Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2003 of 11 November 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Westlandse druif, Alcachofa de Benicarló or Carxofa de Benicarló and Marrone di San Zeno)
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Netherlands, Spain, cereals, designation of origin, fruit, product designation, product quality, vegetable

12.11.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1979/2003

of 11 November 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Westlandse druif, Alcachofa de
Benicarló or Carxofa de Benicarló and Marrone di San Zeno)

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) and (4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

These three names should therefore be entered in the
Register of protected designations of origin and
be
protected
protected throughout the Community as protected desig-
nations of origin or protected geographical indications.

geographical

and hence

indications

The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the Netherlands has sent the Commission an
the name ‘Westlandse
application for registration of
druif’ as a geographical
indication; Spain has sent the
Commission an application for registration of the name
‘Alcachofa de Benicarló’ or ‘Carxofa de Benicarló’ as a
designation of origin and Italy an application for regis-
tration of the name ‘Marrone di San Zeno’ as a designa-
tion of origin.

In accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the applications have been found to meet the
requirements laid down in the regulation, and in parti-
cular to contain all
the information required under
Article 4 thereof.

No statements of objection have been received by the
Commission under Article 7 of
that Regulation in
respect of the three 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 three names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected
designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indica-
tions (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

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of 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, 11 November 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 40, 19.2.2003, p. 5 (Westlandse druif).

OJ C 40, 19.2.2003, p. 7 (Alcachofa de Benicarló or Carxofa de
Benicarló).
OJ C 45, 25.2.2003, p. 2 (Marrone di San Zeno).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 6.

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

ANNEX

Fruit, vegetables and cereals

NETHERLANDS

Westlandse druif (PGI)

SPAIN

Alcachofa de Benicarló or Carxofa de Benicarló (PDO)

ITALY

Marrone di San Zeno (PDO)