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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
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live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation with the exception of:
livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion;
processed agricultural products for use as food with the exception of:
livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion.
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products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Argentina.
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Ley 25 127 sobre ‘Producción ecológica, biológica y orgánica’.
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Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SENASA, www.senasa.gov.ar
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Food Safety SA, www.foodsafety.com.ar
Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SRL (Argencert), www.argencert.com
Letis SA, www.letis.com.ar
Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA), www.oia.com.ar
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2013.
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unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.
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products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Australia.
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National standard for organic and bio-dynamic produce.
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Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service AQIS, www.aqis.gov.au
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Australian Certified Organic Pty. Ltd., www.australianorganic.com.au
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS), www.aqis.gov.au
Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI), www.demeter.org.au
[F1NASAA Certified Organic (NCO), www.nasaa.com.au]
Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC), www.organicfoodchain.com.au
[F2AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd, www.ausqual.com.au]
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2013.
Textual Amendments
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live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food;
feed.
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products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Canada.
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Organic Products Regulation.
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca
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Atlantic Certified Organic Cooperative Limited (ACO), www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca
British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA), www.centifiedorganic.bc.ca
Certification Services Limited Liability Company (CCOF), www.ccof.org
Centre for Systems Integration (CSI), www.csi-ics.com
Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL), www.ccpb.it
Control Union Certifications (CUC), www.controlunion.com
Ecocert Canada, www.ecocertcanada.com
Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA), www.fvopa.ca
Global Organic Alliance, www.goa-online.org
International Certification Services Incorporated (ICS), www.ics-intl.com
LETIS SA, www.letis.com.ar
Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO), http://tilth.org
Organic Certifiers, www.organiccertifiers.com
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), www.ocia.org/
Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative Incorporated (OPAM), www.opam-mb.com
Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS), www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca
Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert), www.ocpro.ca/
Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI), www.qai-inc.com
Quality Certification Services (QCS), www.qcsinfo.org
Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV), www.quebecvrai.org
SAI Global Certification Services Limited, www.saiglobal.com
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as at point 5
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30 June 2014 .]
Textual Amendments
F3 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011 of 20 June 2011 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
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unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed crop products for use as food.
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products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Costa Rica.
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Reglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica.
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Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, www.protecnet.go.cr/SFE/Organica.htm
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Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.
Textual Amendments
F4 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011 of 20 June 2011 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
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unprocessed crop and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.
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products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in India.
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National Programme for Organic Production.
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Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority APEDA, www.apeda.com/organic
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[F5Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd, www.aditicert.net
APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA), www.aoca.in
Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd, www.bureauveritas.co.in
[F3Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT), www.cgcert.com]
Control Union Certifications, www.controlunion.com
ECOCERT India Private Limited, www.ecocert.in
Food Cert India Pvt. Ltd, www.foodcert.in
IMO Control Private Limited, www.imo.ch
Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert), www.indocert.org
[F3Intertek India Pvt. Ltd, www.intertek.com]
ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic products), www.iscoporganiccertification.com
Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd, www.laconindia.com
Natural Organic Certification Association, www.nocaindia.com
OneCert Asia Agri Certification private Limited, www.onecertasia.in
SGS India Pvt. Ltd, www.in.sgs.com
[F3Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), www.tnocd.net
TUV India Pvt. Ltd, www.tuvindia.co.in/0_mngmt_sys_cert/orgcert.htm]
Uttaranchal State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA), www.organicuttarakhand.org/products_certification.htm
Vedic Organic certification Agency, www.vediccertification.com
Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA), http://www.rajasthankrishi.gov.in/Departments/SeedCert/index_eng.asp]
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as at point 5.
Textual Amendments
F5 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2009 of 19 June 2009 amending 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).
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unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.
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products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Israel or that have been imported into Israel:
either from the Community,
or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
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National Standard for organically grown plants and their products.
