Considerations on COM(2022)464 - Amendment of Decision (EU) 2021/1345 as regards the opening of negotiations with Colombia and Mexico with a view to concluding agreements on trade in organic products

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dossier COM(2022)464 - Amendment of Decision (EU) 2021/1345 as regards the opening of negotiations with Colombia and Mexico with a view to ...
document COM(2022)464 EN
date September 15, 2022
 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council 5  establishes the possibility to grant access to the Union market for organic products coming from third countries that have been recognised under a trade agreement as having a system of production meeting the same objectives and principles by applying rules which ensure the same level of assurance of conformity as those of the Union.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2021/1345 6 authorised the opening of negotiations on agreements on trade in organic products between the European Union and Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Tunisia and the United States.

(3) The Commission initiated negotiations with Colombia and Mexico under a previous authorisation to negotiate. That authorisation contained a limitation of the duration of negotiations, which could not be concluded before the time limit was reached. It is therefore appropriate to amend Decision (EU) 2021/1345 in order to include Colombia and Mexico within its scope.

(4) The negotiating directives included in the addendum to Decision (EU) 2021/1345 should be amended in order to include references to Colombia and Mexico.

(5) Decision (EU) 2021/1345 should therefore be amended accordingly.