Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2004 of 20 August 2004 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 (Pimiento Riojano)

of 20 August 2004

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 (Pimiento Riojano)

Preamble

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) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain has sent the Commission an application for the registration of the name ‘Pimiento Riojano’ as a geographical indication.

(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the application has 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)

(4) The name consequently qualifies for inclusion in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ and for protection at Community level as a protected geographical indication.

(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 ² ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name listed in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as 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 twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 August 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 ).

³ OJ C 228, 24.9.2003, p. 5 (Pimiento Riojano).

² OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/2004 ( OJ L 239, 9.7.2004, p. 5 ).

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE TREATY INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed

SPAIN

Pimiento Riojano (PGI)

Footnotes

1. . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1215/2004 (). ↩ ↩²

2. . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/2004 (). ↩ ↩²

3. (Pimiento Riojano). ↩