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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008Show full title
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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[F1Article 13aU.K. Force majeure or exceptional circumstances
1.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 [F2Great Britain's electronic import control system] in accordance with paragraphs [F32 and 3] 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 [F4Secretary of State] without delay and shall insert in [F2Great Britain's electronic import control system] 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 [F5Great Britain's electronic import control system], it shall be drawn up in [F6English, and may also appear in other languages,] and filled in, except for the stamps and signatures, either entirely in capital letters or entirely in typescript.
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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 [F8Great Britain's import control system].
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F1Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1842 of 14 October 2016 amending 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).
F2Words in Art. 13a(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(a)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1452, regs. 1(2)(b), 5(4)(g)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 13a(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 13a(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 13a(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(b)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1452, regs. 1(2)(b), 5(4)(g)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 13a(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 13a(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 13a(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1452, regs. 1(2)(b), 5(4)(g)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 13a(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(14)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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