Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2009of 19 June 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Community(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0537, June 20, 2009
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 471/2010of 31 May 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Union(Text with EEA relevance), 32010R0471, June 1, 2010
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011of 20 June 2011amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R0590, June 21, 2011
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1084/2011of 27 October 2011amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32011R1084, October 28, 2011
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1267/2011of 6 December 2011amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32011R1267, December 7, 2011
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012of 14 February 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards documentary evidence and amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from the United States of America(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0126, February 15, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012of 20 June 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0508, June 21, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012of 16 August 2012correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32012R0751, August 18, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 125/2013of 13 February 2013amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0125, February 14, 2013
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013of 21 February 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, external relations, and foreign, security and defence policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia, 32013R0519, June 10, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 567/2013of 18 June 2013correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0567, June 19, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013of 20 June 2013amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the date of submission of the annual report(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0586, June 21, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014of 8 April 2014amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32014R0355, April 9, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2014of 30 April 2014amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards requests for inclusion in the list of third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence in relation to the import of organic products(Text with EEA relevance), 32014R0442, May 1, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014of 16 June 2014amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32014R0644, June 17, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 829/2014of 30 July 2014amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32014R0829, July 31, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014of 28 November 2014amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Official Journal of the European Union L 348 of 4 December 2014), 32014R128732014R1287R(01), December 4, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131of 26 January 2015amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 23 January 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Official Journal of the European Union L 23 of 29 January 2015), 32015R013132015R0131R(01), January 29, 2015
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931of 17 June 2015amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32015R0931, June 18, 2015
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1980of 4 November 2015correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32015R1980, November 5, 2015
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2345of 15 December 2015amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32015R2345, December 16, 2015
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/459of 18 March 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R0459, March 31, 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/910of 9 June 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R0910, June 10, 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1330of 2 August 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R1330, August 4, 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1842of 14 October 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the electronic certificate of inspection for imported organic products and certain other elements, and Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards the requirements for preserved or processed organic products and the transmission of information(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R1842, October 19, 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2259of 15 December 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R2259, December 16, 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/872of 22 May 2017amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0872, May 23, 2017
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1473of 14 August 2017amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R1473, August 15, 2017
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1862of 16 October 2017amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R1862, October 17, 2017
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2329of 14 December 2017amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R2329, December 15, 2017
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/949of 3 July 2018amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32018R0949, July 4, 2018
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39of 10 January 2019amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R0039, January 11, 2019
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/446of 19 March 2019amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R0446, March 20, 2019
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25of 13 January 2020amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R0025, January 14, 2020
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/479of 1 April 2020amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries(Text with EEA relevance), 32020R0479, April 2, 2020
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32014R1287R(01), February 4, 2015
  • Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 23 January 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries, 32015R0131R(01), September 17, 2015
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008of 8 December 2008laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries TITLE IINTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation lays down the detailed rules for the import of compliant products and the import of products providing equivalent guarantees as provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Article 2DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation:1."certificate of inspection": means the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 33(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 covering one consignment;2."documentary evidence": means the document referred to in Article 68 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008OJ L 250, 18.9.2008, p. 1. and in Article 6 of this Regulation, for which the model is set out in Annex II to this Regulation;3."consignment": means a quantity of products under one or more Combined Nomenclature codes, covered by a single certificate of inspection, conveyed by the same means of transport and imported from the same third country;4."first consignee": means the natural or legal person as defined in Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008;5."verification of the consignment" means the verification carried out by the relevant Member State's competent authority, in the framework of the official controls provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1)., of the fulfilment of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 and of this Regulation through systematic documentary checks, random identity checks and, as appropriate according to its risk assessment, physical checks, prior to the release of the consignment for free circulation into the Union in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation;6."relevant Member State's competent authority": means the customs authority, food safety authority or other authorities designated by the Member States pursuant to Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 responsible for the verification of the consignments and the endorsement of the certificates of inspection;7."assessment report": means the assessment report referred to in Articles 32(2) and 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 drawn up by an independent third party fulfilling the requirements of ISO Standard 17011 or by a relevant competent authority, which includes information on document reviews, including the descriptions referred to in Articles 4(3)(b) and 11(3)(b) of this Regulation, on office audits, including critical locations and on risk-oriented witness audits conducted in representative third countries;8."aquaculture products": means aquaculture products as defined in point 34 of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).;9."unprocessed": means unprocessed as used in the definition of unprocessed products in point (n) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1)., irrespective of packaging or labelling operations;10."processed": means processed as used in the definition of processed products in point (o) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, irrespective of packaging or labelling operations;11."point of entry": means the point of release for free circulation.

TITLE IIIMPORT OF COMPLIANT PRODUCTSCHAPTER 1List of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of compliance
Article 3Compilation and content of the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of compliance1.The Commission shall draw up a list of control bodies and control authorities, recognised for the purpose of compliance in accordance with Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The list shall be published in Annex I to this Regulation. The procedures for drawing up and amending the list are defined in Articles 4, 16 and 17 of this Regulation. The list shall be made available to the public on the Internet in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 17 of this Regulation.2.The list shall contain all the information necessary in respect of each control body or control authority to allow verifying whether products placed on the Community market have been controlled by a control body or authority recognised in accordance with Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in particular:(a)the name and address of the control body or control authority, including e-mail and Internet address and their code number;(b)the third countries concerned and in which the products have their origin;(c)the product categories concerned for each third country;(d)the duration of the inclusion in the list;(e)the Internet address where the list of operators subject to the control system can be found, including their certification status and the product categories concerned, as well as suspended and decertified operators and products.
Article 4Procedure for requesting inclusion in the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of compliance1.The Commission shall consider whether to recognise and include a control body or control authority in the list provided for in Article 3 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only complete requests that have been received before 31 October 2018 shall be taken into account for the drawing up of the first list.2.The request can be introduced by control bodies and control authorities established in the Community or in a third country.3.The request shall consist of a technical dossier, which shall comprise all the information needed for the Commission to ensure that the conditions set out in Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 are met for all organic products intended for export to the Community, namely:(a)an overview of the activities of the control body or control authority in the third country or third countries concerned, including an estimate of the number of operators involved and an indication of the expected nature and quantities of agricultural products and foodstuffs originated from the third country or third countries concerned and intended for export to the Community under the rules set out in Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(b)a detailed description of how Titles II, III and IV of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as well as the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 have been implemented in the third country or in each of the third countries concerned;(c)a copy of the assessment report as set out in the fourth subparagraph of Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007:(i)proving that the control body or control authority has been satisfactorily assessed on its ability to meet the conditions set out in Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(ii)giving guarantees on the elements referred to in Article 27(2), (3), (5), (6) and (12) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(iii)ensuring that the control body or control authority meets the control requirements and precautionary measures set out in Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008; and(iv)confirming that it has effectively implemented its control activities according to these conditions and requirements;(d)proof that the control body or authority has notified its activities to the authorities of the third country concerned and its undertaking to respect the legal requirements imposed on it by the authorities of the third country concerned;(e)the website address where the list of operators subject to the control system can be found, as well as a contact point where information is readily available on their certification status, the product categories concerned, as well as suspended and decertified operators and products;(f)an undertaking to comply with the provisions of Article 5 of this Regulation;(g)any other information deemed relevant by the control body or control authority or by the Commission.4.When examining a request for inclusion in the list of control body or control authority, and also any time after its inclusion, the Commission may request any further information, including the presentation of one or more on-the-spot examination reports established by independent experts. Furthermore, the Commission may, based on risk-assessment and in case of suspected irregularities, organise an on-the-spot examination by experts it designates.5.The Commission shall assess whether the technical dossier referred to in paragraph 3 and the information referred to in paragraph 4 are satisfactory and may subsequently decide to recognise and include a control body or control authority in the list. The decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Article 5Management and review of the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of compliance1.A control body or control authority may only be included in the list referred to in Article 3 when it fulfils the following obligations:(a)if, after the control body or control authority has been included in the list, any changes are made to the measures applied by the control body or control authority, that control body or control authority shall notify the Commission thereof; requests to amend the information in respect of a control body or control authority referred to in Article 3(2) shall also be notified to the Commission;(b)a control body or control authority included in the list shall keep available and communicate at first request all information related to its control activities in the third country; it shall give access to its offices and facilities to experts designated by the Commission;(c)by 31 March every year, the control body or control authority shall send a concise annual report to the Commission; the annual report shall update the information of the technical dossier referred to in Article 4(3); it shall describe in particular the control activities carried out by the control body or control authority in the third countries during the previous year, the results obtained, the irregularities and infringements observed and the corrective measures taken; it shall furthermore contain the most recent assessment report or update of such report, which shall contain the results of the regular on-the-spot evaluation, surveillance and multiannual reassessment as referred to in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007; the Commission may request any other information deemed necessary;(d)in the light of any information received, the Commission may at any time amend the specifications relating to the control body or control authority and may suspend the entry of that body or authority in the list referred to in Article 3; a similar decision may also be made where a control body or authority has not supplied information required or where it has not agreed to an on-the-spot examination;(e)the control body or control authority shall make available to interested parties, on an Internet website, a continuously updated list of operators and products certified as organic.2.If a control body or a control authority does not send the annual report, referred to in paragraph 1(c), does not keep available or does not communicate all information related to its technical dossier, control system or updated list of operators and products certified as organic, or does not agree to an on-the-spot examination, after request by the Commission within a period which the Commission shall determine according to the severity of the problem and which generally may not be less than 30 days, that control body or control authority may be withdrawn from the list of control bodies and control authorities, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.If a control body or a control authority fails to take appropriate and timely remedial action, the Commission shall withdraw it from the list without delay.
CHAPTER 2Documentary evidence required for import of compliant products
Article 6Documentary evidence1.The documentary evidence required for import of compliant products referred to in Article 32(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, shall, in accordance with Article 17(2) of this Regulation, be established on the basis of the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation and contain at least all the elements that are part of that model.2.The original documentary evidence shall be established by a control authority or the control body which has been recognised for issuing that documentary by a decision as referred to in Article 4.3.The authority or body issuing the documentary evidence shall follow the rules established in accordance with Article 17(2) and in the model, notes and guidelines made available by the Commission via the computer system enabling electronic exchange of documents referred to in Article 17(1).
TITLE IIIIMPORT OF PRODUCTS PROVIDING EQUIVALENT GUARANTEESCHAPTER 1List of recognised third countries
Article 7Compilation and content of the list of third countries1.The Commission shall establish a list of recognised third countries in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The list of recognised countries is set out in Annex III to this Regulation. The procedures for drawing up and amending the list are defined in Articles 8 and 16 of this Regulation. Amendments to the list shall be made available to the public on the Internet in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 17 of this Regulation.2.The list shall contain all the information necessary in respect of each third country to allow verifying whether products placed on the Community market have been subject to the control system of the third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in particular:(a)the product categories concerned;(b)the origin of the products;(c)a reference to the production standards applied in the third country;(d)the competent authority in the third country responsible for the control system, its address, including e-mail and Internet addresses;(e)the name, address, email address, internet address and code number of the control authority or authorities and the control body or bodies recognised by the competent authority referred to in point (d) to carry out controls;(f)the name, address, email address, internet address and code number of the authority or authorities and the control body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing certificates with a view to importing into the Union;(g)the duration of the inclusion in the list.
Article 8Procedure for requesting inclusion in the list of third countries1.The Commission shall consider whether to include a third country in the list provided for in Article 7 upon receipt of a request for inclusion from the representative of the third country concerned, provided that such request is submitted before 1 July 2014.2.The Commission shall only be required to consider a request for inclusion which meets the following preconditions.The request for inclusion shall be completed by a technical dossier, which shall comprise all the information needed for the Commission to ensure that the conditions set out in Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 are met for products intended for export to the Community, namely:(a)general information on the development of organic production in the third country, the products produced, the area in cultivation, the production regions, the number of producers, the food processing taking place;(b)an indication of the expected nature and quantities of organic agricultural products and foodstuffs intended for export to the Community;(c)the production standards applied in the third country as well as an assessment of their equivalence to the standards applied in the Community;(d)the control system applied in the third country, including the monitoring and supervisory activities carried out by the competent authorities in the third country, as well as an assessment of its equivalent effectiveness when compared to the control system applied in the Community;(e)the Internet or other address where the list of operators subject to the control system can be found, as well as a contact point where information is readily available on their certification status and the product categories concerned;(f)the information the third country proposes to include in the list as referred to in Article 7;(g)an undertaking to comply with the provisions of Article 9;(h)any other information deemed relevant by the third country or by the Commission.3.When examining a request for inclusion in the list of recognised third countries, and also any time after its inclusion, the Commission may request any further information, including the presentation of one or more on-the-spot examination reports established by independent experts. Furthermore, the Commission may, based on risk-assessment and in case of suspected irregularities organise an on-the-spot examination by experts it designates.Experts from other third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 may be invited by the Commission to attend on-the-spot-examination as observers.4.The Commission shall assess whether the technical dossier referred to in paragraph 2 and the information referred to in paragraph 3 are satisfactory and may subsequently decide to recognise and include a third country in the list for a three-year period. Where the Commission considers that the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and this Regulation continue to be met, it may decide to extend the inclusion of the third country after that three-year period.The decisions referred to in the first subparagraph shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Article 9Management and review of the list of third countries1.The Commission shall only be required to consider a request for inclusion when the third country undertakes to accept the following conditions:(a)if, after a third country has been included in the list, any changes are made to the measures in force in the third country or their implementation and in particular to its control system, that third country shall notify the Commission thereof without delay; any changes made to the information referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 7(2) shall be notified to the Commission without delay via the computer system referred to in Article 94(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008;(b)the annual report referred to in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 shall update the information of the technical dossier referred to in Article 8(2) of this Regulation; it shall describe in particular the monitoring and supervisory activities carried out by the competent authority of the third country, the results obtained and the corrective measures taken;(c)in the light of any information received, the Commission may at any time amend the specifications relating to the third country and may suspend the entry of that country from the list referred to in Article 7; a similar decision may also be made where a third country has not supplied information required or where it has not agreed to an on-the-spot examination.2.If a third country does not send the annual report, referred to Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, does not keep available or does not communicate all information related to its technical dossier or control system or does not agree to an on-the-spot examination, after request by the Commission within a period which the Commission shall determine according to the severity of the problem and which generally may not be less than 30 days, that third country may be withdrawn from the list, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
CHAPTER 2List of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence
Article 10Compilation and content of the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence1.The Commission shall draw up a list of control bodies and control authorities, recognised for the purpose of equivalence in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The list shall be published in Annex IV to this Regulation. The procedures for drawing up and amending the list are defined in Articles 11, 16 and 17 of this Regulation. The list shall be made available to the public on the Internet in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 17 of this Regulation.2.The list shall contain all the information necessary in respect of each control body or authority to allow verifying whether products placed on the Community market have been controlled by a control body or authority recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in particular:(a)the name, address and code number of the control body or authority, and, when appropriate, its e-mail and Internet address;(b)the third countries not listed in the list provided for in Article 7 where the products have their origin;(c)the product categories concerned for each third country;(d)the duration of the inclusion in the list; and(e)the internet website where an updated list of operators subject to the control system can be found, indicating their certification status and the product categories concerned as well as a contact point where information is available on suspended and decertified operators and products; and(f)the internet website where a complete presentation of the production standard and control measures applied by the control body or control authority in a third country can be found.3.By way of derogation from paragraph 2(b), those products originating from a recognised third country listed in accordance with Article 7, but not covered by the recognition granted to that third country, may be included in the list provided for in this Article.
