Commission Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003 of 17 December 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" (Thüringer Leberwurst, Thüringer Rotwurst, Thüringer Rostbratwurst)
Date: 2003-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, meat product, product designation, product quality, quality label

18.12.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2206/2003

of 17 December 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’ (Thüringer
Leberwurst, Thüringer Rotwurst, Thüringer Rostbratwurst)

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)

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 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 2054/2003 (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Germany has sent to the Commission applica-
tions for registration of the names ‘Thüringer Leber-
wurst’,
‘Thüringer Rotwurst’ and ‘Thüringer Rostbrat-
wurst’ as geographical indications.

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.

One statement of objection, receivable under Article 7 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was received by the
Commission in respect of the names given in the Annex
hereto following publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities in accordance with Article 6(2) of
that Regulation (3), but
that has been
repealed.

afterwards

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 geogra-
phical indications (PGI) in the ‘Register of protected designa-
tions 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 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, 17 December 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 114, 15.5.2002, p. 10 (Thüringer Leberwurst);
OJ C 114, 15.5.2002, p. 12 (Thüringer Rotwurst);
OJ C 114, 15.5.2002, p. 14 (Thüringer Rostbratwurst).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 305, 22.11.2003, p. 5.

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

ANNEX

Meat-based products

GERMANY

Thüringer Leberwurst (PGI)

Thüringer Rotwurst (PGI)

Thüringer Rostbratwurst (PGI)