Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/2008 of 17 April 2008 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 (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

18.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 345/2008
of 17 April 2008
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
(Recast)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity and rationality.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed where they originate in a third country applying production rules and inspection measures equivalent to those in the Community and appearing in a list to be drawn up by the Commission.
(3) That list should be drawn up. Furthermore, detailed rules should be laid down for the procedure for examining an application by a third country with a view to its inclusion in the list.
(4) For the operation of the regime for each third country, the bodies responsible for issuing the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 11(3)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should be identified.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,