الاتحاد الأوروبي

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 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy has sent the Commission applications for the registration of the names ‘Tergeste’, ‘Miele della Lunigiana’ and ‘Lucca’ as designations of origin; Greece has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name ‘Άγιος Ματθαίος Κέρκυρας’ (Agios Mathaios Kerkyras) as a geographical indication.

(2)

In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.

(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 (²) 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 for protection at Community level as a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication.

(5)

The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (³),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) and a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

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.

Done at Brussels, 22 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1215/2004 (OJ L 232, 1.7.2004, p. 21).

(2)

OJ C 303, 13.12.2003 (Tergeste). OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 39 (Miele della Lunigiana). OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 45 (Lucca). OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 43 (Agios Mathaios Kerkyras).

(3) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2004 (OJ L 273, 21.8.2004, p. 9).

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Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various milk products excluding butter, etc.)