title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2345 of 15 December 2015 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)

text:
               16.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 330/29

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2345
   of 15 December 2015
   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 2092/91 (1), and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2) sets out the list of third countries whose systems of production and control measures for the organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

               (2)

               According to information provided by Costa Rica, Tunisia, the United States and the Republic of Korea, the name of the control body ‘BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ has been changed to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’.

               (3)

               According to information provided by Argentina, the internet address of the control body ‘Letis SA’ has changed.

               (4)

               According to information provided by Australia, the internet address of the competent authority has changed. Moreover the control authority ‘AQIS’ has ceased its activities and should no longer be listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

               (5)

               According to information provided by Canada, the control body ‘SAI Global Certification Services Limited’ has ceased its activities and should no longer be listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Moreover, a new control body ‘TransCanada Organic Certification Services (TCO Cert)’ should be listed in that Annex.

               (6)

               According to information provided by Costa Rica, the internet address of the control authority ‘Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado’ has changed.

               (7)

               According to information provided by India, the Indian competent authority has withdrawn its recognition of ‘Biocert India Pvt. Ltd, Indore’ and ‘TUV India Pvt. Ltd’, and these control bodies should no longer be listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Moreover, the Indian competent authority has recognised three control bodies which should be added to the list in that Annex: ‘Odisha State Organic Certification Agency’, ‘Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency’ and ‘Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency’.

               (8)

               According to the information provided by Japan, the name of a competent authority has changed.

               (9)

               According to information provided by Tunisia, the internet address of the competent authority has changed.

               (10)

               According to information provided by the United States, the name of the control body ‘Department of Plant Industry’ has changed to ‘Clemson University’, the name of the control body ‘Indiana Certified Organic LLC’ has changed to ‘Ecocert ICO, LLC’, the name of the control body ‘Marin County’ has changed to ‘Marin Organic Certified Agriculture’ and the name of the control body ‘OIA North America, LLC’ has changed to ‘Americert International (AI)’. Moreover the control body ‘Organic National & International Certifiers (ON&IC)’ has ceased its activities and should no longer be listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

               (11)

               According to information provided by the Republic of Korea, the Korean competent authority has recognised two more control bodies which should be added to the list in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008: ‘Neo environmentally-friendly’ and ‘Green Environmentally-Friendly certification center’.

               (12)

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

               (13)

               Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 provides that for products not imported under Article 32 and not imported from a third country which is recognised in accordance with Article 33(2) of that Regulation, the Commission may recognise control bodies competent to carry out the tasks for the purpose of importing products providing equivalent guarantees. Article 10(2)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 therefore provides that a control authority or a control body cannot be recognised for a product originating from a third country listed in the list of recognised third countries in Annex III to that Regulation and belonging to a product category for which that third country is recognised.

               (14)

               Since Canada and Japan are both recognised third countries in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and are listed for product category A in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, it appears that those provisions have not been adequately respected in the past as regards the recognition of the following control bodies listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for products originating in Canada and in Japan and belonging to product category A: ‘CCOF Certification Services’, ‘IMOswiss AG’, ‘International Certification Services, Inc.’, ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, ‘Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association’, ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, ‘Organic crop improvement association’ and ‘Quality Assurance International’.

               (15)

               The Commission has contacted the control bodies concerned to inform them of its intention to withdraw the product category A recognition for Canada and Japan. It has carefully examined the comments received.

               (16)

               ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’ has informed the Commission that it has ceased its certification activities in all third countries for which it was recognised and should no longer be listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

               (17)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Agreco R.F. Göderz GmbH’ 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 Russia and for product category D to Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.

               (18)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Australia Certified Organic’ 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 B to China and to Vanuatu and for product category D to the Cook Islands.

               (19)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bio.inspecta AG’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

               (20)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the conclusion is that it is justified to recognise ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ for product categories A and D in Madagascar, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco and Nicaragua, for product category C in Madagascar and Nicaragua, and for product category E in Mauritius.

               (21)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’ 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Montenegro, Nepal, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Pakistan, for product categories A, B and D to Cameroon and Nigeria and for product category C to China and Taiwan.

               (22)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.’ 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 D to Colombia.

               (23)

               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 for product categories A, D and F to Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Togo and Zimbabwe, for product categories A, B, C, D, E and F to Armenia and Kazakhstan and for product categories A, B, C, D and F to Iraq.

