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Document 32024R2140

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2140 of 6 August 2024 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union

    C/2024/5639

    OJ L, 2024/2140, 7.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2140/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2140/oj

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    2024/2140

    7.8.2024

    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2140

    of 6 August 2024

    amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 46(1) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 (2) was adopted to contain the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union in accordance with Article 45(1), point (b)(i), of that Regulation.

    (2)

    Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down the criteria that the control authorities and control bodies must fulfil in order to be recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Regulation. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 (3) lays down the procedural requirements to be met by those control authorities and control bodies when submitting to the Commission their request for recognition consisting of a technical dossier.

    (3)

    Since the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378, the Commission has received requests for recognition, submitted in accordance with Article 46(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, from a number of control bodies.

    (4)

    The Commission has received and examined, in accordance with Article 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, the requests for recognition from ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’, ‘ACT Organic Company Limited’, ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares Lda’, ‘Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje’, ‘Beijing Continental Hengtong Certification Co., Ltd’, ‘CERTIFICADORA BIOTROPICO S.A.S.’, ‘COMPANY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN PALESTINE’, ‘Ecovivendi d.o.o. Belgrade’, ‘ETKO EKOLOJİK TARIM KONTROL ORGANİZASYONU LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ’, ‘IBD Certificações Ltda’, ‘LACON QUALITY CERTIFICATION PRIVATE LIMITED’, ‘Metrocert S.C.’, ‘Oregon Tilth, Inc’, ‘Organizacion Internacional Agropecuaria S.A.’, and ‘Organska Kontrola d.o.o. Sarajevo’. Based on the information contained in their technical dossiers, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise for an indefinite duration those control bodies for certain product categories in certain third countries.

    (5)

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1748 (4) amended Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 and provided for the recognition of, among others, the control bodies ‘CCPB Srl’ and ‘ECOGLOBE LLC’ for certain third countries and product categories. However, the recognition of ‘CCPB Srl’ erroneously did not include Armenia for product category G and the recognition of ‘ECOGLOBE LLC’ erroneously did not include Armenia for product category G and Uzbekistan for product category B. Those errors should therefore be corrected.

    (6)

    Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.

    (7)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is corrected in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

    Article 3

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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, 6 August 2024.

    For the Commission

    The President

    Ursula VON DER LEYEN


    (1)   OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj.

    (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 of 19 August 2021 laying down certain rules concerning the certificate issued to operators, groups of operators and exporters in third countries involved in the imports of organic and in-conversion products into the Union and establishing the list of recognised control authorities and control bodies in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 297, 20.8.2021, p. 24, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/1378/oj).

    (3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 of 13 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council with procedural requirements for the recognition of control authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls on operators and groups of operators certified organic and on organic products in third countries and with rules on their supervision and the controls and other actions to be performed by those control authorities and control bodies (OJ L 336, 23.9.2021, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/1698/oj).

    (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1748 of 21 June 2024 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union (OJ L, 2024/1748, 24.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1748/oj).


    ANNEX I

    The third paragraph of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended as follows:

    (1)

    the following entries are inserted before the first entry:

    ‘Name of the control authority or control body:

    A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    AE-BIO-171

    United Arab Emirates

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    AL-BIO-171

    Albania

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    AM-BIO-171

    Armenia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    AZ-BIO-171

    Azerbaijan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    BF-BIO-171

    Burkina Faso

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    BT-BIO-171

    Bhutan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    BY-BIO-171

    Belarus

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    CL-BIO-171

    Chile

    x

    x

    CN-BIO-171

    China

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    DO-BIO-171

    Dominican Republic

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    EC-BIO-171

    Ecuador

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    EG-BIO-171

    Egypt

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    ET-BIO-171

    Ethiopia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    GD-BIO-171

    Grenada

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    GE-BIO-171

    Georgia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    GH-BIO-171

    Ghana

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    ID-BIO-171

    Indonesia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    IN-BIO-171

    India

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    IR-BIO-171

    Iran

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    JM-BIO-171

    Jamaica

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    KE-BIO-171

    Kenya

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    KG-BIO-171

    Kyrgyzstan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    KW-BIO-171

    Kuwait

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    KZ-BIO-171

    Kazakhstan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    LB-BIO-171

    Lebanon

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    MA-BIO-171

    Morocco

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    MD-BIO-171

    Moldova

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    MK-BIO-171

    North Macedonia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    OM-BIO-171

