Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2196
of 17 December 2020
amending 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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/911, and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
Whereas:
Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/20082 sets out the list of third countries whose systems of production and control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
According to the information provided by Australia, it has recognised a new control body ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’, which should be included in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
According to the information provided by Canada, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI)’ and ‘Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)’. In addition, Canada has informed the Commission that the accreditation of ‘Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO)’ has expired and the accreditation of ‘Global Organic Alliance’ has been cancelled.
The recognition by the Union of the laws and regulations of Chile as equivalent to the Union’s laws and regulations ends on 31 December 2020. Pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products3, that recognition should be extended indefinitely.
According to the information provided by India, the list of recognised Indian control bodies listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be updated. The changes concern updates of the names or internet addresses for IN-ORG-003, IN-ORG-004, IN-ORG-005, IN-ORG-006, IN-ORG-007, IN-ORG-012, IN-ORG-014, IN-ORG-016, IN-ORG-017, IN-ORG-021, IN-ORG-024 and IN-ORG-025. In addition, India has recognised eight additional control bodies that should also be included in that Annex, i.e. ‘Bhumaatha Organic Certification Bureau (BOCB)’, ‘Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency’, ‘Reliable Organic Certification Organization’, ‘Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA)’, ‘Global Certification Society’, ‘GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd’, ‘Telangana State Organic Certification Authority’ and ‘Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency’. Finally, India has suspended the recognition of ‘Intertek India Pvt Ltd’, and has withdrawn the recognition of ‘Vedic Organic Certification Agency’.
According to the information provided by Japan, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Ehime Organic Agricultural Association’, ‘Hiroshima Environment and Health Association’, ‘Rice Research Organic Food Institute’, ‘NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Association’, ‘Wakayama Organic Certified Association’ and ‘International Nature Farming Research Center’. Furthermore, the name and internet address of ‘Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability’ has changed. In addition, ‘Association of Certified Organic Hokkaido’ and ‘LIFE Co., Ltd’ need to be deleted as a result of the withdrawal of their recognition. Finally, the Japanese competent authority has recognised the following three control bodies: ‘Japan Agricultural Standard Certification Alliance’,‘Japan Grain Inspection Association’ and ‘Okayama Agriculture Development Institute’, which should be added to the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
According to the information provided by the Republic of Korea, the Korean competent authority has recognised the following two control bodies, which should be added to the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008: ‘Hankyoung Certification Center Co., Ltd.’ and ‘Ctforum. LTD’.
According to the information provided by the United States, it is necessary to change the internet address of ‘Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’, ‘Marin Organic Certified Agriculture’, ‘Monterey County Certified Organic’, ‘New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services’, ‘New Jersey Department of Agriculture’, ‘New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program’, ‘Washington State Department of Agriculture’ and ‘Yolo County Department of Agriculture’. In addition, the name of ‘Oklahoma Department of Agriculture’ has changed. Furthermore, the name and internet address of ‘A bee organic’, ‘Clemson University’, ‘Americert International (AI)’, ‘Scientific Certification Systems’ have changed.
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.
The duration of the recognition in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of the control bodies listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 ends on 30 June 2021. Based on the results of the continuous supervision carried out by the Commission, the recognition of those control bodies should be extended until 31 December 2021.
As a result of the adoption of Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-San Marino Cooperation Committee4, San Marino will need to be removed from Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 in the entries for ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, ‘CCPB Srl’, ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’ and ‘Suolo e Salute srl’.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘AfriCert Limited’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and B for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Senegal, Timor-Leste, Turkey and Vietnam.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘BioAgricert SrL’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Russia; for product category B to Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Ecuador, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Togo, Ukraine and Vietnam, and to extend its recognition for Serbia to product category D, for Senegal to product categories B and D, and for Laos and Turkey to product categories B and E.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D and F in respect of the United Kingdom.
‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ and ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ have notified the Commission of the change of their address.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Caucascert Ltd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product category A to Turkey.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Certificadora Biotropico S.A’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Colombia.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Control Union Certifications’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar for product categories A and D, and to extend its recognition for Chile to product categories C and F.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A, B and D to Brazil, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Pakistan, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and South Africa.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocert SA’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for Chile to product category E. In addition, it appears that its recognition for product category A in respect of Russia needs to be withdrawn.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecoglobe’ to amend its specifications. At the request of ‘Ecoglobe’, Afghanistan and Pakistan need to be deleted from the list of third countries for which it has been recognised.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecogruppo Italia’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product category A for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, for product category B for Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, for product category D for Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey and for product category E for Turkey.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Turkey.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A, D, and E to the United Arab Emirates, and to extend the recognition for Costa Rica to product categories A and D and the recognition for Turkey to product category E.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Kiwa Sativa’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of Guinea Bissau.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for Australia, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Samoa to product category B.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for Malaysia and Nepal to product category A. In addition, at the request of ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’, Myanmar/Burma needs to be deleted from the list of third countries for which it has been recognised.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B (except beekeeping), D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B (except beekeeping), D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A and D in respect of China.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Food Federation’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for product categories A and D to Ukraine and Turkey, and to extend its recognition for Russia to product category E.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’ to withdraw its recognition and to be deleted from the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. The Commission has accepted the request.
The Commission has been informed that a wrong code number has been attributed to Kosovo for the control body ‘Q-check’. That code number should therefore be amended to the correct ISO code number.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product category D in respect of the United Kingdom.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Soil Association Certification limited’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, C, D, E and F in respect of the United Kingdom. At the request of the control body, product category B is removed for Cameroon and South Africa due to the absence of operators.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, B, D and E in respect of Fiji, Malaysia, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga and Vanuatu, as well as for product categories B and E and for wine and yeast under product category D for Australia.
The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘SRS Certification GmbH’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that control body for product categories A, D and E in respect of China and Taiwan.
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on 1 February 2020, ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C.I.C’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’, ‘Organic Food Federation’, ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’ and ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’ have requested to be recognised in accordance with Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in the United Kingdom as a third country. That recognition should therefore take effect from the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’), without prejudice to the application of Union law to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol.
In accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the competent authority in Northern Ireland may confer control competences to control authorities and may delegate control tasks to control bodies.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on organic production,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
- (2)
Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Points (5), (22), (26) and (27)(a)(i) of Annex II concerning ‘Biodynamic Association Certification’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers C.I.C’, ‘Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd’, ‘Organic Food Federation’, ‘Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd’ and ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’ shall apply from 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen
ANNEX I
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
in the entry relating to Australia, in point 5, the following row is added:
AU-BIO-007
Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd
https://www.sxcertified.com.au
- (2)
in the entry relating to Canada, point 5 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the rows relating to CA-ORG-008 ‘Global Organic Alliance’ and CA-ORG-011 ‘Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO)’ are deleted;
- (b)
the rows relating to code numbers CA-ORG-017 and CA-ORG-019 are replaced by the following:
CA-ORG-017
Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI)
http://www.qai-inc.com
CA-ORG-019
Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV)
http://www.quebecvrai.org/
- (a)
- (3)
in the entry relating to Chile, in point 7, ‘until 31 December 2020’ is replaced by ‘unspecified’;
- (4)
in the entry relating to India, point 5 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the rows relating to code numbers IN-ORG-003, IN-ORG-004, IN-ORG-005, IN-ORG-006, IN-ORG-007, IN-ORG-012, IN-ORG-014, IN-ORG-016, IN-ORG-017, IN-ORG-021, IN-ORG-024 and IN-ORG-025 are replaced by the following:
IN-ORG-003
Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited
www.bureauveritas.co.in
IN-ORG-004
CU Inspections India Pvt Ltd
www.controlunion.com
IN-ORG-005
ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd.