               (24)

               ‘Doalnara Certified Organic Korea, LLC’ has informed the Commission that it has ceased its certification activities in the Republic of Korea, the only third country for which it was recognised and should no longer be listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

               (25)

               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 geographical scope of its recognition for product category A to Botswana, for product categories A and D to Armenia, Belize, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong, Liberia, Mauritania, Myanmar/Burma, Nicaragua, Panama, Samoa, the Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste and Venezuela, for product categories A, B and D to Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, for product categories A, D and E to Turkmenistan, for product category B to Benin, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Monaco, the Philippines, Serbia, Tunisia, Vietnam and Zambia, for product category C to the Republic of Korea, for product category D to Chad, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vanuatu, for product category E to India, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Syria, Thailand and Uruguay, for product categories B and E to Kenya, Paraguay and Uganda, for product categories B, D and E to Ukraine, for product categories B, E and F to Burkina Faso, Mexico and Peru, for product categories D and E to Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan and for product categories E and F to Madagascar.

               (26)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’ 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 Belize. Furthermore, ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’ informed the Commission that it has changed its internet address.

               (27)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’ 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 Gambia, Liberia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, for product categories A, D and E to Kazakhstan, for product category B to Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Peru and Russia and for product category E to the United Arab Emirates.

               (28)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Mayacert’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the conclusion is that it is justified to recognise ‘Mayacert’ for product categories A, B and D in Mexico, for product categories A and D in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and for product category D in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador.

               (29)

               ‘Onecert, Inc.’ notified the Commission of the change of its name to ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’ It also notified a change of address.

               (30)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organic Standard’ 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 Tajikistan and for product category E to Kazakhstan and Russia.

               (31)

               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 the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

               (32)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘ORSER’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the conclusion is that it is justified to recognise ‘ORSER’ for product categories A and D in Turkey.

               (33)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection Co. Ltd’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for product category D in Japan. As pointed out in recital 13, Article 10(2)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 provides that a control authority or a control body cannot be recognised for a product originating from a third country listed in the list of recognised third countries in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and belonging to a category for which the third country is recognised. Japan is recognised as a third country in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and listed in that Annex for product category D. However, since that recognition does not cover all ingredients that can legally be imported into and processed in Japan, the recognition of control bodies for processed products that are not covered by the recognition of Japan for product category D as included in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is appropriate in order to avoid that products originating in Japan, which are processed with ingredients that can legally be imported into Japan, but are not covered by the recognition as set out in that Annex, cannot be imported into the Union. Based on the information received, the conclusion is that it is justified to recognise ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection Co., Ltd’ for product category D, except wine, in Japan for products that are not covered by the recognition under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as included in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

               (34)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘QC&I’ 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 product category D to wine.

               (35)

               The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Quality Partner’ to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the conclusion is that it is justified to recognise ‘Quality Partner’ for product categories C and D in Indonesia.

               (36)

               Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (37)

               In order to give the control bodies affected by the withdrawal of the recognition for product category A in respect of Canada and Japan the possibility to take the necessary measures to adapt their business relations to the new situation, the relevant amendments of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should apply 6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

               (38)

               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 twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Points (6), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17)(d), (20) and (25) of Annex II shall apply 6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 15 December 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  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 (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25).

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

                  (1)

                  In the entry relating to Argentina, in point 5, the internet address of the control body ‘Letis SA’ is replaced by ‘www.letis.org’.

                  (2)

                  The entry relating to Australia is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              in point 4, the internet address of the competent authority is replaced by:
                              ‘www.agriculture.gov.au/export/food/organic-bio-dynamic’

                              (b)

                              in point 5, the row relating to code number AU-BIO-002 is deleted.

                  (3)

                  In the entry relating to Canada, point 5 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row relating to code number CA-ORG-020 is deleted;

                              (b)

                              the following row is added:

                                          ‘CA-ORG-021

                                          TransCanada Organic Certification Services (TCO Cert)

                                          www.tcocert.ca’

                  (4)

                  In the entry relating to Costa Rica, point 5 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row relating to code number CR-BIO-001 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘CR-BIO-001

                                          Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

                                          www.sfe.go.cr’

                              (b)

                              the row relating to code number CR-BIO-002 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘CR-BIO-002

                                          Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH

                                          www.bcs-oeko.com’

                  (5)

                  In the entry relating to India, point 5 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the rows relating to code numbers IN-ORG-019 and IN-ORG-022 are deleted.

