Commission amends the list of certain conformity control bodies for imports of organic products into the Union

With the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2025/882 of 14 May 2025, the Commission amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union.

Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 (2) contains the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union in accordance with Article 45(1), point (b)(i), of that Regulation.

The Commission has received and examined, in accordance with Article 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, the requests for recognition from ‘Bio Latina Certificadora’, ‘Primus Auditing Operations Mexico’ and ‘PT BIOCert Indonesia’. Based on the information contained in their technical dossiers, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise, for an indefinite duration, those control bodies for certain product categories in certain third countries.

The Commission has also received and examined, in accordance with Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, the requests for the extension of the scope of their recognition to certain product categories and certain third countries from ‘ACO Certification Limited’, ‘ACT Organic Company Limited’, ‘CCPB Srl’, ‘Ecocert SAS’, ‘Mayacert S.A.’ and ‘OneCert International Private Limited’. Based on the information contained in their technical dossiers, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to recognise, for an indefinite duration, those control bodies for the requested product categories and third countries.

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