Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/2005 of 10 May 2005 amending the specification for a designation of origin in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Azeites do Norte Alentejano) (PDO)

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), the second indent of Article 6(4) and Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Portugal's application to amend points of the specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Azeites do Norte Alentejano’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).

(2) As no statement of objections has been notified to the Commission under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, those amendments must be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification for the designation of origin ‘Azeites do Norte Alentejano’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I hereto.

Article 2

The summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II hereto.

Article 3

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, 10 May 2005.

For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1345/2004 (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 14).

(3) OJ C 262, 31.10.2003, p. 17 (Azeites do Norte Alentejano).