1993R1848 — EN — 19.12.2004 — 004.001

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1848/93

of 9 July 1993

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( 1 ), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Whereas, in order to ensure that Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 is applied uniformly, precise deadlines should be set for the registration procedure; Whereas, in order to take account of differences in legal situation in the Member States, a statement of objection within the meaning of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 presented by a group of individuals linked by a common interest may be admissible; Whereas, in order for the Commission to be able to define the Community symbol and the indication provided for in Articles 12 and 15 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, the necessary information should be gathered in order for an evaluation to be made; Whereas these arrangements constitute a new Community system in response to requests from consumers for information about specific traditional products; whereas it is essential to explain the meaning of the Community symbol and the indication to the public, without thereby removing the need for producers and/or processors to promote their respective products; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 does not rule out the existence of national systems of certification for agricultural products and foodstuffs; whereas the use, where appropriate, of a national symbol in conjunction with the Community symbol should be permitted in the labelling, presentation and avertising of such products; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on Certificates of Specific Character, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

1. The six-month period referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 shall start to run on the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8 (1) of that Regulation.

2. The six-month period shall consist of:

— a period of five months during which any natural or legal person legitimately concerned by the registration may object to the planned registration pursuant to Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, and

— a period of one month, or a longer period insofar as the period provided for in paragraph 1 is observed, made available to the competent authorities in the Member States for the transmission of such objectives to the Commission.

Article 2

For the purposes of the dispatch by the competent authorities of the Member State within the time limit laid down of:

— notifications of objections within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, and

— notifications of objections and statements within the meaning of Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92,

account shall be taken of either the date of dispatch, the postmark being accepted as date of dispatch, or the date of receipt where the documents are delivered to the Commission directly or by telex or fax.

Article 3

Where national law treats a group of individuals without legal personality as a legal person, the said group of individuals shall be authorized to consult the application within the meaning and subject to the conditions of Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 and to lodge an objection within the meaning and subject to the conditions of Article 8 (3) of that Regulation.

Article 4

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1. The Community symbol referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 and the indication referred to in Article 15 of that Regulation are as set out in Parts A and B of Annex I hereto. The indication may be used without the Community symbol.

To ensure the correct use of the Community symbol and the indication, the technical rules for reproduction set out in the graphic manual in Annex II hereto shall be observed.

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2. For a period of ►M2 nine ◄ years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall take the necessary steps to inform the public of the meaning of the indication and of the Community symbol. Such steps shall not take the form of aid to producers and/or processors.

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An assessment of the action taken shall be made.

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Article 4a

1. A producer and/or processor entitled to use the indication and the Community symbol pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 may choose from among the models shown in Annex I hereto the one(s) suitable for placing the agricultural product or foodstuff on the market.

2. A producer and/or processor who wishes to refer, in the labelling or presentation and/or in advertisements for the agricultural product or foodstuff, to the system of certificates of specific character established by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 shall incorporate the model(s) shown in Annex I hereto in that information.

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Article 5

The simultaneous use of the Community symbol and national symbols shall be authorized for agricultural products and foodstuffs which satisfy both the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 and national requirements to which those products or foodstuffs correspond.

Article 6

Subsequent to the registration provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, the competent authorities shall ensure that any individual may consult the specification of the agricultural product or foodstuff which has been so registered.

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Article 6a

1. A Member State may lay down that the name of the inspection authority or body referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 working within the inspection structure of that Member State must appear on the label of the agricultural product or foodstuff.

2. The inspection authority or body shall communicate to the Member State the names and addresses of the producers authorized to use the registered name together with the indication and the Community symbol. Member States shall keep the list of authorized producers at the disposal of the other Member States and the Commission.

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Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 1993.

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

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ANNEX I

Part A

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English

Français

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Latviešu valoda

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Nederlands

Polski

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Slovenčina

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Suomi

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Part B

ES ESPECIALIDAD TRADICIONAL GARANTIZADA

CS ZARUČENÁ TRADIČNÍ SPECIALITA

DA GARANTI FOR TRADITIONEL SPECIALITET

DE GARANTIERT TRADITIONELLE SPEZIALITÄT

ET GARANTEERITUD TRADITSIOONILINE ERITUNNUS

ΕL ΕΙΔΙΚΟ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΟ ΠΡΟΪΟΝ ΕΓΓΥΗΜΕΝΟ

EN TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEED

FR SPÉCIALITÉ TRADITIONNELLE GARANTIE

IT SPECIALITÀ TRADIZIONALE GARANTITA

LV GARANTĒTAS TRADICIONĀLĀS ĪPATNĪBAS

LT GARANTUOTAS TRADICINIS GAMINYS

HU HAGYOMÁNYOS KÜLÖNLEGES TERMÉK

MT SPEĊJALITÀ TRADIZZJONALI GARANTITA

NL GEGARANDEERDE TRADITIONELE SPECIALITEIT

PL GWARANTOWANA TRADYCYJNA SPECJALNOŚĆ

PT ESPECIALIDADE TRADICIONAL GARANTIDA

SK ŠPECIALITA GARANTOVANÁ TRADÍCIOU

SL ZAJAMČENA TRADICIONALNA POSEBNOST

FI AITO PERINTEINEN TUOTE

SV GARANTERAD TRADITIONELL SPECIALITET

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ANNEX II