                              (b)

                              the following rows are added:

                                          ‘IN-ORG-024

                                          Odisha State Organic Certification Agency

                                          www.ossopca.nic.in

                                          IN-ORG-025

                                          Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency

                                          www.gopca.in

                                          IN-ORG-026

                                          Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency

                                          www.upsoca.org’

                  (6)

                  In the entry relating to Japan, point 4 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘4.

                              Competent authorities: Food Manufacture Affairs Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/index.html and Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center (FAMIC), www.famic.go.jp’

                  (7)

                  The entry relating to Tunisia is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              in point 4, the internet address of the competent authority is replaced by:
                              ‘www.agriculture.tn and www.onagri.tn’

                              (b)

                              in point 5, the row relating to code number TN-BIO-003 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘TN-BIO-003

                                          Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH

                                          www.bcs-oeko.com’

                  (8)

                  In the entry relating to the United States, point 5 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-004 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘US-ORG-004

                                          Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH

                                          www.bcs-oeko.com’

                              (b)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-009 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘US-ORG-009

                                          Clemson University

                                          www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant_industry/organic_certification’

                              (c)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-016 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘US-ORG-016

                                          Ecocert ICO, LLC

                                          www.ecocertico.com’

                              (d)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-022 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘US-ORG-022

                                          Marin Organic Certified Agriculture

                                          www.marincounty.org/depts/ag/moca’

                              (e)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-038 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘US-ORG-038

                                          Americert International (AI)

                                          www.americertorganic.com’

                              (f)

                              the row relating to code number US-ORG-045 is deleted.

                  (9)

                  In the entry relating to the Republic of Korea, point 5 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row relating to code number KR-ORG-002 is deleted;

                              (b)

                              the row relating to code number KR-ORG-011 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘KR-ORG-011

                                          Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH

                                          www.bcs-oeko.com’

                              (c)

                              the following rows are added:

                                          ‘KR-ORG-019

                                          Neo environmentally-friendly

                                          café.naver.com/neoefcc

                                          KR-ORG-020

                                          Green Environmentally-Friendly certification center

                                          www.greenorganic4us.co.kr’

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

                  (1)

                  The entire entry relating to ‘Afrisco Certified Organic, CC’ is deleted.

                  (2)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Agreco R.F. Göderz GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the following row is inserted:

                                          ‘Russia

                                          RU-BIO-151

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              in the rows concerning Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela, a cross is added in column D.

                  (3)

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

                              (a)

                              in the rows concerning China and Vanuatu, a cross is added in column B;

                              (b)

                              in the row concerning the Cook Islands, a cross is added in column D.

                  (4)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate order:

                              ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina

                              BA-BIO-161

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              Morocco

                              MA-BIO-161

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              United Arab Emirates

                              AE-BIO-161

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —’

                  (5)

                  After the entry relating to ‘Bolicert Ltd’, the following new entry is entered:

                     ‘“Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS”

                              1.

                              Address: Immeuble Le Guillaumet — 60 avenue du Général de Gaulle 92046 — Paris La Défense Cedex — France

                              2.

                              Internet address: http://www.qualite-france.com

                              3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Madagascar

                                          MG-BIO-165

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Mauritius

                                          MU-BIO-165

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          Monaco

                                          MC-BIO-165

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Morocco

                                          MA-BIO-165

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Nicaragua

                                          NI-BIO-165

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                              4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products

                              5.

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

                  (6)

                  In the entry relating to ‘CCOF Certification Services’, in point 3, in the row concerning Canada, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (7)

                  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 order:

                                          ‘Cameroon

                                          CM-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Democratic Republic of the Congo

                                          CD-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Montenegro

                                          ME-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Nepal

                                          NP-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Nigeria

                                          NG-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Occupied Palestinian Territory

                                          PS-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Pakistan

                                          PK-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

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

                              (c)

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

                  (8)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Certificadora Mexicana de productos y procesos ecológicos S.C.’, in point 3, in the row concerning Colombia, a cross is added in column D.

