Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/2001 of 9 October 2001 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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/2001 of 9 October 2001 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

Official Journal L 269 , 10/10/2001 P. 0005 - 0006

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/2001of 9 October 2001supplementing 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 foodstuffsTHE 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 2796/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Belgium has sent the Commission an application for the registration of Pâté Gaumais as a geographical indication.(2) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain has sent the Commission three applications to register the names Aceite del Bajo Aragón, Sierra de Cazorla and Arroz de Valencia or Arròs de València as designations of origin and two applications to register the names Botillo del Bierzo and Alcachofa de Tudela as geographical indications.(3) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the six 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.(4) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).(5) The names should therefore be entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications.(6) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1356/2001(5),HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (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 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 9 October 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 324, 21.12.2000, p. 26.(3) OJ C 9, 12.1.2001, p. 2.OJ C 11, 13.1.2001, p. 2.OJ C 42, 8.2.2001, p. 2.OJ C 42, 8.2.2001, p. 5.OJ C 51, 16.2.2001, p. 2. andOJ C 56, 22.2.2001, p. 2.(4) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.(5) OJ L 182, 4.7.2001, p. 25.ANNEXPRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE EC TREATY INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONMeat-based productsSPAINBotillo del Bierzo (PGI)Oils and fatsOlive oilsSPAINSierra de Cazorla (PDO)Aceite del Bajo Aragón (PDO)Fresh and processed vegetablesSPAINAlcachofa de Tudela (PGI)CerealsSPAINArroz de Valencia or Arròs de València (PDO)Other Annex I productsBELGIUMPâté gaumais (PGI)