This Regulation amends the rules for certification of organic operators and products from third countries importing to the EU. It introduces transitional provisions for the period when the EU switches from the equivalence regime to the compliance regime in organic certification, addressing potential disruptions in organic trade with third countries.The act introduces a new Article 30a to Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, which establishes derogations for pending certifications of operators in third countries. The main change is allowing control authorities to continue verifying consignments against the old rules (Regulation 834/2007) until October 15, 2025, if certification under new rules is pending by December 31, 2024.Key provisions include:
– Documentary evidence issued before December 31, 2024, remains valid until its expiry date but not beyond October 15, 2025
– Control authorities can issue certificates of inspection based on verification against old rules during the transition period
– References to compliance with Regulation 2018/848 shall be understood as references to rules under Article 33(1) of Regulation 834/2007 for operators with pending certification
– The derogation applies only to operators whose certification under the compliance regime is pending on December 31, 2024
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