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Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25. (See end of Document for details) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25 of 13 January 2020 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) COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/25 of 13 January 2020 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) 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 2092/91 (1) , and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d), thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) , establishes that the scheme of control bodies and control authorities recognised by the Commission on the basis of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 to carry out controls and to issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of importing products with equivalent guarantees will be replaced by a scheme of control bodies and control authorities recognised by the Commission for the purpose of importing compliant products. The new import scheme provided in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will apply from 1 January 2021. In order to ensure that the necessary administrative capacities are available to provide for a timely recognition of control bodies and control authorities under the new scheme, it is appropriate to introduce a final date for receiving new requests for the recognition of control bodies and control authorities for the purpose of equivalence pursuant to Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (3) and the inclusion of such control bodies and control authorities in the list set out in Annex IV to that Regulation. Requests received after that date should no longer be admissible. (2) Products imported from a third country can be placed on the Union market as organic if they are covered by a certificate of inspection issued by the competent authorities, control authorities or control bodies of a recognised third country or by a recognised control authority or control body. In order to ensure compliance with the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, which requires the certificate of inspection to accompany the goods to the premises of the first consignee, and with a view to ensuring the traceability of the imported products during distribution, including transport form third countries, it should be clarified that the certificate of
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Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for theCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25. (See end of Document for details)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25 of 13 January 2020 amendingand correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for

implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangementsfor imports of organic products from third countries (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/25

of 13 January 2020

amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying downdetailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 asregards 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 productionand labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91(1), and inparticular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), establishesthat the scheme of control bodies and control authorities recognised by the Commissionon the basis of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 to carry out controlsand to issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of importing products withequivalent guarantees will be replaced by a scheme of control bodies and controlauthorities recognised by the Commission for the purpose of importing compliantproducts. The new import scheme provided in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will applyfrom 1 January 2021. In order to ensure that the necessary administrative capacities areavailable to provide for a timely recognition of control bodies and control authoritiesunder the new scheme, it is appropriate to introduce a final date for receiving newrequests for the recognition of control bodies and control authorities for the purpose ofequivalence pursuant to Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008(3) andthe inclusion of such control bodies and control authorities in the list set out in AnnexIV to that Regulation. Requests received after that date should no longer be admissible.

(2) Products imported from a third country can be placed on the Union market as organicif they are covered by a certificate of inspection issued by the competent authorities,control authorities or control bodies of a recognised third country or by a recognisedcontrol authority or control body. In order to ensure compliance with the secondsubparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, which requires thecertificate of inspection to accompany the goods to the premises of the first consignee,and with a view to ensuring the traceability of the imported products during distribution,including transport form third countries, it should be clarified that the certificate of

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inspection is to be issued by the relevant control authority or control body at the momentthe consignment leaves the third country of export or origin.

(3) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of third countries whosesystems of production and control measures for organic production of agriculturalproducts are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No834/2007.

(4) Japan has informed the Commission that its competent authority has added the controlbody ‘Akatonbo’ to the list of control bodies recognised by Japan.

(5) The Republic of Korea has informed the Commission that its competent authority haschanged the name of ‘Neo environmentally-friendly’ and the name and internet addressof ‘Association for Agricultural Products Quality Evaluation’. The Republic of Koreahas also informed the Commission that the recognition of the control body ‘KoreaAgricultural Product and Food Certification’ has been withdrawn.

(6) The United States has informed the Commission that its competent authority has addedseven control bodies to the list of control bodies recognised by the United States forthe purpose of the equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007,namely ‘CERES’, ‘EcoLOGICA S.A’, ‘Food Safety S.A.’, ‘IBD Certifications’,‘Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale (ICEA)’, ‘OnMark’ and ‘PerryJohnson Registrar Food Safety, Inc.’. The United States has also requested the removalof ‘Global Culture’, ‘Global Organic Certification Services’, ‘Stellar CertificationServices, Inc.’, ‘Institute for Marketecology (IMO)’, and ‘Basin and Range Organics(BARO)’ from the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

(7) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control authorities andcontrol bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countriesfor the purpose of equivalence.

(8) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘A CERT EuropeanOrganization for Certification S.A’ to amend its specifications. Based on theinformation received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend thescope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Armenia, Ghana, Kosovo(4),Kuwait, Oman, Peru, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

(9) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Argencert SA’ to beremoved from the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on theinformation received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to remove thatcontrol body from that list.

