ANNEX IIILIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7

ARGENTINA

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    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;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food with the exception of:

    • livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion.

2. Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Argentina.

3. Production standards

Ley 25 127 sobre ‘Producción ecológica, biológica y orgánica’.

4. Competent authority

Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SENASA, www.senasa.gov.ar

5. Control bodies

  • 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

6. Certificate issuing bodies

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2013.

AUSTRALIA

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.

2. Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Australia.

3. Production standards

National standard for organic and bio-dynamic produce.

4. Competent authority

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service AQIS, www.aqis.gov.au

5. Control bodies and authorities

  • 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

  • F2NASAA Certified Organic (NCO), www.nasaa.com.au

  • Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC), www.organicfoodchain.com.au

  • F3AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd, www.ausqual.com.au

6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2013.

F4CANADA

1.Product categories
  1. (a)

    live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food;

  3. (c)

    feed.

2.Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Canada.

3.Production standards

Organic Products Regulation.

4.Competent authorities

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca

5.Control bodies

  • 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

6.Certificate issuing bodies

as at point 5

7.Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2014.

COSTA RICA

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed crop products for use as food.

2. Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Costa Rica.

3. Production standards

Reglamento sobre la agricultura orgánica.

4. Competent authority

Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, www.protecnet.go.cr/SFE/Organica.htm

5. Control bodies

  • BCS Oko-Garantie, www.bcs-oeko.com

  • Eco-LOGICA, www.eco-logica.com

  • F3Control Union Certifications, www.cuperu.com

  • F4Mayacert, www.mayacert.com

6. Certificate issuing authority

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.

F17.Duration of the inclusion

unspecified.

INDIA

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.

2. Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in India.

3. Production standards

National Programme for Organic Production.

4. Competent authority

Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority APEDA, www.apeda.com/organic

5. Control bodies and authorities

  • 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

  • F4Chhattisgarh 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

  • F4Intertek 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

  • F4Tamil 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

6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

30 June F52014.

ISRAEL

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.

2. Origin

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.

3. Production standards

National Standard for organically grown plants and their products.

4. Competent authority

Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS), www.ppis.moag.gov.il

5. Control bodies and authorities

  • Agrior Ltd.-Organic Inspection & Certification, www.agrior.co.il

  • IQC Institute of Quality & Control, www.iqc.co.il

  • F4LAB-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

6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2013.

F6JAPAN

1.Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin.

2.Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Japan.

3.Production standards

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).

4.Competent authorities

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

5.Control bodies

  • 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

  • F4AINOU, 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

6.Certificate issuing bodies

as at point 5.

7.Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2013.

SWITZERLAND

1. Product categories

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.

2. Origin

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.

3. Production standards

Ordinance on organic farming and the labelling of organically produced plant products and foodstuffs.

4. Competent authority

Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, http://www.blw.admin.ch/themen/00013/00085/00092/index.html?lang=en

5. Control bodies

  • 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

6. Certificate issuing bodies

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2013.

F3TUNISIA

1.Product categories
  1. (a)

    unprocessed crop and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

  2. (b)

    processed agricultural products for use as food composed essentially of one of more ingredients of plant origin.

2.Origin

products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Tunisia.

3.Production standards

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.

4.Competent authority

Direction générale de la Production Agricole, www.agriportail.tn

5.Control bodies

  • Ecocert SA en Tunisie, www.ecocert.com

  • Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione IMC, www.imcert.it

  • F4Instituto per la certificazione etica e ambientale (ICEA), www.icea.info

  • BCS, www.bcs-oeko.com

  • Lacon, www.lacon-institute.com

6.Certificate issuing bodies

as at point 5.

7.Duration of the inclusion

30 June 2012.

NEW ZEALAND

1. Product categories
  1. (a)

    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;

  2. (b)

    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.

2. Origin

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 F1MAF 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.

F13.Production standards

MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.

4.Competent authority

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/organics/

5.Control bodies

  • AsureQuality Limited, www.organiccertification.co.nz

  • BioGro New Zealand, www.biogro.co.nz

6.Certificate issuing authority

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)

7.Duration of the inclusion

unspecified.