Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2002 of 21 August 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 (Piment d'Espelette or Piment d'Espelette — Ezpeletako Biperra, Oberpfälzer Karpfen, Carne da Charneca and Carne Cachena da Peneda)
Date: 2002-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, designation of origin, fish, fresh meat, fruit vegetable, location of production

22.8.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1495/2002

of 21 August 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 (Piment d’Espelette or Piment d’Espelette —
Ezpeletako Biperra, Oberpfälzer Karpfen, Carne da Charneca and Carne Cachena da Peneda)

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)

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 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 1241/2002 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Portugal has sent the Commission two applica-
tions for registration of the names ‘Carne da Charneca’
and ‘Carne Cachena da Peneda’ as a designation of origin,
France has sent the Commission an application for regis-
tration of
‘Piment
d’Espelette — Ezpeletako Biperra’ as a designation of
origin and Germany has sent the Commission an appli-
cation for registration of the name ‘Oberpfälzer Karpfen’
as a geographical indication.

the name ‘Piment d’Espelette’ or

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
respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regula-
tion following their publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities (3).

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) or protected geographical
indications
(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

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, 21 August 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 354, 13.12.2001, p. 14 (Carne da Charneca).

OJ C 354, 13.12.2001, p. 16 (Carne Cachena da Peneda).
OJ C 354, 13.12.2001, p. 9 (Piment d’Espelette or Piment d’Espelette —
Ezpeletako Biperrra).
OJ C 354, 13.12.2001, p. 12 (Oberpfälzer Karpfen).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 181, 11.7.2002, p. 4.

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

ANNEX

Fresh meat

PORTUGAL

Carne da Charneca (PDO)

Carne Cachena da Peneda (PDO)

Vegetable

FRANCE

Piment d’Espelette or Piment d’Espelette — Ezpeletako Biperra (PDO)

Fish

GERMANY

Oberpfälzer Karpfen (PGI).