(10) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Balkan Biocert Skopje’to amend its legal status. Based on the information received, the Commission hasconcluded that it is justified to replace the name of that control body by ‘Balkan BiocertMacedonia DOOEL Skopje’.

(11) The Commission has received a request from ‘Başak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol veSertifikasyon Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd’ to amend its address.

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(12) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’ to amendits specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concludedthat it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for product categories A, B, Dand E to Paraguay and Uruguay, for product categories A, B and D to Bolivia and SriLanka, for product categories A, D and E to Cameroon, and for product categories Aand D to Fiji.

(13) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Biocert International PvtLtd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commissionhas concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar/Burma, Egypt, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Oman,Pakistan, the Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnamfor product categories A and D, to Benin, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Qatar,Russia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Ukraine for product categories A, D and E, and toGeorgia for product categories D and E, and to extend its recognition for Sri Lanka toproduct category E.

(14) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bio.inspecta AG’ toamend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission hasconcluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Montenegro, NorthMacedonia and Serbia for product categories A, B, D, E and F, and to extend the scopeof its recognition for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan,Kosovo(5), Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam to productcategories B, E and F, for Armenia, Lebanon and Tanzania to product categories B andE, for Algeria and Kyrgyzstan to product category B, for Turkey to product categoriesE and F, and for Azerbaijan to product category E.

(15) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bureau VeritasCertification France SAS’ to amend its internet address and its specifications. Based onthe information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to withdrawits recognition for product category E in respect of Mauritius.

(16) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CCPB Srl’ to amend itsspecifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded thatit is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comorosand Madagascar for product categories A, C and D, and to extend the scope of itsrecognition for Côte d’Ivoire to product categories C and D.

(17) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CERES Certification ofEnvironmental Standards GmbH’ to amend its specifications. Based on the informationreceived, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of itsrecognition to the United States for product category C, and to extend the scope of itsrecognition for the United Arab Emirates to product category A, for Chile to productcategory C, and for South Africa to product category F.

(18) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on theinformation received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise that

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control body for Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and Madagascar for product categoriesA, B and D.

(19) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocert SA’ to amendits specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concludedthat it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for the United Arab Emirates,Cuba, Kuwait and Malawi to product category B, for Serbia and Zimbabwe to productcategory E, and for Moldova to product category F.

(20) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘FairCert CertificationServices Pvt Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that itis justified to recognise that control body for Bhutan and Nepal for product categoriesA, B, D and E, and for India for product categories B, D and E.

(21) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘IBD Certificações Ltda.’to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission hasconcluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Bolivia andParaguay for product category A and D, and to Mongolia for product categories A and E.

(22) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-GarantieGmbH’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commissionhas concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Seychelles forproduct categories A and D, and to the United States for product category C, and toextend the scope of its recognition for Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan andZambia to product category B, for Guatemala to product categories C and F, and forthe Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, and Turkey toproduct category F.

(23) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Mayacert’ to amend itsspecifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded thatit is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Panama and Sri Lanka for productcategories A and D.

(24) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘OneCert International PVTLtd’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commissionhas concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition to Egypt, Jordan,Malaysia and Qatar for product categories A and D, and to extend the scope of itsrecognition for the United Arab Emirates to product category A, and for Ethiopia, India,Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda to product category E.

(25) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organización InternationalAgropecuaria’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, theCommission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition toColombia for product categories A and D, and to extend the scope of its recognition forChile and Uruguay to product category E, except for those products already covered byAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

(26) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Servicio de CertificaciónCAAE S.L.U’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the

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Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition toColombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua andPanama for product categories A and D.

(27) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Suolo e Salute srl’ toamend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission hasconcluded that it is justified to extend the scope of its recognition for Egypt to productcategory D.

(28) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Tse-Xin OrganicCertification Corporation’ to amend its specifications. Based on the informationreceived, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the scope ofits recognition to the Republic of Korea for product category A, to Hong Kongand Singapore for product category D, and to Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar/Burma, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam for product categories A andD.

(29) The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Valsts SIA “Sertifikācijasun testēšanas centrs”’ to amend its legal status. Based on the information received, theCommission has concluded that it is justified to replace the name of that control bodyby ‘SIA “Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’. In addition, the Commission has receivedand examined a request from that control body to amend its specifications. Based onthe information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extendthe scope of its recognition for Belarus to product categories B, D, E and F, and forUzbekistan to product categories D, E and F, and to extend the scope of its recognitionto Kazakhstan, Moldova and Tajikistan for product categories A, B, D, E and F, and toKyrgyzstan for product categories A, B, D and E.

