Document ID: 31998R1726

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1726/98 of 22 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2037/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
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 Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, to add value to the protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and to inform consumers, the Community symbol provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2037/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1428/97 (4), should be made available to the trade professionals;
Whereas, to avoid confusion on the part of consumers given the plethora of information in the agrifood sector, it is important to ensure a minimum level of standardised information when a producer and/or processor wishes to use the system of geographical indications and designations of origin established by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92; whereas the producer and/or processor should accordingly be able to use the models laid down in this Regulation;
Whereas, to strengthen the credibility of the symbol characterising the agricultural products or foodstuffs qualifying for a geographical indication or designation of origin, the name of the inspection service or body should be indicated on the label used to market the product;
Whereas these factors require amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2037/93;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2037/93 is amended as follows:
1. The following Article 5b is inserted:
'Article 5b
The Community symbol referred to in Article 5a shall comprise the models in Annex I part A of this Regulation. The indications that can be used with the symbol are those listed in Annex I part B to this Regulation, as well as the equivalent traditional national terms.
To use the Community symbol and the indications, the technical reproduction rules laid down in the graphics manual in Annex II to this Regulation must be complied with.`
2. The following Article 6a is inserted:
'Article 6a
A Member State may stipulate that the name of the inspection authority or body referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 falling-within its own inspection structure must appear on the label of the agricultural product or foodstuff.`
3. The text annexed to this Regulation is hereby added as Annexes I and II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 1998.

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