Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2003 of 4 April 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 (Carne dos Açores, Borrego do Nordeste Alentejano, Carne de Porco Alentejano, Pomodoro di Pachino, Uva da tavola di Mazzarrone)
Date: 2003-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Portugal, designation of origin, fresh meat, fruit, location of production, offal, product designation, vegetable

5.4.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 617/2003

of 4 April 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 (Carne dos Açores, Borrego do Nordeste
Alentejano, Carne de Porco Alentejano, Pomodoro di Pachino, Uva da tavola di Mazzarrone)

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 hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 492/2003 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Portugal has sent the Commission two applica-
tions to register the names ‘Carne dos Açores’ and
‘Borrego do Nordeste Alentejano’ as geographical indica-
tions and one application to register the name ‘Carne de
Porco Alentejano’ as a designation of origin and Italy has
sent the Commission two applications to register the
names ‘Pomodoro di Pachino’ and ‘Uva da tavola di
Mazzarrone’ 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 under Article 4 thereof.

No objection under Article 7 of that Regulation was sent
to the Commission following the publication in the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Communities (3) of the other
names set out in the Annex hereto.

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), as 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
Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 April 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 L 168, 13.7.2002, p. 12 (Carne dos Açores).

OJ L 168, 13.7.2002, p. 15 (Borrego do Nordeste Alentejano).
OJ L 168, 13.7.2002, p. 17 (Carne de Porco Alentejano).
OJ L 168, 13.7.2002, p. 7 (Pomodoro di Pachino).
OJ L 186, 6.8.2002, p. 13 (Uva da tavola di Mazzarrone).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 73, 19.3.2003, p. 3.

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

ANNEX

Fresh meat and offal

PORTUGAL

Carne dos Açores (PGI)
Borrego do Nordeste Alentejano (PGI)
Carne de Porco Alentejano (PDO)

Fruit and vegetables

ITALY

Pomodoro di Pachino (PGI)
Uva da tavola di Mazzarrone (PGI)