Commission Regulation (EC) No 2156/2005 of 23 December 2005 amending the specification of a protected designation of origin listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 ( Siurana ) (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, Spain’s request for amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Siurana’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).

(2) No statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 has been sent to the Commission so the amendments must be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Siurana’ is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

A summary listing the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 23 December 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 708/2005 (OJ L 119, 11.5.2005, p. 3).

(3) OJ C 162, 11.7.2003, p. 8 (‘Siurana’).