2010/225/: Commission Decision of 19 April 2010 rejecting a list of applications for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (notified under document C(2010) 2385)
Date: 2010-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, location of production, mineral water, product designation








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22.4.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/10








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 19 April 2010
         
rejecting a list of applications for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006
(notified under document C(2010) 2385)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2010/225/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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 foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In 1994, Germany notified to the Commission a large number of applications for registration concerning mineral waters pursuant to Article 17(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2), 108 of which are still pending.












(2)


In the case of the 31 names listed in Annex I to this Decision, the name proposed for registration is not included in the list of natural mineral waters recognized by Member States (3) in accordance with Article 1 of Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (4). As a consequence, these names cannot be considered to be recognized in the internal market as marketable mineral waters and should accordingly not be registered.












(3)


In the case of the 7 names listed in Annex II to this Decision, only the name and no further information has been submitted, thus preventing the Commission to perform the scrutiny required pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 in order to assess whether these names meet the conditions for registration. Therefore, these names should not be registered.












(4)


In the case of the 70 names included in the Annex III to this Decision, the Commission asked the German authorities, by a letter on 20 July 2004, to provide additional information, in particular on details of control bodies, willingness of producers to cover inspection costs and structures guaranteeing the marketing of the water under a single name. On 15 May 2006 and again on 22 May 2007 the European Commission asked the German authorities to either reply to the letter of 20 July 2004 or to withdraw the pending applications, and informed them that otherwise the European Commission would consider a rejection of these applications. As no additional information has been provided, these names should not be registered.












(5)


In the light of the above, the applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annexes to this Decision should be rejected.












(6)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annexes to this Decision are rejected.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.




Done at Brussels, 19 April 2010.


For the Commission

Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ C 54, 7.3.2009, p. 7.

(4)  
            OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 45.




ANNEX I

Natural mineral waters and spring waters

GERMANY






 


Bad Kissinger Theresienquelle










 


Bad Liebenwerda Stille Urquelle










 


Bad Rappenauer Mineralquelle










 


Bad Vilbeler Elisabethen Stille Quelle










 


Deutschlandsprudel










 


Elfen-Quelle Dortelweil










 


Geotaler










 


Gold der Oberpfalz










 


Hessen-Quelle










 


Hessen-Quelle Stilles Mineralwasser Bad Vilbel










 


Hochwald Stille Quelle










 


Ileburger Schlossbrunnen










 


Köllertaler Sprudel, Köllertaler Still (Alexander-Quelle)










 


Kondrauer Mineralsprudel Heilwasser Prinz-Ludwig-Quelle










 


Mariahilfberger










 


Mühlenquelle Löhne










 


Osning-Quelle Bielefeld-Brackwede










 


Peterstaler Mineralwasser










 


Reinbecker Schlossquelle










 


Rippoldsauer Mineralwasser










 


Romina-Medium Rommelsbach










 


Romina-Stilles Rommelsbach










 


Rommelsbacher Silberbrunnen










 


Rosbacher Brunnen










 


Rosbacher Diana Quelle










 


Silberquelle Höxter-Bruchhausen










 


Taunusquelle










 


Tönissteiner Römerfüllung










 


Urstein-Quelle Riesa a.d. Elbe










 


Walsumer Quelle










 


Wiesentaler Stilles Mineralwasser









ANNEX II

Natural mineral waters and spring waters

GERMANY






 


Dauner Still










 


Falkenbergquelle










 


Rosbacher Urquelle










 


Stiftsquelle Essen










 


Kondrauer Stilles Mineralwasser Antonien-Quelle










 


Kondrauer Mineral-Sprudel Gerwig-Quelle










 


Urstein Quelle Bad Windsheim CASCADA









ANNEX III

Natural mineral waters and spring waters

GERMANY






 


Arienheller










 


Bad Liebenwerdaer










 


Bad Nieratz-Quelle










 


Bad Vilbeler Hermanns Quelle










 


Bad Vilbeler Urquelle










 


Breisgauer Mineralwasser










 


Buchhorn Quelle










 


Diemeltaler Quelle










 


Dietenbronner Lazarus-Quelle










 


Dunaris, Heilwasser aus der Dunaris-Quelle










 


Eifel-Quelle










 


Emsland-Quelle










 


Emstaler Brunnen










 


Extaler-Mineralquell










 


Eyachtal-Quellen










 


Freyersbacher Mineralwasser










 


Fuldataler Mineralbrunnen










 


Fürstenfelder Prinzenquelle










 


Gänsefurther Schlossquelle










 


Germeta-Quelle










 


Griesbacher Mineralquelle










 


Harzer Berg-Brunnen










 


Harzer Grauhof Brunnen










 


Harzer Kristall Brunnen










 


Harzer Viktoria Brunnen










 


Harzer Weinbrunnen










 


Hochwald-Sprudel










 


Knetzgauer Steigerwald Naturbrunnen










 


Kondrauer Mineralsprudel Bayern-Quelle










 


Labertaler Sebastiani-Brunnen










 


Labertaler Stephanie Brunnen










 


Lauchstädter Heilbrunnen










 


Lesumer Urquelle










 


Lüttertaler Mineralbrunnen










 


Markgrafen Quelle










 


Markgräfler Mineralwasser










 


Märkisch Kristall vormals Private Quelle Grüneberg II










 


Neuselters Mineralquelle










 


Oberharzer Brunnen










 


Oberselters Mineralbrunnen










 


Okertaler Mineralbrunnen










 


Peterstaler Mineralquelle










 


Pfälzer Silberbrunnen










 


Q3 Mineralquelle










 


Rangau-Quelle










 


Rheinfels Quelle










 


Rheinfels Urquell










 


Rhönsprudel










 


Rippoldsauer Mineralquelle










 


Rohrauer Friedrichsquelle










 


Roisdorfer Mineralwasser










 


Salinger Bronnen










 


Schildetaler Mineralquell (Schildetaler Dodow)










 


Schillerbrunnen Bad Lauchstädt










 


Schwarzwald Quirliquelle










 


Schwarzwald-Sprudel










 


Sodenthaler Mineralbrunnen










 


St. Medardus Quelle










 


Staatlich Fachingen










 


Steigerwald-Mineralbrunnen










 


Stralsunder










 


Tönissteiner Sprudel










 


Ulmtal-Quelle










 


Vilsa-Brunnen










 


Vinsebecker Säuerling










 


Wald-Quelle Kirkel










 


Westfalenborn










 


Wiesentaler Mineralwasser










 


Wittmannsthal-Quelle










 


Zwestener Löwensprudel