                  (9)

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

                              ‘Armenia

                              AM-BIO-149

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              Benin

                              BJ-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Botswana

                              BW-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Cameroon

                              CM-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Cuba

                              CU-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Curaçao

                              CW-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Haiti

                              HT-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Iraq

                              IQ-BIO-149

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Kazakhstan

                              KZ-BIO-149

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              x

                              Kenya

                              KE-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Lesotho

                              LS-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Malawi

                              MW-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Mongolia

                              MN-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Morocco

                              MA-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Namibia

                              NA-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Senegal

                              SN-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Suriname

                              SR-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Swaziland

                              SZ-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Taiwan

                              TW-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Togo

                              TG-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x

                              Zimbabwe

                              ZW-BIO-149

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              x’

                  (10)

                  The entire entry relating to ‘Doalnara Certified Organic Korea, LLC’ is deleted.

                  (11)

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

                              (a)

                              the following rows are inserted in the appropriate order:

                                          ‘Afghanistan

                                          AF-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Armenia

                                          AM-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Belize

                                          BZ-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Botswana

                                          BW-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Cape Verde

                                          CV-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Central African Republic

                                          CF-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Congo (Brazzaville)

                                          CG-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Democratic Republic of the Congo

                                          CD-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          El Salvador

                                          SV-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Equatorial Guinea

                                          GQ-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Georgia

                                          GE-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Guinea-Bissau

                                          GW-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Honduras

                                          HN-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Hong Kong

                                          HK-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Liberia

                                          LR-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Mauritania

                                          MR-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Myanmar/Burma

                                          MM-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Nicaragua

                                          NI-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Panama

                                          PA-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Samoa

                                          WS-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Seychelles

                                          SC-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Sierra Leone

                                          SL-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Singapore

                                          SG-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Sri Lanka

                                          LK-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Suriname

                                          SR-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Tajikistan

                                          TJ-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Timor-Leste

                                          TL-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Turkmenistan

                                          TM-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          Venezuela

                                          VE-BIO-154

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              in the rows concerning Benin, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Monaco, the Philippines, Serbia, Tunisia, Vietnam and Zambia, a cross is added in column B;

                              (c)

                              in the row concerning the Republic of Korea, a cross is added in column C;

                              (d)

                              in the rows concerning Chad, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vanuatu, a cross is added in column D;

                              (e)

                              in the rows concerning India, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Syria, Thailand and Uruguay, a cross is added in column E;

                              (f)

                              in the rows concerning Kenya, Paraguay and Uganda, a cross is added in columns B and E;

                              (g)

                              in the row concerning Ukraine, a cross is added in columns B, D and E;

                              (h)

                              in the rows concerning Burkina Faso, Mexico and Peru, a cross is added in columns B, E and F;

                              (i)

                              in the rows concerning Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan, a cross is added in columns D and E;

                              (j)

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

                  (12)

                  The entry relating to ‘IMO Control Latinoamérica Ltda.’ is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              point 2 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘2.

                                          Internet address: http://www.imo-la.com’

                              (b)

                              in point 3, the following row is inserted:

                                          ‘Belize

                                          BZ-BIO-123

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                  (13)

                  In the entry relating to ‘IMOswiss AG’, in point 3, in the rows concerning Canada and Japan, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (14)

                  In the entry relating to ‘International Certification Services, Inc.’, in point 3, in the row concerning Canada, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (15)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, in the row concerning Japan, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (16)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association’, in point 3, in the row concerning Japan, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (17)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the following rows are inserted in the appropriate order:

                                          ‘Gambia

                                          GM-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Kazakhstan

                                          KZ-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          Liberia

                                          LR-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Pakistan

                                          PK-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Tajikistan

                                          TJ-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Turkmenistan

                                          TM-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Uzbekistan

                                          UZ-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              in the rows concerning Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Peru and Russia, a cross is added in column B;

                              (c)

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

                              (d)

                              in the row concerning Japan, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (18)

                  After the entry relating to ‘Letis SA’, the following new entry is inserted:

                     ‘“Mayacert”

                              1.

                              Address: 18 calle 7-25 zona 11, Colonia Mariscal, 01011 Guatemala City, Guatemala

                              2.

                              Internet address: http://www.mayacert.com

                              3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Colombia

                                          CO-BIO-169

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Dominican Republic

                                          DO-BIO-169

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          El Salvador

                                          SV-BIO-169

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Guatemala

                                          GT-BIO-169

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Honduras

                                          HN-BIO-169

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Mexico

                                          MX-BIO-169

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Nicaragua

                                          NI-BIO-169

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                              4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine

                              5.

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

                  (19)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Onecert, Inc.’, the heading and point 1 are replaced by the following.

