23.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 134/6

(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 organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

(2)

The Republic of Korea informed the Commission that its competent authority has added one control body to the list of control bodies recognised by the Republic of Korea.

(3)

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

(4)

‘楢bcert AG‘�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.

(5)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楢gricert ‘�Certificaç茫o de Produtos Alimentares LDA‘�to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise ‘楢gricert ‘�Certificaç茫o de Produtos Alimentares LDA‘�for product categories A and D in respect of Angola and Sao Tomé and Principe.

(6)

‘楢rgencert SA‘�has notified the Commission of the change of its address.

(7)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楤ioagricert S.r.l.‘�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 E to Malaysia and Singapore, and to extend its recognition for China to product categories B and E.

(8)

‘楥COF Certification Services‘�has informed the Commission that it would like to withdraw its recognition for category F in respect of Mexico. It should therefore no longer be listed for that category for that country in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

(9)

‘楥ertisys‘�has notified the Commission of the change of its address. In addition, the Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楥ertisys‘�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 Congo.

(10)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楥ontrol Union Certifications‘�to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend its recognition for Angola, Belarus, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Fiji, Kosovo (3), Liberia and Niger to product categories A, D, E and F, and for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar to product categories A, E and F.

(11)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楨cocert 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 categories A, B and D to Egypt, to extend the recognition for Monaco to product category C and the recognition for Bosnia and Herzegovina to product categories E and F.

(12)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楩lorida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)‘�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, C and D to Indonesia.

(13)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘業MOcert 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, B and D to Argentina, Costa Rica, Guyana and Honduras. Furthermore, it is justified to extend the recognition of ‘業MOcert Latinoamérica Ltda‘�for Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela to product category B.

(14)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘楲ACON 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, B and D to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Cuba, Ethiopia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and for product categories A and D to the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

(15)

‘樏杒oP Zertifizierungs GmbH‘�has informed the Commission that it ceased its certification activities in the third country for which it was recognised. It should therefore no longer be listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.

(16)

The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘榁alsts SIA ‘淪ertifik膩cijas un test膿拧anas centrs‘濃� to be included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise ‘榁alsts SIA‘�for product categories A, B, D, E and F in respect of Russia and Ukraine.

(17)

Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1842 (4) contains the new model of the extract of the certificate of inspection for import of organic products under the electronic certification system, to which reference is made in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. The fourth, previously fifth, subparagraph of Article 14(2) still refers to box 15 instead of box 14 of the extract. In addition, box 14 of the extract and the corresponding note in Annex VI erroneously refer to Article 33 instead of Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 (5). Those errors should be corrected.

(18)

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

(19)

For reasons of clarity, the corrections of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should apply from the date of application of the relevant amendments by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1842.

(20)

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

(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.

(1)

In Article 14(2), the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘楾he consignee of a batch shall, at the reception thereof, complete the original of the extract of the certificate of inspection in box 14, in order to certify that the reception of the batch has been carried out in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008.‘�/p>

(2)

Annex VI is corrected in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.