Commission Regulation (EC) No 135/2004 of 27 January 2004 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 (Fraise du Périgord and Queso de Valdeón)
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Aquitaine, Castile-Leon, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation, soft fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 135/2004

of 27 January 2004

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 (Fraise du Péri-
gord and Queso de Valdeón)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France
has sent the Commission an application for the registra-
tion of the name ‘Fraise du Périgord’ as a protected
geographical indication, and Spain has sent the Commis-
sion an application for the registration of the name
‘Queso de Valdeón’ as a protected geographical indica-
tion.

In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the
applications have been found to meet all the require-
ments laid down therein and in particular to contain all
the information required in accordance with Article 4
thereof.

No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article
7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the
Commission following the publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union (2) of the names listed in the
Annex to this Regulation.

The names consequently qualify for inclusion in the
‘Register of protected designations of origin and
protected geographical indications’ and to be protected
at Community level as protected geographical
indica-
tions.

(5)

The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby
added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and
entered as protected geographical
in the
‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected
geographical indications’ provided for in Article 6(3) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2081/92.

indications (PGI)

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, 27 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).
(2) OJ C 100, 26.4.2003, p. 17 (Fraise du Périgord).
OJ C 110, 8.5.2003, p. 15 (Queso de Valdeón).

(3) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11. Regulation last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2275/2003 (OJ L 336, 23.12.2003, p. 44).

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

ANNEX

Fruit and vegetables

FRANCE

Fraise du Périgord (PGI)

Cheese

SPAIN

Queso de Valdeón (PGI)