                     ‘“OneCert International PVT Ltd”

                              1.

                              Address: H-08, Mansarovar Industrial Area, Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan, India’

                  (20)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, in point 3, in the rows concerning Canada and Japan, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (21)

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

                              (a)

                              the following row is inserted:

                                          ‘Tajikistan

                                          TJ-BIO-108

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              in the rows concerning Kazakhstan and Russia, a cross is added in column E.

                  (22)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the appropriate order:

                              ‘Chile

                              CL-BIO-110

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              Ecuador

                              EC-BIO-110

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              Peru

                              PE-BIO-110

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —’

                  (23)

                  After the entry relating to ‘Organska Kontrola’, the following new entries are inserted:

                     ‘“ORSER”

                              1.

                              Address: Paris Caddesi No: 6/15, Ankara 06540, Turkey

                              2.

                              Internet address: http://orser.com.tr

                              3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Turkey

                                          TR-BIO-166

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                              4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products

                              5.

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

                     “Overseas Merchandising Inspection Co., Ltd”

                              1.

                              Address: 15-6 Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026, Japan

                              2.

                              Internet address: http://www.omicnet.com/omicnet/services-en/organic-certification-en.html

                              3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Japan

                                          JP-BIO-167

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                              4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products, wine and products covered by Annex III

                              5.

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

                  (24)

                  In the entry relating to ‘QC&I GmbH’, point 4 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products’

                  (25)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, in point 3, in the row concerning Canada, the cross in column A is deleted.

                  (26)

                  After the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following new entry is inserted:

                     ‘“Quality Partner”

                              1.

                              Address: Rue Hayeneux, 62, 4040 Herstal, Belgium

                              2.

                              Internet address: http://www.quality-partner.be

                              3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Indonesia

                                          ID-BIO-168

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                              4.

                              Exceptions: in-conversion products, algae and wine

                              5.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884 of 8 June 2015 establishing technical specifications and procedures required for the system of interconnection of registers established by Directive 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               10.6.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 144/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/884
   of 8 June 2015
   establishing technical specifications and procedures required for the system of interconnection of registers established by Directive 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Directive 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and third parties, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (1), and in particular Article 4c thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 4c of Directive 2009/101/EC requires the Commission to adopt technical specifications and procedures for the system of interconnection of registers established by that Directive.

               (2)

               The system of interconnection of registers is also to be used to implement certain requirements set out in Council Directive 89/666/EEC (2) and in Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

               (3)

               In order to establish the system of interconnection of registers, it is necessary to define and adopt technical specifications and procedures which ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the system, while accounting for the differences in the technical characteristics of the Member States' registers.

               (4)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Interconnection of Central, Commercial and Companies Registers,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The technical specifications and procedures for the system of interconnection of registers referred to in Article 4a(2) of Directive 2009/101/EC shall be as set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 June 2015

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 258, 1.10.2009, p. 11.

      (2)  Council Directive 89/666/EEC of 21 December 1989 concerning disclosure requirements in respect of branches opened in a Member State by certain types of companies governed by the law of another Member State (OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 36).

      (3)  Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies (OJ L 310, 25.11.2005, p. 1).

      ANNEX

         setting out the technical specifications and procedures referred to in Article 1

      Where reference is made herein to ‘registers’, it is always to be understood as ‘central, commercial and companies registers’.
      The system of interconnection of registers shall be referred to as the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS).
      1.   Methods of communication

      BRIS shall use service-based methods of electronic communication, such as Web-services, for the purpose of interconnection of registers.
      The communication between the portal and the platform, and between a register and the platform, shall be one-to-one communication. The communication from the platform to the registers may be one-to-one or one-to-many.
      2.   Communication protocols

      Secure internet protocols, such as HTTPS, shall be used for the communication between the portal, the platform, the registers and the optional access points.
      Standard communication protocols, such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), shall be used for the transmission of structured data and metadata.
      3.   Security standards

      For the communication and distribution of information via BRIS, the technical measures for ensuring minimum information technology security standards shall include:

                  (a)

                  Measures to ensure confidentiality of information, including by using secure channels (HTTPS);

                  (b)

                  Measures to ensure the integrity of data while being exchanged;

                  (c)

                  Measures to ensure the non-repudiation of origin of the sender of information within BRIS and the non-repudiation of receipt of information;

                  (d)

                  Measures to ensure logging of security events in line with recognized international recommendations for information technology security standards;

                  (e)

                  Measures to ensure the authentication and authorisation of any registered users and measures to verify the identity of systems connected to the portal, the platform or the registers within BRIS.