(30) On the basis of the dossier submitted by ‘Agricert — Certificação de ProdutosAlimentares lda’, the scope of its recognition was extended to Guinea for productcategories A and D by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39(6).However, in that dossier that control body had wrongly requested an extension forGuinea instead of Guinea Bissau. Based on the information received, the Commissionhas concluded that it is justified to correct Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008accordingly. In the interest of clarity and legal certainty, this correction should applyfrom the date of entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39.

(31) Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.

(32) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of theCommittee on organic production,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008

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

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(1) in Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1. The Commission shall consider whether to include a control body or controlauthority in the list provided for in Article 10 upon receipt of a request thereto from therepresentative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of themodel of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article17(2). Only complete requests that have been submitted by 30 June 2020 shall be takeninto account for updating the list.;

(2) in Article 13(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

The certificate of inspection shall be issued by the relevant control authority orcontrol body before the consignment leaves the third country of export or origin.It shall be endorsed by the relevant Member State’s competent authority andcompleted by the first consignee on the basis of the model and the notes set outin Annex V and using the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)established by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC(7).;

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

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

Article 2

Correction of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with Annex IIIto this Regulation.

Article 3

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of itspublication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2 shall apply from 31 January 2019.

Done at Brussels, 13 January 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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ANNEX I

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

(1) in the entry relating to Japan, the following row is added:

JP-BIO-038 Akatonbo http://www.akatonbo.or.jp/

(2) in the entry relating to the Republic of Korea, point 5 is amended as follows:

(a) the rows relating to code numbers KR-ORG-019 and KR-ORG-026 arereplaced by the following:

KR-ORG-019 Neo environmentally-friendly CertificationCenter

http://neoefcc.modoo.at

KR-ORG-026 Agricultural ProductsQuality Service

http://apqs.kr

(b) the row relating to code number KR-ORG-001 is deleted;

(3) in the entry relating to the United States, point 5 is amended as follows:

(a) the following rows are added:

US-ORG-62 CERES http://www.ceres-cert.com/

US-ORG-63 EcoLOGICA S.A. http://www.eco-logica.com/

US-ORG-64 Food Safety S.A. http://www.foodsafety.com.ar/

US-ORG-65 IBD Certifications http://www.ibd.com.br/

US-ORG-66 Istituto per laCertificazione Etica eAmbientale (ICEA)

http://www.icea.info/

US-ORG-67 OnMark http://onmarkcertification.com/

US-ORG-68 Perry JohnsonRegistrar Food Safety,Inc.

http://www.pjrfsi.com/

(b) the rows relating to code numbers US-ORG-12, US-ORG-14, US-ORG-54,US-ORG-60 and US-ORG-61 are deleted.

ANNEX II

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

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(1) in the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A’, inpoint 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

‘AE-BIO-171

UnitedArabEmirates

x x

AM-BIO-171

Armenia x x

GH-BIO-171

Ghana x x

KW-BIO-171

Kuwait x x

OM-BIO-171

Oman x x

PE-BIO-171

Peru x x

SD-BIO-171

Sudan x x

UZ-BIO-171

Uzbekistanx x

VN-BIO-171

Vietnam x x

XK-BIO-171

Kosovoa x x

a This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and theICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.’

(2) the entry relating to ‘Argencert SA’ is deleted;

(3) in the entry relating to ‘Balkan Biocert Skopje’, the name of the control body isreplaced by ‘Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje’;

(4) in the entry relating to ‘Başak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve SertifikasyonHizmetleri Tic. Ltd’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

1. Address: Çinarli Mahallesi Şehit Polis Fethi Sekin Cad. No:3/1006 Konak/İZMİR, Turkey;

(5) in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, in point 3, the following rows are insertedin the order of the code numbers:

BO-BIO-132

Bolivia x x x

CM-BIO-132

Cameroonx x x

FJ-BIO-132

Fiji x x

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LK-BIO-132

SriLanka

x x x

PY-BIO-132

Paraguay x x x x

UY-BIO-132

Uruguay x x x x

(6) in the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

AE-BIO-177

UnitedArabEmirates

x x

AF-BIO-177

Afghanistanx x

BD-BIO-177

Bangladeshx x

BJ-BIO-177

Benin x x x

BT-BIO-177

Bhutan x x

EG-BIO-177

Egypt x x

ET-BIO-177

Ethiopia x x x

GE-BIO-177

Georgia x x

MM-BIO-177

Myanmar/Burma

x x

MU-BIO-177

Mauritiusx x

MY-BIO-177

Malaysiax x

MZ-BIO-177

Mozambiquex x x

NP-BIO-177

Nepal x x

NG-BIO-177

Nigeria x x x

OM-BIO-177

Oman x x

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PH-BIO-177

Philippinesx x

PK-BIO-177

Pakistan x x

QA-BIO-177

Qatar x x x

RU-BIO-177

Russia x x x

SD-BIO-177

Sudan x x x

TG-BIO-177

Togo x x x

TH-BIO-177

Thailand x x

TZ-BIO-177

Tanzania x x

UA-BIO-177

Ukraine x x x

UG-BIO-177

Uganda x x x

VN-BIO-177

Vietnam x x

(b) the row relating to Sri Lanka is replaced by the following:

LK-BIO-177

SriLanka

x x x

(7) in the entry relating to ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

ME-BIO-161

Montenegrox x — x x x

MK-BIO-161

NorthMacedonia

x x — x x x

RS-BIO-161

Serbia x x — x x x

(b) the rows relating to Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia andHerzegovina, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon,Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan andVietnam are replaced by the following:

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‘AL-BIO-161

Albania x x — x x x

AM-BIO-161

Armenia x x — x x —

AZ-BIO-161

Azerbaijanx — x x —

BA-BIO-161

BosniaandHerzegovina

x x — x x x

DZ-BIO-161

Algeria x x — x — —

GE-BIO-161

Georgia x x — x x x

IR-BIO-161

Iran x x — x x x

KG-BIO-161

Kyrgyzstanx x — x — —

KZ-BIO-161

Kazakhstanx x — x x x

LB-BIO-161

Lebanon x x — x x —

MD-BIO-161

Moldova x x — x x x

RU-BIO-161

Russia x x — x x x

TJ-BIO-161

Tajikistanx x — x x x

TR-BIO-161

Turkey x — — x x x

TZ-BIO-161

Tanzania x x — x x —

UA-BIO-161

Ukraine x x — x x x

UZ-BIO-161

Uzbekistanx x — x x x

VN-BIO-161

Vietnam x x — x x x

XK-BIO-161

Kosovoa x x x x x

a This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.’

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(8) the entry relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ is amended asfollows:

(a) in point 2, the internet address is replaced by the following: ‘https://filiereagro.bureauveritas.fr/’;

(b) in point 3, the row relating to Mauritius is replaced by the following:

MU-BIO-165

Mauritiusx — — x — —

(9) in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, point 3 is amended as follows:

(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

BF-BIO-102

BurkinaFaso

x x x

CM-BIO-102

Cameroonx x x

KM-BIO-102

Comorosx x x

MG-BIO-102

Madagascarx x x

(b) the row relating to Côte d’Ivoire is replaced by the following:

CI-BIO-102

Côted’Ivoire

x x x

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

(a) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

US-BIO-140

UnitedStates

— — x — — —

(b) the rows relating to Chile, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates arereplaced by the following:

AE-BIO-140

UnitedArabEmirates

x — — x — —

CL-BIO-140

Chile x x x x — —

ZA-BIO-140

SouthAfrica

x x — x — x

(11) after the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certification’, the following entry is inserted:

‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’

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1. Address: ul. Domaniewska 45, 02-672 Warszawa, Poland

2. Internet address: www.dqs.pl

3. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Category of productsCodenumber

Thirdcountry A B C D E F

BA-BIO-181

BosniaandHerzegovina

x x x

CN-BIO-181

China x x x

MG-BIO-181

Madagascarx x x

4. Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine

5. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021

(12) in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Cuba, Kuwait,Malawi, Moldova, Serbia, the United Arad Emirates and Zimbabwe are replaced bythe following:

AE-BIO-154

UnitedArabEmirates

x x — x x —

CU-BIO-154

Cuba x x — x x —

KW-BIO-154

Kuwait x x — x — —

MD-BIO-154

Moldova x x — x — x

MW-BIO-154

Malawi x x — x — —

RS-BIO-154

Serbia x x — x x x

ZW-BIO-154

Zimbabwex x — x x x

(13) after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:

‘FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd’

1. Address: C 122, GAURIDHAM COLONY, 451001-KHARGONE, India

2. Internet address: www.faircert.com

3. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

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Category of productsCodenumber

Thirdcountry A B C D E F

BT-BIO-180

Bhutan x x x x

IN-BIO-180

India x x x

NP-BIO-180

Nepal x x x x

4. Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine

5. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021

(14) in the entry relating to ‘IBD Certificações Ltda.’, in point 3, the following rows areinserted in the order of the code numbers:

BO-BIO-122

Bolivia x x

MN-BIO-122

Mongolia x x

PY-BIO-122

Paraguay x x

(15) in the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended asfollows:

(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

SC-BIO-141

Seychellesx — — x — —

US-BIO-141

UnitedStates

— — x — — —

(b) the rows relating to Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey,Uzbekistan and Zambia are replaced by the following:

AM-BIO-141

Armenia x x — x — —

DO-BIO-141

DominicanRepublic

x — — x — x

EC-BIO-141

Ecuador x x x x x x

GE-BIO-141

Georgia x x — x x —

GT-BIO-141

Guatemalax x x x x x

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HN-BIO-141

Hondurasx — — x x x

PE-BIO-141

Peru x x — x x x

PY-BIO-141

Paraguayx x — x x x

RS-BIO-141

Serbia x — — x — x

TJ-BIO-141

Tajikistanx x — x — —

TR-BIO-141

Turkey x x — x x x

UZ-BIO-141

Uzbekistanx x — x — —

ZM-BIO-141

Zambia x x — x — —

(16) in the entry relating to ‘Mayacert’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in theorder of the code numbers:

LK-BIO-169

SriLanka

x x

PA-BIO-169

Panama x x

(17) in the entry relating to ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’, point 3 is amended asfollows:

(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

EG-BIO-152

Egypt x x

JO-BIO-152

Jordan x x

MY-BIO-152

Malaysiax x

QA-BIO-152

Qatar x x

(b) the rows relating to the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique,Tanzania and Uganda are replaced by the following:

AE-BIO-152

UnitedArabEmirates

x x

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ET-BIO-152

Ethiopia x x x

IN-BIO-152

India x x

MZ-BIO-152

Mozambiquex x x

TZ-BIO-152

Tanzania x x x

UG-BIO-152

Uganda x x x

(18) in the entry relating to ‘Organización International Agropecuaria’, point 3 isamended as follows:

(a) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

CO-BIO-110

Colombiax x

(b) the row relating to Chile and Uruguay is replaced by the following:

CL-BIO-110

Chile x x x x

UY-BIO-110

Uruguay x x x x x

(19) in the entry relating to ‘Servicio de Certificación CAAE S.L.U’, in point 3, thefollowing entries are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

CO-BIO-178

Colombia x x

DO-BIO-178

DominicanRepublic

x x

GT-BIO-178

Guatemalax x

HN-BIO-178

Honduras x x

NI-BIO-178

Nicaragua x x

PA-BIO-178

Panama x x

SV-BIO-178

ElSalvador

x x

(20) in the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to Egypt isreplaced by the following:

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EG-BIO-150

Egypt x x

(21) in the entry relating to ‘Tse-Xin Organic Certification Corporation’, in point 3, thefollowing rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

HK-BIO-174

HongKong

x

ID-BIO-174

Indonesia x x

KH-BIO-174

Cambodia x x

KR-BIO-174

Republicof Korea

x

LA-BIO-174

Laos x x

MM-BIO-174

Myanmar/Burma

x x

MY-BIO-174

Malaysia x x

PH-BIO-174

Philippinesx x

SG-BIO-174

Singapore x

TH-BIO-174

Thailand x x

VN-BIO-174

Vietnam x x

(22) the entry relating to ‘Valsts SIA “Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’ is amendedas follows:

(a) the name of the control body is replaced by ‘SIA “Sertifikācijas untestēšanas centrs”’;

(b) point 3 is amended as follows:

(i) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

KG-BIO-173

Kyrgyzstanx x — x x —

KZ-BIO-173

Kazakhstanx x — x x x

MD-BIO-173

Moldovax x — x x x

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TJ-BIO-173

Tajikistanx x — x x x

(ii) the rows relating to Belarus and Uzbekistan are replaced by thefollowing:

BY-BIO-173

Belarus x x — x x x

UZ-BIO-173

Uzbekistanx x — x x x

ANNEX III

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, in the entry relating to ‘Agricert —Certificação de Produtos Alimentares lda’, in point 3, the row relating to Guinea is replacedby the following:

GW-BIO-172

GuineaBissau

x — — x — —

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(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.(2) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on

organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules forimplementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for importsof organic products from third countries (OJ L 334 12.12.2008, p. 25).

(4) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence

(5) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39 of 10 January 2019 amending Regulation(EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L9, 11.1.2019, p. 106).

(7) Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of anintegrated computerised veterinary system (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44).’;

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