Commission Regulation (EC) No 1491/2003 of 25 August 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Ficodindia dell'Etna, Monte Etna, Colline di Romagna, Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane, Torta del Casar, Manzana de Girona or Poma de Girona)
Date: 2003-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, designation of origin, foodstuff, labelling, location of production, regions of Italy, regions of Spain

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1491/2003

of 25 August 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Ficodindia dell'Etna, Monte Etna, Colline
di Romagna, Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane, Torta del Casar, Manzana de Girona or Poma de
Girona)

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
indications and
July 1992 on the protection of geographical
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) and (4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Each of the six names should therefore be entered in the
Register of protected designations and protected geogra-
phical
indications and hence be protected throughout
the Community as a protected designation of origin or
protected geographical indication, as the case may be.

The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1428/2003 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Commission four applications,

Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92,
Italy has sent
to
register the names ‘Ficodindia dell'Etna’,
‘Monte Etna’,
‘Colline di Romagna’ and ‘Pretuziano delle Colline Tera-
mane’ as designations of origin, and Spain has sent one
application to register the name ‘Torta del Casar’ as a
designation of origin and one application to register the
name ‘Manzana de Girona’ or ‘Poma de Girona’ as a
geographical indication.

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 objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92 was sent
to the Commission following the
publication in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities (3) of the six names set out in the Annex hereto.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each of the six names in the Annex hereto is added to the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a
protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical
indication (PGI), as the case may be, as provided 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, 25 August 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 275, 12.11.2002, p. 11 (Ficodindia dell'Etna).

OJ C 281, 19.11.2002, p. 5 (Monte Etna).
OJ C 286, 22.11.2002, p. 10 (Colline di Romagna).
OJ C 309, 12.12.2002, p. 2 (Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane).
OJ C 291, 26.11.2002, p. 2 (Torta del Casar).
OJ C 316, 18.12.2002, p. 14 (Manzana de Girona or Poma de
Girona).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 7.

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

ANNEX

Fruit, vegetables and cereals

ITALY

Ficodindia dell'Etna (PDO)

SPAIN

Manzana de Girona or Poma de Girona (PGI)

Oils and fats/Olive oil

ITALY

Monte Etna (PDO)

Colline di Romagna (PDO)

Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane (PDO)

Cheese

SPAIN

Torta del Casar (PDO)