{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/annex-XI/division-B/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/889",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889",
  "path": "annex/XI/division/B/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "AB-CDE-999",
  "text": "Where:\n1.. ‘ AB ’ is the ISO code as specified in Article 58(1)(a) for the country where the controls take place; and\n2.. ‘ CDE ’ is a term, indicated in three letters to be decided by the relevant authority, like ‘ bio ’ or ‘ öko ’ or ‘ org ’ or ‘ eko ’ establishing a link with the organic production method as specified in Article 58(1)(b); and\n3.. ‘ 999 ’ is the reference number, indicated in maximum three digits, to be attributed, as specified in Article 58(1)(c) by:\n(a)the competent authority to the Control Authorities or Control Bodies to which they have delegated control tasks in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;\n(b)the relevant authority, to:\n(i)the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 3(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and listed in the Article 3 list;\n(ii)the third countries’ competent authorities or Control Bodies referred to in Article 7(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and listed in the Article 7 list;\n(iii)the Control Authorities and Control Bodies referred to in Article 10(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, and listed in the Article 10 list;\n(c)...\nThe relevant authority shall make the code numbers available to the public by any appropriate technical means, including publication on the Internet.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(59)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(59)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(59)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(b)(i) substituted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(b)(ii) substituted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 3(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(b)(iii) substituted (13.11.2021) by The Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1266), regs. 1, 3(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Annex 11 Pt. B para. 3(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(59)(b)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. B substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(59)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25 ."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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