Publication of a cancellation request pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in conjunction with Article 7(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and certain additional transitional rules

(2021/C 344/05)

This publication confers the right to oppose the cancellation request pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), in conjunction with Article 7(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (2), within three months of the date of this publication.

CANCELLATION REQUEST

Cancellation request in accordance with Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

‘Volailles de Loué’

EU No: PGI-FR-9149-CANCEL – 15 February 2021

PDO ( ) PGI (X) TSG ( )

1. Registered name proposed for cancellation

‘Volailles de Loué’

2. Member State or Third Country

France

3. Type of product [as listed in Annex XI]

Class 1.1. – Fresh meat (and offal)

4. Person or body requesting cancellation

Syndicat des Volailles Fermières de Loué – SYVOL QUALIMAINE [Association for farm-reared Loué poultry – SYVOL QUALIMAINE] La Cour du Bois 72550 Coulans-sur-Gée FRANCE

Tel. +33 0243399313

Fax +33 0243234219

Email: info@loue.fr

The Syndicat des volailles fermières de Loué – SYVOL QUALIMAINE has managed the ‘Volailles de Loué’, ‘Volailles du Maine’ and ‘Œufs de Loué’ protected geographical indications (PGIs) since each of those names was entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.

The Syndicat des volailles fermières de Loué – SYVOL QUALIMAINE represents and includes all producers of products marketed under the ‘Volailles de Loué’ PGI.

5. Type of cancellation and related reasons

☐ In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

☐ Point (a)

☐ Point (b)

☒ In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

At a time when the volume of whole birds marketed under the ‘Volailles de Loué’ PGI is decreasing, the applicant group wishes to:

— foster the market opportunities for the poultry products sold under its brand names and relinquish the protection afforded to the name ‘Volailles de Loué’ under the PGI scheme; and

— develop the ‘Volailles du Maine’ PGI, which is based on the name of a region.

Apart from the applicant group, there are no other users of the ‘Volailles de Loué’ protected geographical indication.

National decision:

Order of 28 January 2021 approving a proposal by the Comité national des indications géographiques protégées, labels rouges et spécialités traditionnelles garanties [National Committee for PGIs, Labels Rouges and TSGs] of the Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité [National Institute of Origin and Quality] to submit a request to cancel the PGI status of the name ‘Volailles de Loué’ to the European Commission: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043080559

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

(2) OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17.