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►B 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
(OJ L 168, 10.7.1993, p. 35)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2515/94 of 9 September1994 L 275 1 26.10.1994
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/98 of 9 October1998 L 275 18 10.10.1998
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1848/93
of 9 July 1993
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation
(EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricul-
tural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July
1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products andfoodstuffs (
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 registrationprocedure;
Whereas, in order to take account of differences in legal situation in the
MemberStates, a statement of objection within the meaning of Ar ticle 8of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 presented by a group of individualslinked 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 and15 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, the necessary infor-mation 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 specifictraditional products; whereas it is essential to explain the meaning of theCommunity symbol and the indication to the public, without therebyremoving the need for producers and/or processors to promote theirrespective products;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 does not rule out the existence
of national systems of certification for agricultural products and food-stuffs; whereas the use, where appropriate, of a national symbol inconjunction with the Community symbol should be permitted in thelabelling, 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 ofSpecific 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 theOfficial 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 plannedregistration pursuant to Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, and
— a per iod of one month, ora longerper iod insofaras the per iod
provided for in paragraph 1 is observed, made available to thecompetent authorities in the Member States for the transmission ofsuch objectives to the Commission.
(1) OJ No L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 9.
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Article 2
For the purposes of the dispatch by the competent authorities of the
MemberState 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 eitherthe date of dispatch, the postmar k being
accepted as date of dispatch, or the date of receipt where the documentsare delivered to the Commission directly or by telex or fax.
Article 3
Where national law treats a group of individuals without legal person-
ality as a legal person, the said group of individuals shall be authorizedto consult the application within the meaning and subject to the condi-tions of Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 and to lodge anobjection 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 thatRegulation are as set out in Parts A and B of Annex I hereto. Theindication 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 inAnnex II hereto shall be observed.
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2. Fora per iod of ►M2nine◄years following the date of entry
into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall take the necessarysteps to inform the public of the meaning of the indication and of theCommunity symbol. Such steps shall not take the form of aid toproducers 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 maychoose 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 orfoodstuff, to the system of certificates of specific character establishedby Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 shall incorporate the model(s) shownin 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 whichsatisfy both the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 andnational requirements to which those products or foodstuffs correspond.
Article 6
Subsequent to the registration provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2082/92, the competent authorities shall ensure that anyindividual may consult the specification of the agricultural product orfoodstuff which has been so registered.
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Article 6a
1. A MemberState may lay down that the name of the inspection
authority or body referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No2082/92 working within the inspection structure of that Member Statemust 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 touse the registered name together with the indication and the Communitysymbol. Member States shall keep the list of authorized producers at thedisposal of the otherMemberStates and the Commission.
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Article 7
This Regulation shall enterinto for ce on 26 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all MemberStates.
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