Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/98 of 20 March 1998 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, consumer information, designation of origin, foodstuff, location of production

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 644/98

of 20 March 1998

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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 indica-
tions and designations of origin for agricultural products
and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 17(2)
thereof,

Whereas, for certain names notified by the Member States
pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92,
additional information was requested in order to ensure
that they complied with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regula-
tion; whereas that additional information shows that the
names comply with the said Articles; whereas they should
therefore be registered and added to the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 134/98 (4);

Whereas, following the accession of three new Member
States, the six-month period provided for in Article 17 of

Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 is to begin on the date of
their accession; whereas some of the names notified by
those Member States comply with Articles 2 and 4 of that
Regulation and should therefore be registered;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Regulatory
Committee on Geographical Indications and Designa-
tions of Origin,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby
added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96.

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, 20 March 1998.

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 L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 6.

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ANNEX

A. PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION LISTED IN ANNEX II TO

THE TREATY

Fresh meat (and offal)

GERMANY

— Schw(cid:132)bisch-H(cid:132)llisches Qualit(cid:132)tsschweinefleisch (PGI)

Meat-based products

ITALY

— Greußener Salami (PGI)

Oils and fats

Olive oil

ITALY

— Toscano (PGI)
— Terra d’Otranto (PDO)

B. FOODSTUFFS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

Beer

GERMANY

— G(cid:148)gginger Bier (PGI)
— Reuther Bier (PGI)
— Wernesgr(cid:129)ner Bier (PGI)