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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2259/annex-II",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/2259",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2259 of 15 December 2016 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-2016-2259",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) after the entry relating to ‘Abcert AG’ the following new entry is inserted:\n‘ “A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.”\n1.. Address: 2 Tilou street, 54638 Thessaloniki, Greece\n2.. Internet address: www.a-cert.org\n3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:\nCode number\nThird country\nCategory of products\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nAL-BIO-171\nAlbania\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nAZ-BIO-171\nAzerbaijan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nBT-BIO-171\nBhutan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nBY-BIO-171\nBelarus\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nCL-BIO-171\nChile\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nCN-BIO-171\nChina\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nDO-BIO-171\nDominican Republic\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nEC-BIO-171\nEcuador\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nEG-BIO-171\nEgypt\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nET-BIO-171\nEthiopia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nGD-BIO-171\nGrenada\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nGE-BIO-171\nGeorgia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nID-BIO-171\nIndonesia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nIR-BIO-171\nIran\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nJM-BIO-171\nJamaica\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nJO-BIO-171\nJordan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nKE-BIO-171\nKenya\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nKZ-BIO-171\nKazakhstan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nLB-BIO-171\nLebanon\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nMA-BIO-171\nMorocco\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nMD-BIO-171\nMoldova\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nMK-BIO-171\nthe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nPG-BIO-171\nPapua New Guinea\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nPH-BIO-171\nPhilippines\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nPK-BIO-171\nPakistan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nRS-BIO-171\nSerbia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nRU-BIO-171\nRussia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nRW-BIO-171\nRwanda\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nSA-BIO-171\nSaudi Arabia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nTH-BIO-171\nThailand\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nTR-BIO-171\nTurkey\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nTW-BIO-171\nTaiwan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nTZ-BIO-171\nTanzania\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nUA-BIO-171\nUkraine\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nUG-BIO-171\nUganda\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nZA-BIO-171\nSouth Africa\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.\n5.. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.’;\n(2) in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nAL-BIO-132\nAlbania\nx\n—\n—\nx\nx\n—\nBD-BIO-132\nBangladesh\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nID-BIO-132\nIndonesia\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\nSN-BIO-132\nSenegal\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the row concerning Thailand a cross is added in column E;\n(3) in the entry relating to ‘Caucacert Ltd’, the title is replaced by ‘Caucascert Ltd’;\n(4) in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nGE-BIO-102\nGeorgia\nx\nx\n—\nx\nx\nx\nIR-BIO-102\nIran\nx\nx\n—\nx\nx\nx\nJO-BIO-102\nJordan\nx\nx\n—\nx\nx\nx\nSA-BIO-102\nSaudi Arabia\nx\nx\n—\nx\nx\nx\n’;\n(b) in the rows concerning China, Iraq, Mali, Philippines and Syria, a cross is added in column B;\n(c) in the rows concerning Morocco and Tunisia, a cross is added in column C;\n(d) in the rows concerning Tunisia, a cross is added in column E;\n(e) in the rows concerning China, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Mali, Philippines, San Marino, Syria and Turkey, a cross is added in columns E and F;\n(5) in the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nAM-BIO-140\nArmenia\nx\nx\n—\nx\n—\n—\nBY-BIO-140\nBelarus\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nMW-BIO-140\nMalawi\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nSL-BIO-140\nSierra Leone\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nSO-BIO-140\nSomalia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nTJ-BIO-140\nTajikistan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the rows concerning Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador a cross is added in column B;\n(6) in the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\nThis 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.’;\n‘AO-BIO-149\nAngola\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nBI-BIO-149\nBurundi\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nBY-BIO-149\nBelarus\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nCD-BIO-149\nDemocratic Republic of