www.ecocert.in
IN-ORG-006
TQ Cert Services Private Limited
www.tqcert.in
IN-ORG-007
IMO Control Pvt. Ltd
www.imocontrol.in
IN-ORG-012
OneCert International
Private Limited
www.onecertinternational.com
IN-ORG-014
Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)
www.usoca.org
IN-ORG-016
Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)
www.agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/rssopca
IN-ORG-017
Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT)
www.cgcert.com
IN-ORG-021
Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)
www.mpsoca.org
IN-ORG-024
Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)
www.ossopca.org
IN-ORG-025
Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)
www.gopca.in
- (b)
the following rows are added:
IN-ORG-027
Karnataka State Organic
Certification Agency
www.kssoca.org
IN-ORG-028
Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA)
www.ssoca.in
IN-ORG-029
Global Certification
Society
www.glocert.org
IN-ORG-030
GreenCert Biosolutions
Pvt. Ltd
www.greencertindia.in
IN-ORG-031
Telangana State Organic
Certification Authority
www.tsoca.telangana.gov.in
IN-ORG-032
Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency
(BSSOCA)
www.bssca.co.in
IN-ORG-033
Reliable Organic Certification Organization
https://rococert.com
IN-ORG-034
Bhumaatha Organic Certification Bureau (BOCB)
http://www.agricertbocb.in
- (c)
the rows relating to IN-ORG-015 and IN-ORG-020 are deleted;
- (a)
- (5)
in the entry relating to Japan, point 5 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the rows relating to code numbers JP-BIO-016, JP-BIO-020, JP-BIO-021, JP-BIO-023, JP-BIO-027, JP-BIO-031 and JP-BIO-034 are replaced by the following:
JP-BIO-016
Ehime Organic Agricultural Association
http://eoaa.sakura.ne.jp/
JP-BIO-020
Hiroshima Environment and Health Association
https://www.kanhokyo.or.jp/
JP-BIO-021
ACCIS Inc.
https://www.accis.jp/
JP-BIO-023
Rice Research Organic Food Institute
https://rrofi.jp/
JP-BIO-027
NPO Kumamoto Organic Agriculture Association
http://www.kumayuken.org/
JP-BIO-031
Wakayama Organic Certified Association
https://woca.jpn.org/w/
JP-BIO-034
International Nature Farming Research Center
http://www.infrc.or.jp/
- (b)
the rows relating to code numbers JP-BIO-026 and JP-BIO-030 are deleted;
- (c)
the following rows are added:
JP-BIO-038
Japan Agricultural Standard Certification Alliance
http://jascert.or.jp/
JP-BIO-039
Japan Grain Inspection Association
http://www.kokken.or.jp/
JP-BIO-040
Okayama Agriculture Development Institute
http://www.nokaiken.or.jp
- (a)
- (6)
in the entry relating to the Republic of Korea, in point 5, the following rows are added:
KR-ORG-036
Hankyoung Certification Center Co., Ltd.
https://blog.naver.com/hk61369
KR-ORG-037
Ctforum. LTD
http://blog.daum.net/ctforum
- (7)
in the entry relating to the United States, in point 5, the rows relating to code numbers US-ORG-001, US-ORG-009, US-ORG-018, US-ORG-022, US-ORG-029, US-ORG-033, US-ORG-034, US-ORG-035, US-ORG-038, US-ORG-039, US-ORG-053, US-ORG-058, and US-ORG-059 are replaced by the following:
US-ORG-001
Where Food Comes From Organic
www.wfcforganic.com
US-ORG-009
Department of Plant Industry – Clemson University
www.clemson.edu/organic
US-ORG-018
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/organicCertification.asp
US-ORG-022
Marin Organic Certified Agriculture
https://www.marincounty.org/depts/ag/moca
US-ORG-029
Monterey County Certified Organic
https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/agricultural-resource-programs/agricultural-product-quality-and-marketing/monterey-county-certifi#ag
US-ORG-033
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services
www.agriculture.nh.gov
US-ORG-034
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/md/prog/jerseyorganic.html
US-ORG-035
New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Organic Program
www.nmda.nmsu.edu/marketing/organic-program
US-ORG-038
Americert International (OIA North America, LLC)
http://www.americertorganic.com/home
US-ORG-039
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
www.oda.state.ok.us
US-ORG-053
SCS Global Services, Inc.
www.SCSglobalservices.com
US-ORG-058
Washington State Department of Agriculture
www.agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Organic
US-ORG-059
Yolo County Department of Agriculture
https://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/general-government-departments/agriculture-cooperative-extension/agriculture-and-weights-measures/yolo-certified-organic-agriculture
ANNEX II
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
- (1)
in point 5 of all entries, the date ‘30 June 2021’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2021’;
- (2)
after the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’, the following entry is inserted:
“AfriCert Limited”
- 1.
