# C_2018062EN.01001501.xml

| 17.2.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 62/15 |
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17.2.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/15

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Publication of a cancellation request pursuant to Article 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in conjunction with Article 7(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

(2018/C 62/07)

This publication confers the right to oppose the cancellation request pursuant to Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and Article 7(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (2).

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CANCELLATION REQUEST

Cancellation request in accordance with Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

‘MOSTVIERTLER BIRNMOST’

‘MOSTVIERTLER BIRNMOST’

EU No: PGI-AT-02385 — 14.8.2017

EU No: PGI-AT-02385 — 14.8.2017

PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) TSG ( )

PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) TSG ( )

1.   Registered name proposed for cancellation

Registered name proposed for cancellation

‘Mostviertler Birnmost’

2.   Member State or Third Country

Member State or Third Country

Austria

3.   Type of product

Type of product

Class 1.8. — Other products listed in Annex I (spices, etc.)

4.   Person or body making the request for cancellation

Person or body making the request for cancellation

| Regionalverband noewest-mostviertel |
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| Mostviertelplatz 1 |
| 3362 Öhling |
| ÖSTERREICH |
| Tel. +43 747553340300 |
| Fax +43 747553340350 |
| Email: office@regionalverband.at |

Regionalverband noewest-mostviertel

Mostviertelplatz 1

3362 Öhling

ÖSTERREICH

Tel. +43 747553340300

Fax +43 747553340350

Email: office@regionalverband.at

The requester is the legal successor to the original applicant group for the geographical indication ‘Mostviertler Birnmost’ and therefore has a legitimate interest in relation to the cancellation request.

5.   Type of cancellation and related reasons

Type of cancellation and related reasons

| — | ☐ | In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 |
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| — | ☒ | In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 |

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In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

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Point (a)

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Point (b)

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In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

The requester currently appears to be the sole user of the protected geographical indication. She has no further interest in using the name ‘Mostviertler Birnmost’ as a protected geographical indication and therefore does not wish to bear the inspection costs. For the purposes of selling the product locally (approximately 90 % is sold in the geographical area), having a protected name is not important because the name is already well known there. The low production volumes (approx. 300 l of Birnmost per firm; only three firms currently produce it) and the fact that the product is not very well known outside the region also support cancelling the protection for the name ‘Mostviertler Birnmost’.

No legitimate interests in opposing the cancellation of the protected geographical indication have come to light. All known producers of the protected geographical indication ‘Mostviertler Birnmost’ approve of the cancellation of the registered name and support the cancellation request.

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(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17.

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