Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/882 of 14 May 2025 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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 ¹, and in particular Article 46(1) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) 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.

• (2) Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 lays down the criteria that the control authorities and control bodies must fulfil in order to be recognised in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Regulation. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 ³ lays down the procedural requirements to be met by those control authorities and control bodies when submitting to the Commission their request for recognition consisting of a technical dossier.

• (3) 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.

• (4) 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.

• (5) The Commission acknowledges receipt of notification from ‘Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje’ of its intention to voluntarily relinquish its recognition. Based on this notification, the Commission has concluded that it is appropriate to remove this control body from the list of recognised control bodies set out in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378.

• (6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/883 ⁴ extended the scope of the recognition of Japan for the purposes of equivalence to live animals and unprocessed animal products as well as to all processed agricultural products for use as food, including wine and alcoholic beverages, with organically grown ingredients that have been grown in Japan, or imported into Japan from the European Union, from third countries whose production methods and control measures have been recognised by Japan as equivalent to those laid down in the Japanese legislation, or from third countries through the system of control bodies recognised by Japan as competent to certify operators in those third countries as complying with the organic production rules of Japan. Consequently, those product categories no longer need to be included in the list of product categories of recognised control authorities and control bodies in accordance with Article 2(1), point (b), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378, and the control bodies ‘Control Union Certifications B.V.’, ‘Ecocert SAS’, ‘Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association’ and ‘Organic Crop Improvement Association International Inc’, listed in Annex II to that Regulation are therefore no longer competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates for them in Japan for the purpose of their import into the Union.

• (7) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 should therefore be amended accordingly.

• (8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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 May 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

ANNEX

The third paragraph of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended as follows:

• (1) the entry for ACO Certification Limited is replaced by the following:

‘ ACO Certification Limited

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G AU-BIO-107 Australia — x — x° x x x CN-BIO-107 China x — — x — — x FJ-BIO-107 Fiji x — — x — — — HK-BIO-107 Hong Kong x — — x — — x MY-BIO-107 Malaysia x — — x — — — PG-BIO-107 Papua New Guinea x — — x — — — TH-BIO-107 Thailand x — — x — — — TW-BIO-107 Taiwan — — — x — — x VU-BIO-107 Vanuatu x — — x x — —

	2.	Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325[^ntr*1-L_202500882EN.000301-E0001].

[^ntr*1-L_202500882EN.000301-E0001]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/2325/oj).’;"

• (2) the entry for ACT Organic Company Limited is replaced by the following:

‘ ACT Organic Company Limited

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G BT-BIO-121 Bhutan x — — x — — x ID-BIO-121 Indonesia x — — x — — x KH-BIO-121 Cambodia x — — x — — x LA-BIO-121 Laos x — — x — — x LK-BIO-121 Sri Lanka x — — x — — x MY-BIO-121 Malaysia x — — x — — x NP-BIO-121 Nepal x — — x — — x PH-BIO-121 Philippines x — — x — — x SG-BIO-121 Singapore x — — x — — x TH-BIO-121 Thailand x — — x — — x VN-BIO-121 Vietnam x — — x — — x’;

• (3) the entry for Balkan Biocert Macedonia DOOEL Skopje is deleted;

• (4) after the entry for Bioagricert s.r.l. Unipersonale, the following entry is inserted:

‘ Bio Latina Certificadora

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G BO-BIO-108 Bolivia x x — x — — — CO-BIO-108 Colombia x — — x — — — SV-BIO-108 El Salvador x — — x — — — GT-BIO-108 Guatemala x — — x — — — HN-BIO-108 Honduras x — — x — — — NI-BIO-108 Nicaragua x x — x — — — PA-BIO-108 Panama x — — x — — — PE-BIO-108 Peru x — — x — — — VE-BIO-108 Venezuela x — — x — — —’;

• (5) the entry for CCPB Srl is replaced by the following:

