukraine


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




UG-BIO-166


Uganda


x


x


—


x


x


x


x




UZ-BIO-166


Uzbekistan


x


x


—


x


x


x


x’


















(8)


after the entry for PT BIOCert Indonesia, the following entry is inserted:

                                 ‘
                                 Q-Check Private Company









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AE-BIO-179


United Arab Emirates


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




AL-BIO-179


Albania


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




EG-BIO-179


Egypt


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




JO-BIO-179


Jordan


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




LB-BIO-179


Lebanon


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




MA-BIO-179


Morocco


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




RS-BIO-179


Serbia


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




SA-BIO-179


Saudi Arabia


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




TN-BIO-179


Tunisia


-


-


-


x°


-


-


-




TR-BIO-179


Türkiye


x


-


-


x


-


-


-




XK-BIO-179


Kosovo (*1)



x


-


-


x


-


-


-
















2.


Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;














(9)


the entry for Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




AU-BIO-194


Australia


—


—


—


—


x


x


x




FJ-BIO-194


Fiji


—


—


—


—


—


x


x




SG-BIO-194


Singapore


—


—


—


—


—


x


x




TO-BIO-194


Tonga


—


—


—


—


—


x


x




VU-BIO-194


Vanuatu


—


—


—


—


—


x


x




WS-BIO-194


Samoa


—


—


—


—


—


x


x’


















(10)


after the entry for SRS Certification GmbH, the following entry is inserted:

                                 ‘
                                 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)









1.


Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:













Code number


Third country


Category of products




A


B


C


D


E


F


G




IN-BIO-206


India


—


x


—


x


x


—


x’














(*1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Kosovo declaration of independence.



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