            4.   Methods of exchange of information between the register of the company and the register of the branch

      The following method shall be used for the exchange of information between the register of the company and the register of the branch as referred to in Article 3d of Directive 2009/101/EC and in Article 5a of the Directive 89/666/EEC:

                  (a)

                  The register of the company shall make available, without delay, to the platform the information on the opening and termination of any winding-up or insolvency proceedings and on the striking-off of the company (‘disclosed information’);

                  (b)

                  To ensure receipt without delay of the disclosed information, the register of the branch shall request that information from the platform. That request may consist of indicating to the platform the companies on which the register of the branch is interested to receive disclosed information;

                  (c)

                  Upon that request, the platform shall ensure that the register of the branch has access to the disclosed information without delay.

            Appropriate technical measures and procedures shall be in place to handle any communication error between the register and the platform.
      5.   List of data to be exchanged between registers

      5.1.   Branch disclosure notification

      For the purposes of this Annex, the exchange of information between registers set out in Article 3d of Directive 2009/101/EC and in Article 5a of Directive 89/666/EEC shall be referred to as ‘branch disclosure notification’. The proceeding triggering that notification shall be referred to as ‘branch disclosure event’.
      For each branch disclosure notification referred to in Article 3d of Directive 2009/101/EC and in Article 5a of Directive 89/666/EEC, Member States shall exchange the following data:

                  Data type

                  Description

                  Cardinality (1)

                  Additional description

                  Issuance Date and Time

                  Date and time when the notification was sent

                  1

                  Date and Time

                  Issuing Organisation

                  Name/Identifier of the organisation that issues this notification

                  1

                  Party data structure

                  Legislation Reference

                  Reference to relevant national or EU legislation

                  0…n

                  Text

                  Proceeding-related data

                  1

                  Group of Elements

                  Effective Date

                  Date when the proceeding affecting the company has come into effect

                  1

                  Date

                  Proceeding Type

                  Type of proceeding leading to a branch disclosure event as referred to in Article 5a(1) of Directive 89/666/EEC

                  1

                  Code
                  (Winding-up Opening
                  Winding-up Termination
                  Winding-up Opening and Termination
                  Winding-up Revocation
                  Insolvency Opening
                  Insolvency Termination
                  Insolvency Opening and Termination
                  Insolvency Revocation
                  Striking-off)

                  Company data

                  1

                  Group of Elements

                  EUID

                  Unique identifier of the company making subject of this notification

                  1

                  Identifier
                  See section 8 of this Annex for structure of the EUID

                  Alternate ID

                  Other identifiers of the company (e.g. Legal Entity Identifier)

                  0…n

                  Identifier

                  Legal form

                  Type of legal form

                  1

                  Code
                  As referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2009/101/EC

                  Name

                  Name of the company making subject of this notification

                  1

                  Text

                  Registered Office

                  Registered office of the company

                  1

                  Text

                  Register Name

                  Name of the register where the company is registered

                  1

                  Text

            The notification message may also include technical data necessary for the proper transmission of the message.
      The exchange of information shall also include technical messages necessary for the acknowledgement of receipt, logging and reporting purposes.
      5.2.   Cross-border merger notification

      For the purposes of this Annex, the exchange of information between registers as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2005/56/EC shall be referred to as ‘cross-border merger notification’. For each cross-border merger notification referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2005/56/EC, Member States shall exchange the following data:

                  Data type

                  Description

                  Cardinality

                  Additional description

                  Issuance Date Time

                  Date and time when the notification was sent

                  1

                  Date and Time

                  Issuing Organisation

                  Organisation that issued this notification

                  1

                  Party data structure

                  Recipient Organisation

                  Organisation this notification is addressed to

                  1

                  Party data structure

                  Legislation Reference

                  Reference to relevant national or EU legislation

                  0…n

                  Text

                  Merger-related data

                  1

                  Group of Elements

                  Effective Date

                  Date when the merger became effective

                  1

                  Date

                  Merger Type

                  Type of merger as defined by Article 2(2) of Directive 2005/56/EC

                  1

                  Code
                  (Cross-border merger by acquisition
                  Cross-border merger by formation of new company
                  Cross-border merger of wholly owned company)

