COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1176/2012
of 7 December 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Μανταρίνι Χίου (Mandarini Chiou) (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece's application to register the name ‧Μανταρίνι Χίου (Mandarini Chiou)‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
No categorical objection under Article 7 of the said Regulation was raised against the registration of the name in question.
(3)
However, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 (3), which entered into force after the application for registration had been submitted, lays down a minimum sugar-acid ratio of 7,5:1 for fruit of this species (Annex I, Part B, Part 2, Section II, point B). For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, the Greek authorities have amended the Single Document accordingly.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Article 2
The updated Single Document is contained in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
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, 7 December 2012.