‘competent authority’ means the central authority of a Member State competent for the organisation of official controls in the field of organic production in accordance with the provisions set out under this Regulation, or any other authority on which that competence has been conferred to; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country;
„pädev asutus” – liikmesriigi keskasutus, kelle pädevuses on mahepõllumajandusliku tootmise valdkonnas ametlike kontrollimiste korraldamine vastavalt käesoleva määruse sätetele, või mis tahes muu asutus, kellele see pädevus on delegeeritud; vajaduse korral ka kolmanda riigi vastav asutus;