Article 11Procedure for requesting inclusion in the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence1.The Commission shall consider whether to include a control body or control authority in the list provided for in Article 10 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only complete requests that have been submitted by 30 June 2020 shall be taken into account for updating the list.2.The request can be introduced by control bodies and control authorities established in the Community or in a third country.3.The request for inclusion shall consist of a technical dossier, which shall comprise all the information needed for the Commission to ensure that the conditions set out in Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 are met for products intended for export to the Community, namely:(a)an overview of the activities of the control body or control authority in the third country or third countries, including an estimate of the number of operators involved and the expected nature and quantities of agricultural products and foodstuffs intended for export to the Community under the rules set out in Article 33(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(b)a description of the production standards and control measures applied in the third countries, including an assessment of the equivalence of these standards and measures with Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as well as with the associated implementing rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 889/2008;(c)a copy of the assessment report as set out in the fourth subparagraph of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007:(i)proving that the control body or control authority has been satisfactorily assessed on its ability to meet the conditions set out in Article 33(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(ii)confirming that it has effectively implemented its activities according to those conditions; and(iii)demonstrating and confirming the equivalence of the production standards and control measures referred to in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph;(d)proof that the control body or control authority has notified its activities to the authorities of each of the third countries concerned and its undertaking to respect the legal requirements imposed on it by the authorities of each of the third countries concerned;(e)the Internet website where the list of operators subject to the control system can be found, as well as a contact point where information is readily available on their certification status, the product categories concerned, as well as suspended and decertified operators and products;(f)an undertaking to comply with the provisions of Article 12;(g)any other information deemed relevant by the control body or control authority or by the Commission.4.When examining a request for inclusion in the list of control body or control authority, and also any time after its inclusion, the Commission may request any further information, including the presentation of one or more on-the-spot examination reports established by independent expert. Furthermore, the Commission may organise an on-the-spot examination by experts it designates on a risk-based approach and in case of suspected irregularities.5.The Commission shall assess whether the technical dossier referred to in paragraph 2 and the information referred to in paragraph 3 are satisfactory and may subsequently decide to recognise and include a control body or control authority in the list. The decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Article 12Management and review of the list of control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence1.A control body or control authority may only be included in the list referred to in Article 10 when it fulfils the following obligations:(a)if, after a control body or control authority has been included in the list, any changes are made to the measures applied by the control body or control authority, that control body or control authority shall notify the Commission thereof; requests to amend the information in respect of a control body or authority referred to in Article 10(2), shall also be notified to the Commission;(b)by 28 February every year, the control body or control authority shall send a concise annual report to the Commission. The annual report shall update the information of the technical dossier referred to in Article 11(3); it shall describe in particular the control activities carried out by the control body or control authority in the third countries in the previous year, the results obtained, the irregularities and infringements observed and the corrective measures taken; It shall furthermore contain the most recent assessment report or update of such report, which shall contain the results of the regular on-the-spot evaluation, surveillance and multiannual reassessment as referred to in Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007; the Commission may request any other information deemed necessary;(c)in the light of any information received, the Commission may at any time amend the specifications relating to the control body or control authority and may suspend the entry of that body or authority from the list referred to in Article 10; a similar decision may also be made where a control body or control authority has not supplied information required or where it has not agreed to an on-the-spot examination;(d)the control body or control authority shall make available to interested parties, by electronic means, a continuously updated list of operators, and of products certified as organic.2.In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 a control body or a control authority, or a reference to a specific product category or to a specific third country in relation to that control body or control authority, may be withdrawn from the list referred to in Article 10 of this Regulation in the following cases:(a)if its annual report referred to paragraph 1(b) has not been received by the Commission by 28 February;(b)if it does not notify the Commission in due time of changes to its technical dossier;(c)if it does not provide information to the Commission during the investigations of an irregularity case;(d)if it fails to take adequate corrective measures in response to the irregularities and infringements observed;(e)if it does not agree to an on-the-spot examination required by the Commission, or if an on-the-spot examination comes up with a negative result due to systematic malfunctioning of control measures;(f)in any other situation presenting the risk for the consumer to be misled about the true nature of the products certified by the control body or the control authority.If a control body or a control authority fails to take appropriate and timely remedial action after request by the Commission within a period which the Commission shall determine according to the severity of the problem and which generally may not be less than 30 days, the Commission shall withdraw it from the list without delay in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. That withdrawal decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall make the amended list available as soon as possible to the public by any appropriate technical means, including publication on the Internet.
CHAPTER 3Release for free circulation of products imported in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 13Certificate of inspection1.The release for free circulation in the Union of a consignment of products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and imported in accordance with Article 33 of that Regulation shall be conditional on:(a)the submission of an original certificate of inspection to the relevant Member State's competent authority;(b)the verification of the consignment and the endorsement of the certificate of inspection by the relevant Member State's competent authority; and(c)the indication of the number of the certificate of inspection in the customs declaration for release for free circulation as referred to in Article 158(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1)..The verification of the consignment and the endorsement of the certificate of inspection shall be carried out by the relevant Member State's competent authority in that Member State where the consignment is released for free circulation in the Union.Member States shall designate the points of entry in their territory and inform the Commission of the designated points of entry.2.The certificate of inspection shall be issued by the relevant control authority or control body before the consignment leaves the third country of export or origin. It shall be endorsed by the relevant Member State’s competent authority and completed by the first consignee on the basis of the model and the notes set out in Annex V and using the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) established by Commission Decision 2003/24/ECCommission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44)..The original certificate of inspection shall be a printed and hand-signed copy of the completed electronic certificate in TRACES or, alternatively, a certificate of inspection signed in TRACES with a qualified electronic seal within the meaning of Article 3(27) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73)..When the original certificate of inspection is a printed and hand-signed copy of the completed electronic certificate in TRACES, control authorities, control bodies, relevant Member State's competent authorities and the first consignee shall verify at each stage of issuing, endorsement and reception of the certificate of inspection that this copy corresponds to the information indicated in TRACES. In the absence in the printed hand-signed copy of the certificate of inspection of the information related to transport documents in boxes 16 and 17, and the relevant fields of box 13, or where such information is different than the one available in TRACES, relevant Member State’s competent authorities and the first consignee shall only consider for the purpose of verification and endorsement of the certificate of inspection the information available in TRACES.3.To be accepted for endorsement, the certificate of inspection shall have been issued by the control authority or control body of the producer or the processor of the product concerned or, where the operator carrying out the last operation for the purposes of preparation is different from the producer or processor of the product, by the control authority or control body of the operator carrying out the last operation for the purposes of preparation as defined in Article 2(i) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.That control authority or control body shall be:(a)a control authority or control body listed in Annex III to this Regulation for the products concerned and for the third country in which the products have their origin, or, where applicable, in which the last operation for the purposes of preparation has been carried out; or(b)a control authority or control body listed in Annex IV to this Regulation for the products concerned and for the third country in which the products have their origin or in which the last operation for the purposes of preparation has been carried out.4.The control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection shall only issue the certificate of inspection and sign the declaration in box 18 of the certificate after it has carried out a documentary check on the basis of all relevant inspection documents, including in particular the production plan for the product concerned, commercial documents and, as appropriate according to its risk assessment, it has carried out a physical check of the consignment. The information related to transport documents in box 13, in particular number of packages and net weight, and the information in boxes 16 and 17 of the certificate of inspection concerning means of transport and transport documents shall be included in the certificate of inspection within maximum 10 days from the issuance of the certificate and, in any case, before endorsement of the certificate of inspection by the relevant Member State’s competent authorities.However, for processed products, if the control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection is a control authority or control body listed in Annex III, it shall only issue the certificate of inspection and sign the declaration in box 18 of the certificate after it has verified that all organic ingredients of the product have been controlled and certified by a control authority or control body recognised by the third country concerned listed in that Annex, or if the issuing control authority or control body is a control authority or control body listed in Annex IV, it shall only issue the certificate of inspection and sign the declaration in box 18 of the certificate after it has verified that all organic ingredients of such products have been controlled and certified by a control authority or control body listed in Annex III or IV or have been produced and certified in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.Where the operator carrying out the last operation for the purposes of preparation is different from the producer or processor of the product, the control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection and listed in Annex IV shall only issue the certificate of inspection and sign the declaration in box 18 of the certificate after it has carried out a documentary check on the basis of all relevant inspection documents, including transport documents and commercial documents, it has verified that the production or the processing of the product concerned has been controlled and certified by a control body or control authority recognised for the products concerned and the country concerned in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and it has carried out, as appropriate according to its risk assessment, a physical check of the consignment.At the request of the Commission or of the competent authority of a Member State, the control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs shall make available without delay the list of all operators in the organic production chain and the control authorities or control bodies under whose control those operators have placed their operations.5.The certificate of inspection shall be made in one single original.The first consignee or, where relevant, the importer may make a copy of the certificate of inspection for the purpose of informing the control authorities and control bodies in accordance with Article 83 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008. Any such copy shall carry the indication "COPY" printed or stamped thereon.6.At the verification of a consignment, the relevant Member State's competent authority shall endorse the original certificate of inspection in box 20 and shall return it to the person who submitted the certificate.7.The first consignee shall, at the reception of the consignment, complete box 21 of the certificate of inspection, to certify that the reception of the consignment has been carried out in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.The first consignee shall then send the original of the certificate to the importer mentioned in box 11 of the certificate for the purposes of the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Article 13aForce majeure or exceptional circumstances1.In cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances preventing the electronic system from working, and in particular of malfunctioning of the system or a lack of a lasting connection, certificates of inspection and their extracts may be issued and endorsed pursuant to Article 13(3) to (7) without using TRACES in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, and on the basis of the models and the notes set out in Annex V or VI. The competent authorities, control authorities, control bodies and operators shall inform the Commission without delay and shall insert in TRACES all the necessary details within ten calendar days following the re-establishment of the system.2.When the certificate of inspection is issued without using TRACES, it shall be drawn up in one of the official languages of the Union and filled in, except for the stamps and signatures, either entirely in capital letters or entirely in typescript.The certificate of inspection shall be in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State of clearance. Where necessary, the relevant Member State's competent authorities may request a translation of the certificate of inspection into its official language or one of its official languages.Uncertified alterations or erasures shall invalidate the certificate.3.The control authority or control body issuing the certificate of inspection shall give a serial number to each issued certificate and keep a register of the issued certificates in chronological order and make the correspondence afterward with the serial number given by TRACES.4.Where the certificate of inspection is issued and endorsed without using TRACES, the second and third subparagraphs of Article 15(1) and Article 15(5) shall not apply.
Article 13bImporterThe importer shall indicate the number of the certificate of inspection in the customs declaration for release for free circulation as referred to in Article 158(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
Article 13cAccess rightsThe Commission shall be in charge of granting and updating access rights to TRACES of the competent authorities as defined in Article 2(n) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, of competent authorities of third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation and of control authorities and control bodies listed in Annex III or IV to this Regulation. Before granting access rights to TRACES, the Commission shall verify the identity of the competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies concerned.The competent authorities as defined in Article 2(n) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 shall be in charge of granting and updating access rights to TRACES of operators, control authorities and control bodies in the Union. Before granting access rights to TRACES, the competent authorities shall verify the identity of the operators, control authorities and control bodies concerned. Member States shall designate a single authority responsible to coordinate the cooperation and the contacts with the Commission in this area.The competent authorities shall communicate the granted access rights to the Commission. The Commission shall activate those access rights in TRACES.
Article 13dIntegrity and legibility of informationTRACES shall protect the integrity of the information encoded in accordance with this Regulation.In particular, it shall offer the following guarantees:(a)it shall allow each user to be unequivocally identified and shall incorporate effective control measures of access rights in order to protect against illegal, malicious or unauthorised access, deletion, alteration or movement of the information, files and metadata;(b)it shall be equipped with physical protection systems against intrusions and environmental incidents and software protection against cyber-attacks;(c)it shall safeguard stored data in an environment which is secure in both physical and software terms;(d)it shall prevent, by various means, any unauthorised changes and incorporate integrity mechanisms to check if the information has been altered over time;(e)it shall keep an audit trail for each essential stage of the procedure;(f)it shall provide reliable format conversion and migration procedures in order to guarantee that the information is legible and accessible throughout the entire storage period required;(g)it shall have sufficiently detailed and up-to-date functional and technical documentation on the operation and characteristics of the system, that documentation being accessible at all times to the organisational entities responsible for the functional and/or technical specifications.
Article 14Special customs procedures1.Where a consignment coming from a third country is placed under customs warehousing or inward processing as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, and subject to one or more preparations as referred to in the second subparagraph, the relevant Member State's competent authority shall carry out the verification of the consignment as referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of this Regulation before the first preparation is carried out. The reference number of the customs declaration by which the goods have been declared for customs warehousing or for inward processing procedure shall be indicated in box 19 of the certificate of inspection.The preparation shall be limited to the following types of operations:(a)packaging or repackaging; or(b)labelling concerning the presentation of the organic production method.After this preparation, the consignment shall be subject, before the release for free circulation, to the measures referred to in Article 13(1) of this Regulation.After this procedure, the original of the certificate of inspection shall, where relevant, be returned to the importer of the consignment, referred to in box 11 of the certificate for the purposes of the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.2.Where, under a suspensive customs procedure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, a consignment coming from a third country is intended to be submitted in a Member State, before its release for free circulation in the Community, to a splitting into different batches, the consignment shall be subject, before this splitting is carried out, to the measures referred to in Article 13(1) of this Regulation.For each of the batches which results from the splitting, the importer mentioned in box 11 of the certificate of inspection shall submit an extract of the certificate of inspection through TRACES to the relevant Member State's competent authority, in accordance with the model and the notes set out in Annex VI. After verification of the batch, the relevant Member State's competent authority shall endorse the extract of the certificate of inspection in box 13 for the purpose of the release for free circulation. The verification of the batch and the endorsement of the extract of the certificate of inspection shall be carried out by the relevant Member State's competent authority in that Member State where the batch is released for free circulation in the Union.A copy of each endorsed extract from the certificate of inspection shall be kept together with the original certificate of inspection by the person identified as the original importer of the consignment and mentioned in box 11 of the certificate of inspection. This copy shall carry the indication "COPY" or "DUPLICATE" printed or stamped thereon.After the splitting, the endorsed original of each extract of the certificate of inspection shall accompany the batch concerned, and shall be presented to the relevant Member State’s authority, which shall verify the batch concerned for the purpose of its release for free circulation.The consignee of a batch shall, at the reception thereof, complete the original of the extract of the certificate of inspection in box 14, in order to certify that the reception of the batch has been carried out in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.The consignee of a batch shall keep the extract of the certificate of inspection at the disposal of the control authorities and/or control bodies for not less than two years.3.The preparation and splitting operations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions set out in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.
Article 15Non-compliant products1.Without prejudice to any measures or actions taken in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and/or Regulation (EC) No 889/2008, the release for free circulation in the Union of products not in conformity with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 shall be conditional on the removal of references to organic production from the labelling, advertising and accompanying documents.When the verification of a consignment by a relevant Member State's competent authority leads to the detection of an infringement or an irregularity that leads to the refusal of the endorsement of the certificate and of the release for free circulation of products, that authority shall without delay notify that infringement or irregularity to the Commission and to the other Member States through TRACES.Member States shall ensure effective and efficient coordination amongst competent authorities performing official controls with a view to exchanging without delay information on the detection of consignments of products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 bearing terms referring to the organic production method, but not declared as intended to be imported in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The relevant Member State's competent authority shall without delay notify the Commission and the other Member States of those findings through TRACES.2.Without prejudice to any measures or actions to be taken in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, in case of suspicion of infringements and irregularities as regards compliance of imported organic products from third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or imported organic products controlled by control authorities or control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation with the requirements laid down in that Regulation, the importer shall take all necessary measures in accordance with Article 91(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.The importer and the control authority or control body which issued the certificate of inspection as referred to in Article 13 of this Regulation shall immediately inform the control bodies, control authorities and competent authorities of the Member States concerned and of the third countries involved in the organic production of the products in question and, where appropriate, the Commission. The control authority or control body may require that the product cannot be placed on the market with indications referring to the organic production method until it is satisfied, by the information received from the operator or from other sources, that the doubt has been eliminated.3.Without prejudice to any measures or actions to be taken in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, where a control authority or control body of a Member State or a third country has a substantiated suspicion of an infringement or irregularity as regards compliance of imported organic products from third countries recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or imported organic products controlled by control authorities or control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation with the requirements laid down in that Regulation, it shall take all necessary measures in accordance with Article 91(2) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 and shall immediately inform the control bodies, control authorities and competent authorities of the Member States concerned and of the third countries involved in the organic production of the products in question and the Commission.4.Where a competent authority of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or a control authority or control body recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of that Regulation is notified by the Commission after having received a communication from a Member State informing it of a substantiated suspicion of an infringement or irregularity as regards compliance of imported organic products with the requirements laid down in that Regulation or this Regulation, it shall investigate the origin of the suspected irregularity or infringement and shall inform the Commission and the Member State which sent the initial communication of the result of the investigation and of the action taken. That information shall be sent within 30 calendar days from the date of sending of the original notification by the Commission.The Member State which sent the initial communication may ask the Commission to request additional information, if needed, which shall be sent to the Commission and to the Member State concerned. In any case, after receiving a reply or additional information, the Member State which sent the initial communication shall make the necessary entries and updates in the computer system referred to in Article 94(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.5.The importer, the first consignee or their control authority or control body shall send the information on infringements or irregularities as regards imported products to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned via the computer system referred to in Article 94(1) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 through TRACES.
