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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 of 17 June 2015 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 (Text with EEA relevance)

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(1)

In the entry relating to ‘Abcert AG’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

AlbaniaAL-BIO-137xx
ArmeniaAM-BIO-137xx
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBY-BIO-137xx
Kosovo (1)XK-BIO-137xx
KyrgyzstanKG -BIO-137xx
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMK-BIO-137xx
MontenegroME-BIO-137xx
SerbiaRS-BIO-137xx
TajikistanTJ-BIO-137xx
TurkmenistanTM-BIO-137xx
UzbekistanUZ-BIO-137xx
(b)

in the row concerning Moldova, a cross is added in column B;

(c)

at the end of the table a footnote line concerning Kosovo is added as follows:

(1)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.

(2)

In the entry relating to ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’, in point 3, in the rows concerning Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a cross is added in column B.

(3)

In the entry relating to ‘Agreco R.F. Göderz GmbH’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

BoliviaBO-BIO-151x
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBA-BIO-151x
Burkina FasoBF-BIO-151xx
CambodiaKH-BIO-151x
Cape VerdeCV-BIO-151x
ColombiaCO-BIO-151xx
CubaCU-BIO-151xx
Dominican RepublicDO-BIO-151x
EcuadorEC-BIO-151x
EgyptEG-BIO-151x
El SalvadorSV-BIO-151x
EthiopiaET-BIO-151xx
FijiFJ-BIO-151x
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMK-BIO-151x
GeorgiaGE-BIO-151x
GuatemalaGT-BIO-151xx
HondurasHN-BIO-151xx
IndonesiaID-BIO-151x
IranIR-BIO-151x
KazakhstanKZ-BIO-151x
KenyaKE-BIO-151xx
KyrgyzstanKG-BIO-151x
MadagascarMG-BIO-151x
MaliML-BIO-151xx
MexicoMX-BIO-151x
MontenegroME-BIO-151x
NepalNP-BIO-151xx
NicaraguaNI-BIO-151xx
NigeriaNG-BIO-151xx
Papua New GuineaPG-BIO-151xx
ParaguayPY-BIO-151xx
PeruPE-BIO-151x
PhilippinesPH-BIO-151xx
SamoaWS-BIO-151x
SenegalSN-BIO-151xx
SerbiaRS-BIO-151x
Solomon IslandsSB-BIO-151x
South AfricaZA-BIO-151xx
Sri LankaLK-BIO-151xx
SurinameSR-BIO-151xx
TanzaniaTZ-BIO-151x
ThailandTH-BIO-151x
TogoTG-BIO-151x
TongaTO-BIO-151x
TurkmenistanTM-BIO-151x
TuvaluTV-BIO-151xx
UgandaUG-BIO-151xx
UruguayUY-BIO-151x
UzbekistanUZ-BIO-151x
VenezuelaVE-BIO-151x
VietnamVN-BIO-151xx
(4)

The entire entry relating to ‘Austria Bio Garantie GmbH’ is deleted.

(5)

The entire entry relating to ‘BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ is deleted.

(6)

In the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert Srl.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

IranIR-BIO-132xx
VietnamVN-BIO-132xx
(7)

In the entry relating to ‘Bio Latina Certificadora’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

in the row concerning Nicaragua, a cross is added in column A;

(b)

in the row concerning Peru, a cross is added in column A and the cross in column C is deleted.

(8)

In the entry relating to ‘Caucacert Ltd’, in point 3, in the row concerning Georgia, a cross is added in columns B and F.

(9)

The entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’ is amended as follows:

(a)

point 1 is replaced by the following:

1.Address: Viale Masini 36, 40126 Bologna, Italy

(b)

in point 3, the following row is inserted:

MaliML-BIO-102xx
(10)

In the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

CambodiaKH-BIO-140xx
El SalvadorSV-BIO-140xx
GuatemalaGT-BIO-140xx
HondurasHN-BIO-140xx
LaosLA-BIO-140xx
MadagascarMG-BIO-140xx
MalaysiaMY-BIO-140xx
MozambiqueMZ-BIO-140xx
Myanmar/BurmaMM-BIO-140xxx
NamibiaNA-BIO-140xx
NicaraguaNI-BIO-140xx
PanamaPA-BIO-140xx
SamoaWS-BIO-140xx
Timor-LesteTL-BIO-140xx
United Arab EmiratesAE-BIO-140x
UruguayUY-BIO-140xxx
VenezuelaVE-BIO-140xx
ZimbabweZW-BIO-140xx
(b)

in the row concerning China, a cross is added in column F;

(c)

in the row concerning the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a cross is added in column F;

(d)

in the row concerning Serbia, a cross is added in column F.

