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28.10.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
281/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1084/2011
of 27 October 2011
amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, laying down detailed rules for
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports
of organic products from third countries
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5)
For the sake of legal certainty, the correcting provision
established in this Regulation should apply from the date
of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 590/2011.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the regulatory
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of
Committee on organic production,
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 Article 38(d) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) Article
7(2)
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
Amending provisions
1235/2008 ( 2 ) provides that the list of recognised third
countries shall contain all the information necessary in
In the text relating to Tunisia in Annex III to Regulation (EC)
respect of each third country to allow verifying whether
No 1235/2008, point 4 is replaced by the following:
products placed on the Union market have been subject
to the control system of the third country recognised in
accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No
834/2007. Tunisia has transmitted an amendment to
‘4. Competent authority: Direction générale de l’Agri
the relevant specifications provided in Annex III to Regu
culture Biologique (Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Envi
lation (EC) No 1235/2008 following the creation of a
ronnement); www.agriportail.tn’.
new general direction in charge of organic farming in the
agricultural department, which has become the new
competent authority responsible for the control system
in Tunisia.
Article 2
Correcting provisions
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No The text relating to Canada in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
590/2011 (
1235/2008 is amended as follows:

3 ) has inserted in Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 1235/2008 a new text relating to Canada.
Point 1 ‘Product categories’ of that text contains an
error in so far it has established a separate point (c) for
‘feed’ as one of those categories, while indeed it
(1) in point 1, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:
constitutes one of the possible uses of ‘processed agri
cultural products’ referred to in point 1(b) of the said
text.
‘(b) processed agricultural products for use as food and
feed.’;
(3)
Canada informed the Commission that the list of control
bodies included in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
1235/2008 includes another error, as the control body
(2) in point 5, the sixth indent ‘Control Union Certifications
‘Control Union Certifications’ is not accredited by the
(CUC), www.controlunion.com’ is deleted.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency to provide certification
services in Canada.
Article 3
(4) Regulation
(EC)
No
1235/2008
should
therefore
be This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
amended and corrected accordingly.
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
( 1 ) OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.
( 3 ) OJ L 161, 21.6.2011, p. 9.
However, Article 2 shall apply from 28 June 2011.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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