Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003 of 22 September 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Clementine del Golfo di Taranto, Mela Val di Non and Clementinas de las Tierras del Ebro or Clementines de les Terres de l'Ebre)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003
of 22 September 2003
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Clementine del Golfo di Taranto, Mela Val di Non and Clementinas de las Tierras del Ebro or Clementines de les Terres de l'Ebre)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2003(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4),
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy sent the Commission an application for the registration as a geographical indication of the name "Clementine del Golfo di Taranto" and for the registration as a designation of origin of the name "Mela Val di Non" and Spain sent the Commission an application for the registration as a geographical indication of the name "Clementinas de las Tierras del Ebro" or "Clementines de les Terres de l'Ebre".
(2) It has been found, in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Regulation, that the applications are in conformity, and include in particular all the particulars provided for in Article 4.
(3) No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) The names consequently qualify for inclusion in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and to be protected at Community level as protected designations or protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1491/2003(5),