Document ID: 32004R0526

Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/2004
of 22 March 2004
amending the specification for a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin (Espárrago de Navarra)
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), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, for the name Espárrago de Navarra, registered as a protected geographical indication by 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(2), Spain has requested changes to the description and the geographical area.
(2) Scrutiny of the request has shown that the amendments proposed are not minor.
(3) According to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Article 6 procedure should accordingly be applied mutatis mutandis.
(4) It is considered that the amendments proposed are consonant with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) the Commission has received no objection pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation.
(5) The amendments should therefore be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby registered and are published as required by Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 22 March 2004.

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