Commission Regulation (EC) No 1298/2003 of 22 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 "Φοινίκι Λακωνίας" (Finiki Lakonias)
Date: 2003-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product designation

23.7.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1298/2003

of 22 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 ‘Φοινίκι Λακωνίας’ (Finiki Lakonias)

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 Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2),
and in particular Article 6(3), (4) and (5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Greece
has sent the Commission an application for the registra-
tion of the name ‘ΦΟΙΝΙΚΙ ΛΑΚΩΝΙΑΣ’ (Finiki Lakonias)
as a protected designation of origin.

In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the
application has been found to meet all the requirements
laid down therein and in particular to contain all the
information required in accordance with Article 4
thereof.

A statement of objection has been received by the
Commission from Italy under Article 7 of that Regula-
tion following publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities (3). This statement of objection
concerning the provision in the product specification
allowing bottling to take place outside the defined
geographical area was not found admissible within the
meaning of Article 7(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
as it did not show non-compliance with the conditions
referred to in Article 2 of that Regulation. No other
statement of objection has been notified to the Commis-
sion in respect of the name Φοινίκι Λακωνίας (Finiki
Lakonias) following its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

(4)

(5)

(6)

The name 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 a protected designation of origin.

The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1291/2003 (5).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is added to the Annex to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected designation
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

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, 22 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 180, 26.6.2001, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 327, 17.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 12.

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

ANNEX

Oils and fats

Olive oil

GREECE
— ‘Φοινίκι Λακωνίας’ (Finiki Lakonias) (PDO).