Regulation 2001/1788 - Detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the certificate of inspection for imports from third countries under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs - Main contents

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1788/2001 of 7 September 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the certificate of inspection for imports from third countries under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

Official Journal L 243 , 13/09/2001 P. 0003 - 0014

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1788/2001

of 7 September 2001

laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the certificate of inspection for imports from third countries under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2001(2), and in particular Article 11(3)(b) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) 

  It is necessary to determine a procedure in order to coordinate at Community level certain controls on products imported from third countries in view of these products being marketed with indications referring to the organic production method.

• (2) 

  For products imported under the procedure established in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, the content of the certificate of inspection is foreseen in that Article. For products imported under the procedure established in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, there is no such provision. It is therefore necessary to extend the use of that certificate to products imported under Article 11(6) in order to ensure that these products were manufactured according to production rules equivalent to those laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and were subject to inspection measures of equivalent effectiveness to those referred to in Articles 8 and 9, and such inspection measures were permanently and effectively applied in the third country concerned.

• (3) 

  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3457/92(3) established a certificate of inspection for products imported from third countries according to the provisions laid down in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. For reasons of clarity the said Regulation (EEC) No 3457/92 will be replaced by this Regulation.

• (4) 

  This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the inspection system in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and in Annex III, Sections B and C, thereto.

• (5) 

  This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the Community customs provisions and any other provisions governing importation of products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 for marketing in the Community.

• (6) 

  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

• 1. 

  This Regulation defines detailed rules with regard to the certificate of inspection required pursuant to Article 11(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and with regard to the submission of such certificate for imports undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(6) of the same Regulation.

• 2. 

  This Regulation shall not apply to products which:

• - 

  are not intended for release for free circulation in the Community in unaltered state or after processing,

• - 

  are admitted free of import duties in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83(4) setting up a Community system of reliefs...

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