Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 of 15 July 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designation 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 (Molise, Alto Crotonese, Welsh Lamb, Nürnberger Bratwürste or Nürnberger Rostbratwürste)
Date: 2003-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Molise, Wales, agricultural product, designation of origin, fats, fresh meat, meat product, product designation

16.7.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1257/2003

of 15 July 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the
‘Register of protected designation 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 (Molise, Alto Crotonese, Welsh Lamb, Nürn-
berger Bratwürste or Nürnberger Rostbratwürste)

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
806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

The names should therefore be entered in the Register of
protected designation 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 865/2003 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92,
the United Kingdom forwarded to the
Commission an application for the registration of the
name ‘Welsh Lamb’ as a geographical
indication, Italy
forwarded to the Commission two applications for the
registration of the names ‘Molise’ and ‘Alto Crotonese’ as
designations of origin and Germany forwarded to the
Commission an application for the registration of the
names ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’ or ‘Nürnberger Rostbrat-
würste’ as geographical indications.

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

No statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2081/92 has been received by the Commission
in respect of
the names given in the Annex hereto
following their publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union (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 in the ‘Register of
protected designation of origin and protected geographical indi-
cations’ as protected designations 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, 15 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 262, 29.10.2002, p. 6 (Alto Crotonese).

OJ C 262, 29.10.2002, p. 9 (Molise).
OJ C 255, 23.10.2002, p. 17 (Welsh Lamb).
OJ C 63, 12.3.2002, p. 25 (Nürnberger Bratwürste or Nürnberger
Rostbratwürste).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 17.

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

ANNEX

Fresh meat and offal

UNITED KINGDOM

Welsh Lamb (PGI)

Meat products

GERMANY

Nürnberger Bratwürste or Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI)

Oils and fats

ITALY

Molise (PDO)

Alto Crotonese (PDO)