{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-590/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/590",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-590",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) after the text relating to Australia, the following text is inserted:\n‘CANADA\n1. Product categories (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products and vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation;\n(b) processed agricultural products for use as food;\n(c) feed.\n2. Origin products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Canada.\n3. Production standards Organic Products Regulation.\n4. Competent authorities Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), www.inspection.gc.ca\n5. Control bodies Atlantic Certified Organic Cooperative Limited (ACO), www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca\nBritish Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA), www.centifiedorganic.bc.ca\nCertification Services Limited Liability Company (CCOF), www.ccof.org\nCentre for Systems Integration (CSI), www.csi-ics.com\nConsorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici Società a responsabilità limitata (CCPB SRL), www.ccpb.it\nControl Union Certifications (CUC), www.controlunion.com\nEcocert Canada, www.ecocertcanada.com\nFraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA), www.fvopa.ca\nGlobal Organic Alliance, www.goa-online.org\nInternational Certification Services Incorporated (ICS), www.ics-intl.com\nLETIS SA, www.letis.com.ar\nOregon Tilth Incorporated (OTCO), http://tilth.org\nOrganic Certifiers, www.organiccertifiers.com\nOrganic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), www.ocia.org/\nOrganic Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative Incorporated (OPAM), www.opam-mb.com\nPacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS), www.pacscertifiedorganic.ca\nPro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd (Pro-Cert), www.ocpro.ca/\nQuality Assurance International Incorporated (QAI), www.qai-inc.com\nQuality Certification Services (QCS), www.qcsinfo.org\nOrganisme de Certification Québec Vrai (OCQV), www.quebecvrai.org\nSAI Global Certification Services Limited, www.saiglobal.com\n6. Certificate issuing bodies as at point 5\n7. Duration of the inclusion 30 June 2014.’;\n(2) in point 5 of the text relating to Costa Rica, the following indent is added:\n‘Mayacert, www.mayacert.com’;\n(3) point 7 of the text relating to Costa Rica is replaced by the following:\n7. Duration of the inclusion ‘unspecified.’;\n(4) in point 5 of the text relating to India, the following indents are added:\n‘Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT), www.cgcert.com\nTamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), www.tnocd.net\nTUV India Pvt. Ltd, www.tuvindia.co.in/0_mngmt_sys_cert/orgcert.htm\nIntertek India Pvt. Ltd, www.intertek.com’;\n(5) in point 5 of the text relating to Israel, the following indent is added:\n‘LAB-PATH Ltd, www.lab-path.co.il’;\n(6) in point 5 of the text relating to Japan, the following indents are added:\n‘AINOU, www.ainou.or.jp/ainohtm/disclosure/nintei-kouhyou.htm\nSGS Japan Incorporation, www.jp.sgs.com/ja/home_jp_v2.htm\nEhime Organic Agricultural Association, www12.ocn.ne.jp/~aiyuken/ninntei20110201.html\nCenter for Eco-design Certification Co. Ltd, http://www.eco-de.co.jp/list.html\nOrganic Certification Association, www.yuukinin.jimdo.com\nJapan Eco-system Farming Association, www.npo-jefa.com\nHiroshima Environment and Health Association, www.kanhokyo.or.jp/jigyo/jigyo_05A.html\nAssistant Center of Certification and Inspection for Sustainability, www.accis.jp\nOrganic Certification Organization Co. Ltd, www.oco45.net’;\n(7) in point 5 of the text relating to Tunisia, the following indent is added:\n‘Instituto per la certificazione etica e ambientale (ICEA), www.icea.info’;\n(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’;\n(9) points 3 to 7 of the text relating to New Zealand are replaced by the following:\n3. Production standards ‘MAF Official Organic Assurance Programme Technical Rules for Organic Production.\n4. Competent authority Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/organics/\n5. Control bodies AsureQuality Limited, www.organiccertification.co.nz\nBioGro New Zealand, www.biogro.co.nz\n6. Certificate issuing authority Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)\n7. Duration of the inclusion unspecified.’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/590/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:03.106466+00:00"
  },
  "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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