Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1300 of 11 September 2020 approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Asiago’ (PDO)]
Date: 2020-09-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy, Veneto, cows’ milk cheese, designation of origin, fresh cheese, hard cheese, labelling, product designation








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18.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 304/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1300
of 11 September 2020
         
approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Asiago’ (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Asiago’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2007 (3).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (4).












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Asiago’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 11 September 2020.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2007 of 15 October 2007 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Asiago (PDO)] (OJ L 271, 16.10.2007, p. 3).

(4)  
            OJ C 178, 28.5.2020, p. 8.