Date: 2025-10-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
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
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2138, dated October 21, 2025, amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378. It concerns the recognition of certain control bodies in third countries as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates for importing organic products into the EU, in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848. It enters into force three days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Annex II:** Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 is amended according to the Annex of this regulation.
* **Recognition of New Control Bodies:**
* 'AfriCert Limited' is added with code number KE-BIO-184 for Kenya, authorised for product categories A and B.
* 'Organic T&C, L.L.C.' is added with code number KR-BIO-205 for Republic of Korea, authorised for product categories A and C (with exceptions).
* 'Q-Check Private Company' is added with various code numbers for United Arab Emirates, Albania, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Kosovo, authorised for product categories A and B (with exceptions).
* 'SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)' is added with code number IN-BIO-206 for India, authorised for product categories C, D and E.
* **Scope Extension for Existing Control Bodies:**
* The entry for 'Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned, expanding the range of authorised countries and product categories.
* The entry for 'IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda.' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned, expanding the range of authorised countries and product categories.
* The entry for 'Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned, expanding the range of authorised countries and product categories.
* The entry for 'Organic Control System LLC Subotica' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned.
* The entry for 'ORSER KONTROL VE SERTİFİKASYON ANONİM ŞİRKETİ' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned.
* The entry for 'Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd' is replaced with an updated list of code numbers, third countries and product categories concerned.
* **Exceptions:** Products 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.
**Impact Analysis**
**Control Bodies**
* **Impact:** Control bodies 'AfriCert Limited', 'Organic T&C, L.L.C.', 'Q-Check Private Company', 'SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION SOCIETY (SAPS)', '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 ŞİRKETİ' and 'Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd' have either been newly recognised or have had their scopes of recognition extended, enabling them to certify organic products in specific third countries for import into the EU.
* **Action Required:** These control bodies must ensure they comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, and operate within the scope of their newly assigned or amended recognitions.
**Operators and Exporters in Third Countries**
* **Impact:** Operators and exporters in third countries seeking to export organic products to the EU can now utilize the services of the newly recognised and expanded scope control bodies, expanding their options for certification.
* **Action Required:** Operators and exporters should verify which control bodies are recognised for their specific product categories and countries, and ensure they meet the certification requirements of the selected control body.
**European Commission**
* **Impact:** The Commission is responsible for overseeing the implementation of this regulation and maintaining the list of recognised control authorities and control bodies.
* **Action Required:** The Commission should update and publish the consolidated list of recognised control authorities and control bodies.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2018/848: Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378: Implementing regulation that lists control authorities and control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2138: Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 to recognize control bodies based on Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
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.
(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).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2138/oj 1/9EN
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(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
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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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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 — — —
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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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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°
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Category of products
Code number Third country
A B C D E F G
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
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Category of products
Code number Third country
A B C D E F G
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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
A B C D E F G
KR-BIO-205 Republic of Korea — — x x° — — —
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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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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’
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(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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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(*) x - - x - - -
(*) 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.
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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
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’
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(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:
Category of products
Code number Third country
A B C D E F G
IN-BIO-206 India — x — x x — x’
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