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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 of 20 June 2012 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| Legal instrument | Implementing regulation |
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| Number legal act | Implementing regulation 2012/508 |
| CELEX number i | 32012R0508 |
| Document | 20-06-2012 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 21-06-2012; OJ L 162, 21.6.2012,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 056 |
| Effect | 28-06-2012; Entry into force Date pub. +7 See Art 2 01-07-2012; Application Partial application See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-2021; Implicitly repealed by 32021R2306 |
21.6.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 162/1 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 508/2012
of 20 June 2012
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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having 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 (1), and in particular Article 33(2), Article 33(3), Article 38(d) and Article 40 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In the light of experience gained with the application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2), the publication of the names and the internet addresses of the control authority or authorities or the control body or bodies recognised by the competent authority to carry out controls in the third country is sufficient for the purpose of that Regulation. However, it is appropriate to continue to require the publication of the code number of the authority or authorities or the control body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing certificates with a view to importing into the Union. |
(2) |
In the light of the experience gained with the implementation of the equivalence system, a third country which is recognised for the purpose of equivalence should be included in the list referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for a probative period of three years, as a first step. Then, if that country continues to fulfil the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 and provides the Commission with the necessary guarantees, the inclusion in that list should be extended. |
(3) |
In order not to disrupt international trade and to help the transition between the rules established by 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 (3) and those established by Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 extends the possibility of Member States to continue to grant authorisations to importers for placing products on the Union market on a case by case basis until the measures necessary for the functioning of the new import rules have been put in place. That possibility is to be gradually phased out as the list of countries set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is being established. |
(4) |
Once a third country is recognised as equivalent in the Union, there would be no need for Member States to deliver such authorisations any more. |
(5) |
However, the experience gained with the equivalence system has shown that in some cases it is appropriate for technical reasons to limit the scope of the recognition of a third country to some product categories or to products originating in that third country. |
(6) |
Therefore, it should be clarified that Member States have the possibility to grant such authorisations until 30 June 2014 for products imported from a third country listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, if the imported products in question are goods which are not covered by the categories and/or origin listed for that country. |
(7) |
Some Member States may have granted the authorisations referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for an unlimited period of time before 1 July 2012. Those import authorisations should expire on 1 July 2014 at the latest. |
(8) |
The experience has shown that difficulties can arise in identifying the... |
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