                  Resulting company

                  1

                  Group of Elements

                  EUID

                  Unique identifier of the company resulting from the merger

                  1

                  Identifier
                  See section 8 of this Annex for structure of the EUID

                  Alternate IDs

                  Other identifiers

                  0…n

                  Identifier

                  Legal form

                  Type of legal form

                  1

                  Code
                  As referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2009/101/EC

                  Name

                  Name of the company resulting from the merger

                  1

                  Text

                  Registered Office

                  Registered office of the company resulting from the merger

                  1

                  Text

                  Register Name

                  Name of the register where the company resulting from the merger was registered

                  1

                  Text

                  Merging Company

                  1…n

                  Group of Elements

                  EUID

                  Unique identifier of the company being merged

                  1

                  Identifier
                  See section 8 of this Annex for structure of the EUID

                  Alternate IDs

                  Other identifiers

                  0…n

                  Identifier

                  Legal Form

                  Type of legal form

                  1

                  Code
                  As referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2009/101/EC

                  Name

                  Name of the company taking part in the merger

                  1

                  Text

                  Registered Office

                  Registered office of the company taking part in the merger

                  0…1

                  Text

                  Register Name

                  Register where the merging company was registered

                  1

                  Text

            The notification message may also include technical data necessary for the proper transmission of the message.
      The exchange of information shall also include technical messages necessary for the acknowledgement of receipt, logging and reporting purposes.
      6.   Structure of the standard message format

      The exchange of information between the registers, the platform and the portal shall be based on standard data-structuring methods and shall be expressed in a standard message format such as XML.
      7.   Data for the platform

      The following type of data shall be provided for the platform to perform its functions:

                  (a)

                  Data allowing for the identification of systems that are connected to the platform. Those data could consist of URLs or any other number or code uniquely identifying each system within BRIS;

                  (b)

                  An index of the particulars listed in Article 3c(2) of Directive 2009/101/EC. This data shall be used to ensure consistent and quick results of the search service. Where the data is not made available to the platform for indexation, Member States shall make the same particulars available for the purpose of the search service in a way that guarantees the same level of service as provided by the platform;

                  (c)

                  Unique identifiers of companies referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 2009/101/EC and unique identifiers of branches referred to in Article 1(4) of Directive 89/666/EEC. These identifiers shall be used to ensure the interoperability of registers via the platform;

                  (d)

                  Any other operational data that is necessary for the platform to ensure the proper and efficient functioning of the search service and the interoperability of registers. Those data may include code lists, reference data, glossaries and related translations of those metadata, as well as logging and reporting data.

            The data and metadata handled by the platform shall be processed and stored in line with the security standards outlined in section 3 of this Annex.
      8.   Structure and use of the unique identifier

      The unique identifier for the purpose of communication between registers shall be referred to as the EUID (European Unique Identifier).
      The structure of the EUID will be compliant with ISO 6523 and will contain the following elements:

                  EUID element

                  Description

                  Additional description

                  Country code

                  Elements making it possible to identify the Member State of the register

                  Mandatory

                  Register Identifier

                  Elements making it possible to identify the domestic register of origin of the company and of the branch respectively

                  Mandatory

                  Registration number

                  Company/branch number refers to the registration number of the company/branch in the domestic register of origin

                  Mandatory

                  Verification digit

                  Elements making it possible to avoid identification errors

                  Optional

            The EUID shall be used to unequivocally identify companies and branches for the purpose of the exchange of information between registers via the platform.
      9.   Methods of operation of the system and information technology services provided by the platform

      For the distribution and exchange of information, the system shall be based on the following technical method of operation:
      For the delivery of messages in the relevant language version, the platform shall provide reference data artefacts, such as code lists, controlled vocabularies and glossaries. Where relevant, these will be translated into the EU official languages. Where possible, recognised standards and standardized messages shall be used.
      The Commission will share with the Member State further details on the technical method of operation and the implementation of the information technology services provided by the platform.
      10.   Search criteria

      At least one country must be selected when running a search.
      The portal shall provide the following harmonised criteria for the search:

                  —

                  Company name.

                  —

                  Registration number. This refers to the registration number of the company or the branch in the domestic register.