Address: Plaza 2000 1st Floor, East Wing – Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya
- 2.
Internet address: www.africertlimited.co.ke
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
BI-BIO-184
Burundi
x
x
—
—
—
—
CD-BIO-184
Democratic Republic of Congo
x
x
—
—
—
—
GH-BIO-184
Ghana
x
x
—
—
—
—
KE-BIO-184
Kenya
x
x
—
—
—
—
RW-BIO-184
Rwanda
x
x
—
—
—
—
TZ-BIO-184
Tanzania
x
x
—
—
—
—
UG-BIO-184
Uganda
x
x
—
—
—
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (3)
in the entry relating to ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
AZ-BIO-172
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
x
—
—
BR-BIO-172
Brazil
x
—
—
x
—
—
CM-BIO-172
Cameroon
x
—
—
x
—
—
CN-BIO-172
China
x
—
—
x
—
—
CV-BIO-172
Cape Verde
x
—
—
x
—
—
GE-BIO-172
Georgia
x
—
—
x
—
—
GH-BIO-172
Ghana
x
—
—
x
—
—
KH-BIO-172
Cambodia
x
—
—
x
—
—
KZ-BIO-172
Kazakhstan
x
—
—
x
—
—
MA-BIO-172
Morocco
x
—
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-172
Mexico
x
—
—
x
—
—
PA-BIO-172
Panama
x
—
—
x
—
—
PY-BIO-172
Paraguay
x
—
—
x
—
—
SN-BIO-172
Senegal
x
—
—
x
—
—
TL-BIO-172
Timor-Leste
x
—
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-172
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
VN-BIO-172
Vietnam
x
—
—
x
—
—
- (4)
in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AF-BIO-132
Afghanistan
x
—
—
x
—
—
AL-BIO-132
Albania
x
x
—
x
x
—
AZ-BIO-132
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
x
—
—
BD-BIO-132
Bangladesh
x
x
—
x
—
—
BO-BIO-132
Bolivia
x
x
—
x
—
—
BR-BIO-132
Brazil
x
x
—
x
—
—
CA-BIO-132
Cameroon
x
—
—
x
x
CN-BIO-132
China
x
x
—
x
x
—
EC-BIO-132
Ecuador
x
x
—
x
—
—
ET-BIO-132
Ethiopia
x
—
—
x
—
—
FJ-BIO-132
Fiji
x
x
—
x
—
—
GE-BIO-132
Georgia
x
—
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-132
Indonesia
—
x
—
x
—
—
IN-BIO-132
India
—
x
—
x
—
—
IR-BIO-132
Iran
x
—
—
x
—
—
KG-BIO-132
Kyrgyzstan
x
—
—
x
—
—
KH-BIO-132
Cambodia
x
x
—
x
—
—
KR-BIO-132
Republic of Korea
x
x
—
—
—
—
KZ-BIO-132
Kazakhstan
x
x
—
x
x
—
LA-BIO-132
Laos
x
x
—
x
x
—
LK-BIO-132
Sri Lanka
x
x
—
x
—
—
MA-BIO-132
Morocco
x
x
—
x
—
—
MD-BIO-132
Moldova
x
—
—
x
—
—
MM-BIO-132
Myanmar/Burma
x
x
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-132
Mexico
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-132
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
x
—
NP-BIO-132
Nepal
x
x
—
x
—
—
PF-BIO-132
French Polynesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
PH-BIO-132
Philippines
x
x
—
x
—
—
PY-BIO-132
Paraguay
x
x
—
x
x
—
RS-BIO-132
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
RU-BIO-132
Russia
x
—
—
x
—
—
SG-BIO-132
Singapore
x
x
—
x
x
—
SN-BIO-132
Senegal
x
x
—
x
—
—
TG-BIO-132
Togo
x
x
—
x
—
—
TH-BIO-132
Thailand
x
x
—
x
x
—
TR-BIO-132
Turkey
x
x
—
x
x
—
UA-BIO-132
Ukraine
x
x
—
x
—
—
UY-BIO-132
Uruguay
x
x
—
x
x
—
VN-BIO-132
Vietnam
x
x
—
x
—
—
- 3.