TITLE IVCOMMON RULES
Article 16Assessment of the requests and publication of the lists1.The Commission shall examine the requests received in accordance with Articles 4, 8 and 11 with the assistance of the Committee on organic production, referred to in Article 37(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (hereafter called "the Committee"). For this purposes the Committee shall adopt specific internal rules of procedure.In order to assist the Commission with the examination of the requests and with the management and review of the lists, the Commission shall set up an expert group consisting of governmental and private experts.2.For each request received, and after appropriate consultation with Member States in accordance with the specific internal rules of procedure, the Commission shall nominate two Member States to act as co-reporters. The Commission shall divide the requests between the Member States proportionally with the number of votes of each Member State in the Committee on organic production. The co-reporting Member States shall examine the documentation and information as set out in Articles 4, 8 and 11 related to the request and shall draw up a report. For the management and review of the lists, they shall also examine the annual reports and any other information referred to in Articles 5, 9 and 12 related to the entries on the lists.3.Taking into account the result of the examination by the co-reporting Member States, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, on the recognition of third countries, control bodies or control authorities, their inclusion on the lists or any modification of the lists, including the attribution of a code number to those bodies and authorities. The decisions shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.4.The Commission shall make the lists available to the public by any appropriate technical means, including publication on the Internet.
Article 17Communication1.When transmitting documents or other information referred to in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in this Regulation to the Commission or the Member States, the competent authorities of third countries, the control authorities or the control bodies shall use electronic transmission. When specific electronic transmission systems are made available by the Commission or the Member States, they shall use these systems. The Commission and the Member States shall also use these systems to provide each other with concerned documents.2.For the form and content of documents and information referred to in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in this Regulation, the Commission shall set out guidelines, models and questionnaires where appropriate and make them available in the computer system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. These guidelines, models and questionnaires shall be adapted and updated by the Commission, after having informed the Member States and the competent authorities of third countries, as well as the control authorities and control bodies recognised in accordance with this Regulation.3.The computer system provided for in paragraph 1 shall be able to collect the requests, documents and information referred to in this Regulation where appropriate.4.The supporting documents referred to in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in this Regulation, in particular in Articles 4, 8 and 11, shall be kept by the competent authorities of third countries, the control authorities or the control bodies at the disposal of the Commission and the Member States for at least three years following the year in which the controls took place or the certificates of inspection and documentary evidence were delivered.5.Where a document or procedure provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or in the detailed rules for its application requires the signature of an authorised person or the approval of a person at one or more of the stages of that procedure, the computer systems set up for the communication of those documents must make it possible to identify each person unambiguously and provide reasonable assurance that the contents of the documents, including as regards the stages of the procedure, cannot be altered, in accordance with Community legislation, and in particular with Commission Decision 2004/563/EC, Euratom.
TITLE VFINAL AND TRANSITIONAL RULES
Article 18Transitional rules on the list of third countriesRequests for inclusion from third countries submitted in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 345/2008 before the 1 January 2009 shall be treated as applications under Article 8 of this Regulation.The first list of recognised countries shall include Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, India, IsraelHereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank., New Zealand and Switzerland. It shall not contain the code numbers referred to in Article 7(2)(f) of this Regulation. These code numbers shall be added before 1 July 2010 by updating the list in accordance with Article 17(2).
Article 19Transitional rules on equivalent import of products not originating in listed third countries1.In accordance with Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 the competent authority of a Member State may authorise importers in that Member State, where the importer has notified his activity in accordance with Article 28 of that Regulation, to place on the market products imported from third countries which are not included in the list referred to in Article 33(2) of that Regulation, provided that the importer provides sufficient evidence showing that the conditions referred to in Article 33(1)(a) and (b) of that Regulation are satisfied. The competent authority of a Member State may also grant such authorisations under the same conditions to products imported from a third country included in the list referred to in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 if the imported products in question are goods which are not covered by the categories and/or origin listed for that country.Where, having first allowed the importer or any other person concerned to comment, the Member State considers that those conditions are no longer satisfied, it shall withdraw the authorisation.Authorisations shall expire at the latest 12 months after being granted except those which have already been granted for a longer period before 1 July 2012. Authorisations granted before 1 July 2012 shall expire on 1 July 2014 at the latest.The imported product shall be covered by a certificate of inspection as set out in Article 13, issued by the control authority or the control body which has been accepted for issuing the certificate of inspection by the competent authority of the authorising Member State. The original of the certificate must accompany the goods to the premises of the first consignee. Thereafter the importer must keep the certificate at the disposal of the control body and, as appropriate the control authority, for not less than two years.2.Each Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of each authorisation granted pursuant to this Article, including information on the production standards and control arrangements concerned, within 15 days from the date of issue.3.At the request of a Member State or at the Commission’s initiative, an authorisation granted pursuant to this Article shall be examined by the Committee on organic production. If this examination discloses that the conditions referred to in Article 33(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 are not satisfied, the Commission shall require the Member State which granted the authorisation to withdraw it.4.Member States shall no longer grant the authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article from 1 July 2013 unless:the imported products in question are goods for which the organic production in the third country was controlled by a control body or a control authority not on the list set up in accordance with Article 10, orthe imported products in question are goods for which the organic production in the third country was controlled by a control body or a control authority on the list set up in accordance with Article 10 but the goods do not belong to any of the product categories listed in Annex IV in respect of the control body or control authority for that third country.5.Member States shall no longer grant any authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 from 1 July 2014.6.Any authorisation to market products imported from a third country which had, prior to 31 December 2008 been granted to an importer by the Competent Authority of a Member State under Article 11(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 shall expire on 31 December 2009 at the latest.
Article 19aTransitional rules on the use of certificates of inspection not issued in TRACESUntil 19 October 2017 certificates of inspection as referred to in Article 13(1)(a) and their extracts as referred to in Article 14(2) may be issued and endorsed pursuant to Article 13(3) to (7) without using TRACES in accordance with Article 13a(1), (2) and (3) and on the basis of the models and the notes set out in Annex V or VI.
Article 20RepealRegulations (EC) No 345/2008 and (EC) No 605/2008 are repealed.References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII.
Article 21Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX ILIST OF CONTROL BODIES AND CONTROL AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3ANNEX II02008R1235-20200203_en_img_1ANNEX IIILIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7Note: According to Article 17(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 animals and animal products produced during the conversion period shall not be marketed in the Union with the indications referred to in Articles 23 and 24 of that Regulation used in the labelling and advertising of products. Such products are therefore also excluded from the recognitions as regards product categories B and D for all third countries listed in this Annex.ARGENTINA1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine, yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Live animals or unprocessed animal productsBWith the exception of livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDWith the exception of livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A, B and F that have been grown in Argentina and products of category D processed in Argentina with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Argentina.3.Production standardLey 25 127 sobre "Producción ecológica, biológica y orgánica".4.Competent authorityServicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SENASA, www.senasa.gov.ar5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
AR-BIO-001Food Safety SAwww.foodsafety.com.ar
AR-BIO-002Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SA (Argencert)www.argencert.com
AR-BIO-003Letis SAwww.letis.org
AR-BIO-004Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA),www.oia.com.ar
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
AUSTRALIA1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine, yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDComposed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in Australia and products of category D processed in Australia with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Australia.3.Production standardnational standard for organic and bio-dynamic produce.4.Competent authorityDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resourceshttp://www.agriculture.gov.au/5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
AU-BIO-001ACO Certification Ltdwww.aco.net.au
AU-BIO-002Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)www.aqis.gov.au
AU-BIO-003Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI)www.demeter.org.au
AU-BIO-004NASAA Certified Organicwww.nasaa.com.au
AU-BIO-005Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC)www.organicfoodchain.com.au
AU-BIO-006AUS-QUAL Pty Ltdwww.ausqual.com.au
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
CANADA1.Product categories
Wine not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Live animals or unprocessed animal productsB
Processed agricultural products for use as foodD
Processed agricultural products for use as feedE
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of category A, B and F that have been grown in Canada and products of category D and E processed in Canada with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Canada or that have been imported into Canada in accordance with the Canadian legislation.3.Production standardOrganic Products Regulation.4.Competent authorityCanadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
CA-ORG-001Atlantic Certified Organic Cooperative Limited (ACO)www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca
CA-ORG-002British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA)www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca
CA-ORG-003CCOF Certification Serviceswww.ccof.org
CA-ORG-004Centre for Systems Integration (CSI)www.csi-ics.com
CA-ORG-005Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL)www.ccpb.it
CA-ORG-006Ecocert Canadawww.ecocertcanada.com
CA-ORG-007Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA)www.fvopa.ca
CA-ORG-008Global Organic Alliancewww.goa-online.org
CA-ORG-009International Certification Services Incorporated (ICS)www.ics-intl.com
CA-ORG-010LETIS SAwww.letis.com.ar
CA-ORG-011Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO)http://www.tilth.org
CA-ORG-012Organic Certifierswww.organiccertifiers.com
CA-ORG-013Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)www.ocia.org
CA-ORG-014Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative Incorporated (OPAM)www.opam-mb.com
CA-ORG-015Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS)www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca
CA-ORG-016Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert)www.ocpro.ca
CA-ORG-017Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI)www.qai-inc.com
CA-ORG-018Quality Certification Services (QCS)www.qcsinfo.org
CA-ORG-019Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)www.quebecvrai.org
CA-ORG-020SAI Global Certification Services Limitedwww.saiglobal.com
CA-ORG-021TransCanada Organic Certification Services (TCO Cert)http://www.tcocert.ca/contacts/
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
CHILE1.Product categories:
Category of products or productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsAOnly products listed in the Agreement
HoneyOnly products listed in the Agreement
Processed plant products for use as foodDOnly products listed in the Agreement
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationFOnly products listed in the Agreement
2.Origin: organically grown ingredients in products of categories A and D that have been grown in Chile or that have been imported into Chile:either from the Union,or from a third country in the framework of a regime that is recognised as equivalent by the Union in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.3.Production standards: Law 20.089, of 17 January 2006, that creates a national certification system for agricultural organic products.4.Competent authority: Servicio Agricola y Ganadero (SAG), Ministry of Agriculture. http://www.sag.cl/ambitos-de-accion/certificacion-de-productos-organicos5.Control bodies:
Code numberNameInternet address
CL-BIO-001Ecocert Chile S.A.www.ecocert.cl
CL-BIO-004ARGENCERT (Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de productos)www.argencert.com.ar
CL-BIO-005CERES — Certification of Environmental Standards GmbHhttp://www.ceres-cert.com/
CL-BIO-010BIO CERTIFICADORA SERVICIOS LIMITADA O BIOAUDITAhttps://www.bioaudita.cl
6.Certificate issuing bodies and authorities: as at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusion: until 31 December 2020.
