European Commission 23 July 2026, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1789 of 23 July 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain third countries, competent authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1789 of 23 July 2026 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 to update the list of recognised third countries and their associated control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union, reflecting additions, withdrawals, suspensions, and name or address changes notified by Argentina, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Tunisia, and the United States. Key substantive changes include the deletion of Article 2 and references to the now-deleted Annex II (removed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/883), the replacement of the third paragraph of Article 3 to align the application period with the expiry date set in Article 48(1), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the substitution of Annex I with an updated list of recognised third countries and their specifications. The Regulation entered into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.AI