Commission Regulation (EC) No 1097/2002 of 24 June 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 (Queso de Murcia al vino — Queso de Murcia)
Date: 2002-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, cheese, designation of origin, foodstuff, location of production, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1097/2002

of 24 June 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 (Queso de Murcia al vino — Queso de
Murcia)

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain
has sent the Commission two applications for the regis-
tration of the names ‘Queso de Murcia al vino’ and
‘Queso de Murcia’ as protected designations of origin.

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.

No statements of objection have been received by the
Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in re-
spect of the names given in the Annex hereto following
their publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities (3).

(4)

(5)

The names should therefore be entered in the Register of
protected designations of origin and protected geogra-
phical
indications and hence be protected throughout
the Community as protected designations of origin.

The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 465/2002 (5),

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-
tions of origin (PDO) 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

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, 24 June 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 248, 6.9.2001, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 327, 17.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 27.

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

ANNEX

Cheese

SPAIN

— Queso de Murcia al vino (PDO)

— Queso de Murcia (PDO).