Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/98 of 26 January 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 195/98 of 26 January 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Member States have sent the Commission applications for registration of certain names as geographical indications or designations of origin;
Whereas it has been found, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, that an application meets all its requirements, in particular that all the information required pursuant to Article 4 has been given;
Whereas following publication of the name in the Annex to this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3) a statement of objection was made to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation but was deemed to be unfounded and therefore inadmissible;
Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as a designation of origin;
Whereas the Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2396/97 (5),