COSTA-RICA1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine, yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDProcessed plant products only
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in Costa-Rica and products of category D processed in Costa-Rica with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Costa-Rica.3.Production standardReglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica.4.Competent authorityServicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, www.sfe.go.cr5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet Address
CR-BIO-001Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderíawww.sfe.go.cr
CR-BIO-002Kiwa BCS Costa Rica Limitadawww.kiwa.lat
CR-BIO-003Eco-LOGICAwww.eco-logica.com
CR-BIO-004Control Union Perúwww.cuperu.com
CR-BIO-006PrimusLabs.com CR S.A.www.primusauditingops.com
CR-BIO-007Primus Auditing Operations de Costa Rica S.Awww.primusauditingops.com
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
INDIA1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in India.3.Production standardNational Programme for Organic Production.4.Competent authorityAgricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority APEDA, http://www.apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/index.asp5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
IN-ORG-001Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltdwww.aditicert.net
IN-ORG-002APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA)www.aoca.in
IN-ORG-003Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltdwww.bureauveritas.co.in
IN-ORG-004Control Union Certificationswww.controlunion.com
IN-ORG-005ECOCERT India Private Limitedwww.ecocert.in
IN-ORG-006Food Cert India Pvt. Ltdwww.foodcert.in
IN-ORG-007IMO Control Private Limitedwww.imocontrol.in
IN-ORG-008Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert)www.indocert.org
IN-ORG-009ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products)www.iscoporganiccertification.org
IN-ORG-010Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltdwww.laconindia.com
IN-ORG-011Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltdwww.nocaagro.com
IN-ORG-012OneCert Asia Agri Certification private Limitedwww.onecertasia.in
IN-ORG-013SGS India Pvt. Ltdwww.sgsgroup.in
IN-ORG-013SGS India Pvt. Ltdwww.in.sgs.com
IN-ORG-014Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agencywww.organicuttarakhand.org/certification.html
IN-ORG-015Vedic Organic certification Agencywww.vediccertification.com
IN-ORG-016Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA)www.krishi.rajasthan.gov.in
IN-ORG-017Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT)www.cgcert.com
IN-ORG-018Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD)www.tnocd.net
IN-ORG-019TUV India Pvt. Ltdwww.tuvindia.co.in
IN-ORG-020Intertek India Pvt. Ltdwww.intertek.com
IN-ORG-021Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)www.mpkrishi.org
IN-ORG-022Biocert India Pvt. Ltd, Indorewww.biocertindia.com
IN-ORG-023Faircert Certification Services Pvt Ltdwww.faircert.com
IN-ORG-024Odisha State Organic Certification Agencywww.ossopca.nic.in
IN-ORG-025Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agencywww.gopca.in
IN-ORG-026Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agencywww.upsoca.org
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
ISRAEL1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine, yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDComposed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of category A and F that have been grown in Israel and products of category D processed in Israel with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Israel or that have been imported into Israel:either from the Union,or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.3.Production standardLaw for the Regulation of Organic Produce, 5765-2005, and its relevant Regulations.4.Competent authorityPlant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www.ppis.moag.gov.il5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
IL-ORG-001Secal Israel Inspection and certificationwww.skal.co.il
IL-ORG-002Agrior Ltd-Organic Inspection & Certificationwww.agrior.co.il
IL-ORG-003IQC Institute of Quality & Controlwww.iqc.co.il
IL-ORG-004Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS)www.ppis.moag.gov.il
IL-ORG-005LAB-PATH Ltdwww.lab-path.co.il
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 57.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
JAPAN1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDComposed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in Japan and products of category D processed in Japan with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Japan or that have been imported into Japan:either from the Union,or from a third country for which Japan has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with rules equivalent to those laid down in the Japanese legislation.3.Production standardsJapanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Plants (Notification No 1605 of the MAFF of October 27, 2005), Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Processed Foods (Notification No 1606 of MAFF of October 27, 2005).4.Competent authoritiesFood Manufacture Affairs Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/index.html and Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center (FAMIC), www.famic.go.jp5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
JP-BIO-001Hyogo prefectural Organic Agriculture Society, HOASwww.hyoyuken.org
JP-BIO-002AFAS Certification Center Co., Ltdwww.afasseq.com
JP-BIO-003NPO Kagoshima Organic Agriculture Associationwww.koaa.or.jp
JP-BIO-004Center of Japan Organic Farmers Groupwww.yu-ki.or.jp
JP-BIO-005Japan Organic & Natural Foods Associationhttp://jona-japan.org/english/
JP-BIO-006Ecocert Japan Limitedwww.ecocert.co.jp
JP-BIO-007Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltdhttp://certification.bureauveritas.jp/cer-business/jas/nintei_list.html
JP-BIO-008OCIA Japanwww.ocia-jp.com
JP-BIO-009Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltdhttp://www.omicnet.com/omicnet/services-en/organic-certification-en.html
JP-BIO-010Organic Farming Promotion Associationhttp://yusuikyo.web.fc2.com/
JP-BIO-011ASAC Stands for Axis’ System for Auditing and Certification and Association for Sustainable Agricultural Certificationwww.axis-asac.net
JP-BIO-012Environmentally Friendly Rice Networkwww.epfnetwork.org/okome
JP-BIO-013Ooita Prefecture Organic Agricultural Research Centerwww.d-b.ne.jp/oitayuki
JP-BIO-014AINOUwww.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei-kouhyou.htm
JP-BIO-015SGS Japan Incorporationwww.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm
JP-BIO-016Ehime Organic Agricultural Associationwww12.ocn.ne.jp/~aiyuken/ninntei20110201.html
JP-BIO-017Center for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltdhttp://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html
JP-BIO-018Organic Certification Associationhttp://yuukinin.org/index.html
JP-BIO-019Japan Eco-system Farming Associationwww.npo-jefa.com
JP-BIO-020Hiroshima Environment and Health Associationwww.kanhokyo.or.jp/jigyo/jigyo_05A.html
JP-BIO-021Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainabilitywww.accis.jp
JP-BIO-022Organic Certification Organization Co. Ltdwww.oco45.net
JP-BIO-023Rice Research Organic Food Institutewww.inasaku.or.tv
JP-BIO-024Aya town miyazaki, Japanhttp://www.town.aya.miyazaki.jp/ayatown/organicfarming/index.html
JP-BIO-025Tokushima Organic Certified Associationhttp://www.tokukaigi.or.jp/yuuki/
JP-BIO-026Association of Certified Organic Hokkaidohttp://www.acohorg.org/
JP-BIO-027NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Associationhttp://www.kumayuken.org/jas/certification/index.html
JP-BIO-028Hokkaido Organic Promoters Associationhttp://www.hosk.jp/CCP.html
JP-BIO-029Association of organic agriculture certification Kochi corporation NPOhttp://www8.ocn.ne.jp/~koaa/jisseki.html
JP-BIO-030LIFE Co., Ltdhttp://www.life-silver.com/jas/
JP-BIO-031Wakayama Organic Certified Associationwww.vaw.ne.jp/aso/woca
JP-BIO-032Shimane Organic Agriculture Associationwww.shimane-yuki.or.jp/index.html
JP-BIO-033The Mushroom Research Institute of Japanwww.kinoko.or.jp
JP-BIO-034International Nature Farming Research Centerwww.infrc.or.jp
JP-BIO-035Organic Certification Centerwww.organic-cert.or.jp
JP-BIO-036Japan Food Research Laboratorieshttp://www.jfrl.or.jp/jas.html
JP-BIO-037Leafearth Companyhttp://www.leafearth.jp/
JP-BIO-038Akatonbohttp://www.akatonbo.or.jp/
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
SWITZERLAND1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsAWith the exception of products produced during the conversion period
Live animals and unprocessed animal productsBWith the exception of products produced during the conversion period
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDWith the exception of products containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period
Processed agricultural products for use as feedEWith the exception of products containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in Switzerland and products of category D and E processed in Switzerland with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Switzerland or that have been imported into Switzerland:either from the Union,or from a third country for which Switzerland has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with rules equivalent to those laid down in the Swiss legislation.3.Production standardOrdinance on organic farming and the labelling of organically produced plant products and foodstuffs.4.Competent authorityFederal Office for Agriculture FOAG, Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, http://www.blw.admin.ch/themen/00013/00085/00092/index.html?lang=en5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
CH-BIO-004Ecocert IMOswiss AGhttp://www.ecocert-imo.ch
CH-BIO-006bio.inspecta AGwww.bio-inspecta.ch
CH-BIO-038ProCert AGhttps://www.procert.ch/
CH-BIO-086Bio Test Agro (BTA)www.bio-test-agro.ch
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
TUNISIA1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Wine, yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDComposed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A and F that have been grown in Tunisia and products of category D processed in Tunisia with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Tunisia.3.Production standardsLaw No 99-30 of 5 April 1999 relating to Organic farming; Decree of the Minister for Agriculture of 28 February 2001, approving the standard specifications of the crop production according to the organic method.4.Competent authorityMinistère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche, www.agriculture.tn and www.onagri.tn.5.Control bodies
TN-BIO-001Ecocert SAwww.ecocert.com
TN-BIO-007Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (INNORPI)www.innorpi.tn
TN-BIO-008CCPB Srlwww.ccpb.it
TN-BIO-009CERES GmbHwww.ceres-cert.com
TN-BIO-010Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbHwww.kiwabcs.com
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
UNITED STATES1.Product categories
Wine included from 1 August 2012.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsAIn the case of apples and pears, imports are subject to the presentation of specific certification from the relevant control body or control authority that no treatment with antibiotics to control fire blight (such as tetracycline and streptomycin) has occurred during the production process.
Live animals or unprocessed animal productsB
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDIn the case of processed apples and pears, imports are subject to the presentation of specific certification from the relevant control body or control authority that no treatment with antibiotics to control fire blight (such as tetracycline and streptomycin) has occurred during the production process.
Processed agricultural products for use as feedE
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of categories A, B and F and organically grown ingredients in products of categories D and E that:have been grown in the United States, orhave been imported into the United States and processed or packaged in the United States in accordance with US legislation.3.Production standardsOrganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), National Organic Program (7 CFR 205).4.Competent authorityUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), www.usda.gov5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
US-ORG-001A Bee Organicwww.abeeorganic.com
US-ORG-002Agricultural Services Certified Organicwww.ascorganic.com/
US-ORG-003Baystate Organic Certifierswww.baystateorganic.org
US-ORG-004Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbHwww.bcs-oeko.com
US-ORG-005BIOAGRIcerthttp://www.bioagricert.org/english
US-ORG-006CCOF Certification Serviceswww.ccof.org
US-ORG-007Colorado Department of Agriculturewww.colorado.gov
US-ORG-008Control Union Certificationswww.skalint.com
US-ORG-009Clemson Universitywww.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant_industry/organic_certification
US-ORG-010Ecocert S.A.www.ecocert.com
US-ORG-011Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc.www.certifiedseed.org
US-ORG-012Global Culturewww.globalculture.us
US-ORG-013Global Organic Alliance, Inc.www.goa-online.org
US-ORG-014Global Organic Certification Serviceswww.globalorganicservices.com
US-ORG-015Idaho State Department of Agriculturewww.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/Organic/indexOrganicHome.php
US-ORG-016Ecocert ICO, LLCwww.ecocertico.com
US-ORG-017International Certification Services, Inc.www.ics-intl.com
US-ORG-018Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardshipwww.agriculture.state.ia.us
US-ORG-019Kentucky Department of Agriculturewww.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/organic/index.htm
US-ORG-020LACON GmbHwww.lacon-institut.com
US-ORG-022Marin Organic Certified Agriculturewww.marincounty.org/depts/ag/moca
US-ORG-023Maryland Department of Agriculturehttp://mda.maryland.gov/foodfeedquality/Pages/certified_md_organic_farms.aspx
US-ORG-024Mayacert S.A.www.mayacert.com
US-ORG-025Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc.www.mosaorganic.org
US-ORG-026Minnesota Crop Improvement Associationwww.mncia.org
US-ORG-027MOFGA Certification Services, LLCwww.mofga.org/
US-ORG-028Montana Department of Agriculturehttp://agr.mt.gov/agr/Producer/Organic/Info/index.html
US-ORG-029Monterey County Certified Organicwww.ag.co.monterey.ca.us/pages/organics
US-ORG-030Natural Food Certifierswww.nfccertification.com
US-ORG-031Nature’s International Certification Serviceswww.naturesinternational.com/
US-ORG-032Nevada State Department of Agriculturehttp://www.agri.state.nv.us
US-ORG-033New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services,http://agriculture.nh.gov/divisions/markets/organic_certification.htm
US-ORG-034New Jersey Department of Agriculturewww.state.nj.us/agriculture/
US-ORG-035New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Programhttp://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/organics-program/Organic%20Program.html
US-ORG-036NOFA — New York Certified Organic, LLChttp://www.nofany.org
US-ORG-037Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associationwww.oeffa.org
US-ORG-038Americert International (AI)www.americertorganic.com
US-ORG-039Oklahoma Department of Agriculturewww.oda.state.ok.us
US-ORG-040OneCertwww.onecert.com
US-ORG-041Oregon Department of Agriculturewww.oregon.gov/ODA/CID
US-ORG-042Oregon Tilth Certified Organicwww.tilth.org
US-ORG-043Organic Certifiers, Inc.http://www.organiccertifiers.com
US-ORG-044Organic Crop Improvement Associationwww.ocia.org
US-ORG-045Organic National & International Certifiers (ON&IC)http://www.on-ic.com
US-ORG-046Organizacion Internacional Agropecurariawww.oia.com.ar
US-ORG-047Pennsylvania Certified Organicwww.paorganic.org
US-ORG-048Primuslabs.comwww.primuslabs.com
US-ORG-049Pro-Cert Organic Systems, Ltdwww.pro-cert.org
US-ORG-050Quality Assurance Internationalwww.qai-inc.com
US-ORG-051Quality Certification Serviceswww.QCSinfo.org
US-ORG-052Rhode Island Department of Environmental Managementwww.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/orgcert.htm
US-ORG-053Scientific Certification Systemswww.SCScertified.com
US-ORG-054Stellar Certification Services, Inc.http://demeter-usa.org/
US-ORG-055Texas Department of Agriculturehttp://www.texasagriculture.gov/regulatoryprograms/organics.aspx
US-ORG-056Utah Department of Agriculturehttp://ag.utah.gov/divisions/plant/organic/index.html
US-ORG-057Vermont Organic Farmers, LLChttp://www.nofavt.org
US-ORG-058Washington State Department of Agriculturehttp://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal?Organic/default.htm
US-ORG-059Yolo County Department of Agriculturewww.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=501
US-ORG-060Institute for Marketecology (IMO)http://imo.ch/
US-ORG-061Basin and Range Organics (BARO)www.basinandrangeorganics.org
US-ORG-62CEREShttp://www.ceres-cert.com/
US-ORG-63EcoLOGICA S.A.http://www.eco-logica.com/
US-ORG-64Food Safety S.A.http://www.foodsafety.com.ar/
US-ORG-65IBD Certificationshttp://www.ibd.com.br/
US-ORG-66Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale (ICEA)http://www.icea.info/
US-ORG-67OnMarkhttp://onmarkcertification.com/
US-ORG-68Perry Johnson Registrar Food Safety, Inc.http://www.pjrfsi.com/
6.Certificate issuing bodiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
NEW ZEALAND1.Product categories
Seaweed not included.Yeast not included.
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Unprocessed plant productsA
Live animals or unprocessed animal productsBWith the exception of livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion.
Processed agricultural products for use as foodDWith the exception of livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion.
Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationF
2.Originproducts of category A, B and F that have been grown in New Zealand and products of category D processed in New Zealand with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in New Zealand or that have been imported into New Zealand:either from the Union,or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007,or from a third country whose rules of production and inspection have been recognised as equivalent to the MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme on the basis of assurances and information provided by this country's competent authority in accordance with the provisions established by MAF and provided that only organically produced ingredients intended to be incorporated, up to a maximum of 5 % of products of agricultural origin, in products of category D prepared in New Zealand are imported.3.Production standardMAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.4.Competent authorityMinistry for Primary Industries (MPI)http://www.mpi.govt.nz/exporting/food/organics/5.Control bodies
NZ-BIO-001Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)http://www.mpi.govt.nz/exporting/food/organics/
NZ-BIO-002AsureQuality Limitedhttps://www.asurequality.com
NZ-BIO-003BioGro New Zealand Limitedhttps://www.biogro.co.nz
6.Certificate-issuing bodiesMinistry for Primary Industries (MPI)7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA1.Product categories
Category of productsDesignation of category as in Annex IVLimitations
Processed agricultural products for use as foodD
2.Originproducts of category D processed in the Republic of Korea with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in the Republic of Korea or that have been imported into the Republic of Korea:either from the Union,or from a third country for which the Republic of Korea has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country in accordance with the rules equivalent to those laid down in the legislation of the Republic of Korea.3.Production standardsAct on Promotion of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and Management and Support for Organic Food.4.Competent authorityMinistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, www.enviagro.go.kr/portal/en/main.do5.Control bodies
Code numberNameInternet address
KR-ORG-001Korea Agricultural Product and Food Certificationwww.kafc.kr
KR-ORG-002Doalnara Organic Certificated Koreawww.doalnara.or.kr
KR-ORG-002Doalnara Organic Certificated Koreawww.doalnara.or.kr
KR-ORG-003Bookang techwww.bkt21.co.kr
KR-ORG-004Global Organic Agriculturalist Associationwww.goaa.co.kr
KR-ORG-005OCKhttp://www.greenock.co.kr/
KR-ORG-006Konkuk University industrial cooperation corpshttp://eco.konkuk.ac.kr
KR-ORG-007Korea Environment-Friendly Organic Certification Centrewww.a-cert.co.kr
KR-ORG-008Konkuk Ecocert Certification Servicewww.ecocert.co.kr
KR-ORG-009Woorinong Certificationwww.woric.co.kr
KR-ORG-010ACO (Australian Certified Organic)www.aco.net.au
KR-ORG-011Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbHwww.bcs-oeko.com
KR-ORG-012BCS Koreawww.bcskorea.com
KR-ORG-013Hansol Food, Agriculture, Fisher-Forest Certification Centerwww.hansolnonglim.com
KR-ORG-014The Centrefor Environment Friendly Agricultural Products Certificationwww.hgreent.or.kr
KR-ORG-015ECO-Leaders Certification Co., Ltdwww.ecoleaders.kr
KR-ORG-016Ecocertwww.ecocert.com
KR-ORG-017Jeonnam bioindustry foundationwww.jbf.kr
KR-ORG-018Controlunionhttp://certification.controlunion.com
KR-ORG-019Neo environmentally-friendly Certification Centerhttp://neoefcc.modoo.at
KR-ORG-020Green Environmentally-Friendly certification centerhttp://cafe.naver.com/greenorganic6279
KR-ORG-021ISC Agriculture development research institutewww.isc-cert.com
KR-ORG-022Greenstar Agrifood Certification Center02008R1235-20200203_en_img_2
KR-ORG-023Control Union Koreawww.controlunion.co.kr
KR-ORG-024Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, SCNUhttp://siacf.scnu.ac.kr/web/siacf/home
KR-ORG-025Ecolivestock Associationhttp://www.ecolives.co.kr
KR-ORG-026Agricultural Products Quality Servicehttp://apqs.kr
KR-ORG-027University Industry Liaison office of CNUhttp://sanhak.jnu.ac.kr/eng/
KR-ORG-029Eco Agriculture Institute Inc.http://blog.daum.net/ifea2011
6.Certificate issuing bodies and authoritiesas at point 5.7.Duration of the inclusionunspecified.
ANNEX IVLIST OF CONTROL BODIES AND CONTROL AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF EQUIVALENCE AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10For the purposes of this Annex, the product categories are designated by the following codes:AUnprocessed plant productsBLive animals or unprocessed animal productsCUnprocessed aquaculture products and algaeDProcessed agricultural products for use as foodIngredients have to be certified by a control body or control authority recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or produced and certified within the scope of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation or produced and certified in the Union in accordance with that Regulation.EProcessed agricultural products for use as feedIngredients have to be certified by a control body or control authority recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or produced and certified within the scope of a third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation or produced and certified in the Union in accordance with that Regulation.FVegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivationThe internet website, in accordance with Article 10(2)(e), where the list of operators subject to the control system can be found, as well as a contact point where information is readily available on their certification status, the product categories concerned, as well as the suspended and decertified operators and products, can be found at the internet address referred to in point 2 for each control body or control authority, unless otherwise specified."Abcert AG"1.Address: Martinstraße 42-44, 73728 Esslingen am Neckar, Germany2.Internet address: http://www.abcert.de3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AL-BIO-137Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-137Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-137Azerbaijanxx
BA-BIO-137Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
BY-BIO-137Belarusxx
GE-BIO-137Georgiaxx
IR-BIO-137Iranxx
KG-BIO-137Kyrgyzstanxx
KZ-BIO-137Kazakhstanx
MD-BIO-137Moldovaxx
ME-BIO-137Montenegroxx
MK-BIO-137the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxx
RS-BIO-137Serbiaxx
RU-BIO-137Russiaxxx
TJ-BIO-137Tajikistanxx
TM-BIO-137Turkmenistanxx
UA-BIO-137Ukrainexx
UZ-BIO-137Uzbekistanxx
XK-BIO-137Kosovoxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.
