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18.8.2012 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,
(3) Therefore,
Annex
IV
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1235/2008
should be corrected accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) For
the
sake
of
legal
certainty,
this
Regulation
should
apply from the date of application of Annex II to Imple
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of
menting Regulation (EU) No 508/2012.
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,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the regulatory
Committee on organic production,
Whereas:
(1) Annex
IV
to
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
1235/2008 ( 2 ) as amended by Annex II to Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 ( 3 ) sets out the list of
Article 1
control bodies and control authorities competent to
carry out controls and issue certificates in third
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in
countries for the purpose of equivalence.
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) In
relation
to
CERES
Certification
of
Environmental
Article 2
Standards GmbH, Ecocert SA and Istituto Mediterraneo
di Certificazione s.r.l., certain third countries, code
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
numbers and product categories have been omitted
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
from that list. In addition, for Ecocert SA a reference
to an exception to the products covered is missing.
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.

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L 222/6
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
18.8.2012
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
—
—

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EN
18.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
222/7
Third country Code
number Category
of
products
A
B
C
D
E
F
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
—
—

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L 222/8
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
18.8.2012
Third country Code
number Category
of
products
A
B
C
D
E
F
Chad TD-BIO-154
x
—
—
—
—
—
China CN-BO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Colombia CO-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Comoros KM-BIO-154
x
—
—
x
—
—
Cte 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
—
—

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EN
18.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
222/9
Third country Code
number Category
of
products
A
B
C
D
E
F
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
—
—

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L 222/10
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
18.8.2012
Third country Code
number Category
of
products
A
B
C
D
E
F
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
— —’

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