- (5)
after the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, the following entry is inserted:
“Biodynamic Association Certification”
- 1.
Address: Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG, United Kingdom
- 2.
Internet address: http://bdcertification.org.uk/
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-185
United Kingdom5
x
x
—
x
—
x
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (6)
in the entry relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ point 1 is replaced by the following:
- 1.
Address: Level 1, 233-237 Lambton Quay, The Old Bank Arcade, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
- 1.
- (7)
in the entry relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’, point 1 is replaced by the following:
- 1.
Address: Le Triangle de l’Arche – 9, cours du Triangle, 92937 Paris la Défense cedex, France
- 1.
- (8)
in the entry relating to ‘Caucascert Ltd’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
TR-BIO-117
Turkey
x
—
—
—
—
—
- (9)
in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;
- (10)
after the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:
“Certificadora Biotropico S.A”
- 1.
Address: Casa 5C, Callejon El Mirador, Via Principal, Paraje, Cali, 760032, Colombia
- 2.
Internet address: www.biotropico.com
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CO-BIO-186
Colombia
x
—
—
x
—
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (11)
in the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, point 3 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
BA-BIO-149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
x
—
—
x
—
—
QA-BIO-149
Qatar
x
—
—
x
—
—
- (b)
the row relating to Chile is replaced by the following:
CL-BIO-149
Chile
x
x
x
x
—
x
- (a)
- (12)
in the entry relating to ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
BR-BIO-181
Brazil
x
x
—
x
—
—
BY-BIO-181
Belarus
x
x
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-181
Indonesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
KZ-BIO-181
Kazakhstan
x
x
—
x
—
—
LB-BIO-181
Lebanon
x
x
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-181
Mexico
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-181
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
—
—
NG-BIO-181
Nigeria
x
x
—
x
—
—
PH-BIO-181
Philippines
x
x
—
x
—
—
PK-BIO-181
Pakistan
x
x
—
x
—
—
RS-BIO-181
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
RU-BIO-181
Russia
x
x
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-181
Turkey
x
x
—
x
—
—
TW-BIO-181
Taiwan
x
x
—
x
—
—
UA-BIO-181
Ukraine
x
x
—
x
—
—
UZ-BIO-181
Uzbekistan
x
x
—
x
—
—
VN-BIO-181
Vietnam
x
x
—
x
—
—
ZA-BIO-181
South Africa
x
x
—
x
—
—
- (13)
in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Chile and Russia are replaced by the following:
CL-BIO-154
Chile
x
x
—
x
x
x
RU-BIO-154
Russia
—
—
—
x
x
—
- (14)
in the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, in point 3, the rows relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan are deleted;
- (15)
after the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, the following entry is inserted:
“Ecogruppo Italia”
- 1.
Address: Via Pietro Mascagni 79, 95129 Catania, Italy
- 2.
Internet address: http://www.ecogruppoitalia.it
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AM-BIO-187
Armenia
x
x
—
—
—
—
AZ-BIO-187
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
—
—
—
BA-BIO-187
Bosnia and Herzegovina
x
x
—
—
—
—
KZ-BIO-187
Kazakhstan
x
—
—
—
—
—
ME-BIO-187
Montenegro
x
x
—
x
—
—
MK-BIO-187
North-Macedonia
x
—
—
x
—
—
RS-BIO-187
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-187
Turkey
x
x
—
x
x
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (16)
after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:
“ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti”
- 1.
Address: 160 Nr 13 Daire 3. Izmir 35100, Turkey
- 2.
Internet address: www.etko.com.tr
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
TR-BIO-109
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (17)
in the entry relation to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 3 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
AE-BIO- 144
United Arab Emirates
x
—
—
x
x
—
- (b)
the rows relating to Costa Rica and Turkey are replaced by the following:
CR-BIO-144
Costa Rica
x
—
—
x
x
—
TR-BIO-144
Turkey
x
—
—
x
x
x
- (a)
- (18)
in the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;
- (19)
after the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:
“Kiwa Sativa”
- 1.
Address: Rua Robalo Gouveia, 1, 1A, 1900-392, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2.
