Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1311 of 3 May 2024 entering a name in the register of geographical indications for spirit drinks (Trenčianska borovička JUNIPERUS / Trenčianska borovička JUNIPERIERS – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (1), and in particular Article 30(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Slovakia’s application to register the name ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2) .

(2) No notice of opposition has been received by the Commission under Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.

(3) The name ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ should therefore be registered as a geographical indication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The geographical indication ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ is hereby registered. This Regulation grants the geographical indication ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ the protection referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, in accordance with Article 30(4) of that Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 3 May 2024.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/oj.

(2) OJ C, C/2023/1632, 22.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1632/oj.