(11)

In the entry relating to ‘Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.’, in point 3, the following row is inserted:

ColombiaCO-BIO-104x
(12)

In the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

AlgeriaDZ-BIO-149xxx
AzerbaijanAZ-BIO-149xxxxxx
BoliviaBO-BIO-149xxx
ChileCL-BIO-149xxx
El SalvadorSV-BIO-149xxx
GambiaGM-BIO-149xxx
GuatemalaGT-BIO-149xxx
NicaraguaNI-BIO-149xxx
RussiaRU-BIO-149xxxxxx
SudanSD-BIO-149xxx
(13)

In the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

ChileCL-BIO-154x
EthiopiaET-BIO-154x
TaiwanTW-BIO-154xx
(b)

in the row concerning Colombia, a cross is added in column E;

(c)

in the row concerning Cuba, a cross is added in column E;

(d)

in the row concerning Japan, a cross is added in column C.

(14)

In the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, in point 3, in the rows concerning Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, a cross is added in column B.

(15)

The entire entry relating to ‘Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Organizasyonu’ is deleted.

(16)

In the entry relating to ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

PanamaPA-BIO-123xx
SurinameSR-BIO-123xx
(17)

In the entry relating to ‘IMO-Control Sertifikasyon Tic. Ltd Ști’, in point 3, in the row concerning Turkey, a cross is added in columns B and E.

(18)

The entire entry relating to ‘IMO Institut für Marktökologie GmbH’ is deleted.

(19)

In the entry relating to ‘Indocert’, in point 3, in the row concerning India, the cross in column C is deleted.

(20)

In the entry relating to ‘IMOswiss AG’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

BahamasBS-BIO-143x
CambodiaKH-BIO-143xx
GambiaGM-BIO-143xx
HondurasHN-BIO-143x
IranIR-BIO-143xx
LaosLA-BIO-143xx
MalaysiaMY-BIO-143xx
Myanmar/BurmaMM-BIO-143xx
OmanOM-BIO-143xx
Saudi ArabiaSA-BIO-143xx
SurinameSR-BIO-143xx
(b)

in the row concerning Ethiopia, a cross is added in column B.

(21)

In the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, the following row is inserted:

Côte d'IvoireCI-BIO-111xx
(22)

The following new entry is inserted:

“Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH”

1.Address: Marientorgraben 3-5, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany

2.Internet address: http://www.bcs-oeko.com

3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

a

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.

Third countryCode numberCategory of products
ABCDEF
AlbaniaAL-BIO-141xx
AlgeriaDZ-BIO-141xx
AngolaAO-BIO-141xx
ArmeniaAM-BIO-141xx
AzerbaijanAZ-BIO-141xx
BangladeshBD-BIO-141xxx
BelarusBY-BIO-141xxx
BeninBJ-BIO-141xx
BhutanBT-BIO-141xxx
BoliviaBO-BIO-141xx
BotswanaBW-BIO-141xx
BrazilBR-BIO-141xxxx
CambodiaKH-BIO-141xx
ChadTD-BIO-141xx
ChileCL-BIO-141xxxxx
ChinaCN-BIO-141xxxxxx
ColombiaCO-BIO-141xxxx
Costa RicaCR-BIO-141x
Côte d'IvoireCI-BIO-141xxx
CubaCU-BIO-141xxx
Dominican RepublicDO-BIO-141xx
EcuadorEC-BIO-141xxxxx
EgyptEG-BIO-141xx
El SalvadorSV-BIO-141xxxx
EthiopiaET-BIO-141xxxx
GeorgiaGE-BIO-141xxx
FijiFJ-BIO-141xxx
GhanaGH-BIO-141xx
GuatemalaGT-BIO-141xxx
HaitiHT-BIO-141xx
HondurasHN-BIO-141xxx
Hong KongHK-BIO-141xx
IndiaIN-BIO-141x
IndonesiaID-BIO-141xx
IranIR-BIO-141xxx
JapanJP-BIO-141xx
KenyaKE-BIO-141xxxx
KosovoaXK-BIO-141xxx
KyrgyzstanKG-BIO-141xxx
LaosLA-BIO-141xx
LesothoLS-BIO-141xx
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMK-BIO-141xx
MalawiMW-BIO-141xx
MalaysiaMY-BIO-141xx
MexicoMX-BIO-141xxxx
MoldovaMD-BIO-141xx
MongoliaMN-BIO-141xxxx
MontenegroME-BIO-141xx
MoroccoMA-BIO-141xx
MozambiqueMZ-BIO-141xx
Myanmar/BurmaMM-BIO-141xxx
NamibiaNA-BIO-141xx
NepalNP-BIO-141xxx
NicaraguaNI-BIO-141xxxx
OmanOM-BIO-141xxx
PanamaPA-BIO-141xx
Papua New GuineaPG-BIO-141xxx
ParaguayPY-BIO-141xxxx
PeruPE-BIO-141xxx
PhilippinesPH-BIO-141xxx
RussiaRU-BIO-141xxx
Saudi ArabiaSA-BIO-141xxxx
SenegalSN-BIO-141xx
SerbiaRS-BIO-141xx
SingaporeSG-BIO-141xxx
South AfricaZA-BIO-141xxxxx
South KoreaKR-BIO-141xxxx
Sri LankaLK-BIO-141xx
SudanSD-BIO-141xx
SwazilandSZ-BIO-141xx
French PolynesiaPF-BIO-141xx
TaiwanTW-BIO-141xxx
TanzaniaTZ-BIO-141xx
ThailandTH-BIO-141xxxx
TurkeyTR-BIO-141xxxx
UgandaUG-BIO-141xx
UkraineUA-BIO-141xxx
United Arab EmiratesAE-BIO-141xxx
UruguayUY-BIO-141xxxx
VenezuelaVE-BIO-141xx
VietnamVN-BIO-141xxxx

4.Exceptions: in-conversion products, products covered by Annex III

5.Duration of inclusion in the list: until 30 June 2018.

