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

ARGENTINA

1. Product categories

:

(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;

(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

:

(a)

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

(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

  • National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), www.nasaa.com.au

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

6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities

:

as at point 5.

7. Duration of the inclusion

:

30 June 2013.

COSTA RICA

1. Product categories

:

(a)

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

(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

6. Certificate issuing authority

:

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.

7. Duration of the inclusion

:

30 June 2011.

INDIA

1. Product categories

:

(a)

unprocessed crop and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;

(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

:

  • APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA), www.aoca.in

  • Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd, www.bureauveritas.co.in

  • Control Union Certifications, www.controlunion.com

  • Ecocert SA (India Branch Office), www.ecocert.in

  • IMO Control Private Limited, www.imo.ch

  • Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert), www.indocert.org

  • 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

  • Uttaranchal State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA), www.organicuttarakhand.org/products_certification.htm

  • 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 2009.

ISRAEL

1. Product categories

:

(a)

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

(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

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

  • Skal Israel Inspection & Certification, www.skal.co.il

6. Certificate issuing bodies and authorities

:

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.

NEW ZEALAND

1. Product categories

:

(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;

(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 MAF Food 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 1(b) prepared in New Zealand are imported.

3. Production standards

:

NZFSA Technical Rules for Organic Production.

4. Competent authority

:

New Zealand Food Safety Authority NZFSA, http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/organics/

5. Control bodies

:

  • AsureQuality, www.organiccertification.co.nz

  • BIO-GRO New Zealand, www.bio-gro.co.nz

6. Certificate issuing authority

:

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) — New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

7. Duration of the inclusion

:

30 June 2011.