Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1367/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (Text with EEA relevance)
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 1488/97 (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 list has been laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 314/97 (4);
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 314/97 has included Hungary and Switzerland in the list referred to by Article 11(1) to Regulation (EC) No 2092/91 for a period expiring on 30 June 1998, in order to examine in detail during this period certain aspects concerning the implementation in those countries of rules equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2092/91;
Whereas the effective implementation in Hungary of rules equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 has been confirmed during an on-the-spot examination carried out by the Commission;
Whereas Switzerland has authorised a new inspection body that will carry out the inspections required under the Swiss order on organic farming;
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 Australia has communicated changes in its inspection regime; whereas the inspections of operators in Australia are now made by private inspection bodies, supervised by a public authority;
Whereas Israel has confirmed that inspection and certification of organic products will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture;
Whereas the examination of the information submitted by the above third countries has led to the conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those resulting from the Community legislation;
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,