Congo\n—\nx\nx\nx\n—\n—\nDJ-BIO-149\nDjibouti\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nER-BIO-149\nEritrea\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nFJ-BIO-149\nFiji\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nLR-BIO-149\nLiberia\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nMG-BIO-149\nMadagascar\n—\nx\nx\nx\n—\n—\nNE-BIO-149\nNiger\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nSO-BIO-149\nSomalia\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nSS-BIO-149\nSouth Sudan\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nTD-BIO-149\nChad\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\nXK-BIO-149\nKosovo\n—\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\n(7) in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) in the row concerning Mozambique, a cross is added in column B;\n(b) in the rows concerning Bangladesh, Chile, Hong Kong, Honduras, Peru and Vietnam, a cross is added in column C;\n(8) the entire entry relating to ‘ECOCERT IMO Denetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd Ști’ is deleted;\n(9) after the entry relating to ‘Egyptian Center of Organic Agriculture (ECOA)’, the following new entry is inserted:\n‘ “Ekoagros”\n1.. Address: K. Donelaičio g. 33, 44240 Kaunas, Lithuania\n2.. Internet address: http://www.ekoagros.lt\n3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:\nCode number\nThird country\nCategory of products\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nBY-BIO-170\nBelarus\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\nKZ-BIO-170\nKazakhstan\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\nx\nRU-BIO-170\nRussia\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\nTJ-BIO-170\nTajikistan\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nUA-BIO-170\nUkraine\nx\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\n4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine.\n5.. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2018.’;\n(10) in the entry relating to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nJM-BIO-144\nJamaica\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nVN-BIO-144\nVietnam\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the row concerning Ecuador, a cross is added in column D;\n(11) in the entry relating to ‘IMOswiss AG’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nBI-BIO-143\nBurundi\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nBN-BIO-143\nBrunei\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n—\nCN-BIO-143\nChina\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n—\nHK-BIO-143\nHong Kong\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n—\nMG-BIO-143\nMadagascar\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n—\nUS-BIO-143\nUnited States\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the row concerning United Arab Emirates, a cross is added in column A;\n(c) in the row concerning Honduras, a cross is added in column C;\n(d) in the rows concerning Mexico and Peru, a cross is added in column B;\n(e) the rows concerning Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Tajikistan are deleted;\n(12) in the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nZM-BIO-141\nZambia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the row concerning Bangladesh, a cross is added in columns C and E;\n(c) in the rows concerning Hong Kong, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, a cross is added in column C;\n(d) in the rows concerning Laos, Myanmar/Burma and Thailand, a cross is added in column B;\n(13) in the entry relating to ‘Mayacert’, point 3 is amended as follows:\n(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nBZ-BIO-169\nBelize\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nPE-BIO-169\nPeru\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) in the rows concerning Colombia, Dominican Republic and El Salvador, a cross is added in column A;\n(c) in the rows concerning Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, a cross is added in column B;\n(14) in the entry relating to ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nBD-BIO-152\nBangladesh\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nCN-BIO-152\nChina\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nGH-BIO-152\nGhana\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nKH-BIO-152\nCambodia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nLA-BIO-152\nLaos\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nMM-BIO-152\nMyanmar/Burma\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nOM-BIO-152\nOman\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nRU-BIO-152\nRussia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nSA-BIO-152\nSaudi Arabia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(15) in the entry relating to ‘Oregon Tilth’, in point 3, in the row concerning Mexico, a cross is added in column E;\n(16) in the entry relating to ‘Organic Certifiers’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nID-BIO-106\nIndonesia\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\n’;\n(17) in the entry relating to ‘Organska Kontrola’, in point 3, in all rows, a cross is added in column B;\n(18) the entire entry relating to ‘QC&I GmbH’ is deleted;\n(19) the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’ is amended as follows:\n(a) in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:\n‘\nDO-BIO-150\nDominican Republic\nx\n—\n—\nx\n—\n—\nEG-BIO-150\nEgypt\nx\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n’;\n(b) point 4 is replaced by the following:\n‘4.\nExceptions: in-conversion products and wine.’",
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      "text": "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.’;"
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