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Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www.ppis.moag.gov.il
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Agrior Ltd.-Organic Inspection & Certification, www.agrior.co.il
IQC Institute of Quality & Control, www.iqc.co.il
[F3LAB-PATH Ltd, www.lab-path.co.il]
Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www.ppis.moag.gov.il
Skal Israel Inspection & Certification, www.skal.co.il
[F5Secal Israel Inspection and certification, www.skal.co.il]
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2013.
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unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.
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products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Japan.
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Japanese 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 ).
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Labelling and Standards Division, Food Safety and Consumer 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.jp
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Hyogo prefectural Organic Agriculture Society (HOAS), www.hyoyuken.org
AFAS Certification Center Co., Ltd, www.afasseq.com
NPO Kagoshima Organic Agriculture Association, www.koaa.or.jp
Center of Japan Organic Farmers Group, www.yu-ki.or.jp
Japan Organic & Natural Foods Association, http://jona-japan.org/organic
Ecocert-QAI Japan Ltd, http://ecocert.qai.jp
Japan Certification Services, Inc., www.pure-foods.co.jp
OCIA Japan, www.ocia-jp.com
Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd, www.omicnet.com/index.html.en
Organic Farming Promotion Association, www3.ocn.ne.jp/~yusuikyo
ASAC Stands for Axis’ System for Auditing and Certification and Association for Sustainable Agricultural Certification, www.axis-asac.net
Environmentally Friendly Rice Network, www.epfnetwork.org/okome
Ooita Prefecture Organic Agricultural Research Center, www.d-b.ne.jp/oitayuki
[F3AINOU, www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei-kouhyou.htm
SGS Japan Incorporation, www.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm
Ehime Organic Agricultural Association, www12.ocn.ne.jp/~aiyuken/ninntei20110201.html
Center for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltd, http://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html
Organic Certification Association, www.yuukinin.jimdo.com
Japan Eco-system Farming Association, www.npo-jefa.com
Hiroshima Environment and Health Association, www.kanhokyo.or.jp/jigyo/jigyo_05A.html
Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability, www.accis.jp
Organic Certification Organization Co. Ltd, www.oco45.net]
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2013 .]
Textual Amendments
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live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material, processed agricultural products for use as food, feed and seeds for cultivation with the exception of:
products produced during the conversion period and products containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period.
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products and organically produced ingredients in products that have been produced in Switzerland or that have been imported into Switzerland:
either from the Community,
or from a third country for which Switzerland has recognised that the products have been produced and controlled in that third country to rules equivalent to those laid down in the Swiss legislation.
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Ordinance on organic farming and the labelling of organically produced plant products and foodstuffs.
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Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, http://www.blw.admin.ch/themen/00013/00085/00092/index.html?lang=en
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Bio Test Agro (BTA), www.bio-test-agro.ch
bio.inspecta AG, www.bio-inspecta.ch
Institut für Marktökologie (IMO); www.imo.ch
ProCert Safety AG, www.procert.ch
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2013.
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unprocessed crop and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one of more ingredients of plant origin.
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products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Tunisia.
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Law 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.
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Direction générale de la Production Agricole, www.agriportail.tn
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Ecocert SA en Tunisie, www.ecocert.com
Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione IMC, www.imcert.it
[F3Instituto per la certificazione etica e ambientale (ICEA), www.icea.info]
BCS, www.bcs-oeko.com
Lacon, www.lacon-institute.com
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as at point 5.
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30 June 2012 .]
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live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation, with the exception of:
livestock and livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion,
products from aquaculture;
processed agricultural products for use as food with the exception of:
livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion,
products containing products from aquaculture.
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products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in New Zealand or that have been imported into New Zealand:
either from the Community,
or from a third country within the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007,
or from a third country whose rules of production and inspection system have been recognised as equivalent to the [F4MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production] 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 1(b) prepared in New Zealand are imported.
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MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/organics/
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AsureQuality Limited, www.organiccertification.co.nz
BioGro New Zealand, www.biogro.co.nz
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
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unspecified.]
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