Commission Regulation (EC) No 438/2008 of 21 May 2008 cancelling the registration of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Löwensteiner Mineralquelle (PDO), Bad Niedernauer Quelle (PDO), Kisslegger Mineralquelle (PDO), Teinacher Mineralquellen (PDO), Lieler Quelle (PDO), Gemminger Mineralquelle (PDO), Überkinger Mineralquellen (PDO))
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, location of production, mineral water, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 438/2008

of 21 May 2008

cancelling the registration of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and
indications (Löwensteiner Mineralquelle (PDO), Bad Niedernauer Quelle
protected geographical
(PDO), Kisslegger Mineralquelle (PDO), Teinacher Mineralquellen (PDO), Lieler Quelle (PDO),
Gemminger Mineralquelle (PDO), Überkinger Mineralquellen (PDO))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Commission, registration of these designations should be
cancelled.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
and designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

the above,

In light of
these designations must be
removed from the ‘Register of protected designations of
origin and protected geographical indications’.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
Standing
the
of
accordance with
Committee on Protected Geographical
Indications and
Protected Designations of Origin,

opinion

the

(1)

second

In accordance with the
subparagraph of
Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and
pursuant to Article 17(2) of that Regulation, Germany's
applications to cancel the registration of ‘Löwensteiner
‘Kisslegger
Mineralquelle’,
Mineralquelle’,
‘Lieler Quelle’,
and ‘Überkinger Mineral-
‘Gemminger Mineralquelle’
quellen’ have been published in the Official
Journal of
the European Union (2).

‘Bad Niedernauer Quelle’,
‘Teinacher Mineralquellen’,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Registration of the designations listed in this Annex to this
Regulation is hereby cancelled.

Article 2

(2)

As no objection within the meaning of Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 194, 22.8.2007, p. 18 (Löwensteiner Mineralquelle), OJ C 194,
22.8.2007, p. 19 (Bad Niedernauer Quelle), OJ C 194, 22.8.2007,
p. 20 (Kisslegger Mineralquelle), OJ C 195, 23.8.2007, p. 13
(Teinacher Mineralquellen), OJ C 195, 23.8.2007, p. 14 (Lieler
Quelle), OJ C 195, 23.8.2007, p. 15 (Gemminger Mineralquelle)
and OJ C 195, 23.8.2007, p. 16 (Überkinger Mineralquellen).

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ANNEX

Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:

Class 2.2.

Natural mineral waters and spring waters

GERMANY

Löwensteiner Mineralquelle (PDO)

Bad Niedernauer Quelle (PDO)

Kisslegger Mineralquelle (PDO)

Teinacher Mineralquellen (PDO)

Lieler Quelle (PDO)

Gemminger Mineralquelle (PDO)

Überkinger Mineralquelle (PDO)