title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 2012 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries

text:
               18.8.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 222/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 751/2012
   of 16 August 2012
   correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries
   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(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2) as amended by Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 (3) 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.

               (2)

               In relation to CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, Ecocert SA and Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l., certain third countries, code numbers and product categories have been omitted from that list. In addition, for Ecocert SA a reference to an exception to the products covered is missing.

               (3)

               Therefore, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be corrected accordingly.

               (4)

               For the sake of legal certainty, this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory Committee on organic production,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with 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.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 August 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

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

      (3)  OJ L 162, 21.6.2012, p. 1.

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

                  (1)

                  In the text relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Albania

                                          AL-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Bolivia

                                          BO-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Bhutan

                                          BT-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Chile

                                          CL-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          China

                                          CN-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Colombia

                                          CO-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Dominican Republic

                                          DO-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Ecuador

                                          EC-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Egypt

                                          EG-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Ethiopia

                                          ET-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Grenada

                                          GD-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Indonesia

                                          ID-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Jamaica

                                          JM-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Kenya

                                          KE-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

                                          MK-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Mexico

                                          MX-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Moldova

                                          MD-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Morocco

                                          MA-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Papua New Guinea

                                          PG-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Paraguay

                                          PY-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Peru

                                          PE-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Philippines

                                          PH-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Russia

                                          RU-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Rwanda

                                          RW-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Saudi Arabia

                                          SA-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Serbia

                                          RS-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Singapore

                                          SG-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          South Africa

                                          ZA-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Saint Lucia

                                          LC-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Taiwan

                                          TW-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Tanzania

                                          TZ-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Thailand

                                          TH-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Turkey

                                          TR-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Uganda

                                          UG-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Ukraine

                                          UA-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Uzbekistan

                                          UZ-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Vietnam

                                          VN-BIO-140

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                  (2)

                  The text relating to ‘Ecocert SA’ is corrected as follows:

                              (a)

                              point 3 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘3.

                                          Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                                      Third country

                                                      Code number

                                                      Category of products

                                                      A

                                                      B

                                                      C

                                                      D

                                                      E

                                                      F

                                                      Algeria

                                                      DZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Andorra

                                                      AD-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Azerbaijan

                                                      AZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Benin

                                                      BJ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Bosnia and Herzegovina

                                                      BA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Brazil

                                                      BR-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Burkina Faso

                                                      BF-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Burundi

                                                      BI-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Cambodia

                                                      KH-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Cameroon

                                                      CM-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Canada

                                                      CA-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Chad

                                                      TD-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      China

                                                      CN-BO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Colombia

                                                      CO-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Comoros

                                                      KM-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Côte d’Ivoire

                                                      CI-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Croatia

                                                      HR-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Cuba

                                                      CU-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Dominican Republic

                                                      DO-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Ecuador

                                                      EC-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Fiji

                                                      FJ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Ghana

                                                      GH-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Guatemala

                                                      GT-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Guinea

                                                      GN-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Guyana

                                                      GY-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Haiti

                                                      HT-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      India

                                                      IN-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Indonesia

                                                      ID-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Iran

                                                      IR-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Japan

                                                      JP-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Kazakhstan

                                                      KZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Kenya

                                                      KE-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Kuwait

                                                      KW-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Kyrgyzstan

                                                      KK-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Laos

                                                      LA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

                                                      MK-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Madagascar

                                                      MG-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Malawi

                                                      MW-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Malaysia

                                                      MY-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Mali

                                                      ML-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Mauritius

                                                      MU-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Mexico

                                                      MX-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Moldova

                                                      MD-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Monaco

                                                      MC-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Morocco

                                                      MA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Mozambique

                                                      MZ-BO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Namibia

                                                      NA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Nepal

                                                      NP-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Pakistan

                                                      PK-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Paraguay

                                                      PY-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Peru

                                                      PE-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Philippines

                                                      PH-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Russia

                                                      RU-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Rwanda

                                                      RW-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Sao Tome and Principe

                                                      ST-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Saudi Arabia

                                                      SA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Senegal

                                                      SN-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Serbia

                                                      RS-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      South Africa

                                                      ZA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Sudan

                                                      SD-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Swaziland

                                                      SZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Syria

                                                      SY-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Tanzania

                                                      TZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Thailand

                                                      TH-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Togo

                                                      TG-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Tunisia

                                                      TS-BIO-154

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Turkey

                                                      TR-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Uganda

                                                      UG-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Ukraine

                                                      UA-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      United Arab Emirates

                                                      AE-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Uzbekistan

                                                      UZ-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Vanuatu

                                                      VU-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Vietnam

                                                      VN-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Zambia

                                                      ZM-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      Zimbabwe

                                                      ZW-BIO-154

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —

                                                      x

                                                      —

                                                      —’

                              (b)

                              point 4 is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘4.

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

                  (3)

                  In the text relating to ‘Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘3.

                              Third countries, code numbers and product categories concerned:

                                          Third country

                                          Code number

                                          Category of products

                                          A

                                          B

                                          C

                                          D

                                          E

                                          F

                                          Egypt

                                          EG-BIO-136

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Lebanon

                                          LB-BIO-136

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Morocco

                                          MA-BIO-136

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Syria

                                          SY-BIO-136

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Tunisia

                                          TN-BIO-136

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          —

                                          Turkey

                                          TR-BIO-136

                                          x

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’