Commission Regulation (EC) No 492/2003 of 18 March 2003 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 (Soprèssa Vicentina, Asparago verde di Altedo, Pêra Rocha do Oeste)
Date: 2003-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Portugal, designation of origin, fruit, location of production, meat product, product designation, vegetable

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 492/2003

of 18 March 2003

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 (Soprèssa Vicentina, Asparago verde di
Altedo, Pêra Rocha do Oeste)

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 2066/2002 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Italy has sent the Commission an application
for registration of the name ‘Soprèssa Vicentina’ as a
designation of origin and an application for registration
of the name ‘Asparago verde di Altedo’ as a geographical
indication and Portugal has sent the Commission an
application for registration of the name ‘Pêra Rocha do
Oeste’ as a designation 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 statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2081/92 has been received by the Commission
the names given in the Annex hereto
in respect of
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

into force on the 20th day
This Regulation shall enter
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2003.

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 114, 15.5.2002, p. 16 (Soprèssa Vicentina);

OJ C 114, 15.5.2002, p. 6 (Asparago verde di Altedo);
OJ C 102, 27.4.2002, p. 16 (Pêra Rocha do Oeste).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 318, 22.11.2002, p. 4.

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

ANNEX

Meat-based products

ITALY

Soprèssa Vicentina (PDO)

Fruit, vegetables

ITALY

Asparago verde di Altedo (PGI)

PORTUGAL

Pêra Rocha do Oeste (PDO)