COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/173
of 9 February 2016
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst/Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Germany's application to register the name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ was published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. — Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014(3).
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, 9 February 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Phil HOGAN
Member of the Commission
(1)
OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1
.
(2)
OJ C 312, 22.9.2015, p. 5
.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (
OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36
).
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