Publication pursuant to Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, concerning a cancellation application
Date: 2007-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, product designation, rice

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COMMISSION

Publication pursuant to Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of
indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs,
geographical

concerning a cancellation application

(2007/C 314/15)

This publication confers the right to object to the cancellation application pursuant to Article 7 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objections must reach the Commission within six months
from the date of this publication.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Cancellation request according to Article 12(2) and Article 17(2)

‘ARROZ DEL DELTA DEL EBRO’

EC No: ES/PGI/005/0336/03.03.2004

PGI

PDO

1. Registered name proposed for cancellation:

‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ (1)

2. Member State or Third Country:

Spain

3. Type of product:

Class 1.6 — Cereals

4. Person or body making request for cancellation:

Name:

Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida «Arroz del Delta del Ebro»

Address: C/Prim 92

E-43870 Amposta (Tarragona)

Tel.

Fax

(34) 977 70 10 20

(34) 977 70 01 90

E-mail:

info@arrosaires.com

Nature of legitimate interest in making the request:

The cancellation request is being made by the same group which submitted the registration request, and
is being submitted in parallel with the group's request to register the Protected Designation of Origin
‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ or ‘Arrós del Delta de l'Ebre’.

(1) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

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5. Reasons for cancellation:

The product was initially classified in the Autonomous Community of origin (Catalonia) as the Quality
Designation ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ in 1985 and was approved at national level as a Specific Designa-
tion. Accordingly, since it wished to have it protected internationally in the European Community and in
order to comply with the time limits then applicable for making an application at Community level, the
group applied to the Commission in 1993 to have the product registered as ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’
Protected Geographical Indication.

As a result, the Protected Geographical Indication ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ was entered in the Com-
munity register of PDOs and PGIs on 21 June 1996, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

The applicant group considers that ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ has distinctive characteristics which can be
ascribed solely to the defined geographical area or to the geographical environment and its natural and
human factors, that production and processing take place fully within the defined geographical area, and
that the requirements in Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 for registration as a Protected Designation of
Origin have accordingly been met.

For these reasons, pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, it requests the cancellation
of ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ in the Register of Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indica-
tions, and the simultaneous registration in that same Register of ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro or Arrós del
Delta de l'Ebre’ as a Protected Designation of Origin.