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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1065/2013 of 30 October 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European            Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications            of spirit drinks         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1065/2013                     

# of 30 October 2013

# amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description,                        presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks                     

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition,                           description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council                           Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89(1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)The Republic of Peru has applied for the registration of ‘Pisco’ as a geographical indication in Annex III to Regulation (EC)                              No 110/2008, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(1) of that Regulation. ‘Pisco’ is a fruit spirit traditionally                              produced in Peru, from the fermentation and distillation of grapes.

(2)The main specifications of the technical file for ‘Pisco’ were published in the *Official Journal of the European Union* (2) for the purposes of the objection procedure, pursuant to Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. As the Commission                              did not receive any objections in accordance with Article 17(7) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, that name should be included                              in Annex III to that Regulation.

(3)According to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part,                              and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, approved by Council Decision 2002/979/EC(3), ‘Pisco’ is a protected designation for spirit drinks originating in Chile. Therefore, it should be clarified that the protection                              of the geographical indication ‘Pisco’ for products originating in Peru does not hinder the use of such denomination for products                              originating in Chile.

(4)Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in product category ‘9. Fruit spirit’, the following entry is added:

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

1

OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.                           

2

OJ C 141, 12.5.2011, p. 16.                           

3

OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 1.