
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. The Commission shall consider whether to include a control body or control authority in the list provided for in Article 10 upon receipt of a request thereto from the representative of the control body or control authority concerned on the basis of the model of application made available by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2). Only complete requests that have been submitted by 30 June 2020 shall be taken into account for updating the list.';
((2)) in Article 13(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The certificate of inspection shall be issued by the relevant control authority or control body before the consignment leaves the third country of export or origin. It shall be endorsed by the relevant Member State’s competent authority and completed by the first consignee on the basis of the model and the notes set out in Annex V and using the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) established by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC.';
((3)) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
((4)) Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 2 shall apply from 31 January 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 January 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX I

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) in the entry relating to Japan, the following row is added:
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JP-BIO-038 Akatonbo http://www.akatonbo.or.jp/'
((2)) in the entry relating to the Republic of Korea, point 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) the rows relating to code numbers KR-ORG-019 and KR-ORG-026 are replaced by the following:
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KR-ORG-019 Neo environmentally-friendly Certification Center http://neoefcc.modoo.at
KR-ORG-026 Agricultural Products Quality Service http://apqs.kr'
((b)) the row relating to code number KR-ORG-001 is deleted;
((3)) in the entry relating to the United States, point 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are added:
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US-ORG-62 CERES http://www.ceres-cert.com/
US-ORG-63 EcoLOGICA S.A. http://www.eco-logica.com/
US-ORG-64 Food Safety S.A. http://www.foodsafety.com.ar/
US-ORG-65 IBD Certifications http://www.ibd.com.br/
US-ORG-66 Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale (ICEA) http://www.icea.info/
US-ORG-67 OnMark http://onmarkcertification.com/
US-ORG-68 Perry Johnson Registrar Food Safety, Inc. http://www.pjrfsi.com/'
((b)) the rows relating to code numbers US-ORG-12, US-ORG-14, US-ORG-54, US-ORG-60 and US-ORG-61 are deleted.

ANNEX II

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) in the entry relating to ‘A CERT European Organization for Certification S.A’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

‘AE-BIO-171 United Arab Emirates x - - x - -
AM-BIO-171 Armenia x - - x - -
GH-BIO-171 Ghana x - - x - -
KW-BIO-171 Kuwait x - - x - -
OM-BIO-171 Oman x - - x - -
PE-BIO-171 Peru x - - x - -
SD-BIO-171 Sudan x - - x - -
UZ-BIO-171 Uzbekistan x - - x - -
VN-BIO-171 Vietnam x - - x - -
XK-BIO-171 Kosovo x - - x - -

((2)) the entry relating to ‘Argencert SA’ is deleted;
((3)) in the entry relating to ‘Balkan Biocert Skopje’, the name of the control body is replaced by ‘Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje’;
((4)) in the entry relating to ‘Başak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd’, point 1 is replaced by the following:
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1.. Address: Çinarli Mahallesi Şehit Polis Fethi Sekin Cad. No:3/1006 Konak/İZMİR, Turkey';
((5)) in the entry relating to ‘Bioagricert S.r.l.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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BO-BIO-132 Bolivia x x - x - -
CM-BIO-132 Cameroon x - - x x -
FJ-BIO-132 Fiji x - - x - -
LK-BIO-132 Sri Lanka x x - x - -
PY-BIO-132 Paraguay x x - x x -
UY-BIO-132 Uruguay x x - x x -'
((6)) in the entry relating to ‘Biocert International Pvt Ltd’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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AE-BIO-177 United Arab Emirates x - - x - -
AF-BIO-177 Afghanistan x - - x - -
BD-BIO-177 Bangladesh x - - x - -
BJ-BIO-177 Benin x - - x x -
BT-BIO-177 Bhutan x - - x - -
EG-BIO-177 Egypt x - - x - -
ET-BIO-177 Ethiopia x - - x x -
GE-BIO-177 Georgia - - - x x -
MM-BIO-177 Myanmar/Burma x - - x - -
MU-BIO-177 Mauritius x - - x - -
MY-BIO-177 Malaysia x - - x - -
MZ-BIO-177 Mozambique x - - x x -
NP-BIO-177 Nepal x - - x - -
NG-BIO-177 Nigeria x - - x x -
OM-BIO-177 Oman x - - x - -
PH-BIO-177 Philippines x - - x - -
PK-BIO-177 Pakistan x - - x - -
QA-BIO-177 Qatar x - - x x -
RU-BIO-177 Russia x - - x x -
SD-BIO-177 Sudan x - - x x -
TG-BIO-177 Togo x - - x x -
TH-BIO-177 Thailand x - - x - -
TZ-BIO-177 Tanzania x - - x - -
UA-BIO-177 Ukraine x - - x x -
UG-BIO-177 Uganda x - - x x -
VN-BIO-177 Vietnam x - - x - -'
((b)) the row relating to Sri Lanka is replaced by the following:
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LK-BIO-177 Sri Lanka x - - x x -'
((7)) in the entry relating to ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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ME-BIO-161 Montenegro x x — x x  x
MK-BIO-161 North Macedonia x x — x x  x
RS-BIO-161 Serbia x x — x x  x'
((b)) the rows relating to Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are replaced by the following:

‘AL-BIO-161 Albania x x — x x x
AM-BIO-161 Armenia x x — x x —
AZ-BIO-161 Azerbaijan x  — x x —
BA-BIO-161 Bosnia and Herzegovina x x — x x x
DZ-BIO-161 Algeria x x — x — —
GE-BIO-161 Georgia x x — x x x
IR-BIO-161 Iran x x — x x x
KG-BIO-161 Kyrgyzstan x x — x — —
KZ-BIO-161 Kazakhstan x x — x x x
LB-BIO-161 Lebanon x x — x x —
MD-BIO-161 Moldova x x — x x x
RU-BIO-161 Russia x x — x x x
TJ-BIO-161 Tajikistan x x — x x x
TR-BIO-161 Turkey x — — x x x
TZ-BIO-161 Tanzania x x — x x —
UA-BIO-161 Ukraine x x — x x x
UZ-BIO-161 Uzbekistan x x — x x x
VN-BIO-161 Vietnam x x — x x x
XK-BIO-161 Kosovo x x - x x x

((8)) the entry relating to ‘Bureau Veritas Certification France SAS’ is amended as follows:

((a)) in point 2, the internet address is replaced by the following: ‘https://filiereagro.bureauveritas.fr/’;
((b)) in point 3, the row relating to Mauritius is replaced by the following:
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MU-BIO-165 Mauritius x — — x — —'
((9)) in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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BF-BIO-102 Burkina Faso x - x x - -
CM-BIO-102 Cameroon x - x x - -
KM-BIO-102 Comoros x - x x - -
MG-BIO-102 Madagascar x - x x - -'
((b)) the row relating to Côte d’Ivoire is replaced by the following:
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CI-BIO-102 Côte d’Ivoire x - x x - -'
((10)) in the entry relating to ‘CERES Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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US-BIO-140 United States — — x — — —'
((b)) the rows relating to Chile, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates are replaced by the following:
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AE-BIO-140 United Arab Emirates x — — x — —
CL-BIO-140 Chile x x x x — —
ZA-BIO-140 South Africa x x — x — x'
((11)) after the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certification’, the following entry is inserted:
'‘DQS Polska sp. z o.o.’
1.. Address: ul. Domaniewska 45, 02-672 Warszawa, Poland
2.. Internet address: www.dqs.pl
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number Third country Category of products
A B C D E F
BA-BIO-181 Bosnia and Herzegovina x x - x - -
CN-BIO-181 China x x - x - -
MG-BIO-181 Madagascar x x - x - -
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021'
((12)) in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the rows relating to Cuba, Kuwait, Malawi, Moldova, Serbia, the United Arad Emirates and Zimbabwe are replaced by the following:
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AE-BIO-154 United Arab Emirates x x — x x —
CU-BIO-154 Cuba x x — x x —
KW-BIO-154 Kuwait x x — x — —
MD-BIO-154 Moldova x x — x — x
MW-BIO-154 Malawi x x — x — —
RS-BIO-154 Serbia x x — x x x
ZW-BIO-154 Zimbabwe x x — x x x'
((13)) after the entry relating to ‘Ekoagros’, the following entry is inserted:
'‘FairCert Certification Services Pvt Ltd’
1.. Address: C 122, GAURIDHAM COLONY, 451001-KHARGONE, India
2.. Internet address: www.faircert.com
3.. Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number Third country Category of products
A B C D E F
BT-BIO-180 Bhutan x x - x x -
IN-BIO-180 India - x - x x -
NP-BIO-180 Nepal x x - x x -
4.. Exceptions: in-conversion products and wine
5.. Duration of inclusion: until 30 June 2021'
((14)) in the entry relating to ‘IBD Certificações Ltda.’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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BO-BIO-122 Bolivia x - - x - -
MN-BIO-122 Mongolia x - - - x -
PY-BIO-122 Paraguay x - - x - -'
((15)) in the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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SC-BIO-141 Seychelles x — — x — —
US-BIO-141 United States — — x — — —'
((b)) the rows relating to Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Zambia are replaced by the following:
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AM-BIO-141 Armenia x x — x — —
DO-BIO-141 Dominican Republic x — — x — x
EC-BIO-141 Ecuador x x x x x x
GE-BIO-141 Georgia x x — x x —
GT-BIO-141 Guatemala x x x x x x
HN-BIO-141 Honduras x — — x x x
PE-BIO-141 Peru x x — x x x
PY-BIO-141 Paraguay x x — x x x
RS-BIO-141 Serbia x — — x — x
TJ-BIO-141 Tajikistan x x — x — —
TR-BIO-141 Turkey x x — x x x
UZ-BIO-141 Uzbekistan x x — x — —
ZM-BIO-141 Zambia x x — x — —'
((16)) in the entry relating to ‘Mayacert’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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LK-BIO-169 Sri Lanka x - - x - -
PA-BIO-169 Panama x - - x - -'
((17)) in the entry relating to ‘OneCert International PVT Ltd’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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EG-BIO-152 Egypt x - - x - -
JO-BIO-152 Jordan x - - x - -
MY-BIO-152 Malaysia x - - x - -
QA-BIO-152 Qatar x - - x - -'
((b)) the rows relating to the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda are replaced by the following:
'
AE-BIO-152 United Arab Emirates x - - x - -
ET-BIO-152 Ethiopia x - - x x -
IN-BIO-152 India - - - x x -
MZ-BIO-152 Mozambique x - - x x -
TZ-BIO-152 Tanzania x - - x x -
UG-BIO-152 Uganda x - - x x -'
((18)) in the entry relating to ‘Organización International Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:
'
CO-BIO-110 Colombia x - - x - -'
((b)) the row relating to Chile and Uruguay is replaced by the following:
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CL-BIO-110 Chile x - x x x -
UY-BIO-110 Uruguay x x x x x -'
((19)) in the entry relating to ‘Servicio de Certificación CAAE S.L.U’, in point 3, the following entries are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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CO-BIO-178 Colombia x - - x - -
DO-BIO-178 Dominican Republic x - - x - -
GT-BIO-178 Guatemala x - - x - -
HN-BIO-178 Honduras x - - x - -
NI-BIO-178 Nicaragua x - - x - -
PA-BIO-178 Panama x - - x - -
SV-BIO-178 El Salvador x - - x - -'
((20)) in the entry relating to ‘Suolo e Salute srl’, in point 3, the row relating to Egypt is replaced by the following:
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EG-BIO-150 Egypt x - - x - -'
((21)) in the entry relating to ‘Tse-Xin Organic Certification Corporation’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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HK-BIO-174 Hong Kong - - - x - -
ID-BIO-174 Indonesia x - - x - -
KH-BIO-174 Cambodia x - - x - -
KR-BIO-174 Republic of Korea x - - - - -
LA-BIO-174 Laos x - - x - -
MM-BIO-174 Myanmar/Burma x - - x - -
MY-BIO-174 Malaysia x - - x - -
PH-BIO-174 Philippines x - - x - -
SG-BIO-174 Singapore - - - x - -
TH-BIO-174 Thailand x - - x - -
VN-BIO-174 Vietnam x - - x - -'
((22)) the entry relating to ‘Valsts SIA “Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’ is amended as follows:

((a)) the name of the control body is replaced by ‘SIA “Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs”’;
((b)) point 3 is amended as follows:

((i)) the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:
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KG-BIO-173 Kyrgyzstan x x — x x —
KZ-BIO-173 Kazakhstan x x — x x x
MD-BIO-173 Moldova x x — x x x
TJ-BIO-173 Tajikistan x x — x x x'
((ii)) the rows relating to Belarus and Uzbekistan are replaced by the following:
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BY-BIO-173 Belarus x x — x x x
UZ-BIO-173 Uzbekistan x x — x x x'

ANNEX III

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, in the entry relating to ‘Agricert — Certificação de Produtos Alimentares lda’, in point 3, the row relating to Guinea is replaced by the following:
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GW-BIO-172 Guinea Bissau x — — x — —'
