Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2005 of 13 May 2005 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ (Ricotta Romana) — (PDO)
Date: 2005-05-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, fresh cheese, location of production

14.5.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 737/2005

of 13 May 2005

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the
(Ricotta
‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical

indications’

Romana) — (PDO)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular Article 7(5)(b), Article 6(3) and the
first indent of Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(5)

(6)

(7)

In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC)
‘Ricotta
No 2081/92,
Romana’ was published in the Official
the
European Union (2).

Italy’s application to register

Journal of

adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure
in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)
provided for
No 2081/92.

Italy has let it be known that the application relates
the compound name ‘Ricotta
solely to protection of
Romana’ and that the term ‘Ricotta’ can be freely used.

In light of the above, the name should thus be entered in
the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and
protected geographical indications’.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Regulatory
accordance with
Committee on the Protection of Geographical Indications
and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and
Foodstuffs,

opinion of

the

Germany objected to the registration under Article 7 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the grounds that it was
unclear whether the protection was also sought for the
term ‘Ricotta’ on its own.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By letter of 15 October 2004, the Commission asked the
Member States concerned to seek agreement among
themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.

The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby added to
the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3).

Article 2

As no agreement was
reached between Italy and
Germany within three months, the Commission must

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 13 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(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 30, 4.2.2004, p. 7.

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

lation (EEC) No 205/2005 (OJ L 33, 5.2.2005, p. 6).

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ANNEX

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

Other animal products (eggs, honey, various milk products except butter, etc.)

ITALY

Ricotta Romana (PDO)