# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2196 of 17 December 2020 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), Annex II

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) in point 5 of all entries, the date ‘30 June 2021’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2021’;
(2) after the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A.’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“AfriCert Limited”
1.. Address: Plaza 2000 1st Floor, East Wing – Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya
2.. Internet address: www.africertlimited.co.ke
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
BI-BIO-184
Burundi
x
x
—
—
—
—
CD-BIO-184
Democratic Republic of Congo
x
x
—
—
—
—
GH-BIO-184
Ghana
x
x
—
—
—
—
KE-BIO-184
Kenya
x
x
—
—
—
—
RW-BIO-184
Rwanda
x
x
—
—
—
—
TZ-BIO-184
Tanzania
x
x
—
—
—
—
UG-BIO-184
Uganda
x
x
—
—
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(3) in the entry relating to ‘Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares LDA’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
AZ-BIO-172
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
x
—
—
BR-BIO-172
Brazil
x
—
—
x
—
—
CM-BIO-172
Cameroon
x
—
—
x
—
—
CN-BIO-172
China
x
—
—
x
—
—
CV-BIO-172
Cape Verde
x
—
—
x
—
—
GE-BIO-172
Georgia
x
—
—
x
—
—
GH-BIO-172
Ghana
x
—
—
x
—
—
KH-BIO-172
Cambodia
x
—
—
x
—
—
KZ-BIO-172
Kazakhstan
x
—
—
x
—
—
MA-BIO-172
Morocco
x
—
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-172
Mexico
x
—
—
x
—
—
PA-BIO-172
Panama
x
—
—
x
—
—
PY-BIO-172
Paraguay
x
—
—
x
—
—
SN-BIO-172
Senegal
x
—
—
x
—
—
TL-BIO-172
Timor-Leste
x
—
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-172
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
VN-BIO-172
Vietnam
x
—
—
x
—
—
’
(4) in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, point 3 is replaced by the following:
3.. ‘Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AF-BIO-132
Afghanistan
x
—
—
x
—
—
AL-BIO-132
Albania
x
x
—
x
x
—
AZ-BIO-132
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
x
—
—
BD-BIO-132
Bangladesh
x
x
—
x
—
—
BO-BIO-132
Bolivia
x
x
—
x
—
—
BR-BIO-132
Brazil
x
x
—
x
—
—
CA-BIO-132
Cameroon
x
—
—
x
x
CN-BIO-132
China
x
x
—
x
x
—
EC-BIO-132
Ecuador
x
x
—
x
—
—
ET-BIO-132
Ethiopia
x
—
—
x
—
—
FJ-BIO-132
Fiji
x
x
—
x
—
—
GE-BIO-132
Georgia
x
—
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-132
Indonesia
—
x
—
x
—
—
IN-BIO-132
India
—
x
—
x
—
—
IR-BIO-132
Iran
x
—
—
x
—
—
KG-BIO-132
Kyrgyzstan
x
—
—
x
—
—
KH-BIO-132
Cambodia
x
x
—
x
—
—
KR-BIO-132
Republic of Korea
x
x
—
—
—
—
KZ-BIO-132
Kazakhstan
x
x
—
x
x
—
LA-BIO-132
Laos
x
x
—
x
x
—
LK-BIO-132
Sri Lanka
x
x
—
x
—
—
MA-BIO-132
Morocco
x
x
—
x
—
—
MD-BIO-132
Moldova
x
—
—
x
—
—
MM-BIO-132
Myanmar/Burma
x
x
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-132
Mexico
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-132
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
x
—
NP-BIO-132
Nepal
x
x
—
x
—
—
PF-BIO-132
French Polynesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
PH-BIO-132
Philippines
x
x
—
x
—
—
PY-BIO-132
Paraguay
x
x
—
x
x
—
RS-BIO-132
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
RU-BIO-132
Russia
x
—
—
x
—
—
SG-BIO-132
Singapore
x
x
—
x
x
—
SN-BIO-132
Senegal
x
x
—
x
—
—
TG-BIO-132
Togo
x
x
—
x
—
—
TH-BIO-132
Thailand
x
x
—
x
x
—
TR-BIO-132
Turkey
x
x
—
x
x
—
UA-BIO-132
Ukraine
x
x
—
x
—
—
UY-BIO-132
Uruguay
x
x
—
x
x
—
VN-BIO-132
Vietnam
x
x
—
x
—
—
’
(5) after the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“Biodynamic Association Certification”
1.. Address: Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG, United Kingdom
2.. Internet address: http://bdcertification.org.uk/
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-185
United Kingdom
x
x
—
x
—
x
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(6) in the entry relating to ‘BioGro New Zealand Limited’ point 1 is replaced by the following:
1.. ‘Address: Level 1, 233-237 Lambton Quay, The Old Bank Arcade, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand’;
(7) in the entry relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’, point 1 is replaced by the following:
1.. ‘Address: Le Triangle de l’Arche – 9, cours du Triangle, 92937 Paris la Défense cedex, France’;
(8) in the entry relating to ‘Caucascert Ltd’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
TR-BIO-117
Turkey
x
—
—
—
—
—
’
(9) in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;
