Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2004 of 5 April 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 (Agneau de Pauillac and Agneau du Poitou-Charentes)
Date: 2004-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, product designation, sheep

6.4.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 637/2004

of 5 April 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 (Agneau de
Pauillac and Agneau du Poitou-Charentes)

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

(4)

(5)

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 indications.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

According to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92,
France has sent the Commission an application for the
registration of
the names ‘Agneau de Pauillac’ and
‘Agneau du Poitou-Charentes’ as protected geographical
indications.

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.

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 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, 5 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 170, 19.7.2003, p. 4 (Agneau de Pauillac).

OJ C 170, 19.7.2003, p. 6 (Agneau de Poitou-Charentes).

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

lation (EC) No 465/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 27).

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

ANNEX

Fresh meat and offal

FRANCE

Agneau de Pauillac (PGI)

Agneau du Poitou-Charentes (PGI)