{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-751/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/751",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 2012 correcting 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-751",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012\nof 16 August 2012\ncorrecting 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\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, and in particular Article 33(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 sets out the list of control bodies and control authorities competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.\n(2)\nIn relation to CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, Ecocert SA and Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione s.r.l., certain third countries, code numbers and product categories have been omitted from that list. In addition, for Ecocert SA a reference to an exception to the products covered is missing.\n(3)\nTherefore, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should be corrected accordingly.\n(4)\nFor the sake of legal certainty, this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory Committee on organic production,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 162, 21.6.2012, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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