Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   In Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   1.

   The Commission shall consider whether to recognise and include a control body or control authority in the list provided for in Article 3 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only complete requests that have been received before 31 October 2016 shall be taken into account for the drawing up of the first list.

2. (2)

   In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   1.

   The Commission shall consider whether to include a control body or control authority in the list provided for in Article 10 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only complete requests shall be taken into account for updating the list.

3. (3)

   Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;

4. (4)

   Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.