Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2003 of 22 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" (Spressa delle Giudicarie)
Date: 2003-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, cheese, designation of origin, product designation, product quality, quality label

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2275/2003

of 22 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’ (Spressa delle
Giudicarie)

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

(4)

(5)

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 hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003 (5),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Italy sent the Commission an application for
the registration of the name ‘Spressa delle Giudicarie’ as
a designation of origin.

The application has 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 Union (3)
of the name set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected desig-
nation 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

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, 22 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 88, 11.4.2003, p. 12 (Spressa delle Giudicarie).

(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 13.

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

ANNEX

Cheese

ITALY

Spressa delle Giudicarie (PDO)