"A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A."1.Address: 2 Tilou street, 54638 Thessaloniki, Greece2.Internet address: www.a-cert.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-171United Arab Emiratesxx
AL-BIO-171Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-171Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-171Azerbaijanxx
BT-BIO-171Bhutanxx
BY-BIO-171Belarusxx
CL-BIO-171Chilexx
CN-BIO-171Chinaxx
DO-BIO-171Dominican Republicxx
EC-BIO-171Ecuadorxx
EG-BIO-171Egyptxx
ET-BIO-171Ethiopiaxx
GD-BIO-171Grenadaxx
GE-BIO-171Georgiaxx
GH-BIO-171Ghanaxx
ID-BIO-171Indonesiaxx
IR-BIO-171Iranxx
JM-BIO-171Jamaicaxx
JO-BIO-171Jordanxx
KE-BIO-171Kenyaxx
KW-BIO-171Kuwaitxx
KZ-BIO-171Kazakhstanxx
LB-BIO-171Lebanonxx
MA-BIO-171Moroccoxx
MD-BIO-171Moldovaxx
MK-BIO-171the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxx
OM-BIO-171Omanxx
PE-BIO-171Peruxx
PG-BIO-171Papua New Guineaxx
PH-BIO-171Philippinesxx
PK-BIO-171Pakistanxx
RS-BIO-171Serbiaxx
RU-BIO-171Russiaxx
RW-BIO-171Rwandaxx
SA-BIO-171Saudi Arabiaxx
SD-BIO-171Sudanxx
TH-BIO-171Thailandxx
TR-BIO-171Turkeyxx
TW-BIO-171Taiwanxx
TZ-BIO-171Tanzaniaxx
UA-BIO-171Ukrainexx
UG-BIO-171Ugandaxx
UZ-BIO-171Uzbekistanxx
VN-BIO-171Vietnamxx
XK-BIO-171Kosovoxx
ZA-BIO-171South Africaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Agreco R.F. Göderz GmbH"1.Address: Mündener Straße 19, 37218 Witzenhausen, Germany2.Internet address: http://agrecogmbh.de3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AZ-BIO-151Azerbaijanxxx
BA-BIO-151Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxx
BF-BIO-151Burkina Fasoxxx
BO-BIO-151Boliviaxxx
CM-BIO-151Cameroonxxx
CO-BIO-151Colombiaxxx
CU-BIO-151Cubaxxx
CV-BIO-151Cape Verdexxx
DO-BIO-151Dominican Republicxxx
EC-BIO-151Ecuadorxxx
EG-BIO-151Egyptxxx
ET-BIO-151Ethiopiaxxx
FJ-BIO-151Fijixxx
GE-BIO-151Georgiaxxx
GH-BIO-151Ghanaxxx
GT-BIO-151Guatemalaxxx
HN-BIO-151Hondurasxxx
ID-BIO-151Indonesiaxxx
IR-BIO-151Iranxxx
KE-BIO-151Kenyaxxx
KG-BIO-151Kyrgyzstanxxx
KH-BIO-151Cambodiaxxx
KZ-BIO-151Kazakhstanxxx
LK-BIO-151Sri Lankaxxx
MA-BIO-151Moroccoxxx
MD-BIO-151Moldovaxxx
ME-BIO-151Montenegroxxx
MG-BIO-151Madagascarxxx
MK-BIO-151the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
ML-BIO-151Malixxx
MX-BIO-151Mexicoxxx
NG-BIO-151Nigeriaxxx
NI-BIO-151Nicaraguaxxx
NP-BIO-151Nepalxxx
PE-BIO-151Peruxxx
PG-BIO-151Papua New Guineaxxx
PH-BIO-151Philippinesxxx
PY-BIO-151Paraguayxxx
RS-BIO-151Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-151Russiaxxx
SB-BIO-151Solomon Islandsxxx
SN-BIO-151Senegalxxx
SR-BIO-151Surinamexxx
SV-BIO-151El Salvadorxxx
TG-BIO-151Togoxxx
TH-BIO-151Thailandxxx
TM-BIO-151Turkmenistanxxx
TO-BIO-151Tongaxxx
TV-BIO-151Tuvaluxxx
TZ-BIO-151Tanzaniaxxx
UA-BIO-151Ukrainexxx
UG-BIO-151Ugandaxxx
UY-BIO-151Uruguayxxx
UZ-BIO-151Uzbekistanxxx
VE-BIO-151Venezuelaxxx
VN-BIO-151Vietnamxxx
WS-BIO-151Samoaxxx
ZA-BIO-151South Africaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Agricert — Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA"1.Address: Rua Alfredo Mirante, 1, R/c Esq., 7350-154 Elvas, Portugal2.Internet address: www.agricert.pt3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AO-BIO-172Angolaxx
EG-BIO-172Egyptxx
GW-BIO-172Guinea Bissauxx
MZ-BIO-172Mozambiquexx
ST-BIO-172Sao Tomé and Principexx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Albinspekt"1.Address: "Rr. Kavajes", Nd.132, Hy.9, Kati 8, Ap.43 (Perballe pallatit me shigjeta), Tirana, Albania2.Internet address: http://www.albinspekt.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AL-BIO-139Albaniaxxx
AM-BIO-139Armeniaxxx
BA-BIO-139Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxx
IR-BIO-139Iranx
KZ-BIO-139Kazakhstanx
MD-BIO-139Moldovax
ME-BIO-139Montenegroxxx
MK-BIO-139the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
RS-BIO-139Serbiaxxx
TR-BIO-139Turkeyx
UA-BIO-139Ukrainex
XK-BIO-139Kosovoxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"ARGENCERT SA"1.Address: Bouchard 644 6o piso "A", C1106ABJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina2.Internet address: www.argencert.com.ar3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AR-BIO-138Argentinax
CL-BIO-138Chilexx
PY-BIO-138Paraguayxx
UY-BIO-138Uruguayxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Australian Certified Organic"1.Address: PO Box 810 — 18 Eton St, Nundah, QLD 4012, Australia2.Internet address: http://www.aco.net.au3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AU-BIO-107Australiaxx
CK-BIO-107Cook Islandsxx
CN-BIO-107Chinaxxx
FJ-BIO-107Fijixx
FK-BIO-107Falkland Islandsx
HK-BIO-107Hong Kongxx
ID-BIO-107Indonesiaxx
MG-BIO-107Madagascarxx
MM-BIO-107Myanmar/Burmaxx
MY-BIO-107Malaysiaxx
PG-BIO-107Papua New Guineaxx
SG-BIO-107Singaporexx
TH-BIO-107Thailandxx
TO-BIO-107Tongaxx
TW-BIO-107Taiwanxx
VU-BIO-107Vanuatuxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje"1.Address: 2/9, Frederik Sopen Str., 1000 Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2.Internet address: http://www.balkanbiocert.mk3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
MK-BIO-157the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"BAȘAK Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd"1.Address: Çinarli Mahallesi Șehit Polis Fethi Sekin Cad. No:3/1006 Konak/İZMİR, Turkey2.Internet address: http://basakekolojik.com.tr3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
TU-BIO-175Turkeyxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Bioagricert S.r.l."1.Address: Via dei Macabraccia 8, Casalecchio di Reno, 40033 Bologna, Italy2.Internet address: http://www.bioagricert.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AL-BIO-132Albaniaxxx
BD-BIO-132Bangladeshxx
BO-BIO-132Boliviaxxx
BR-BIO-132Brazilxx
CM-BIO-132Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-132Chinaxxxx
EC-BIO-132Ecuadorxx
FJ-BIO-132Fijixx
ID-BIO-132Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-132Indiax
IR-BIO-132Iranxx
KH-BIO-132Cambodiaxx
KR-BIO-132Republic of Koreax
KZ-BIO-132Kazakhstanxxx
LA-BIO-132Laosxx
LK-BIO-132Sri Lankaxxx
MA-BIO-132Moroccoxx
MM-BIO-132Myanmar/Burmaxx
MX-BIO-132Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-132Malaysiaxxx
NP-BIO-132Nepalxx
PF-BIO-132French Polynesiaxxx
PH-BIO-132Philippinesxx
PY-BIO-132Paraguayxxxx
RS-BIO-132Serbiaxx
SG-BIO-132Singaporexxx
SM-BIO-132San Marinox
SN-BIO-132Senegalx
TG-BIO-132Togoxx
TH-BIO-132Thailandxxxx
TR-BIO-132Turkeyxx
UA-BIO-132Ukrainexx
UY-BIO-132Uruguayxxxx
VN-BIO-132Vietnamxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"BIOCert Indonesia"1.Address: Jl. Perdana Raya Budi Agung Ruko A1 Cimanggu Residence, 16165 Bogor, Indonesia2.Internet address: http://www.biocert.co.id3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
ID-BIO-176Indonesiaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Biocert International Pvt Ltd"1.Address: 701 Pukhraj Corporate, Opposite Navlakha Bus Stop, Indore, 452001, India2.Internet address: http://www.biocertinternational.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-177United Arab Emiratesxx
AF-BIO-177Afghanistanxx
BD-BIO-177Bangladeshxx
BJ-BIO-177Beninxxx
BT-BIO-177Bhutanxx
EG-BIO-177Egyptxx
ET-BIO-177Ethiopiaxxx
GE-BIO-177Georgiaxx
IN-BIO-177Indiaxx
LK-BIO-177Sri Lankaxxx
MM-BIO-177Myanmar/Burmaxx
MU-BIO-177Mauritiusxx
MY-BIO-177Malaysiaxx
MZ-BIO-177Mozambiquexxx
NG-BIO-177Nigeriaxxx
NP-BIO-177Nepalxx
OM-BIO-177Omanxx
PH-BIO-177Philippinesxx
PK-BIO-177Pakistanxx
QA-BIO-177Qatarxxx
RU-BIO-177Russiaxxx
SD-BIO-177Sudanxxx
TG-BIO-177Togoxxx
TH-BIO-177Thailandxx
TZ-BIO-177Tanzaniaxx
UA-BIO-177Ukrainexxx
UG-BIO-177Ugandaxxx
VN-BIO-177Vietnamxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021
"BioGro New Zealand Limited"1.Address: P.O. Box 9693 Marion Square, Wellington 6141, New Zealand2.Internet address: http://www.biogro.co.nz3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
FJ-BIO-130Fijixx
MY-BIO-130Malaysiax
NU-BIO-130Niuexx
VU-BIO-130Vanuatuxx
WS-BIO-130Samoaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Bio.inspecta AG"1.Address: Ackerstrasse, 5070 Frick, Switzerland2.Internet address: http://www.bio-inspecta.ch3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-161United Arab Emiratesxx
AF-BIO-161Afghanistanxx
AL-BIO-161Albaniaxxxxx
AM-BIO-161Armeniaxxxx
AZ-BIO-161Azerbaijanxxx
BA-BIO-161Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxxxx
BF-BIO-161Burkina Fasox
BJ-BIO-161Beninx
BR-BIO-161Brazilxx
CI-BIO-161Côte d'Ivoirexx
CN-BIO-161Chinaxx
CU-BIO-161Cubaxx
DO-BIO-161Dominican Republicxx
DZ-BIO-161Algeriaxxx
ET-BIO-161Ethiopiaxx
GE-BIO-161Georgiaxxxxx
GH-BIO-161Ghanaxx
ID-BIO-161Indonesiaxx
IR-BIO-161Iranxxxxx
KE-BIO-161Kenyaxx
KG-BIO-161Kyrgyzstanxxx
KH-BIO-161Cambodiaxx
KR-BIO-161Republic of Koreax
KZ-BIO-161Kazakhstanxxxxx
LB-BIO-161Lebanonxxxx
MA-BIO-161Moroccoxx
MD-BIO-161Moldovaxxxxx
ME-BIO-161Montenegroxxxxx
MK-BIO-161North Macedoniaxxxxx
NP-BIO-161Nepalxx
PH-BIO-161Philippinesxx
RS-BIO-161Serbiaxxxxx
RU-BIO-161Russiaxxxxx
SN-BIO-161Senegalxx
TD-BIO-161Chadxx
TJ-BIO-161Tajikistanxxxxx
TN-BIO-161Tunisiaxx
TR-BIO-161Turkeyxxxx
TZ-BIO-161Tanzaniaxxxx
UA-BIO-161Ukrainexxxxx
UZ-BIO-161Uzbekistanxxxxx
VN-BIO-161Vietnamxxxxx
XK-BIO-161Kosovoxxxxx
ZA-BIO-161South Africaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Bio Latina Certificadora"1.Address: Jr. Domingo Millán 852, Jesús Maria, Lima 11, Lima, Peru2.Internet address: http://www.biolatina.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-118Boliviaxxx
CO-BIO-118Colombiaxx
GT-BIO-118Guatemalaxx
HN-BIO-118Hondurasxx
MX-BIO-118Mexicoxx
NI-BIO-118Nicaraguaxxx
PA-BIO-118Panamaxx
PE-BIO-118Peruxxx
SV-BIO-118El Salvadorxx
VE-BIO-118Venezuelaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Bolicert Ltd"1.Address: Street Colon 756, floor 2, office 2A, Edif. Valdivia Casilla 13030, La Paz, Bolivia2.Internet address: http://www.bolicert.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-126Boliviaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Bolicert Ltd"1.Address: Street Colon 756, floor 2, office 2A, Edif. Valdivia Casilla 13030, La Paz, Bolivia2.Internet address: http://www.bolicert.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-126Boliviaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.
"Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS"1.Address: Immeuble Le Guillaumet, 60 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 92046 Paris La Défense Cedex, France2.Internet address: https://filiereagro.bureauveritas.fr/3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
MA-BIO-165Moroccoxx
MC-BIO-165Monacoxx
MG-BIO-165Madagascarxxx
MU-BIO-165Mauritiusxx
NI-BIO-165Nicaraguaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Caucascert Ltd"1.Address: 2, Marshal Gelovani Street, 5th floor, Suite 410, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia2.Internet address: http://www.caucascert.ge3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GE-BIO-117Georgiaxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"CCOF Certification Services"1.Address: 2155 Delaware Avenue, Suite 150, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States2.Internet address: http://www.ccof.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
MX-BIO-105Mexicoxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"CCPB Srl"1.Address: Viale Masini 36, 40126 Bologna, Italy2.Internet address: http://www.ccpb.it3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-102United Arab Emiratesxxxxx
AF-BIO-102Afghanistanxx
AL-BIO-102Albaniaxxxxx
AM-BIO-102Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-102Azerbaijanxxxx
BF-BIO-102Burkina Fasoxxx
BJ-BIO-102Beninx
BY-BIO-102Belarusxxx
CI-BIO-102Côte d’Ivoirexxx
CM-BIO-102Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-102Chinaxxxxx
DZ-BIO-102Algeriaxxxxx
EG-BIO-102Egyptxxxxx
ET-BIO-102Ethiopiaxx
GE-BIO-102Georgiaxxxxx
GH-BIO-102Ghanaxx
HK-BIO-102Hong Kongxx
IQ-BIO-102Iraqxxxxx
IR-BIO-102Iranxxxxx
JO-BIO-102Jordanxxxxx
KG-BIO-102Kyrgyzstanxxxx
KM-BIO-102Comorosxxx
KZ-BIO-102Kazakhstanxxx
LB-BIO-102Lebanonxxxxx
MA-BIO-102Moroccoxxxxxx
MD-BIO-102Moldovaxxx
MG-BIO-102Madagascarxxx
ML-BIO-102Malixxxxx
NG-BIO-102Nigeriaxx
PH-BIO-102Philippinesxxxxx
QA-BIO-102Qatarxxx
RS-BIO-102Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-102Russiaxxx
SA-BIO-102Saudi Arabiaxxxxx
SC-BIO-102Seychellesxx
SM-BIO-102San Marinoxxxxx
SN-BIO-102Senegalxx
SY-BIO-102Syriaxxxxx
TG-BIO-102Togox
TH-BIO-102Thailandxxx
TJ-BIO-102Tajikistanxxx
TM-BIO-102Turkmenistanxxx
TN-BIO-102Tunisiaxxxx
TR-BIO-102Turkeyxxxxx
UA-BIO-102Ukrainexxxx
UG-BIO-102Ugandax
UZ-BIO-102Uzbekistanxx
VN-BIO-102Vietnamx
ZA-BIO-102South Africaxxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH"1.Address: Vorderhaslach 1, 91230 Happurg, Germany2.Internet address: http://www.ceres-cert.com/3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-140United Arab Emiratesxx
AL-BIO-140Albaniaxxx
AM-BIO-140Armeniaxxx
AZ-BIO-140Azerbaijanxx
BF-BIO-140Burkina Fasoxx
BJ-BIO-140Beninxx
BO-BIO-140Boliviaxxx
BR-BIO-140Brazilxxx
BT-BIO-140Bhutanxx
BY-BIO-140Belarusxx
CD-BIO-140Democratic Republic of the Congoxx
CL-BIO-140Chilexxxx
CM-BIO-140Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-140Chinaxxxxx
CO-BIO-140Colombiaxxx
DO-BIO-140Dominican Republicxxx
EC-BIO-140Ecuadorxxx
EG-BIO-140Egyptxxx
ET-BIO-140Ethiopiaxxx
GD-BIO-140Grenadaxxx
GH-BIO-140Ghanax
GT-BIO-140Guatemalaxxx
HN-BIO-140Hondurasxxx
ID-BIO-140Indonesiaxxx
IR-BIO-140Iranxx
JM-BIO-140Jamaicaxxx
KE-BIO-140Kenyaxxx
KG-BIO-140Kyrgyzstanxx
KH-BIO-140Cambodiaxx
KZ-BIO-140Kazakhstanxx
LA-BIO-140Laosxx
LC-BIO-140Saint Luciaxxx
MA-BIO-140Moroccoxxx
MD-BIO-140Moldovaxxx
ME-BIO-140Montenegroxx
MG-BIO-140Madagascarxx
MK-BIO-140the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxxx
ML-BIO-140Malixx
MM-BIO-140Myanmar/Burmaxxx
MW-BIO-140Malawixx
MX-BIO-140Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-140Malaysiaxx
MZ-BIO-140Mozambiquexx
NA-BIO-140Namibiaxx
NG-BIO-140Nigeriaxxx
NI-BIO-140Nicaraguaxxx
NP-BIO-140Nepalxx
PA-BIO-140Panamaxx
PE-BIO-140Peruxxx
PG-BIO-140Papua New Guineaxxx
PH-BIO-140Philippinesxxx
PK-BIO-140Pakistanxx
PS-BIO-140occupied Palestinian territoryxx
PY-BIO-140Paraguayxxx
RS-BIO-140Serbiaxxxx
RU-BIO-140Russiaxxx
RW-BIO-140Rwandaxxx
SA-BIO-140Saudi Arabiaxxx
SG-BIO-140Singaporexxx
SL-BIO-140Sierra Leonexx
SN-BIO-140Senegalxx
SO-BIO-140Somaliaxx
SV-BIO-140El Salvadorxxx
TG-BIO-140Togoxx
TH-BIO-140Thailandxxx
TJ-BIO-140Tajikistanxx
TL-BIO-140Timor-Lestexx
TR-BIO-140Turkeyxxx
TW-BIO-140Taiwanxxxx
TZ-BIO-140Tanzaniaxxx
UA-BIO-140Ukrainexxx
UG-BIO-140Ugandaxxx
US-BIO-140United Statesx
UY-BIO-140Uruguayxxx
UZ-BIO-140Uzbekistanxxx
VE-BIO-140Venezuelaxx
VN-BIO-140Vietnamxxx
WS- BIO-140Samoaxx
ZA-BIO-140South Africaxxxx
ZW-BIO-140Zimbabwexx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C."1.Address: Calle 16 de septiembre No 204, Ejido Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, Mexico, C.P. 680262.Internet address: http://www.certimexsc.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
CO-BIO-104Colombiaxx
DO-BIO-104Dominican Republicx
GT-BIO-104Guatemalax
MX-BIO-104Mexicoxxx
SV-BIO-104El Salvadorx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Certisys"1.Address: Avenue de l'Escrime/Schermlaan 85, 1150 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium2.Internet address: http://www.certisys.eu3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BF-BIO-128Burkina Fasoxx
BI-BIO-128Burundixx
BJ-BIO-128Beninxx
CD-BIO-128Democratic Republic of Congoxx
CI-BIO-128Côte d'Ivoirexx
CM-BIO-128Cameroonxx
GH-BIO-128Ghanaxx
ML-BIO-128Malixx
RW-BIO-128Rwandaxx
SN-BIO-128Senegalxx
TG-BIO-128Togoxx
TZ-BIO-128Tanzaniaxx
UG-BIO-128Ugandaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Company of Organic Agriculture in Palestine (*)"1.Address: Alsafa building- first floor Al-Masaeif, Ramallah, Palestine (*)2.Internet address: http://coap.org.ps3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
(*)This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
PS-BIO-163occupied Palestinian territoryxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Control Union Certifications"1.Address: Meeuwenlaan 4-6, 8011 BZ Zwolle, The Netherlands2.Internet address: http://certification.controlunion.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Products originating in the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 shall not be certified as organic.This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-149United Arab Emiratesxxxxxx
AF-BIO-149Afghanistanxxxxxx
AL-BIO-149Albaniaxxxxxx
AM-BIO-149Armeniaxxxxxx
AO-BIO-149Angolaxxxxxx
AU-BIO-149Australiaxxxx
AZ-BIO-149Azerbaijanxxxxxx
BD-BIO-149Bangladeshxxxxx
BF-BIO-149Burkina Fasoxxxxxx
BI-BIO-149Burundixxxxxx
BJ-BIO-149Beninxxx
BM-BIO-149Bermudaxxxxxx
BN-BIO-149Bruneixxxxxx
BO-BIO-149Boliviaxxx
BR-BIO-149Brazilxxxxxx
BT-BIO-149Bhutanxxxxxx
BW-BIO-149Botswanaxxx
BY-BIO-149Belarusxxxxxx
CA-BIO-149Canadax
CD-BIO-149Democratic Republic of Congoxxxxxx
CH-BIO-149Switzerlandx
CI-BIO-149Côte d'Ivoirexxxxxx
CK-BIO-149Cook Islandsxxxxxx
CL-BIO-149Chilexxx
CM-BIO-149Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-149Chinaxxxxxx
CO-BIO-149Colombiaxxxxxx
CR-BIO-149Costa Ricaxxx
CU-BIO-149Cubaxxx
CV-BIO-149Cape Verdexx
CW-BIO-149Curaçaoxxx
DJ-BIO-149Djiboutixxxxxx
DO-BIO-149Dominican Republicxxxxxx
DZ-BIO-149Algeriaxxx
EC-BIO-149Ecuadorxxxxxx
EG-BIO-149Egyptxxxxxx
ER-BIO-149Eritreaxxxxxx
ET-BIO-149Ethiopiaxxxxxx
FJ-BIO-149Fijixxxxxx
GD-BIO-149Grenadaxxxxxx
GE-BIO-149Georgiaxxxxxx
GH-BIO-149Ghanaxxxxxx
GM-BIO-149Gambiaxxx
GN-BIO-149Guineaxxxxxx
GY-BIO-149Guyanaxxxxxx
GT-BIO-149Guatemalaxxx
HK-BIO-149Hong Kongxxxxxx
HN-BIO-149Hondurasxxxxxx
HT-BIO-149Haitixxx
ID-BIO-149Indonesiaxxxxxx
IL-BIO-149Israelxxx
IN-BIO-149Indiaxxxx
IQ-BIO-149Iraqxxxxx
IR-BIO-149Iranxxxxxx
JO-BIO-149Jordanxxxxxx
JP-BIO-149Japanxxx
KE-BIO-149Kenyaxxx
KG-BIO-149Kyrgyzstanxxxxxx
KH-BIO-149Cambodiaxxxxxx
KR-BIO-149Republic of Koreaxxxxx
KW-BIO-149Kuwaitxxxxxx
KZ-BIO-149Kazakhstanxxxxxx
LA-BIO-149Laosxxxxxx
LB-BIO-149Lebanonxxxxxx
LK-BIO-149Sri Lankaxxxxxx
LR-BIO-149Liberiaxxxxxx
LS-BIO-149Lesothoxxx
MA-BIO-149Moroccoxxx
MD-BIO-149Moldovaxxxxxx
MG-BIO-149Madagascarxxxxxx
MK-BIO-149the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxxxxx
ML-BIO-149Malixxxxxx
MM-BIO-149Myanmar/Burmaxxxxxx
MN-BIO-149Mongoliaxxx
MU-BIO-149Mauritiusxxxxxx
MV-BIO-149Maldivesxxx
MW-BIO-149Malawixxx
MX-BIO-149Mexicoxxxxxx
MY-BIO-149Malaysiaxxxxxx
MZ-BIO-149Mozambiquexxxxxx
NA-BIO-149Namibiaxxx
NE-BIO-149Nigerxxxxxx
NG-BIO-149Nigeriaxxxxxx
NI-BIO-149Nicaraguaxxx
NP-BIO-149Nepalxxxxxx
NZ-BIO-149New Zealandxx
PA-BIO-149Panamaxxxxxx
PE-BIO-149Peruxxxxxx
PF-BIO-149French Polynesiaxxxxxx
PG-BIO-149Papua New Guineaxxxxxx
PH-BIO-149Philippinesxxxxxx
PK-BIO-149Pakistanxxxxxx
PS-BIO-149occupied Palestinian territoryxxxxxx
PY-BIO-149Paraguayxxxxxx
RS-BIO-149Serbiaxxxxxx
RU-BIO-149Russiaxxxxxx
RW-BIO-149Rwandaxxxxxx
SC-BIO-149Seychellesxxxxxx
SD-BIO-149Sudanxxx
SG-BIO-149Singaporexxxxxx
SL-BIO-149Sierra Leonexxxxxx
SN-BIO-149Senegalxxx
SO-BIO-149Somaliaxxxxxx
SR-BIO-149Surinamexxx
SS-BIO-149South Sudanxxxxxx
ST-BIO-149Sao Tome and Principexxxxxx
SV-BIO-149El Salvadorxxx
SY-BIO-149Syriaxxxxxx
SZ-BIO-149Swazilandxxx
TD-BIO-149Chadxxxxxx
TG-BIO-149Togoxxx
TH-BIO-149Thailandxxxxxx
TJ-BIO-149Tajikistanxxxxxx
TL-BIO-149Timor-Lestexxxxxx
TM-BIO-149Turkmenistanxxxxxx
TN-BIO-149Tunisiax
TO-BIO-149Tongax
TR-BIO-149Turkeyxxxxxx
TV-BIO-149Tuvalux
TW-BIO-149Taiwanxxx
TZ-BIO-149Tanzaniaxxxxxx
UA-BIO-149Ukrainexxxxxx
UG-BIO-149Ugandaxxxxxx
US-BIO-149United Statesx
UY-BIO-149Uruguayxxxxxx
UZ-BIO-149Uzbekistanxxxxxx
VE-BIO-149Venezuelaxxxxxx
VN-BIO-149Vietnamxxxxxx
XK-BIO-149Kosovoxxxxxx
ZA-BIO-149South Africaxxxxxx
ZM-BIO-149Zambiaxxxxxx
ZW-BIO-149Zimbabwexxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"DQS Polska sp. z o.o."1.Address: ul. Domaniewska 45, 02-672 Warszawa, Poland2.Internet address: www.dqs.pl3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BA-BIO-181Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxx
CN-BIO-181Chinaxxx
MG-BIO-181Madagascarxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021
"Ecocert SA"1.Address: BP 47, 32600 L'Isle-Jourdain, France2.Internet address: http://www.ecocert.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AD-BIO-154Andorraxx
AE-BIO-154United Arab Emiratesxxxx
AF-BIO-154Afghanistanxxx
AL-BIO-154Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-154Armeniaxxx
AR-BIO-154Argentinaxx
AZ-BIO-154Azerbaijanxx
BA-BIO-154Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxxx
BD-BIO-154Bangladeshxxxx
BF-BIO-154Burkina Fasoxxxxx
BH-BIO-154Bahrainx
BI-BIO-154Burundixx
BJ-BIO-154Beninxxx
BN-BIO-154Bruneix
BR-BIO-154Brazilxxxxx
BS-BIO-154Bahamasxx
BW-BIO-154Botswanaxx
BY-BIO-154Belarusxx
BZ-BIO-154Belizexx
CD-BIO-154Democratic Republic of the Congoxx
CF-BIO-154Central African Republicxx
CG-BIO-154Congo (Brazzaville)xx
CI-BIO-154Côte d'Ivoirexxx
CL-BIO-154Chilexxxxx
CM-BIO-154Cameroonxxx
CN-BIO-154Chinaxxxxxx
CO-BIO-154Colombiaxxxxx
CU-BIO-154Cubaxxxx
CV-BIO-154Cape Verdexx
DO-BIO-154Dominican Republicxx
DZ-BIO-154Algeriaxx
EC-BIO-154Ecuadorxxxxx
EG-BIO-154Egyptxxx
ET-BIO-154Ethiopiaxxx
FJ-BIO-154Fijixx
GE-BIO-154Georgiaxxx
GH-BIO-154Ghanaxx
GM-BIO-154Gambiaxx
GN-BIO-154Guineaxx
GQ-BIO-154Equatorial Guineaxx
GT-BIO-154Guatemalaxx
GW-BIO-154Guinea-Bissauxx
GY-BIO-154Guyanaxx
HK-BIO-154Hong Kongxxx
HN-BIO-154Hondurasxxx
HT-BIO-154Haitixxx
ID-BIO-154Indonesiaxxx
IN-BIO-154Indiaxxx
IR-BIO-154Iranxx
JO-BIO-154Jordanxx
JP-BIO-154Japanxxx
KE-BIO-154Kenyaxxxxx
KG-BIO-154Kyrgyzstanxxxx
KH-BIO-154Cambodiaxx
KM-BIO-154Comorosxx
KR-BIO-154Republic of Koreaxx
KW-BIO-154Kuwaitxxx
KZ-BIO-154Kazakhstanxxx
LA-BIO-154Laosxx
LB-BIO-154Lebanonxx
LI-BIO-154Liechtensteinx
LK-BIO-154Sri Lankaxxx
LR-BIO-154Liberiaxx
LS-BIO-154Lesothoxx
MA-BIO-154Moroccoxxxxxx
MC-BIO-154Monacoxxxxx
MD-BIO-154Moldovaxxxx
ME-BIO-154Montenegroxx
MG-BIO-154Madagascarxxxxxx
MK-BIO-154the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
ML-BIO-154Malixx
MM-BIO-154Myanmar/Burmaxx
MN-BIO-154Mongoliaxx
MR-BIO-154Mauritaniaxx
MU-BIO-154Mauritiusxx
MW-BIO-154Malawixxx
MX-BIO-154Mexicoxxxxx
MY-BIO-154Malaysiaxxx
MZ-BIO-154Mozambiquexxxxx
NA-BIO-154Namibiaxxxx
NC-BIO-154New Caledoniaxx
NE-BIO-154Nigerxx
NG-BIO-154Nigeriaxx
NI-BIO-154Nicaraguaxx
NP-BIO-154Nepalxx
OM-BIO-154Omanxx
PA-BIO-154Panamaxx
PE-BIO-154Peruxxxxxx
PF-BIO-154French Polynesiaxx
PH-BIO-154Philippinesxxxxx
PK-BIO-154Pakistanxxx
PS-BIO-154occupied Palestinian territoryxx
PY-BIO-154Paraguayxxxxx
RS-BIO-154Serbiaxxxxx
RU-BIO-154Russiaxxx
RW-BIO-154Rwandaxx
SA-BIO-154Saudi Arabiaxxxx
SC-BIO-154Seychellesxx
SD-BIO-154Sudanxx
SG-BIO-154Singaporexx
SL-BIO-154Sierra Leonexxx
SN-BIO-154Senegalxx
SO-BIO-154Somaliaxx
SR-BIO-154Surinamexx
ST-BIO-154Sao Tome and Principexx
SV-BIO-154El Salvadorxx
SY-BIO-154Syriaxxx
SZ-BIO-154Swazilandxx
TD-BIO-154Chadxx
TG-BIO-154Togoxxx
TH-BIO-154Thailandxxxxxx
TJ-BIO-154Tajikistanxx
TL-BIO-154Timor-Lestexx
TM-BIO-154Turkmenistanxxx
TN-BIO-154Tunisiaxxx
TR-BIO-154Turkeyxxxxxx
TW-BIO-154Taiwanxx
TZ-BIO-154Tanzaniaxxx
UA-BIO-154Ukrainexxxx
UG-BIO-154Ugandaxxxx
US-BIO-154United Statesx
UY-BIO-154Uruguayxxxxx
UZ-BIO-154Uzbekistanxxx
VE-BIO-154Venezuelaxx
VN-BIO-154Vietnamxxxx
VU-BIO-154Vanuatuxxx
WS-BIO-154Samoaxx
XK-BIO-154Kosovox
ZA-BIO-154South Africaxxxxx
ZM-BIO-154Zambiaxxxx
ZW-BIO-154Zimbabwexxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"ECOCERT IMO Denetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Ști"1.Address: 2132/2 sk. No:3 D:50 Bayraklı/İZMİR, Turkey2.Internet address: http://www.ecocert.com.tr3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-158United Arab Emiratesx
AF-BIO-158Afghanistanxx
AZ-BIO-158Azerbaijanxx
GE-BIO-158Georgiax
KG-BIO-158Kyrgyzstanxx
KZ-BIO-158Kazakhstanxx
RU-BIO-158Russiaxx
TJ-BIO-158Tajikistanxx
TM-BIO-158Turkmenistanxx
TR-BIO-158Turkeyxxxx
UA-BIO-158Ukrainexxx
UZ-BIO-158Uzbekistanxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.