    Oman

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    PE-BIO-171

    Peru

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    PG-BIO-171

    Papua New Guinea

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    PH-BIO-171

    Philippines

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    PK-BIO-171

    Pakistan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    RS-BIO-171

    Serbia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    RU-BIO-171

    Russia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    RW-BIO-171

    Rwanda

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    SA-BIO-171

    Saudi Arabia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    SD-BIO-171

    Sudan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    SN-BIO-171

    Senegal

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TG-BIO-171

    Togo

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TH-BIO-171

    Thailand

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TR-BIO-171

    Türkiye

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TW-BIO-171

    Taiwan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TZ-BIO-171

    Tanzania

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    UA-BIO-171

    Ukraine

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    UG-BIO-171

    Uganda

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    UZ-BIO-171

    Uzbekistan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    VN-BIO-171

    Vietnam

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    XK-BIO-171

    Kosovo ((*))

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    ZA-BIO-171

    South Africa

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    ZW-BIO-171

    Zimbabwe

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    2.

    Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325**.

    **

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/2325/oj).

    ACT Organic Company Limited

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    BT-BIO-121

    Bhutan

    x

    x

    ID-BIO-121

    Indonesia

    x

    x

    KH-BIO-121

    Cambodia

    x

    x

    LA-BIO-121

    Laos

    x

    x

    LK-BIO-121

    Sri Lanka

    x

    x

    MY-BIO-121

    Malaysia

    x

    x

    NP-BIO-121

    Nepal

    x

    x

    PH-BIO-121

    Philippines

    x

    x

    SG-BIO-121

    Singapore

    x

    x

    TH-BIO-121

    Thailand

    x

    x

    VN-BIO-121

    Vietnam

    x

    x

    Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares Lda

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    AO-BIO-172

    Angola

    x

    x

    x

    x

    AZ-BIO-172

    Azerbaijan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    BO-BIO-172

    Bolivia

    x

    x

    BR-BIO-172

    Brazil

    x

    x

    x

    CL-BIO-172

    Chile

    CM-BIO-172

    Cameroon

    x

    x

    x

    CN-BIO-172

    China

    x

    x

    x

    CO-BIO-172

    Colombia

    x

    x

    CV-BIO-172

    Cabo Verde

    x

    x

    x

    DO-BIO-172

    Dominican Republic

    x

    x

    DZ-BIO-172

    Algeria

    x

    x

    EC-BIO-172

    Ecuador

    x

    x

    EG-BIO-172

    Egypt

    x

    x

    x

    GA-BIO-172

    Gabon

    x

    x

    GE-BIO-172

    Georgia

    x

    x

    GH-BIO-172

    Ghana

    x

    x

    GT-BIO-172

    Guatemala

    x

    x

    GW-BIO-172

    Guinea-Bissau

    x

    x

    GY-BIO-172

    Guyana

    x

    x

    KH-BIO-172

    Cambodia

    x

    x

    x

    MA-BIO-172

    Morocco

    x

    x

    MG-BIO-172

    Madagascar

    x

    x

    MX-BIO-172

    Mexico

    x

    x

    MZ-BIO-172

    Mozambique

    x

    x

    NI-BIO-172

    Nicaragua

    x

    x

    PA-BIO-172

    Panama

    x

    x

    PE-BIO-172

    Peru

    x

    x

    PY-BIO-172

    Paraguay

    x

    x

    SN-BIO-172

    Senegal

    x

    x

    SR-BIO-172

    Suriname

    x

    x

    ST-BIO-172

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    x

    x

    TG-BIO-172

    Togo

    x

    x

    TL-BIO-172

    Timor-Leste

    x

    x

    TR-BIO-172

    Türkiye

    x

    x

    x

    UY-BIO-172

    Uruguay

    x

    x

    VE-BIO-172

    Venezuela

    x

    x

    VN-BIO-172

    Vietnam

    x

    x

    2.

    Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.

    Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    MK-BIO-157

    North Macedonia

    x

    x

    x

    Beijing Continental Hengtong Certification Co., Ltd

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    CN-BIO-182

    China

    x

    x

    RU-BIO-182

    Russia

    x

    x

    —’

    (2)

    the following entry is inserted after the entry for CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH:

    CERTIFICADORA BIOTROPICO S.A.S.

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    CO-BIO-186

    Colombia

    x

    x

    —’

    (3)

    the following entry is inserted after the entry for CERTIMEX, Certificadora Mexicana de Productos y Procesos Ecologicos S.C.:

    COMPANY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN PALESTINE  (***)

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    PS-BIO-163

    Occupied Palestinian Territory

    x

    x

    (***)  This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.’ "

    (4)

    the following entries are inserted after the entry for ECOGLOBE LLC:

    Ecovivendi d.o.o. Belgrade

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    RS-BIO-183

    Serbia

    x

    x

    x

    ETKO EKOLOJİK TARIM KONTROL ORGANİZASYONU LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    TR-BIO-109

    Türkiye

    x

    x

    x’

    (5)

    the following entry is inserted after the entry for FOOD SAFETY S.A.:

    IBD Certificações Ltda

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    BO-BIO-122

    Bolivia

    x

    x

    BR-BIO-122

    Brazil

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    CN-BIO-122

    China

    x

    x

    x

    x

    CO-BIO-122

    Colombia

    x

    x

    EC-BIO-122

    Ecuador

    x

    x

    MX-BIO-122

    Mexico

    x

    x

    MN-BIO-122

    Mongolia

    x

    x

    PY-BIO-122

    Paraguay

    x

    x

    PE-BIO-122

    Peru

    x

    x

    RU-BIO-122

    Russia

    x

    x

    x

    —’

    (6)

    the following entry is inserted after the entry for Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH:

    LACON QUALITY CERTIFICATION PRIVATE LIMITED

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    IN-BIO-201

    India

    x

    x

    —’

    (7)

    the following entries are inserted after the entry for Mayacert S.A.:

    Metrocert S.C.

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    MX-BIO-202

    Mexico

    x

    x

    Oregon Tilth, Inc

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    MX-BIO-116

    Mexico

    x

    x

    x

    —’

    (8)

    the following entries are inserted after the entry for Organic Standard LLC:

    Organizacion Internacional Agropecuaria S.A.

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    AR-BIO-110

    Argentina

    x

    BO-BIO-110

    Bolivia

    x

    x

    x

    BR-BIO-110

    Brazil

    x

    x

    x

    CL-BIO-110

    Chile

    CO-BIO-110

    Colombia

    x

    x

    x

    EC-BIO-110

    Ecuador

    x

    x

    x

    x

    MX-BIO-110

    Mexico

    x

    x

    x

    PA-BIO-110

    Panama

    x

    x

    x

    PE-BIO-110

    Peru

    x

    x

    x

    x

    PY-BIO-110

    Paraguay

    x

    x

    x

    RU-BIO-110

    Russia

    x

    x

    TR-BIO-110

    Türkiye

    x

    x

    x

    UA-BIO-110

    Ukraine

    x

    x

    UY-BIO-110

    Uruguay

    x

    x

    x

    2.

    Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.

    Organska Kontrola d.o.o. Sarajevo

    1.

    Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    BA-BIO-101

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    x

    x

    x

    x

    ME-BIO-101

    Montenegro

    x

    x

    x

    x

    RS-BIO-101

    Serbia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    XK-BIO-101

    Kosovo (*)

    x

    x

    x

    x’


    (***)  This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.’ ”


    ((*))  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.


    ANNEX II

    The third paragraph of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is corrected as follows:

    (1)

    in point 1 of the entry for ‘CCPB Srl’, the row for Armenia is replaced by the following:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    ‘AM-BIO-102

    Armenia

    x

    x

    x’

    (2)

    point 1 of the entry for ‘ECOGLOBE LLC’ is corrected as follows:

    (a)

    the row for Armenia is replaced by the following:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    ‘AM-BIO-112

    Armenia

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x’

    (b)

    the row for Uzbekistan is replaced by the following:

    Code number

    Third country

    Category of products

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    ‘UZ-BIO-112

    Uzbekistan

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x’


    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2140/oj

    ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)


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