Commission Regulation (EC) No 2446/2000

of 6 November 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 1509/2000(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, Italy and Ireland 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) No statements of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of the above Regulation have been forwarded to the Commission following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) of the names in the Annex to this 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 1904/2000(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, 6 November 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 7.

(3) OJ C 38, 10.2.2000, p. 3; OJ C 21, 25.1.2000, p. 20; OJ C 77, 17.3.2000, p. 2; OJ C 77, 17.3.2000, p. 6, and OJ C 93, 31.3.2000, p. 2.

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

(5) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 57.

ANNEX

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

Meat-based products

IRELAND

Timoleague Brown Pudding (PGI)

Cheese

SPAIN

Queso de l'Alt Urgell y la Cerdanya (PDO)

Fruit, vegetables and cereals

SPAIN

Melocotón de Calanda (PDO)

ITALY

Limone di Sorrento (PGI)

Oils and fats

Olive oil:

ITALY

Chianti Classico (PDO)

Terre di Siena (PDO)

Cider

FRANCE

Cidre de Bretagne or cidre breton (PGI)

Cidre de Normandie or cidre normand (PGI)