EN Official Journal of the European Union C 253/4

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 3 August 2017

on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the single document referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of the publication reference of the specification for a name in the wine sector

(Picpoul de Pinet (PDO))

(2017/C 253/05)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 97(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) France has sent an application for protection of the name ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(2) The name ‘Languedoc Picpoul-de-Pinet’ enjoyed protection up to 2013 under Articles 51 and 54 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (2) and Article 28 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 (3). In 2013 the name ‘Languedoc Picpoul-de-Pinet’ was removed from the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 172/2013 (4).

(3) In accordance with Article 97(2) of that Regulation, the Commission examined France’s application and found that the conditions laid down in Articles 93 to 96, 97(1), 100, 101 and 102 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 had been met. Although the name ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ contains the term ‘Picpoul’, which is the name of a wine grape variety, it is established that the name has been traditionally used in the territory of the Member State at issue because the application for registration follows the removal of the old name ‘Languedoc Picpoul-de-Pinet’ from the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications. Consequently, the name ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ constitutes a protected designation of origin within the meaning of Article 93(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The possible registration of the designation of origin ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ as requested will not prevent the use of the name of the ‘Picpoul’ wine grape variety in the labelling of wines produced from the ‘Picpoul’ grape variety but not according to the specifications of ‘Picpoul de Pinet’, because the provisions laid down by Article 100(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 are not met.

(4) In order to allow for the submission of statements of objection in accordance with Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the single document referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of that Regulation and the publication reference of the specification made during the national procedure for examining the application for protection of the name ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ should therefore be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The single document established in accordance with Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the reference to the publication of the product specification for the name ‘Picpoul de Pinet’ (PDO) are contained in the Annex to this Decision.

In accordance with Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the publication of this Decision shall confer the right to object to the protection of the name specified in the first paragraph of this Article within two months from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 3 August 2017. For the Commission Phil HOGAN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1).

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 172/2013 of 26 February 2013 on the removing of certain existing wine names from the register provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 55, 27.2.2013, p. 20).