(10) after the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:
‘ “ Certificadora Biotropico S.A”
1.. Address: Casa 5C, Callejon El Mirador, Via Principal, Paraje, Cali, 760032, Colombia
2.. Internet address: www.biotropico.com
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CO-BIO-186
Colombia
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(11) in the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, point 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
BA-BIO-149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
x
—
—
x
—
—
QA-BIO-149
Qatar
x
—
—
x
—
—
’
(b) the row relating to Chile is replaced by the following:
‘
CL-BIO-149
Chile
x
x
x
x
—
x
’
(12) in the entry relating to ‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
BR-BIO-181
Brazil
x
x
—
x
—
—
BY-BIO-181
Belarus
x
x
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-181
Indonesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
KZ-BIO-181
Kazakhstan
x
x
—
x
—
—
LB-BIO-181
Lebanon
x
x
—
x
—
—
MX-BIO-181
Mexico
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-181
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
—
—
NG-BIO-181
Nigeria
x
x
—
x
—
—
PH-BIO-181
Philippines
x
x
—
x
—
—
PK-BIO-181
Pakistan
x
x
—
x
—
—
RS-BIO-181
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
RU-BIO-181
Russia
x
x
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-181
Turkey
x
x
—
x
—
—
TW-BIO-181
Taiwan
x
x
—
x
—
—
UA-BIO-181
Ukraine
x
x
—
x
—
—
UZ-BIO-181
Uzbekistan
x
x
—
x
—
—
VN-BIO-181
Vietnam
x
x
—
x
—
—
ZA-BIO-181
South Africa
x
x
—
x
—
—
’
(13) in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Chile and Russia are replaced by the following:
‘
CL-BIO-154
Chile
x
x
—
x
x
x
RU-BIO-154
Russia
—
—
—
x
x
—
’
(14) in the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, in point 3, the rows relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan are deleted;
(15) after the entry relating to ‘Ecoglobe’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“Ecogruppo Italia”
1.. Address: Via Pietro Mascagni 79, 95129 Catania, Italy
2.. Internet address: http://www.ecogruppoitalia.it
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AM-BIO-187
Armenia
x
x
—
—
—
—
AZ-BIO-187
Azerbaijan
x
—
—
—
—
—
BA-BIO-187
Bosnia and Herzegovina
x
x
—
—
—
—
KZ-BIO-187
Kazakhstan
x
—
—
—
—
—
ME-BIO-187
Montenegro
x
x
—
x
—
—
MK-BIO-187
North-Macedonia
x
—
—
x
—
—
RS-BIO-187
Serbia
x
x
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-187
Turkey
x
x
—
x
x
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(16) after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:
‘ “ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Org Ltd Sti”
1.. Address: 160 Nr 13 Daire 3. Izmir 35100, Turkey
2.. Internet address: www.etko.com.tr
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
TR-BIO-109
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(17) in the entry relation to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
AE-BIO- 144
United Arab Emirates
x
—
—
x
x
—
’
(b) the rows relating to Costa Rica and Turkey are replaced by the following:
‘
CR-BIO-144
Costa Rica
x
—
—
x
x
—
TR-BIO-144
Turkey
x
—
—
x
x
x
’
(18) in the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted;
(19) after the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“Kiwa Sativa”
1.. Address: Rua Robalo Gouveia, 1, 1A, 1900-392, Lisbon, Portugal
2.. Internet address: http://www.sativa.pt
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GW-BIO-188
Guinea-Bissau
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(20) in the entry relating to ‘NASAA Certified Organic Pty Ltd’, point 3 is replaced by the following:
3.. ‘Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AU-BIO-119
Australia
—
x
—
x
—
—
CN-BIO-119
China
x
x
—
x
—
—
ID-BIO-119
Indonesia
x
x
—
x
—
—
LK-BIO-119
Sri Lanka
x
x
—
x
—
—
MY-BIO-119
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
—
—
NP-BIO-119
Nepal
x
x
—
x
—
—
PG-BIO-119
Papua New Guinea
x
x
—
x
—
—
SB-BIO-119
Solomon Islands
x
x
—
x
—
—
SG-BIO-119
Singapore
x
x
—
x
—
—
TL-BIO-119
Timor-Leste
x
x
—
x
—
—
TO-BIO-119
Tonga
x
x
—
x
—
—
WS-BIO-119
Samoa
x
x
—
x
—
—
’
(21) in the entry relating to ‘Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)’, point 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the rows relating to Malaysia and Nepal are replaced by the following:
‘
MY-BIO-121
Malaysia
x
—
—
x
—
—
NP-BIO-121
Nepal
x
—
—
x
—
—
’
(b) the row relating to Myanmar/Burma is deleted;
