L 108/8 Official Journal of the European Union 18.4.2008 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 345/2008 of 17 April 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 209291 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and food- stuffs () has been substantially amended several times (*). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity and rationality. (2)  Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed where they originate in a third country applying production rules and inspection measures equivalent to those in the Community and appearing in a list to be drawn up by the Commission. (3)  That list should be drawn up. Furthermore, detailed rules should be laid down for the procedure for examining an application by a third country with a view to its inclusion in the list. (4)  For the operation of the regime for each third country, the bodies responsible for issuing the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 11(3)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should be identified. () O] L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/2008 (O] L 38, 12.2.2008, p. 3). (®» OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 956/2006 (O] L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 41). (%) See Annex IL (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The list of third countries referred to in Article 11(4) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 2092/91 is set out in Annex I to this Regu- lation. This list gives all the information deemed necessary in respect of each third country to permit the identification of products covered by the rules laid down in Article 11(3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and particularly: (a) the authority or the body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing inspection certificates with a view to importing into the Community; (b) the inspection authority or authorities in the third country andfor the private bodies recognised by the said third country to carry out supervision. Furthermore, where relevant, the list may state: — the preparation units and exporters subject to the system of inspection, — the products covered by the rules. Atrticle 2 1. The Commission shall consider whether to include a third country in the list in Annex I upon receipt of an application for inclusion from the representative of the third country concerned.