Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 (2) and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed only where they originate from a third country appearing in a list drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of that Article; whereas such a list has been laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/96 (4);
Whereas Argentina, Hungary and Switzerland have applied to the Commission to amend the terms of their inclusion in the list provided for in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92;
Whereas The Netherlands has introduced a request to add Skal as one of the inspection bodies in Hungary. Whereas this inspection body has been previously assessed by The Netherlands and the Commission has put forward this request to the authorities of Hungary; whereas Hungary has agreed to the inclusion of this inspection body;
Whereas the examination of the information submitted has led to the conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those resulting from the Community legislation;
Whereas, for reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to provide in this Regulation for a complete list of third countries accepted pursuant to the regime of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;
Whereas, for the operation of the regime for each third country, the bodies in charge of issuing the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 have to be identified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,