"Ecoglobe"1.Address: 80 Aram Street, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia2.Internet address: http://www.ecoglobe.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AF-BIO-112Afghanistanxxx
AM-BIO-112Armeniaxxx
BY-BIO-112Belarusxxx
IR-BIO-112Iranxxx
KG-BIO-112Kyrgyzstanxxx
KZ-BIO-112Kazakhstanxxx
PK-BIO-112Pakistanxxx
RU-BIO-112Russiaxxx
TJ-BIO-112Tajikistanxxx
TM-BIO-112Turkmenistanxxx
UA-BIO-112Ukrainexxx
UZ-BIO-112Uzbekistanxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Egyptian Center of Organic Agriculture (ECOA)"1.Address: 15 Nady El-Seid Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt2.Internet address: http://www.ecoa.com.eg/3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
EG-BIO-164Egyptxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Ekoagros"1.Address: K. Donelaičio g. 33, 44240 Kaunas, Lithuania2.Internet address: http://www.ekoagros.lt3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BY-BIO-170Belarusxx
KZ-BIO-170Kazakhstanxx
RU-BIO-170Russiaxxx
TJ-BIO-170Tajikistanxx
UA-BIO-170Ukrainexx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd"1.Address: C 122, GAURIDHAM COLONY, 451001-KHARGONE, India2.Internet address: www.faircert.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BT-BIO-180Bhutanxxxx
IN-BIO-180Indiaxxx
NP-BIO-180Nepalxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021
"Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)"1.Address: 5700 SW 34th st, suite 349, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States2.Internet address: http://www.qcsinfo.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-144Boliviaxx
BS-BIO-144Bahamasxxx
CL-BIO-144Chilexxxx
CO-BIO-144Colombiaxx
CN-BIO-144Chinaxxxx
CR-BIO-144Costa Ricax
DO-BIO-144Dominican Republicxxxx
EC-BIO-144Ecuadorxxxxx
GT-BIO-144Guatemalaxx
HN-BIO-144Hondurasxxxx
ID-BIO-144Indonesiaxxx
JM-BIO-144Jamaicaxx
LA-BIO-144Laosxx
MX-BIO-144Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-144Malaysiaxxx
NI-BIO-144Nicaraguaxxxx
PE-BIO-144Peruxxx
PH-BIO-144Philippinesxxxx
SV-BIO-144El Salvadorxxxx
TR-BIO-144Turkeyxxx
TW-BIO-144Taiwanxxxx
US-BIO-144United Statesxx
VN-BIO-144Vietnamxx
ZA-BIO-144South Africaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"IBD Certificações Ltda."1.Address: Rua Amando de Barros 2275, Centro, CEP: 18.602.150, Botucatu SP, Brazil2.Internet address: http://www.ibd.com.br3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-122Boliviaxx
BR-BIO-122Brazilxxxxx
CN-BIO-122Chinaxxx
CO-BIO-122Colombiaxx
EC-BIO-122Ecuadorxx
MN-BIO-122Mongoliaxx
MX-BIO-122Mexicoxx
PE-BIO-122Peruxx
PY-BIO-122Paraguayxx
RU-BIO-122Russiaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"IMOcert Latinoamérica Ltda."1.Address: Calle Pasoskanki 2134, Cochabamba, Bolivia2.Internet address: http://www.imocert.bio3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AR-BIO-123Argentinax
BO-BIO-123Boliviaxxx
BR-BIO-123Brazilxxx
BZ-BIO-123Belizexxx
CL-BIO-123Chilexxx
CO-BIO-123Colombiaxxx
CR-BIO-123Costa Ricaxx
CU-BIO-123Cubaxxx
DO-BIO-123Dominican Republicxxx
EC-BIO-123Ecuadorxxx
GT-BIO-123Guatemalaxxx
GY-BIO-123Guyanaxxx
HN-BIO-123Hondurasxxx
HT-BIO-123Haitixxx
MX-BIO-123Mexicoxxx
NI-BIO-123Nicaraguaxxx
PA-BIO-123Panamaxxx
PE-BIO-123Peruxxx
PY-BIO-123Paraguayxxx
SR-BIO-123Surinamexx
SV-BIO-123El Salvadorxxx
TT-BIO-123Trinidad and Tobagoxx
UY-BIO-123Uruguayxxx
VE-BIO-123Venezuelaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"IMO Control Private Limited"1.Address: No 3627, 1st Floor, 7th Cross, 13th "G" Main, H.A.L. 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560008, India2.Internet address: www.imocontrol.in3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AF-BIO-147Afghanistanxx
BD-BIO-147Bangladeshxx
BT-BIO-147Bhutanxx
ID-BIO-147Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-147Indiax
IR-BIO-147Iranxx
LA-BIO-147Laosxx
LK-BIO-147Sri Lankaxx
MV-BIO-147Maldivesxx
MY-BIO-147Malaysiaxx
NP-BIO-147Nepalxx
PG-BIO-147Papua New Guineaxx
PH-BIO-147Philippinesxx
PK-BIO-147Pakistanxx
TH-BIO-147Thailandxx
VN-BIO-147Vietnamxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"IMOswiss AG"1.Address: Weststrasse 1, 8570 Weinfelden, Switzerland2.Internet address: http://www.imo.ch3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-143United Arab Emiratesxx
AF-BIO-143Afghanistanxxx
AL-BIO-143Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-143Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-143Azerbaijanxx
BA-BIO-143Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
BD-BIO-143Bangladeshxxx
BF-BIO-143Burkina Fasox
BI-BIO-143Burundixx
BN-BIO-143Bruneix
BO-BIO-143Boliviaxx
BS-BIO-143Bahamasx
CD-BIO-143Democratic Republic of Congoxx
CI-BIO-143Côte d'Ivoirexx
CL-BIO-143Chilexxxxx
CM-BIO-143Cameroonx
CN-BIO-143Chinax
CO-BIO-143Colombiaxx
DO-BIO-143Dominican Republicxx
EC-BIO-143Ecuadorxx
ET-BIO-143Ethiopiaxxx
GE-BIO-143Georgiaxx
GH-BIO-143Ghanaxx
GM-BIO-143Gambiaxx
GT-BIO-143Guatemalaxx
HK-BIO-143Hong Kongx
HN-BIO-143Hondurasxx
HT-BIO-143Haitixx
ID-BIO-143Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-143Indiaxx
IR-BIO-143Iranxx
JO-BIO-143Jordanxx
JP-BIO-143Japanx
KE-BIO-143Kenyaxx
KG-BIO-143Kyrgyzstanxx
KH-BIO-143Cambodiaxx
KZ-BIO-143Kazakhstanxx
LA-BIO-143Laosxx
LI-BIO-143Liechtensteinx
LK-BIO-143Sri Lankaxx
MA-BIO-143Moroccoxx
MG-BIO-143Madagascarx
ML-BIO-143Malix
MM-BIO-143Myanmar/Burmaxx
MX-BIO-143Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-143Malaysiaxx
NA-BIO-143Namibiaxx
NE-BIO-143Nigerxx
NG-BIO-143Nigeriaxx
NI-BIO-143Nicaraguaxx
NP-BIO-143Nepalxx
OM-BIO-143Omanxx
PE-BIO-143Peruxxxx
PH-BIO-143Philippinesxx
PK-BIO-143Pakistanxx
PS-BIO-143occupied Palestinian territoryxx
PY-BIO-143Paraguayxx
RU-BIO-143Russiaxxx
RW-BIO-143Rwandaxx
SA-BIO-143Saudi Arabiaxx
SD-BIO-143Sudanxx
SG-BIO-143Singaporex
SL-BIO-143Sierra Leonexx
SR-BIO-143Surinamexx
SV-BIO-143El Salvadorxx
SY-BIO-143Syriax
TG-BIO-143Togoxx
TH-BIO-143Thailandxx
TJ-BIO-143Tajikistanxx
TW-BIO-143Taiwanxx
TZ-BIO-143Tanzaniaxx
UG-BIO-143Ugandaxxx
US-BIO-143United Statesx
UZ-BIO-143Uzbekistanxxx
VE-BIO-143Venezuelaxx
VN-BIO-143Vietnamxxx
ZA-BIO-143South Africaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Indocert"1.Address: Thottumugham post, Aluva, Ernakulam, Kerala, India2.Internet address: http://www.indocert.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
IN-BIO-148Indiaxx
KH-BIO-148Cambodiax
LK-BIO-148Sri Lankax
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale"1.Address: Via Giovanni Brugnoli, 15, 40122 Bologna, Italy2.Internet address: http://www.icea.info3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-115United Arab Emiratesxxx
AL-BIO-115Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-115Armeniaxx
CI-BIO-115Côte d'Ivoirexx
EC-BIO-115Ecuadorxx
ET-BIO-115Ethiopiax
IR-BIO-115Iranxx
JP-BIO-115Japanx
KZ-BIO-115Kazakhstanx
LB-BIO-115Lebanonx
LK-BIO-115Sri Lankaxx
MD-BIO-115Moldovaxx
MG-BIO-115Madagascarxx
MX-BIO-115Mexicoxxx
MY-BIO-115Malaysiax
RU-BIO-115Russiaxxx
SM-BIO-115San Marinox
SN-BIO-115Senegalxx
SY-BIO-115Syriaxx
TH-BIO-115Thailandx
TR-BIO-115Turkeyxx
UA-BIO-115Ukrainexx
UY-BIO-115Uruguayxx
UZ-BIO-115Uzbekistanxx
VN-BIO-115Vietnamx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association"1.Address: Takegashi Bldg. 3rd Fl., 3-5-3 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan2.Internet address: http://jona-japan.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
CN-BIO-145Chinaxx
JP-BIO-145Japanx
TW-BIO-145Taiwanxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH"1.Address: Marientorgraben 3-5, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany2.Internet address: www.kiwabcs-oeko.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-141United Arab Emiratesxxxx
AL-BIO-141Albaniaxx
AM-BIO-141Armeniaxxx
AO-BIO-141Angolaxx
AZ-BIO-141Azerbaijanxx
BD-BIO-141Bangladeshxxxxx
BJ-BIO-141Beninxx
BO-BIO-141Boliviaxx
BR-BIO-141Brazilxxxx
BT-BIO-141Bhutanxxx
BW-BIO-141Botswanaxx
BY-BIO-141Belarusxxx
CI-BIO-141Côte d'Ivoirexxx
CL-BIO-141Chilexxxxx
CN-BIO-141Chinaxxxxxx
CO-BIO-141Colombiaxxxx
CR-BIO-141Costa Ricax
CU-BIO-141Cubaxxx
DO-BIO-141Dominican Republicxxx
DZ-BIO-141Algeriaxx
EC-BIO-141Ecuadorxxxxxx
EG-BIO-141Egyptxx
ET-BIO-141Ethiopiaxxxx
FJ-BIO-141Fijixxx
GE-BIO-141Georgiaxxxx
GH-BIO-141Ghanaxx
GM-BIO-141Gambiaxx
GT-BIO-141Guatemalaxxxxxx
GW-BIO-141Guinea-Bissauxxx
HK-BIO-141Hong Kongxxx
HN-BIO-141Hondurasxxxx
HT-BIO-141Haitixx
ID-BIO-141Indonesiaxxx
IN-BIO-141Indiax
IR-BIO-141Iranxxx
JP-BIO-141Japanx
KE-BIO-141Kenyaxxxx
KG-BIO-141Kyrgyzstanxxxx
KH-BIO-141Cambodiaxx
KR-BIO-141Republic of Koreaxxx
KZ-BIO-141Kazakhstanxxx
LA-BIO-141Laosxxx
LK-BIO-141Sri Lankaxxx
LR-BIO-141Liberiaxx
LS-BIO-141Lesothoxx
MA-BIO-141Moroccoxx
MD-BIO-141Moldovaxx
ME-BIO-141Montenegroxx
MK-BIO-141the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxx
MM-BIO-141Myanmar/Burmaxxxx
MN-BIO-141Mongoliaxxxx
MW-BIO-141Malawixx
MX-BIO-141Mexicoxxxx
MY-BIO-141Malaysiaxx
MZ-BIO-141Mozambiquexx
NA-BIO-141Namibiaxx
NI-BIO-141Nicaraguaxxxx
NP-BIO-141Nepalxxx
OM-BIO-141Omanxxx
PA-BIO-141Panamaxx
PE-BIO-141Peruxxxxx
PF-BIO-141French Polynesiaxx
PG-BIO-141Papua New Guineaxxx
PH-BIO-141Philippinesxxx
PK-BIO-141Pakistanxx
PY-BIO-141Paraguayxxxxx
RS-BIO-141Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-141Russiaxxxx
SA-BIO-141Saudi Arabiaxxxx
SC-BIO-141Seychellesxx
SD-BIO-141Sudanxx
SG-BIO-141Singaporexxx
SN-BIO-141Senegalxx
SV-BIO-141El Salvadorxxxx
SZ-BIO-141Swazilandxx
TD-BIO-141Chadxx
TH-BIO-141Thailandxxxxx
TJ-BIO-141Tajikistanxxx
TM-BIO-141Turkmenistanxx
TR-BIO-141Turkeyxxxxx
TW-BIO-141Taiwanxxx
TZ-BIO-141Tanzaniaxx
UA-BIO-141Ukrainexxx
UG-BIO-141Ugandaxx
US-BIO-141United Statesx
UY-BIO-141Uruguayxxxx
UZ-BIO-141Uzbekistanxxx
VE-BIO-141Venezuelaxx
VN-BIO-141Vietnamxxxx
XK-BIO-141Kosovoxxx
ZA-BIO-141South Africaxxxxx
ZM-BIO-141Zambiaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"LACON GmbH"1.Address: Moltkestrasse 4, 77654 Offenburg, Germany2.Internet address: http://www.lacon-institut.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-134United Arab Emiratesxx
AZ-BIO-134Azerbaijanxx
BA-BIO-134Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxx
BD-BIO-134Bangladeshxx
BF-BIO-134Burkina Fasoxxx
BR-BIO-134Brazilxxx
BT-BIO-134Bhutanxx
CL-BIO-134Chilexxx
CU-BIO-134Cubaxxx
DO-BIO-134Dominican Republicxx
ET-BIO-134Ethiopiaxxx
GH-BIO-134Ghanaxx
ID-BIO-134Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-134Indiaxx
KE-BIO-134Kenyaxx
KZ-BIO-134Kazakhstanx
LK-BIO-134Sri Lankaxx
MA-BIO-134Moroccoxxx
MG-BIO-134Madagascarxxx
MK-BIO-134former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
ML-BIO-134Malixx
MU-BIO-134Mauritiusxx
MX-BIO-134Mexicoxx
NA-BIO-134Namibiaxx
NG-BIO-134Nigeriaxx
NP-BIO-134Nepalxx
RS-BIO-134Serbiaxxx
RU-BIO-134Russiax
SN-BIO-134Senegalxxx
SZ-BIO-134Swazilandxx
TG-BIO-134Togoxx
TR-BIO-134Turkeyxx
TZ-BIO-134Tanzaniaxxx
UA-BIO-134Ukrainex
UG-BIO-134Ugandaxx
ZA-BIO-134South Africaxx
ZW-BIO-134Zimbabwexx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Letis S.A."1.Address: Urquiza 1285 planta alta, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina2.Internet address: http://www.letis.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-135United Arab Emiratesxx
AF-BIO-135Afghanistanxx
AR-BIO-135Argentinaxx
AZ-BIO-135Azerbaijanxx
BO-BIO-135Boliviaxx
BR-BIO-135Brazilxxxx
BY-BIO-135Belarusxx
BZ-BIO-135Belizexxxx
CI-BIO-135Côte d'Ivoirexx
CO-BIO-135Colombiaxxxx
CR-BIO-135Costa Ricaxx
DO-BIO-135Dominican Republicxxxx
EC-BIO-135Ecuadorxx
EG-BIO-135Egyptxx
ET-BIO-135Ethiopiaxx
GT-BIO-135Guatemalaxxxx
HN-BIO-135Hondurasxxxx
IR-BIO-135Iranxx
KG-BIO-135Kyrgyzstanxx
KY-BIO-135Cayman Islandsxx
KZ-BIO-135Kazakhstanxx
MA-BIO-135Moroccoxx
MD-BIO-135Moldovaxx
MX-BIO-135Mexicox
PA-BIO-135Panamaxxxx
PE-BIO-135Peruxx
PK-BIO-135Pakistanxx
PY-BIO-135Paraguayxx
RU-BIO-135Russiaxx
SV-BIO-135El Salvadorxxxx
TJ-BIO-135Tajikistanxx
TM-BIO-135Turkmenistanxx
TR-BIO-135Turkeyxx
UA-BIO-135Ukrainexx
UY-BIO-135Uruguayx
VN-BIO-135Uzbekistanx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Mayacert"1.Address: 18 calle 7-25 zona 11, Colonia Mariscal, 01011 Guatemala City, Guatemala2.Internet address: http://www.mayacert.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BZ-BIO-169Belizexx
CO-BIO-169Colombiaxx
DO-BIO-169Dominican Republicxx
GT-BIO-169Guatemalaxxx
HN-BIO-169Hondurasxxx
LK-BIO-169Sri Lankaxx
MX-BIO-169Mexicoxxx
NI-BIO-169Nicaraguaxxx
PA-BIO-169Panamaxx
PE-BIO-169Peruxx
SV-BIO-169El Salvadorxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd"1.Address: Unit 7/3 Mount Barker Road, Stirling SA 5152, Australia2.Internet address: www.nasaacertifiedorganic.com.au3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AU-BIO-119Australiax
CN-BIO-119Chinaxx
ID-BIO-119Indonesiaxx
LK-BIO-119Sri Lankaxx
MY-BIO-119Malaysiaxx
NP-BIO-119Nepalxx
PG-BIO-119Papua New Guineaxx
SB-BIO-119Solomon Islandsxx
SG-BIO-119Singaporexx
TL-BIO-119Timor-Lestexx
TO-BIO-119Tongaxx
WS-BIO-119Samoaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"ÖkoP Zertifizierungs GmbH"1.Address: Schlesische Straße 17d, 94315 Straubing, Germany2.Internet address: http://www.oekop.de3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
RS-BIO-133Serbiaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.