(22) after the entry relating to ‘Organic crop improvement association’, the following entries are inserted:
‘“Organic Farmers & Growers C. I. C”
1.. Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom
2.. Internet address: http://ofgorganic.org/
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-189
United Kingdom
x
x
—
x
x
x
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Farmers & Growers (Scotland) Ltd”
1.. Address: Old Estate Yard, Shrewsbury Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3AG, United Kingdom
2.. Internet address: https://ofgorganic.org/about/scotland
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-190
United Kingdom
x
x
—
x
x
x
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products, beekeeping.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC)”
1.. Address: 8# Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, 210042, China
2.. Internet address: http://www.ofdc.org.cn
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CN-BIO-191
China
x
—
—
x
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“Organic Food Federation”
1.. Address: 31 Turbine Way, Swaffham, PE37 7XD, United Kingdom
2.. Internet address: http://www.orgfoodfed.com
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-192
United Kingdom
x
x
—
x
x
x
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’
(23) in the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the row relating to Russia is replaced by the following:
‘
RU-BIO-110
Russia
x
—
—
x
x
—
’
(b) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
‘
UA-BIO-110
Ukraine
x
—
—
x
—
—
TR-BIO-110
Turkey
x
—
—
x
—
—
’
(24) the entry relating to ‘Overseas Merchandising Inspection CO., Ltd’ is deleted;
(25) in the entry relating to ‘Q-check’, in point 3, the row relating to Kosovo is replaced by the following in the order of the code numbers:
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.’
‘XK-BIO-179
Kosovo
x
—
—
x
—
—
(26) after the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, the following entry is inserted:
‘“Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd”
1.. Address: North Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 2HE, United Kingdom
2.. Internet address: www.qwfc.co.uk
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
GB-BIO-193
United Kingdom
—
—
—
x
—
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(27) the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, is amended as follows:
(a) point 3 is amended as follows:
(i) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’
‘GB-BIO-142
United Kingdom
x
x
x
x
x
x
(ii) the rows relating to Cameroon and South Africa are replaced by the following:
‘
CM-BIO-142
Cameroon
—
—
—
x
—
—
ZA-BIO-142
South Africa
x
—
—
x
—
—
’
(b) point 4 is replaced by the following:
‘Exceptions: in-conversion products.’;
(28) after the entry relating to ‘Soil Association Certification Limited’, the following entries are inserted:
‘“Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd”
1.. Address: 8/27 Mayneview Street, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia
2.. Internet address: https://www.sxcertified.com.au
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
For this control body, the recognition for product category D in respect of Australia only covers wine and yeast.
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
AU-BIO-194
Australia
—
x
—
x
x
—
FJ-BIO-194
Fiji
x
x
—
x
x
—
MY-BIO-194
Malaysia
x
x
—
x
x
—
SG-BIO-194
Singapore
x
x
—
x
x
—
TO-BIO-194
Tonga
x
x
—
x
x
—
VU-BIO-194
Vanuatu
x
x
—
x
x
—
WS-BIO-194
Samoa
x
x
—
x
x
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products and products covered by Annex III.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.
“SRS Certification GmbH”
1.. Address: Friedländer Weg 20, Göttingen, 37085, Germany
2.. Internet address: http://www.srs-certification.com
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:
Code number
Third country
Category of products
A
B
C
D
E
F
CN-BIO-195
China
x
—
—
x
x
—
TW-BIO-195
Taiwan
x
—
—
x
x
—
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products.
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 31 December 2021.’;
(29) in the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to San Marino is deleted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/2196/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2196/annex-II
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