EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/3

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/255

of 13 February 2015

approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Marchfeldspargel (PGI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Austria's application for the approval of amendments to the Specification for the Protected Geographical Indication 'Marchfeldspargel' registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 564/2002 (3).

(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by amending the inspection authority.

(3) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since the amendments are minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve them without following the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification for the protected geographical indication 'Marchfeldspargel' is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex II to this Regulation contains the consolidated Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2015. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Phil HOGAN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 of 1 July 1996 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 564/2002 of 2 April 2002 amending the specification of two names appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, and amending the specification of a name appearing in 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 (Marchfeldspargel/Baena/Lammefjordsgulerod) (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 7).

ANNEX I The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Marchfeldspargel’ is amended as follows: — Under point 5g of the specification, instead of the previous reference to inspection by the Governor of Lower Austria the following private inspection body should be designated: SGS Austria Controll-Co. GmbH Diefenbachgasse 35 1150 Vienna Tel. + 43 15122567-0 Fax +43 15122567-9 E-mail: sgs.austria@sgs.com — The name of the applicant group has been changed to: ‘Verein Genuss Region Marchfeldspargel g.g.A.’