"OneCert International PVT Ltd"1.Address: H-08, Mansarovar Industrial Area, Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan, India2.Internet address: http://www.onecert.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AE-BIO-152United Arab Emiratesxx
BD-BIO-152Bangladeshxx
BJ-BIO-152Beninxx
CN-BIO-152Chinaxx
EG-BIO-152Egyptxx
ET-BIO-152Ethiopiaxxx
GH-BIO-152Ghanaxx
ID-BIO-152Indonesiaxx
IN-BIO-152Indiaxx
JO-BIO-152Jordanxx
KH-BIO-152Cambodiaxx
LA-BIO-152Laosxx
LK-BIO-152Sri Lankaxx
MM-BIO-152Myanmar/Burmaxx
MY-BIO-152Malaysiaxx
MZ-BIO-152Mozambiquexxx
NG-BIO-152Nigeriaxx
NP-BIO-152Nepalxx
OM-BIO-152Omanxx
PH-BIO-152Philippinesxx
QA-BIO-152Qatarxx
RU-BIO-152Russiaxx
SA-BIO-152Saudi Arabiaxx
SG-BIO-152Singaporex
TG-BIO-152Togoxx
TH-BIO-152Thailandxx
TZ-BIO-152Tanzaniaxxx
UG-BIO-152Ugandaxxx
VN-BIO-152Vietnamxx
WS-BIO-152Samoaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Oregon Tilth"1.Address: 2525 SE 3rd Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, United States2.Internet address: http://tilth.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-116Boliviax
CL-BIO-116Chilexx
CN-BIO-116Chinax
HN-BIO-116Hondurasx
MX-BIO-116Mexicoxxx
PA-BIO-116Panamaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)"1.Address: 102 Moo 2, Soi Ngamwongwan 23, Ngamwongwan Road, Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand2.Internet address: http://www.actorganic-cert.or.th3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
ID-BIO-121Indonesiaxx
LA-BIO-121Laosxx
MM-BIO-121Myanmar/Burmax
MY-BIO-121Malaysiax
NP-BIO-121Nepalx
TH-BIO-121Thailandxx
VN-BIO-121Vietnamxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organic Certifiers"1.Address: 6500 Casitas Pass Road, Ventura, CA 93001, United States2.Internet address: http://www.organiccertifiers.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
ID-BIO-106Indonesiaxx
KR-BIO-106Republic of Koreax
MX-BIO-106Mexicox
PH-BIO-106Philippinesxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organic Control System"1.Address: Trg cara Jovana Nenada 15, 24000 Subotica, Serbia2.Internet address: www.organica.rs3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BA-BIO-162Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
ME-BIO-162Montenegroxx
MK-BIO-162the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxx
RS-BIO-162Serbiaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organic crop improvement association"1.Address: 1340 North Cotner Boulevard, Lincoln, NE 68505-1838, United States2.Internet address: http://www.ocia.org3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
GT-BIO-120Guatemalaxxx
JP-BIO-120Japanxx
MX-BIO-120Mexicoxxx
NI-BIO-120Nicaraguaxxx
PE-BIO-120Peruxxx
SV-BIO-120El Salvadorxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organic Standard"1.Address: 38-B Velyka Vasylkivska St, office 20, Kyiv city, 01004 Ukraine2.Internet address: http://www.organicstandard.com.ua3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AM-BIO-108Armeniaxx
AZ-BIO-108Azerbaijanxx
BY-BIO-108Belarusxxxxxx
GE-BIO-108Georgiaxxx
KG-BIO-108Kyrgyzstanxxx
KZ-BIO-108Kazakhstanxxxx
MD-BIO-108Moldovaxxx
RU-BIO-108Russiaxxxx
TJ-BIO-108Tajikistanxx
UA-BIO-108Ukrainexxxxxx
UZ-BIO-108Uzbekistanxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organización Internacional Agropecuaria"1.Address: Av. Santa Fe 830, B1641ABN, Acassuso, Buenos Aires, Argentina2.Internet address: http://www.oia.com.ar3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AR-BIO-110Argentinaxxx
BO-BIO-110Boliviaxx
BR-BIO-110Brazilxxx
CL-BIO-110Chilexxxx
CO-BIO-110Colombiaxx
EC-BIO-110Ecuadorxx
MX-BIO-110Mexicoxx
PA-BIO-110Panamaxx
PE-BIO-110Peruxx
PY-BIO-110Paraguayxx
RU-BIO-110Russiaxx
UY-BIO-110Uruguayxxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Organska Kontrola"1.Address: Kranjčevićeva 15, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina2.Internet address: http://www.organskakontrola.ba3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BA-BIO-101Bosnia and Herzegovinaxxx
ME-BIO-101Montenegroxxx
RS-BIO-101Serbiaxxx
XK-BIO-101Kosovoxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"ORSER"1.Address: Prof. Dr Ahmet Taner Kislali Mah.2842 Sok.No: 4, 06810 Cayyolu, Cankaya-Ankara-TURKEY2.Internet address: http://orser.com.tr3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AZ-BIO-166Azerbaijanxx
BA-BIO-166Bosnia and Herzegovinaxx
GE-BIO-166Georgiaxx
IR-BIO-166Iranxx
KG-BIO-166Kyrgyzstanxx
KZ-BIO-166Kazakhstanxx
NP-BIO-166Nepalxx
TR-BIO-166Turkeyxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Overseas Merchandising Inspection Co., Ltd"1.Address: 15-6 Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026, Japan2.Internet address: http://www.omicnet.com/omicnet/services-en/organic-certification-en.html3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
JP-BIO-167Japanx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Q-check"1.Address: 9-17 Erithrou Stavrou str., Larissa, Greece2.Internet address: http://www.qcheck-cert.gr3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AL-BIO-179Albaniaxx
AE-BIO-179United Arab Emiratesxx
EG-BIO-179Egyptxx
JO-BIO-179Jordanxx
RKS-BIO-179Kosovoxx
LB-BIO-179Lebanonxx
PE-BIO-179Peruxx
TR-BIO-179Turkeyxx
SA-BIO-179Saudi Arabiaxx
RS-BIO-179Serbiaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021
"QC&I GmbH"1.Address: Tiergartenstraße 32, 54595 Prüm, Germany2.Internet address: http://www.qci.de3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
AZ-BIO-153Azerbaijanxx
BZ-BIO-153Belizexx
LK-BIO-153Sri Lankaxx
MA-BIO-153Moroccoxxx
TH-BIO-153Thailandxx
UA-BIO-153Ukrainexx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.
"Quality Assurance International"1.Address: 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92122, United States.2.Internet address: http://www.qai-inc.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
MX-BIO-113Mexicoxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Quality Partner"1.Address: Rue Hayeneux, 62, 4040 Herstal, Belgium2.Internet address: http://www.quality-partner.be3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
ID-BIO-168Indonesiaxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, algae and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Servicio de Certificación CAAE S.L.U."1.Address: Avenida Emilio Lemos, 2 mod. 603, 41020 Seville, Spain2.Internet address: http://www.caae.es3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BO-BIO-178Boliviaxx
CO-BIO-178Colombiaxx
DO-BIO-178Dominican Republicxx
EC-BIO-178Ecuadorxx
GT-BIO-178Guatemalaxx
HN-BIO-178Hondurasxx
MA-BIO-178Moroccoxx
MX-BIO-178Mexicoxx
NI-BIO-178Nicaraguaxx
PA-BIO-178Panamaxx
PE-BIO-178Peruxx
TR-BIO-178Turkeyxx
SV-BIO-178El Salvadorxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Soil Association Certification Limited"1.Address: Spear House 51 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AD, United Kingdom2.Internet address: http://www.soilassociation.org/certification3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BS-BIO-142Bahamasxx
BZ-BIO-142Belizexx
CM-BIO-142Cameroonxx
CO-BIO-142Colombiax
DZ-BIO-142Algeriaxx
EG-BIO-142Egyptxx
GH-BIO-142Ghanaxx
HK-BIO-142Hong Kongxx
IR-BIO-142Iranxx
KE-BIO-142Kenyaxx
MW-BIO-142Malawixx
SG-BIO-142Singaporexx
TH-BIO-142Thailandxx
UG-BIO-142Ugandaxx
VE-BIO-142Venezuelax
VN-BIO-142Vietnamxx
WS-BIO-142Samoaxx
ZA-BIO-142South Africaxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Suolo e Salute srl"1.Address: Via Paolo Borsellino 12, 61032 Fano (PU), Italy2.Internet address: http://www.suoloesalute.it3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
DO-BIO-150Dominican Republicxx
EG-BIO-150Egyptxx
SM-BIO-150San Marinox
SN-BIO-150Senegalx
UA-BIO-150Ukrainex
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"Tse-Xin Organic Certification Corporation"1.Address: 7F., No 75, Sec.4, Nanjing E. R., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)2.Internet address: http://www.tw-toc.com/en3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
HK-BIO-174Hong Kongx
ID-BIO-174Indonesiaxx
KH-BIO-174Cambodiaxx
KR-BIO-174Republic of Koreax
LA-BIO-174Laosxx
MM-BIO-174Myanmar/Burmaxx
MY-BIO-174Malaysiaxx
PH-BIO-174Philippinesxx
SG-BIO-174Singaporex
TH-BIO-174Thailandxx
TW-BIO-174Taiwanxx
VN-BIO-174Vietnamxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"TÜV Nord Integra"1.Address: Statiestraat 164, 2600 Berchem (Antwerp), Belgium2.Internet address: http://www.tuv-nord-integra.com3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BF-BIO-160Burkina Fasoxx
CI-BIO-160Côte d'Ivoirexx
CM-BIO-160Cameroonxx
CW-BIO-160Curaçaoxx
EG-BIO-160Egyptxx
JO-BIO-160Jordanxx
MA-BIO-160Moroccoxx
MG-BIO-160Madagascarxx
ML-BIO-160Malixx
SN-BIO-160Senegalxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
"SIA "Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs""1.Address: Dārza iela 12, Priekuļi, Priekuļu pagasts, Priekuļu novads, LV–4126, Latvia2.Internet address: www.stc.lv3.Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code numberThird countryCategory of products
ABCDEF
BY-BIO-173Belarusxxxxx
KG-BIO-173Kyrgyzstanxxxx
KZ-BIO-173Kazakhstanxxxxx
MD-BIO-173Moldovaxxxxx
RU-BIO-173Russiaxxxxx
TJ-BIO-173Tajikistanxxxxx
UA-BIO-173Ukrainexxxxx
UZ-BIO-173Uzbekistanxxxxx
4.Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021.
ANNEX V02008R1235-20200203_en_img_302008R1235-20200203_en_img_402008R1235-20200203_en_img_5ANNEX VI02008R1235-20200203_en_img_602008R1235-20200203_en_img_7ANNEX VII
Correlation Table referred to in Article 20
Regulation (EC) No 345/2008Regulation (EC) No 605/2008This Regulation
Article 1(1)Article 1
Article 1(2)
Article 2, introductory words and point 1Article 2, introductory words and point 1
Article 2, point 2
Article 2, point 2Article 2, point 3
Article 2, point 3Article 2, point 4
Article 2, point 4
Article 2, point 5Article 2, point 5
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 1Article 7
Article 2(1)Article 8(1)
Article 2(2)Article 8(2)
Article 2(3)Article 8(3)
Article 2(4)Article 8(3) and 9(2)
Article 8(4)
Article 2(5)Article 9(1)
Article 2(6)Article 9(3) and 9(4)
Article 10
Article 11
Article 12
Articles 3 and 4Article 13
Article 5Article 14
Article 6Article 15
Article 16
Article 17
Article 7(1)
Article 7(2)
Article 18
Article 19
Article 3Article 8Article 20
Article 4Article 9Article 21
Annex II
Annex I
Annex II
Annex IAnnex III
Annex IV
Annex IAnnex V
Annex IIAnnex VI
Annex IIIAnnex IVAnnex VII