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21.6.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
161/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 590/2011
of 20 June 2011
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,
(EC) No 834/2007. The Commission has carried out an
on-the-spot check of the rules of production and the
control measures actually applied in Canada, as
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
provided for in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No
Union,
834/2007.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of
(4) The
Costa
Rican,
Indian,
Israeli,
Japanese
and
Tunisian
28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic
authorities have asked the Commission to include new
products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 ( 1 ), and in
control and certification bodies and have provided the
particular Article 33(2) and Article 38(d) thereof,
Commission with the necessary guarantees that they
meet the preconditions laid down in Article 8(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008.
Whereas:


(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1235/2008
( 2 ) has set
(5) The
duration
of
inclusion
of
Costa
Rica
and
New
Zealand
out a relatively short period for the control bodies and
in the list provided for in Annex III to Regulation (EC)
control authorities to send their application for recog
No 1235/2008 expires on 30 June 2011. In order to
nition for the purpose of compliance in accordance
avoid trade disruption, there is a need to prolong the
with Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. As
inclusion of Costa Rica and New Zealand. In the light
there is no experience with the direct application of
of the experience, the inclusion should be prolonged for
Union rules on organic production and labeling of
an unlimited period.
organic products outside the territory of the Union,
more time should be given to control bodies and
control authorities wishing to request their inclusion in
(6) New
Zealand
transmitted
editorial
amendments
to
the
the list for the purpose of compliance.
relevant specifications provided in Annex III to Regu
lation (EC) No 1235/2008 following the recent amal-
gamation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
(2) In
accordance
with
Article
33(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
834/2007, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008
has established a list of third countries whose system of
production and control measures for organic production
of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to
(7) Regulation
(EC)
No
1235/2008
should
therefore
be
those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. In the
amended accordingly.
light of a new application and information received by
the Commission from third countries since the last publi
cation of the list, certain modifications should be taken
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
into consideration and the list should be adapted
accordance with the opinion of the regulatory
accordingly.
Committee on organic production,
(3) Certain
agricultural
products
imported
from
Canada
are HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
currently marketed in the Union pursuant to the transi
tional rules provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EC)
No 1235/2008. Canada submitted a request to the
Commission to be included in the list provided for in
Article 1
Annex III to that Regulation. It submitted the
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
information required pursuant to Articles 7 and 8 of
that Regulation. The examination of this information
and consequent discussion with the Canadian authorities
have led to the conclusion that in that country the rules
(1) in Article 4, ‘31 October 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 October
governing production and controls of agricultural
2014’;
products are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation
( 1 ) OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
(2) Annex III is amended in accordance with the Annex to this
( 2 ) OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.
Regulation.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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 June 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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EN
21.6.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
161/11
ANNEX
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) after the text relating to Australia, the following text is inserted:
‘CANADA
1. Product categories:
(a) live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;
(b) processed agricultural products for use as food;
(c) feed.
2. Origin: products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been
grown in Canada.
3. Production standards: Organic Products Regulation.
4. Competent authorities: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca
5. Control bodies:
— Atlantic Certified Organic Cooperative Limited (ACO), www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca
— British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA), www.centifiedorganic.bc.ca
— Certification Services Limited Liability Company (CCOF), www.ccof.org
— Centre for Systems Integration (CSI), www.csi-ics.com
— Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL), www.ccpb.it
— Control Union Certifications (CUC), www.controlunion.com
— Ecocert Canada, www.ecocertcanada.com
— Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA), www.fvopa.ca
— Global Organic Alliance, www.goa-online.org
— International Certification Services Incorporated (ICS), www.ics-intl.com
— LETIS SA, www.letis.com.ar
— Oregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO), http://tilth.org
— Organic Certifiers, www.organiccertifiers.com
— Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), www.ocia.org/
— Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative Incorporated (OPAM), www.opam-mb.com
— Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS), www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca
— Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert), www.ocpro.ca/
— Quality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI), www.qai-inc.com
— Quality Certification Services (QCS), www.qcsinfo.org
— Organisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV), www.quebecvrai.org
— SAI Global Certification Services Limited, www.saiglobal.com
6. Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 5
7. Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2014.’;
(2) in point 5 of the text relating to Costa Rica, the following indent is added:
‘— Mayacert, www.mayacert.com’;
(3) point 7 of the text relating to Costa Rica is replaced by the following:
‘7. Duration of the inclusion: unspecified.’;

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(4) in point 5 of the text relating to India, the following indents are added:
‘— Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT), www.cgcert.com
— Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), www.tnocd.net
— TUV India Pvt. Ltd, www.tuvindia.co.in/0_mngmt_sys_cert/orgcert.htm
— Intertek India Pvt. Ltd, www.intertek.com’;
(5) in point 5 of the text relating to Israel, the following indent is added:
‘— LAB-PATH Ltd, www.lab-path.co.il’;
(6) in point 5 of the text relating to Japan, the following indents are added:
‘— AINOU, www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei-kouhyou.htm
— SGS Japan Incorporation, www.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm
— Ehime Organic Agricultural Association, www12.ocn.ne.jp/~aiyuken/ninntei20110201.html
— Center for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltd, http://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html
— Organic Certification Association, www.yuukinin.jimdo.com
— Japan Eco-system Farming Association, www.npo-jefa.com
— Hiroshima Environment and Health Association, www.kanhokyo.or.jp/jigyo/jigyo_05A.html
— Assistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability, www.accis.jp
— Organic Certification Organization Co. Ltd, www.oco45.net’;
(7) in point 5 of the text relating to Tunisia, the following indent is added:
‘— Instituto per la certificazione etica e ambientale (ICEA), www.icea.info’;
(8) in point 2 of the text relating to New Zealand, ‘MAF Food Official Organic Assurance Programme’ is replaced by
‘MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production’;
(9) points 3 to 7 of the text relating to New Zealand are replaced by the following:
‘3. Production standards: MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.
4. Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/
sectors/organics/
5. Control
bodies:
— AsureQuality Limited, www.organiccertification.co.nz
— BioGro New Zealand, www.biogro.co.nz
6. Certificate
issuing
authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
7. Duration
of
the
inclusion: unspecified.’.

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