‘ CCPB Srl

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G AE-BIO-102 United Arab Emirates x x — x x x x AF-BIO-102 Afghanistan x — — x — — — AL-BIO-102 Albania x x — x x x x AM-BIO-102 Armenia x — — x — — — AZ-BIO-102 Azerbaijan x x — x x x x BF-BIO-102 Burkina Faso x — x x — — — BJ-BIO-102 Benin x — x x x — — BY-BIO-102 Belarus x — — x x x x CI-BIO-102 Côte d’Ivoire x — x x — — — CM-BIO-102 Cameroon x — x x — — — CN-BIO-102 China x x — x x x x DZ-BIO-102 Algeria x x — x x x x EG-BIO-102 Egypt x x — x x x x ET-BIO-102 Ethiopia x — — x — — — GE-BIO-102 Georgia x x — x x x x GH-BIO-102 Ghana x — — x — — — HK-BIO-102 Hong Kong — — — x x x x IQ-BIO-102 Iraq x x — x x x x IR-BIO-102 Iran x x — x x x x JO-BIO-102 Jordan x x — x — — — KG-BIO-102 Kyrgyzstan x x — x x — x KM-BIO-102 Comoros x — x x — — x KZ-BIO-102 Kazakhstan x — — x x — x LB-BIO-102 Lebanon x x — x x x x LY-BIO-102 Libya x x — x — — x MA-BIO-102 Morocco x x x x x x x MD-BIO-102 Moldova x — — x x — x MG-BIO-102 Madagascar x x x x x — x ML-BIO-102 Mali x x — x x x x MZ-BIO-102 Mozambique x — x x x — — NG-BIO-102 Nigeria x — — x — — x PH-BIO-102 Philippines x x — x x x x QA-BIO-102 Qatar x x — x — — x RS-BIO-102 Serbia x — — x x — x RU-BIO-102 Russia x — — x x — x SA-BIO-102 Saudi Arabia x x — x x x x SC-BIO-102 Seychelles — — — x x — — SN-BIO-102 Senegal x — — x — — x SY-BIO-102 Syria x x — x x x x TG-BIO-102 Togo x — x x x — — TH-BIO-102 Thailand x — — x x — x TJ-BIO-102 Tajikistan x — — x x — — TM-BIO-102 Turkmenistan x — — x x — x TN-BIO-102 Tunisia — x x x° x x x TR-BIO-102 Türkiye x x — x x x x TZ-BIO-102 Tanzania x — x x x — — UA-BIO-102 Ukraine x x — x x x x UG-BIO-102 Uganda x — x x x — — UZ-BIO-102 Uzbekistan x — — x — — x VN-BIO-102 Vietnam x x x x x x x ZA-BIO-102 South Africa x x — x x x x

	2.	Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;

• (6) in point 1 of the entry for Control Union Certifications B.V., the row for Japan is replaced by the following:

Code number	Third country	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products
Code number	Third country	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
‘JP-BIO-149	Japan	—	—	x	x°	x	—	x°’;

• (7) the entry for Ecocert SAS is replaced by the following:

‘ Ecocert SAS

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G AD-BIO-154 Andorra x — — x — x x AE-BIO-154 United Arab Emirates x x — x x x x AL-BIO-154 Albania x — — x — — x AM-BIO-154 Armenia x x — x — x x AR-BIO-154 Argentina — — — — x x — AZ-BIO-154 Azerbaijan x — — x — x — BA-BIO-154 Bosnia and Herzegovina x — — x x — x BD-BIO-154 Bangladesh x x — x x x x BF-BIO-154 Burkina Faso x x — x x — x BH-BIO-154 Bahrain x x — x — — — BI-BIO-154 Burundi x — — x — — x BJ-BIO-154 Benin x x — x x — x BL-BIO-154 Saint Barthélemy x x — x x — — BR-BIO-154 Brazil x x — x x x x BS-BIO-154 Bahamas x — — x — — — BT-BIO-154 Bhutan x — — x — x x BW-BIO-154 Botswana x — — x x — x BZ-BIO-154 Belize x — — x — — x CD-BIO-154 Democratic Republic of the Congo x — — x x — x CG-BIO-154 Congo x — — x — — — CI-BIO-154 Côte d’Ivoire x x — x x — — CL-BIO-154 Chile x° x° — x° x — x° CM-BIO-154 Cameroon x x — x — — — CN-BIO-154 China x x — x x x x CO-BIO-154 Colombia x x — x x — x CU-BIO-154 Cuba x x — x x — x CV-BIO-154 Cabo Verde x — — x — — — DM-BIO-154 Dominica x — — — — — — DZ-BIO-154 Algeria x — — x x x x EC-BIO-154 Ecuador x x — x x — x EG-BIO-154 Egypt x x — x x x x ET-BIO-154 Ethiopia x x — x x — x FJ-BIO-154 Fiji x — — x — — x GA-BIO-154 Gabon x — — x — — — GE-BIO-154 Georgia x — — x x — — GH-BIO-154 Ghana x — — x x — x GM-BIO-154 Gambia x — — x — — — GN-BIO-154 Guinea x x — x x — — GQ-BIO-154 Equatorial Guinea x — — x — — — GT-BIO-154 Guatemala x — — x — — x GW-BIO-154 Guinea—Bissau x — — x x — — GY-BIO-154 Guyana x — — x — — x HK-BIO-154 Hong Kong x — — x — x x HT-BIO-154 Haiti x x — x — — x ID-BIO-154 Indonesia x x — x — — x IN-BIO-154 India — x — x x x x JO-BIO-154 Jordan x x — x x — — JP-BIO-154 Japan x° — — x° — — x° KE-BIO-154 Kenya x x — x x — x KG-BIO-154 Kyrgyzstan x x — x x — — KH-BIO-154 Cambodia x — — x — — x KM-BIO-154 Comoros x — — x — — x KR-BIO-154 Republic of Korea x — — — — — — KW-BIO-154 Kuwait x x — x x — — LA-BIO-154 Laos x — — x — — x LB-BIO-154 Lebanon x — — x — x x LI-BIO-154 Liechtenstein x — — — — — — LK-BIO-154 Sri Lanka x x — x x x x LR-BIO-154 Liberia x — — x — — — LS-BIO-154 Lesotho x — — x x — x MA-BIO-154 Morocco x x — x x x x MC-BIO-154 Monaco x x — x x x x MD-BIO-154 Moldova x x — x — x — ME-BIO-154 Montenegro x — — x — x x MG-BIO-154 Madagascar x x — x x — x MK-BIO-154 North Macedonia x — — x — x x ML-BIO-154 Mali x x — x x — x MM-BIO-154 Myanmar/Burma x — — x — — x MN-BIO-154 Mongolia x x — x — x x MR-BIO-154 Mauritania x — — x — — — MU-BIO-154 Mauritius x — — x — — x MV-BIO-154 Maldives — — — x — x x MW-BIO-154 Malawi x x — x x — x MX-BIO-154 Mexico x x — x x — x MY-BIO-154 Malaysia x x — x — — x MZ-BIO-154 Mozambique x x — x x — x NA-BIO-154 Namibia x x — x x — — NC-BIO-154 New Caledonia x — — x — — x NE-BIO-154 Niger x — — x — — — NG-BIO-154 Nigeria x x — x x — — NI-BIO-154 Nicaragua x — — x — — — NP-BIO-154 Nepal x — — x — x x OM-BIO-154 Oman x x — x x — x PA-BIO-154 Panama x — — x — — — PE-BIO-154 Peru x x — x x x x PF-BIO-154 French Polynesia x — — x — — x PG-BIO-154 Papua New Guinea x — — x — — — PH-BIO-154 Philippines x x — x x — x PK-BIO-154 Pakistan x x — x x — x PS-BIO-154 Occupied Palestinian Territory x — — x — — — PY-BIO-154 Paraguay x x — x x — x QA-BIO-154 Qatar x x — x — — — RS-BIO-154 Serbia x x — x x x x RW-BIO-154 Rwanda x — — x x — — SA-BIO-154 Saudi Arabia x x — x x — — SB-BIO-154 Solomon Islands x — — x — — — SC-BIO-154 Seychelles x — — x — — x SD-BIO-154 Sudan x — — x — — x SG-BIO-154 Singapore x — — x — — x SL-BIO-154 Sierra Leone x x — x x — — SN-BIO-154 Senegal x x — x x — x SO-BIO-154 Somalia x — — x — — x SR-BIO-154 Suriname x — — x — — x ST-BIO-154 São Tomé and Príncipe x — — x — — — SV-BIO-154 El Salvador x — — x — — — SZ-BIO-154 Eswatini x — — x x — x TD-BIO-154 Chad x — — x — — x TG-BIO-154 Togo x x — x x — — TH-BIO-154 Thailand x x — x x — x TJ-BIO-154 Tajikistan x — — x — — — TL-BIO-154 Timor-Leste x — — x — — — TM-BIO-154 Turkmenistan x — — x x — — TN-BIO-154 Tunisia — x — x° — x TO-BIO-154 Tonga x — — x — — — TR-BIO-154 Türkiye x x — x x x x TW-BIO-154 Taiwan x — — x — x x TZ-BIO-154 Tanzania x x — x x — x UG-BIO-154 Uganda x x — x x — x UY-BIO-154 Uruguay x x — x x — x UZ-BIO-154 Uzbekistan x — — x x — x VE-BIO-154 Venezuela x — — x — — — VN-BIO-154 Vietnam x x — x — — x VU-BIO-154 Vanuatu x — — x — — x WS-BIO-154 Samoa x — — x — — — XK-BIO-154 Kosovo5 — — — x — — — ZA-BIO-154 South Africa x x — x x x x ZM-BIO-154 Zambia x x — x x — x ZW-BIO-154 Zimbabwe x x — x x — x

	2.	Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;

• (8) the entry for Japan Organic and Natural Foods Association, the row for Japan is replaced by the following:

Code number	Third country	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products
Code number	Third country	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
‘JP-BIO-145	Japan	—	—	x	x°	—	—	x°’;

• (9) the entry for Mayacert S.A. is replaced by the following:

‘ Mayacert S.A.