(23)

The entry relating to ‘LACON GmbH’ is amended as follows:

(a)

point 3 is amended as follows:

(i)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

BhutanBT-BIO-134xx
IndonesiaID-BIO-134xx
MauritiusMU-BIO-134xx
NigeriaNG-BIO-134xx
SenegalSN-BIO-134xxx
Sri LankaLK-BIO-134xx
UgandaUG-BIO-134xx
(ii)

in the row concerning Brazil, a cross is added in columns A and D;

(iii)

in the row concerning Madagascar, a cross is added in column B;

(iv)

in the row concerning Mali, a cross is added in column D;

(v)

in the row concerning Morocco, a cross is added in column B;

(vi)

in the row concerning Serbia, a cross is added in column B;

(vii)

in the row concerning Tanzania, a cross is added in column B;

(viii)

in the row concerning the United Arab Emirates, a cross is added in column A;

(b)

in point 4, the word ‘wine’ is deleted.

(24)

In the entry relating to ‘Letis S.A.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Cayman IslandsKY-BIO-135xx
EcuadorEC-BIO-135xx
MexicoMX-BIO-135x
(25)

In the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, in point 3, the following row is inserted:

ChinaCN-BIO-119xx
(26)

In the entry relating to ‘Onecert, Inc.’, in point 3, the row for Nepal is replaced by the following:

NepalNP-BIO-152xx
(27)

In the entry relating to ‘Organic Control System’, in point 3, the following row is inserted:

MontenegroME-BIO-162xx
(28)

In the entry relating to ‘Organic Standard’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

ArmeniaAM-BIO-108xx
AzerbaijanAZ-BIO-108xx
GeorgiaGE-BIO-108xxx
KazakhstanKG-BIO-108xx
KyrgyzstanKZ-BIO-108xx
MoldovaMD-BIO-108xx
RussiaRU-BIO-108xx
UzbekistanUZ-BIO-108xx
(b)

in the row concerning Belarus, a cross is added in columns C, D, E and F;

(c)

in the row concerning Ukraine, a cross is added in columns C, E and F.

(29)

In the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

3.Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

Third countryCode numberCategory of products
ABCDEF
ArgentinaAR-BIO-110xx
BoliviaBO-BIO-110xx
BrazilBR-BIO-110xxx
MexicoMX-BIO-110xx
PanamaPA-BIO-110xx
ParaguayPY-BIO-110xx
UruguayUY-BIO-110xxxx
(30)

The entire entry relating to ‘SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH’ is deleted.

(31)

In the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:

AlgeriaDZ-BIO-142xx
BahamasBS-BIO-142xx
Hong KongHK-BIO-142xx
MalawiMW-BIO-142xx
SamoaWS-BIO-142xx
SingaporeSG-BIO-142xx
VietnamVN-BIO-142xx
(32)

In the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row concerning Serbia is deleted.

(33)

In the entries relating to ‘Abcert AG’, ‘Agreco R.F. Göderz GmbH’, ‘Albinspekt’, ‘Argencert SA’, ‘Australian Certified Organic’, ‘Bioagricert Srl.’, ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’, ‘Bio Latina Certificadora’, ‘Bolicert Ltd’, ‘Caucacert Ltd’, ‘CCOF Certification Services’, ‘CCPB Srl’, ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, ‘Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.’, ‘Certisys’, ‘Control Union Certifications’, ‘Doalnara Certified Organic Korea, LLC’, ‘Ecocert SA’, ‘Ecoglobe’, ‘Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Organizasyonu’, ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, ‘IBD Certifications Ltd’, ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’, ‘IMO Control Private Limited’, ‘Indocert’, ‘IMOswiss AG’, ‘International Certification Services, Inc.’, ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, ‘Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association’, ‘LACON GmbH’, ‘Letis S.A.’, ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, ‘ÖkoP Zertifizierungs GmbH’, ‘Onecert, Inc.’, ‘Oregon Tilth’, ‘Organic agriculture certification Thailand’, ‘Organic Certifiers’, ‘Organic crop improvement association’, ‘Organic Standard’, ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, ‘Organska Kontrola’, ‘QC&I GmbH’, ‘Quality Assurance International’, ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, ‘Suolo e Salute srl’ and ‘Uganda Organic Certification Ltd’, point 5 is replaced by the following:

5.Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.

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