            Further search criteria may be available on the portal.
      11.   Payment modalities

      For the documents and particulars for which Member States charge fees and which are made available on the e-Justice portal via BRIS, the system shall allow users to pay online by using widely used payment modalities such as credit and debit cards.
      The system may also provide alternative online payment methods, such as bank transfers or virtual wallets (deposit).
      12.   Explanatory labels

      In relation to the particulars and types of documents listed in Article 2 of Directive 2009/101/EC, Member States shall provide the following explanatory labels:

                  (a)

                  A short title for each particular and document (for example: ‘Articles of incorporation’);

                  (b)

                  As appropriate, a brief description of the content of each document or particular, including, optionally, information on the legal value of the document.

            13.   Availability of services

      The service time frame shall be 24/7days, with an availability rate of the system of at least 98 % excluding scheduled maintenance.
      Member States shall notify the Commission of maintenance activities as follows:

                  (a)

                  5 working days in advance for maintenance operations that may cause an unavailability period of up to 4 hours;

                  (b)

                  10 working days in advance for maintenance operations that may cause an unavailability period of up to 12 hours;

                  (c)

                  30 working days in advance for infrastructure computer room maintenance, which may cause up to 6 days unavailability period per year.

            To the extent possible, maintenance operations shall be planned outside working hours (19:00h — 8:00h CET).
      Where Member States have fixed weekly service windows, they shall inform the Commission of the time and day of the week when such fixed weekly windows are planned. Without prejudice to the obligations in points (a) to (c) of second paragraph, if Member States systems become unavailable during such a fixed window, Member States may choose not to notify the Commission on each occasion.
      In case of unexpected technical failure of the Member States systems, Member States shall inform the Commission without delay of their system unavailability, and, if known, of the projected resuming of the service.
      In case of unexpected failure of the central platform or of the portal, the Commission shall inform the Member States without delay of the platform or portal unavailability, and if known, of the projected resuming of the service.
      14.   Optional access points

      14.1.   Procedure

      Member States shall provide information on the planned timing of the establishment of the optional access points, the number of optional access points that will connect to the platform, and contact details of the person(s) that could be contacted for the purpose of establishing the technical connection.
      The Commission shall provide the Member States with the necessary technical details and support for the testing and deployment of the connection of each optional access point to the platform.
      14.2.   Technical requirements

      For the connection of optional access points to the platform, Member States shall comply with the relevant technical specifications defined in this Annex, including security requirements for transmission of data via the optional access points.
      Where payment is necessary via an optional access point, Member States shall provide the payment methods of their choice and shall handle the related payment operations.
      Member States shall carry out appropriate testing before the connection to the platform becomes operational and before any significant changes are made to an existing connection.
      After successful connection of the optional access point to the platform, Member States shall inform the Commission of any upcoming significant change of the access point that may affect the functioning of the platform, in particular the closing of the access point. Member States shall provide sufficient technical details in relation to the change, in order to allow for proper integration of any related changes.
      Member States shall indicate on each optional access point that the search service is provided via the system of interconnection of registers.

         (1)  Cardinality 0 means that the data is optional. Cardinality 1 means that the data is mandatory. Cardinality 0…n or 1…n means that more than one piece of the same type of data may be provided.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 246/2012 of 20 March 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               21.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 81/39

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 246/2012
   of 20 March 2012
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

               (2)

               The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 March 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

      (1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  IL

                  139,1

                  JO

                  64,0

                  MA

                  49,0

                  TN

                  98,4

                  TR

                  98,3

                  ZZ

                  89,8

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  183,3

                  TR

                  157,2

                  ZZ

                  170,3

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  76,0

                  ZZ

                  76,0

                  0709 93 10

                  JO

                  225,1

                  MA

                  60,5

                  TR

                  129,2

                  ZZ

                  138,3

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  51,8

                  IL

                  76,4

                  MA

                  51,2

                  TN

                  57,9

                  TR

                  68,9

                  ZZ

                  61,2

                  0805 50 10

                  EG

                  43,8

                  TR

                  53,3

                  ZZ

                  48,6

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  89,5

                  BR

                  82,5

                  CA

                  125,0

                  CL

                  101,6

                  CN

                  103,4

                  MK

                  31,8

                  US

                  164,1

                  UY

                  74,9

                  ZA

                  119,9

                  ZZ

                  99,2

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  94,3

                  CL

                  124,6

                  CN

                  63,0

                  ZA

                  91,6

                  ZZ

                  93,4

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.