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G BO-BIO-169 Bolivia x — — x — — — BZ-BIO-169 Belize x — — x — — — CO-BIO-169 Colombia x — — x — — x DO-BIO-169 Dominican Republic x — — x — — x EC-BIO-169 Ecuador x — — x — — — GT-BIO-169 Guatemala x x — x — — x HN-BIO-169 Honduras x x — x — — x IN-BIO-169 India — — — x — — x IR-BIO-169 Iran x — — x — — x KR-BIO-169 Korea, Republic of x — — x° — — — LK-BIO-169 Sri Lanka x — — x — — x MA-BIO-169 Morocco x — — x — — x MX-BIO-169 Mexico x x — x — — x NI-BIO-169 Nicaragua x x — x — — x PA-BIO-169 Panama x — — x — — — PE-BIO-169 Peru x — — x — — x PY-BIO-169 Paraguay x — — x — — x PH-BIO-169 Philippines x — — x — — — SV-BIO-169 El Salvador x — — x — — — TR-BIO-169 Türkiye x — — x — — x VN-BIO-169 Vietnam x — — x — — x

	2.	Exceptions: the products within products categories marked with an “°”, which are covered by the scope of an agreement on trade in organic products in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or by the scope of recognition as equivalent of the third country concerned listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.’;

• (10) the entry for ONECERT INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED is replaced by the following:

‘ ONECERT INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G AE-BIO-152 United Arab Emirates x — — x x — x BD-BIO-152 Bangladesh x — — x — — — BJ-BIO-152 Benin x — — x — — — EG-BIO-152 Egypt x — — x — — — ET-BIO-152 Ethiopia x — — x x — — GH-BIO-152 Ghana x — — x — — — ID-BIO-152 Indonesia x — — x x — x IN-BIO-152 India — — — x x — x JO-BIO-152 Jordan x — — x — — — KH-BIO-152 Cambodia x — — x — — x LK-BIO-152 Sri Lanka x — — x — — — MM-BIO-152 Myanmar/Burma x — — x — — — MY-BIO-152 Malaysia x — — x — — — MZ-BIO-152 Mozambique x — — x x — — NG-BIO-152 Nigeria x — — x — — — NP-BIO-152 Nepal x — — x — — x OM-BIO-152 Oman x — — x — — — PH-BIO-152 Philippines x — — x — — — QA-BIO-152 Qatar x — — x — — — SA-BIO-152 Saudi Arabia x — — x x — x SG-BIO-152 Singapore x — — x — — — TG-BIO-152 Togo x — — x — — — TH-BIO-152 Thailand x — — x — — x TZ-BIO-152 Tanzania x — — x — — — UG-BIO-152 Uganda x — — x x — — VN-BIO-152 Vietnam x — — x — — x WS-BIO-152 Samoa x — — x — — —’;

• (11) in point 1 of the entry for Organic Crop Improvement Association International Inc, the row for Japan is replaced by the following:

Code number	Third country	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products	Category of products
Code number	Third country	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
‘JP-BIO-120	Japan	—	—	—	x°	—	—	—’;

• (12) after the entry for ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, the following two entries are inserted:

‘ Primus Auditing Operations Mexico

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G BB-BIO-204 Barbados x — — x — — — BS-BIO-204 Bahamas x — — x — — — BZ-BIO-204 Belize x — — x — — — CO-BIO-204 Colombia x — — x — — — CR-BIO-204 Costa Rica x — — x — — — CU-BIO-204 Cuba x — — x — — — DO-BIO-204 Dominican Republic x — — x — — — GD-BIO-204 Grenada x — — x — — — GT-BIO-204 Guatemala x — — x — — — GY-BIO-204 Guyana x — — x — — — HN-BIO-204 Honduras x — — x — — — JM-BIO-204 Jamaica x — — x — — — MX-BIO-204 Mexico x — — x — — — NI-BIO-204 Nicaragua x — — x — — — PA-BIO-204 Panama x — — x — — — SV-BIO-204 El Salvador x — — x — — — TT-BIO-204 Trinidad and Tobago x — — x — — —

PT BIOCert Indonesia

	1.	Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned: Code number Third country Category of products A B C D E F G ID-BIO-176 Indonesia x — x x — — —’.

[^ntc*1-L_202500882EN.000301-E0001]  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union (OJ L 465, 29.12.2021, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/2325/oj).’;”

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/882/oj

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