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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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1.The [F1Secretary of State] shall establish a list of recognised third countries in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. [F2The Secretary of State must make the list available to the public on the internet. For transitional purposes, the Secretary of State must add to the list the names of the third countries and other information falling within paragraph 2 listed in Annex 3 of this Regulation, as that Annex had effect immediately before it was revoked, with the exception of the date by which the recognition of equivalence of the European Union is to be reassessed, which must be entered as 31 December 2023.] The procedures for drawing up and amending the list are defined in Articles 8 and 16 of this Regulation. Amendments to the list shall be made available to the public on the Internet [F3from time to time].
2.The list shall contain all the information necessary in respect of each third country to allow verifying whether products placed on the [F4market in Great Britain] have been subject to the control system of the third country recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in particular:
(a)the product categories concerned;
(b)the origin of the products;
(c)a reference to the production standards applied in the third country;
(d)the competent authority in the third country responsible for the control system, its address, including e-mail and Internet addresses;
[F5(e)the name, address, email address, internet address and code number of the control authority or authorities and the control body or bodies recognised by the competent authority referred to in point (d) to carry out controls;
(f)the name, address, email address, internet address and code number of the authority or authorities and the control body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing certificates with a view to importing into [F6Great Britain];]
(g)the duration of the inclusion in the list.
[F7The Secretary of State may make amendments to the information contained in the list from time to time to ensure that it remains accurate and up-to-date.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 7(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(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 4(6)(a)(i)
F3Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 4(6)(a)(ii)
F4Words in Art. 7(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(7)(b)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1452, regs. 1(2)(b), 5(4)(c)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Substituted 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).
F6Words in Art. 7(2)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/692), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(b)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1452, regs. 1(2)(b), 5(4)(c)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 7(2) inserted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 4(6)(b)
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