Council Regulation (EEC) No 2083/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2083/92  of 14 July 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (4) stipulates that, as from 23 July 1992, products which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where they originate in a third country appearing in a list to be drawn up in  accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of the said Regulation; whereas Article 11 (2) specifies the conditions which have to be met for a third country to be inlcuded in the list;
Whereas it has become apparent that, due to the absence of information submitted to date by third countries, it will not be possible to decide on the entry of those countries in the list within the abovementioned time limit;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 16 (3) of the Regulation provides for the possibility to delay the implementation of Article 11 only where a third country has submitted a request for entry in the list in due time before the abovementioned  time limit;
Whereas these provisions could lead to interruption of imports of products where a third country has not submitted in due time a request for entry in the list referred to in Article 11 (1) (a);
Whereas interruptions of imports from third countries of products satisfying the conditions specified in Article 11 (2) should be avoided, in particular because these products may be necessary for the proper preparation of composite products;
Whereas, therefore, pending the inclusion of a third country in the list referred to in Article 11 (1) (a), importers should be able to obtain authorization to import from third countries products shown to comply with production rules and inspection  arrangements equivalent to those provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,