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Document 32025R2138

Commission Implementing Regulation (eu) 2025/2138 of 21 October 2025 amending 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

C/2025/6961

OJ L, 2025/2138, , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2138/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2138/oj

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2025/2138

22.10.2025

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (eu) 2025/2138

of 21 October 2025

amending 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 the control bodies ‘AfriCert Limited’, ‘Organic T&C, L.L.C.’, ‘Q-Check Private Company’ and ‘SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)’. 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 the control bodies ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, ‘IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda.’, ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, ‘Organic Control System LLC Subotica’, ‘ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ’ and ‘Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd’. 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)

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

(6)

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, 21 October 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)   OJ L 150, 14.06.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 of 19 August 2021 laying down certain rules concerning the certificate issued to operators, groups of operators and exporters in third countries involved in the imports of organic and in-conversion products into the Union and establishing the list of recognised control authorities and control bodies in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 297 20.8.2021, p. 24, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/1378/oj).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 of 13 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council with procedural requirements for the recognition of control authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls on operators and groups of operators certified organic and on organic products in third countries and with rules on their supervision and the controls and other actions to be performed by those control authorities and control bodies (OJ L 336, 23.9.2021, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/1698/oj).

ANNEX

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

(1)

after the entry for ACT Organic Company Limited, the following entry is inserted:

‘ AfriCert Limited

1.

 Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number

Third country

Category of products

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

KE-BIO-184

Kenya

x

-

-

x

-

-

-’

(2)

the entry for Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS) is replaced by the following:

‘ Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)

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-144

United Arab Emirates

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

BS-BIO-144

Bahamas

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

CL-BIO-144

Chile

x°

—

x

x°

—

—

—

CR-BIO-144

Costa Rica

—

—

—

x°

—

—

—

DO-BIO-144

Dominican Republic

x

—

—

x

—

—

x

EC-BIO-144

Ecuador

x

—

x

x

—

—

x

HN-BIO-144

Honduras

x

—

x

x

—

—

—

ID-BIO-144

Indonesia

x

—

x

x

—

—

x

IN-BIO-144

India

—

—

—

x

—

—

—

JM-BIO-144

Jamaica

x

—

—

x

—

—

x

NI-BIO-144

Nicaragua

—

—

x

—

—

—

—

PA-BIO-144

Panama

x

—

x

x

—

—

—

PE-BIO-144

Peru

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

TR-BIO-144

Türkiye

x

—

—

x

x

—

—

TT-BIO-144

Trinidad and Tobago

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

US-BIO-144

Unites States

—

—

x

—

—

—

—

VE-BIO-144

Venezuela

x

—

x

x

—

—

—

ZA-BIO-144

South Africa

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

ZM-BIO-144

Zambia

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.’;

(3)

the entry for IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda. is replaced by the following:

‘ IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda.

1.

 Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number

Third country

Category of products

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

AR-BIO-123

Argentina

—

—

—

—

—

x

—

BO-BIO-123

Bolivia

x

—

—

x

—

—

x

BR-BIO-123

Brazil

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

BZ-BIO-123

Belize

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

CO-BIO-123

Colombia

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

DO-BIO-123

Dominican Republic

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

EC-BIO-123

Ecuador

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

GT-BIO-123

Guatemala

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

HN-BIO-123

Honduras

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

MX-BIO-123

Mexico

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

NI-BIO-123

Nicaragua

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

PA-BIO-123

Panama

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

PE-BIO-123

Peru

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

PY-BIO-123

Paraguay

x

x

—

x

—

—

x

SV-BIO-123

El Salvador

x

—

—

x

—

—

—

UY-BIO-123

Uruguay

—

x

—

—

—

x

x

VE-BIO-123

Venezuela

x

—

—

x

—

—

—’

(4)

the entry for Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH is replaced by the following:

‘ Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH

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-141

United Arab Emirates

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

AZ-BIO-141

Azerbaijan

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

BJ-BIO-141

Benin

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

BO-BIO-141

Bolivia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

BW-BIO-141

Botswana

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

CL-BIO-141

Chile

x°

x°

x

x°

x

—

x°

CN-BIO-141

China

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

CO-BIO-141

Colombia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

CR-BIO-141

Costa Rica

—

x

x

x°

x

—

x

DO-BIO-141

Dominican Republic

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

DZ-BIO-141

Algeria

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

EC-BIO-141

Ecuador

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

GE-BIO-141

Georgia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

GT-BIO-141

Guatemala

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

HK-BIO-141

Hong Kong

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

HN-BIO-141

Honduras

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

ID-BIO-141

Indonesia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

KE-BIO-141

Kenya

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

KH-BIO-141

Cambodia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

KR-BIO-141

Republic of Korea

x

x

x

x°

x

—

x°

KZ-BIO-141

Kazakhstan

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

LA-BIO-141

Laos

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

LK-BIO-141

Sri Lanka

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

LR-BIO-141

Liberia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

LS-BIO-141

Lesotho

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MA-BIO-141

Morocco

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MD-BIO-141

Moldova

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MW-BIO-141

Malawi

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MX-BIO-141

Mexico

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MY-BIO-141

Malaysia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

MZ-BIO-141

Mozambique

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

NA-BIO-141

Namibia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

NI-BIO-141

Nicaragua

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

PA-BIO-141

Panama

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

PE-BIO-141

Peru

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

PF-BIO-141

French Polynesia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

PH-BIO-141

Philippines

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

PY-BIO-141

Paraguay

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

SA-BIO-141

Saudi Arabia

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

SG-BIO-141

Singapore

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

SN-BIO-141

Senegal

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

SV-BIO-141

El Salvador

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

TH-BIO-141

Thailand

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

TJ-BIO-141

Tajikistan

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

TN-BIO-141

Tunisia

—

x

x

—

x

—

x

TR-BIO-141

Türkiye

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

TW-BIO-141

Taiwan

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

TZ-BIO-141

Tanzania

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

US-BIO-141

United States

—

—

x

—

—

—

x°

UY-BIO-141

Uruguay

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

UZ-BIO-141

Uzbekistan

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

VE-BIO-141

Venezuela

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

VN-BIO-141

Vietnam

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

ZA-BIO-141

South Africa

x

x

x

x

x

—

x

ZM-BIO-141

Zambia

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.’;

(5)

the entry for Organic Control System LLC Subotica is replaced by the following:

‘ Organic Control System LLC Subotica

1.

 Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number

Third country

Category of products

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

BA-BIO-162

Bosnia and Herzegovina

x

—

—

x

—

x

x

ME-BIO-162

Montenegro

x

—

—

x

—

—

x

MK-BIO-162

North Macedonia

x

—

—

x

—

—

x

RS-BIO-162

Serbia

x

x

—

x

x

x

x’

(6)

after the entry for Organic Standard LLC, the following entry is inserted:

‘ Organic T&C, L.L.C.

1.

 Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number

Third country

Category of products

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

KR-BIO-205

Republic of Korea

—

—

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.’;

(7)

the entry for ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ is replaced by the following:

‘ ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ȘİRKETİ

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-166

United Arab Emirates

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

AF-BIO-166

Afghanistan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

AZ-BIO-166

Azerbaijan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

BA-BIO-166

Bosnia and Herzegovina

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

CI-BIO-166

Côte d’Ivoire

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

EG-BIO-166

Egypt

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

ET-BIO-166

Ethiopia

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

GE-BIO-166

Georgia

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

GH-BIO-166

Ghana

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

IR-BIO-166

Iran

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

KG-BIO-166

Kyrgyzstan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

KZ-BIO-166

Kazakhstan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

MD-BIO-166

Moldova

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

NG-BIO-166

Nigeria

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

RS-BIO-166

Serbia

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

RU-BIO-166

Russian Federation

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

TG-BIO-166

Togo

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

TJ-BIO-166

Tajikistan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

TM-BIO-166

Turkmenistan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

TR-BIO-166

Türkiye

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

UA-BIO-166

Ukraine

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

UG-BIO-166

Uganda

x

x

—

x

x

x

x

UZ-BIO-166

Uzbekistan

x

x

—

x

x

x

x’

(8)

after the entry for PT BIOCert Indonesia, the following entry is inserted:

‘ Q-Check Private Company

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-179

United Arab Emirates

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

AL-BIO-179

Albania

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

EG-BIO-179

Egypt

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

JO-BIO-179

Jordan

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

LB-BIO-179

Lebanon

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

MA-BIO-179

Morocco

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

RS-BIO-179

Serbia

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

SA-BIO-179

Saudi Arabia

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

TN-BIO-179

Tunisia

-

-

-

x°

-

-

-

TR-BIO-179

Türkiye

x

-

-

x

-

-

-

XK-BIO-179

Kosovo (*1)

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.’;

(9)

the entry for Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd is replaced by the following:

‘ Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd

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-194

Australia

—

—

—

—

x

x

x

FJ-BIO-194

Fiji

—

—

—

—

—

x

x

SG-BIO-194

Singapore

—

—

—

—

—

x

x

TO-BIO-194

Tonga

—

—

—

—

—

x

x

VU-BIO-194

Vanuatu

—

—

—

—

—

x

x

WS-BIO-194

Samoa

—

—

—

—

—

x

x’

(10)

after the entry for SRS Certification GmbH, the following entry is inserted:

‘ SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)

1.

 Code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned:

Code number

Third country

Category of products

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

IN-BIO-206

India

—

x

—

x

x

—

x’

(*1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2138/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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