Internet address: http://www.sativa.pt
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GW-BIO-188
Guinea-Bissau
x
—
—
x
—
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (20)
in the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, point 3 is replaced by the following:
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AU-BIO-119
Australia
—
x
—
x
—
—
CN-BIO-119
China
x
x
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-119
Indonesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
LK-BIO-119
Sri Lanka
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-119
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
—
—
NP-BIO-119
Nepal
x
x
—
x
—
—
PG-BIO-119
Papua New Guinea
x
x
—
x
—
—
SB-BIO-119
Solomon Islands
x
x
—
x
—
—
SG-BIO-119
Singapore
x
x
—
x
—
—
TL-BIO-119
Timor-Leste
x
x
—
x
—
—
TO-BIO-119
Tonga
x
x
—
x
—
—
WS-BIO-119
Samoa
x
x
—
x
—
—
- 3.
- (21)
in the entry relating to ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’, point 3 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the rows relating to Malaysia and Nepal are replaced by the following:
MY-BIO-121
Malaysia
x
—
—
x
—
—
NP-BIO-121
Nepal
x
—
—
x
—
—
- (b)
the row relating to Myanmar/Burma is deleted;
- (a)
- (22)
after the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, the following entries are inserted:
“Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C”
- 1.
Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom
- 2.
Internet address: http://ofgorganic.org/
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-189
United Kingdom6
x
x
—
x
x
x
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd”
- 1.
Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom
- 2.
Internet address: https://ofgorganic.org/about/scotland
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-190
United Kingdom7
x
x
—
x
x
x
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)”
- 1.
Address: 8# Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, 210042, China
- 2.
Internet address: http://www.ofdc.org.cn
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CN-BIO-191
China
x
—
—
x
—
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Food Federation”
- 1.
Address: 31 Turbine Way, Swaffham, PE37 7XD, United Kingdom
- 2.
Internet address: http://www.orgfoodfed.com
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-192
United Kingdom8
x
x
—
x
x
x
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (23)
in the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:
- (a)
the row relating to Russia is replaced by the following:
RU-BIO-110
Russia
x
—
—
x
x
—
- (b)
the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
UA-BIO-110
Ukraine
x
—
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-110
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
- (a)
- (24)
the entry relating to ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’ is deleted;
- (25)
in the entry relating to ‘Q-check’, in point 3, the row relating to Kosovo is replaced by the following in the order of the code numbers:
‘XK-BIO-179
Kosovo9
x
—
—
x
—
—
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.’
- (26)
after the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd”
- 1.
Address: North Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 2HE, United Kingdom
- 2.
Internet address: www.qwfc.co.uk
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-193
United Kingdom10
—
—
—
x
—
—
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
- 1.
- (27)
the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, is amended as follows:
- (a)
point 3 is amended as follows:
- (i)
the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘GB-BIO-142
United Kingdom11
x
x
x
x
x
x
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’
- (ii)
the rows relating to Cameroon and South Africa are replaced by the following:
CM-BIO-142
Cameroon
—
—
—
x
—
—
ZA-BIO-142
South Africa
x
—
—
x
—
—
- (i)
- (b)
point 4 is replaced by the following:
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- (a)
- (28)
after the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, the following entries are inserted:
“Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd”
- 1.
Address: 8/27 Mayneview Street, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia
- 2.
Internet address: https://www.sxcertified.com.au
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AU-BIO-194
Australia12
—
x
—
x
x
—
FJ-BIO-194
Fiji
x
x
—
x
x
—
MY-BIO-194
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
x
—
SG-BIO-194
Singapore
x
x
—
x
x
—
TO-BIO-194
Tonga
x
x
—
x
x
—
VU-BIO-194
Vanuatu
x
x
—
x
x
—
WS-BIO-194
Samoa
x
x
—
x
x
—
For this control body, the recognition for product category D in respect of Australia only covers wine and yeast.
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“SRS Certification GmbH”
- 1.
Address: Friedländer Weg 20, Göttingen, 37085, Germany
- 2.
Internet address: http://www.srs-certification.com
- 3.
Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CN-BIO-195
China
x
—
—
x
x
—
TW-BIO-195
Taiwan
x
—
—
x
x
—
- 4.
Exceptions: in-conversion products.
- 5.
Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
- 1.
- (29)
in the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted.