Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000

of 5 June 2000

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain, France and Portugal have sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin or geographical indications.

(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.

(3) Following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) of the names in the Annex to this Regulation, statements of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 were sent to the Commission but were deemed to be unfounded and therefore inadmissible. The objections in question did not meet the exhaustive criteria laid down in Article 7(4) of that Regulation.

(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.

(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/2000(5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex to this Regulation are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 13.6.1997, p. 10.

(3) OJ C 228, 11.8.1999, p. 13; OJ C 229, 12.8.1999, p. 3; OJ C 239, 24.8.1999, p. 2; OJ C 238, 21.8.1999, p. 21 and OJ C 262, 16.9.1999, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 67, 15.3.2000, p. 8.

ANNEX

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE EC TREATY, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Cheeses

PORTUGAL

Queijo mestiço de Tolosa (PGI)

Fruit, vegetables and cereals

FRANCE

Haricot tarbais (PGI)

Pomme de terre de l'Ile de Ré (PDO)

Riz de Camargue (PGI)

PORTUGAL

Anona da Madeira (PDO)

Oils and fats

SPAIN

Olive oil:

Montes de Toledo (PDO)

FRANCE

Huile d'olive de la vallée des Baux-de-Provence (PDO)

Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, milk products excluding butter, etc.)

FRANCE

Miel de Corse - Mele de Corsica (PDO)