Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2002 of 8 February 2002 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
Date: 2002-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, fruit, location of production, perennial vegetable, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 245/2002

of 8 February 2002

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 designa-
tions 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 food-
stuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2796/2000 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

tion following their publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities (3).

The names should therefore be entered in the Register of
protected designations of origin and protected geograph-
ical indications and hence be protected throughout the
Community as protected designations of origin or
protected geographical

indications.

The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2601/01 (5),

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain
has sent the Commission an application for the registra-
tion of the name ‘Khaki Ribera del Xúquer’ as a designa-
tion of origin and Italy has sent the Commission two
applications for the registration of the names ‘Asparago
bianco di Cimadolmo’ and ‘Ciliegia di Marostica’ as
geographical

indications.

In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the
applications have been found to meet all the require-
ments laid down therein and in particular to contain all
the information required in accordance with Article 4
thereof.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designa-
indications
tions of origin (PDO) or protected geographical
(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

No statements of objection have been received by the
Commission under Article 7 of
that Regulation in
respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regula-

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following 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, 8 February 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 324, 21.12.2000, p. 26.

(3) OJ C 113, 18.4.2001, p. 7 (Khaki Ribera del Xúquer).

OJ C 125, 26.4.2001, p. 2 (Asparago bianco di Cimadolmo).
OJ C 113, 18.4.2001, p. 5 (Ciliegia di Marostica).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 47.

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

ANNEX

Fruit and vegetables

SPAIN

Kaki Ribera del Xúquer (PDO)

ITALY

Asparago bianco di Cimadolmo (PGI)

Ciliegia di Marostica (PGI)