Commission Regulation (EC) No 2088/98 of 30 September 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation 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
Date: 1998-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal product, designation of origin, human nutrition, location of production, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2088/98

of 30 September 1998

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain
names in the ‘Register of protected designation 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 indica-
tions and designations of origin for agricultural products
and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3)
and (4) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the United Kingdom sent the Commission an
application for the registration of a name as a designation
of origin;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the
application was found to meet all the requirements laid
down therein, and in particular to contain all the informa-
tion required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;

Whereas, for the name in the Annex hereto, one state-
ment of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was sent to the Commis-
sion following its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities (3); whereas the objection was
deemed admissible;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2081/92, the Commission invited the Member
States concerned to reach agreement on registration of the
name ‘Cornish Clotted Cream'; whereas such agreement
was reached; whereas the agreement complies with Regu-

lation (EEC) No 2081/92 and does not involve changing
the information initially received pursuant to Article 5 of
that Regulation; whereas it has been stated that the word
‘Cornouaille' in French registered trademarks is not and
will not be used for cream;

Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the
‘Register of protected designation of origin and protected
be protected
geographical
throughout the Community as a protected designation of
origin;

and hence

indications'

Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1576/98 (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the
‘Register of protected designation of origin and protected
geographical indications' provided for in Article 6(3) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as a protected designation
of origin (PDO).

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, 30 September 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 C 140, 7. 5. 1997, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 327, 18. 12. 1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 15.

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ANNEX

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE EC TREATY AND INTENDED FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, milk products excluding butter, etc.)

UNITED KINGDOM

(cid:190) Cornish Clotted Cream (PDO)