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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2

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, and in particular Article 33(3) and Article 38(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.

(2) The IOAS, an accreditation organisation in the field of organic agriculture, has informed the Commission that it has decided to suspend its accreditation of Bolicert Ltd.

(3) Pursuant to Article 12(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, the Commission may at any time suspend the entry of a control body from the list in Annex IV to that Regulation, either in the light of the information received or where the control body has not supplied information required.

(4) Bolicert Ltd was invited by the Commission to provide a valid accreditation certificate and to take appropriate and timely remedial action in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, but did not reply within the deadline set. The entry of Bolicert Ltd should therefore be suspended in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 until satisfactory information is provided.

(5) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on organic production,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, the entry relating to the Bolicert Ltd is deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Versions

1. 2017-08-14

Cited by

• Council Decision (EU) 2019/1178 of 8 July 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Cooperation Committee set up by the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union betwee the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of San Marino, of the other part with regard to applicable provisions on organic production and labelling of organic products, and arrangements for imports of organic products Decision · Grade B

  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1473 of 14 August 2017 (OJ L 210, 15.8.2017, p. 4),

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2329 of 14 December 2017 amending and 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 (Text with EEA relevance) Regulation · Grade B

  The entry of Bolicert Ltd in the list set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 was suspended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1473. In order to lift the temporary suspension, the Commission invited Bolicert Ltd to provide a valid accreditation certificate from IOAS (the accreditation organisation of Bolicert Ltd) and to take appropriate and timely remedial action in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. IOAS has informed the Commission that it has decided to lift the suspension because it had received satisfactory information on corrective actions by B