CELEX: 32010D0225
Language: en
Date: 2010-04-19 00:00:00
Title: 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)

22.4.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               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